Formula E’s previous format received heavy criticism for artificially creating a close championship because the championship contenders were forced to qualify 🌌in the first group - when the track conditions were at their worst. 

Drivers in the subsequent groups tended to beဣnefit due to track evolution or conditions ♛improving significantly. 

Qualifying will now begin with two groups of 11 drivers, based on the🌠 drivers’ championship going into the event.

The two groups will have 10 minu🍒tes to set a lap tim♕e with no restriction on the number of lap opportunities to achieve a time (at 220 kW power level).

The top four in each group will prog𒁏ress into the knockout format, dubbed as “duels”.

The fourth-fastest driver in Group B will face the fastest driver in Group A; the third-fastest in Group B will go up against the second-fastest in Group A; the 🙈third-fastest in Group A will go head-t0-head with the fastest in Group B; finally, the fourth-fastest in Group A will compete against the fastest in Group A.

In a typical knockout fo♏rmat, the ultimate winner of the final will start on pole position, while the loser will start second on the gr🌳id.

All duels will take place at 250 kW power level.

The FIA has also confirmed the Formula E cale𓃲ndar for next year.

The season will start on January 28-29 in Diriyah, before heading to Mexico City on ♐February 12.

The campaign will finish in South Korea on 1👍🦄3 & 14 August, with trips to Jakarta (Indonesia), Vancouver (Canada), New York (USA) and London (United Kingdom) all before that.

2021/2022 Formula E calendar in full: 

Diriya, Saudi Arabia - January 28 & 29

Mexico City, Mexico - February 12

TBC - March 5

TBC, China - March 19

Rome, Italy - April 9

Monte Carlo, Monaco - April 30

Berlin, Germany - May 14

Jakarta, Indonesia - June 4

Vancouver, Canada - July 2

New York City, USA - July 16 & 17

London, UK - July 30-31

Seoul, South Korea - August 13-14