From a pioneer to a two-time champion – the Audi Sport ABT Schaeffler team has so far made an impact upon the six seasons of the electric racing series ABB FIA Formula E Championship. The ABT Sportsline team together with Schaeffler not only forms the only German team in the 2014/15 debut season, but also starts the season with a bang: Lucas di Grassi wins the first race in Beijing.

In the third year, came the masterstroke: After an exciting duel between defending champion Sébastien Buemi and Lucas di Grassi, the ABT pilot raced to catch up and was crowned with the championship victory in the final.

In 2017/18, Audi became the first German automobile manufacturer to enter Formula E. The brand with the four rings takes over pole position from ABT Sportsline. However, the racing team from Bavaria continues to be the team for the e-tron racing cars. In Mexico, Daniel Abt is the first German to win Formula E, while the Bavarian continued his hard work in the home game in Berlin. There, the racing team is the first to win a double victory, the pole position, the fastest race lap and the maximum score on a race weekend.

After the start of the sixth season, the Covid-19 pandemic slams the brakes on the racing business – after a long period of uncertainty as to whether and how the season can continue, a sigh of relief can be breathed. Berlin’s Tempelhof is to be the venue for all remaining races. For the teams, this means working in the German capital under the highest hygiene protection measures and completing six races without any public spectators and within a period of two weeks.

Season 7 will see a lot changes – the FIA Formula E Championship will be held for the first time with the status of a World Championship. In addition, René Rast will be the new regular driver for the Bavarians alongside Lucas Di Grassi. He will start with the number 33. 

The homologation of the racing car remains the same until season 8 inclusive: Top speed of 240 km/h on road courses and an enormous acceleration of 0-100 km/h. This is possible thanks to a maximum output of 250 kW (340 HP). The engine specification has been newly modified. The maximum speed of the electric motor is now limited to 100,000 revolutions per minute.

The introduction of a minimum weight for drivers is also interesting: In future, between 40.5 and 42.5 percent of the overall mass, including the driver, must be on the front axle. A driver dummy weighing 80 kilograms is used for checking homologation.

Following the recent postponement of the Santiago E-Prix, the season is expected to start on 26 and 27 February, 2021 with a "double header" in Diriyya, Saudi Arabia.