{"id":15176619,"date":"2026-06-24T17:35:45","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/formula-e-reveals-first-calendar-for-gen4-with-lots-of-real-race-tracks\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:47:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T21:47:48","slug":"formula-e-reveals-first-calendar-for-gen4-with-lots-of-real-race-tracks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/formula-e-reveals-first-calendar-for-gen4-with-lots-of-real-race-tracks\/","title":{"rendered":"Formula E reveals first calendar for GEN4 with lots of real race tracks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Formula E is in its final year for the current technical regulations, with a new single-seater EV set to be introduced at the start of next season, which begins in December in Saudi Arabia. The new car, known as GEN4, <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2025\/11\/formula-e-gets-2x-the-power-and-awd-with-new-gen4-car\/\">is a big upgrade<\/a>\u2014at times more powerful than a Formula 1 car, although heavier and with much less downforce. As speeds rise with the GEN4 car, we knew the sport would become too fast for some of its current venues.<\/p>\n<p>With the release of the season 12 calendar for 2026\u20132027, that limitation has become clear: a 21-race lineup across 13 cities that now includes several traditional race tracks.<\/p>\n<p>The Saudi double-header is scheduled for December 18 and 19, and is the only season 12 round this year. Then the series starts 2027 off with a string of Formula 1 venues in North America: Mexico on January 16, the Circuit of the Americas in Texas on February 7, and the Miami International Autodrome on February 20. The addition of COTA to Formula E&#8217;s calendar makes it the seventh US location for the sport since 2015, including the American Airlines Arena <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2015\/03\/racing-goes-electric-at-the-track-with-formula-e-the-first-e-racing-series\/\">in actual Miami;<\/a> Long Beach, California; Brooklyn, New York; Portland, Oregon; <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2025\/04\/formula-e-still-searching-for-a-place-in-america-to-call-home\/\">Homestead-Miami<\/a>, and the Hard Rock Stadium on the outskirts of Miami.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2026\/06\/formula-e-reveals-first-calendar-for-gen4-with-lots-of-real-race-tracks\/\">Read full article<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2026\/06\/formula-e-reveals-first-calendar-for-gen4-with-lots-of-real-race-tracks\/#comments\">Comments<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/cars\/2026\/06\/formula-e-reveals-first-calendar-for-gen4-with-lots-of-real-race-tracks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tech \u2013 AI \u2013 OpenAI \u2192 manual entry<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brands Hatch, COTA, and Zandvoort will all hold an e-Prix in 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15176621,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[292],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15176619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ai"],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1.jpg",1152,648,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-620x349.jpg",620,349,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-768x432.jpg",768,432,true],"large":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-940x529.jpg",940,529,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1.jpg",1152,648,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1.jpg",1152,648,false],"post-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-998x648.jpg",998,648,true],"ignition_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-670x446.jpg",670,446,true],"ignition_item_lg":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1.jpg",1152,648,false],"ignition_article_media":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-510x510.jpg",510,510,true],"ignition_minicart_item":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-160x160.jpg",160,160,true],"profile_24":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-24x24.jpg",24,24,true],"profile_48":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-48x48.jpg",48,48,true],"profile_96":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-96x96.jpg",96,96,true],"profile_150":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"profile_300":["https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/15176619-m39421_cota-american-flag-landscape-1152x648-1-300x300.jpg",300,300,true]},"author_info":{"display_name":"news.iNthacity","author_link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/author\/atombo\/"},"category_info":"<a 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