Formula E

Multiple Sports
Industry Moves

Former Premier League media rights executive Michael Edelston has quit his role at Formula E to join the sports department at Amazon Prime Video
Motorsport
Finance & Law

Formula E has spent £110,000 (€130,700/$142,300) to acquire the intellectual property rights to W Series, the all-female racing championship that collapsed into administration last year.
Motorsport
Finance & Law

Formula E, the electric single-seater racing series, has revealed a loss of €42.4m for the financial year ending September 30, 2023, closing the gap on the previous year's €65m shortfall.
Motorsport
Industry Moves

Ellie Norman is to leave her executive role at Manchester United to join electric motor racing's Formula E as chief marketing officer, while the Premier League club's chief executive of alliances and partnerships,…
Motorsport
Finance & Law

Liberty Global has taken a controlling stake in Formula E, after acquiring shares in the electric motor racing series held by media company Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD)
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Formula E has signed its second successive sponsorship deal in the artificial intelligence (AI) category in the space of two months, announcing a three-year agreement with Infosys.
Motorsport
Events

Nissan has become the first of Formula E’s current manufacturers to recommit for its Gen4 era, while fellow Japanese company Yamaha has broadened its motorsport involvement by teaming up with relaunched British firm, Lola Cars, for a campaign in the electric car-racing series.
Motorsport
Events

Formula E could be set for another legal battle, following what it claims is a breach of contract after the planned ePrix in Hyderabad, India was cancelled
Motorsport
Media

Formula E has solved its biggest broadcast problem ahead of the new season, striking a free-to-air rights deal in Germany after the previous agreement was terminated with potentially legal implications
Media

Every race from the 2024 Formula E season is to be shown live in China for the first time after the series organiser signed a significant media rights agreement with the state-owned China Media Group (CMG)
Motorsport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Global tyre company Hankook Tire has been selected as the new tyre sponsor of the World Rally Championship (WRC) from 2025, the International Automobile Federation (FIA) has announced.
Motorsport
Media

Formula E has solved one of its biggest media headaches ahead of the new season that gets under way next month, announcing an exclusive broadcast rights deal in the UK and Ireland with pay-television operator…
Motorsport
Finance & Law

Formula E has commenced legal proceedings against ProSiebenSat.1 following the German commercial broadcasting group's decision to walk away from the series, SportBusiness can reveal.
Motorsport
Events

Formula E has sealed what will be a record 17-race season in 2024, with Misano joining Shanghai and Tokyo as new venues on the electric motor racing series’ calendar.
Motorsport
Media

Formula E is racing to land a new free-to-air broadcaster in Germany in time for the start of the 2024 season after ProSiebenSat.1 ended its deal despite having seemingly agreed terms on a contract extension
Motorsport
Events

Formula E has announced an agreement is in place to return to the streets of Tokyo in 2025, despite having yet to stage a race in the Japanese capital
Motorsport
Governance

Formula E is in the market for a 12th team to join its grid, but will be highly selective about the type of organisation that fills it, new chief executive Jeff Dodds has declared
Motorsport
Events

Formula E has suggested that one of three currently vacant slots on the calendar for its 10th season could be filled by a second event in the United States, with a race encompassing Dodger Stadium in Los…