2025 Formula E drivers and teams

Taylor Barnard joins Bird at McLaren for 2025

Updated: Wednesday 28^th August. McLaren reserve and development driver Taylor Barnard has been promoted by the team, partnering Sam Bird in their driver line-up for the 2025 Formula E season. He replaces Jake Hughes whose departure was announced at the end of July after two seasons with McLaren.

Barnard has experience in Formula E, having filled in at the last minute for an injured Bird at the Monaco E-Prix and Berlin E-Prix, where at the latter he became the youngest points-scorer aged 19, with a tenth-place finish in Race 1, which he followed up by finishing eighth in Race 2. Barnard also competed in Formula 2 with AIX Racing in 2024, taking a dramatic maiden victory at the Monte Carlo sprint race.

“I am delighted to be racing for the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team in Season 11," said Barnard. "In Season 10, I was the team’s Reserve and Development Driver and during that time I learnt a lot, putting my new knowledge into practice in Monaco and Berlin.

“I am excited to race alongside Sam this season, and I am sure I will learn a lot from him. He is one of the most experienced drivers on the grid, and I hope that together we can score plenty of points and collect some trophies for the team.

“It’s an amazing opportunity to be able to continue the journey with the team as full-time Formula E driver, and I can’t wait to get started.”

Formula E 2025 drivers and teams 

Driver images courtesy of Motorsport Images. 

Müller to replace Nato at Andretti

Updated: Tuesday 13^th August. Nico Müller has joined Andretti for the 2025 season, replacing the outgoing Norman Nato. Müller spent two seasons with the ABT Formula E team, where he achieved six points finishes overall, including a strong end to the 2024 season which saw him rack up four consecutive points finishes across the final two rounds. The Swiss driver had been linked to a move to Porsche, having conducted private testing with the German marque earlier in the year, but instead will join 2023 champion Jake Dennis at Andretti.

The man he replaces, Norman Neto, spent only one season at Andretti, achieving one podium and finished the season five points behind Müller in the standings.

“I’m very excited to join the Andretti Formula E team,” Müller said. “It’s a team that has seen success from the very beginning of the championship, particularly in the Gen3 era in their partnership with Porsche Motorsport.

“To work with Jake [Dennis], a former world champion is an honour, and I’m looking forward to the opportunity. I’m going to give it my very best to contribute to the team’s success and hopefully aim for some podiums and my first Formula E win – that's the target. I can't wait to get going.”

Michael Andretti, CEO of Andretti said: “We have high expectations for season 11, and we’re confident that adding a driver of Nico’s calibre will help us get results.

“His experience and success in Formula E, and numerous other highly respected racing series, will be key as we continue to increase the depth of our driver roster. We’re looking forward to seeing what Nico can do as we continue our pursuit of wins and world championships.”

Which drivers are confirmed for Formula E in 2025?

As it stands five teams have confirmed their complete driver line-ups for Season 11.

Teams’ champions Jaguar have retained their two drivers, Mitch Evans and Nick Cassidy, who both came painfully close to winning the drivers’ championship in London. The pair took 14 podiums including four victories in 2024, and will be back for more in ’25.

Elsewhere, Maserati has rung the changes with an all-new line-up, DS Penske outcast Stoffel Vandoorne will join up with former McLaren man Jake Hughes, while Maximilian Günther moves away from Maserati to fill Vandoorne’s seat at DS alongside Jean-Éric Vergne.

Porsche have unsurprisingly kept on the reigning world champion Pascal Wehrlein after his dramatic title win in the final laps of the season. António Félix da Costa also silenced his critics in style to retain his seat with a flurry of wins in the final third of the season.

Mahindra meanwhile will be hoping that consistency will aid in their struggle for performance as Nyck de Vries and Edoardo Mortara, in theory an incredibly strong driver pairing, remain in situ for 2025.

The now de-throned 2023 world champion Jake Dennis remains locked in to his multi-year deal at Andretti, joined by new team-mate Nico  Müller, while Oliver Rowland has also confirmed he is set to remain at Nissan after a strong first season with the team. The new Abt Lola partnership has also confirmed that Lucas di Grassi will continue to race with the team.

Which drivers do not have Formula E contracts for 2025?

ERT and Envision are yet to confirm any of their drivers for the 2025 Formula E season. The likes of Sebastian Buemi and and Robin Frijns are all experienced drivers who will be expected to be in the grid next season, but the likes of Jehan Daruvala, Norman Nato, Dan Ticktum, Sergio Sette Camara, and Sacha Fenestraz are all awaiting word of what the future holds for their respective careers.

Then we have the likes of Paul Aron and Caio Collet who each made their debuts in Formula E last season. With spaces still remaining on the grid for next season, there are opportunities for some new names to emerge in Season 11.

Are there any new teams in Formula E?

The Abt Lola team will be making its debut with the new Gen3 Evo cars in 2025 taking the place of what was Abt Cupra. The Lola-Yamaha partnership is developing its new powertrain to become the seventh supplier on the grid.