Overview
- DS Automobiles will leave at the end of the 2025–26 season to pivot its technology and marketing focus to SailGP and golf initiatives.
- Opel will join as a factory team from Season 13 under its own entry licence, with the programme fronted by motorsport chief Jörg Schrott and aligned to the brand’s GSE performance identity.
- Formula E expects a larger grid next season, with Opel’s arrival alongside a second Porsche factory team reported to expand the field to 12 teams and 24 cars.
- Penske holds the current DS Penske team licence, creating unresolved questions over its Gen4 technical package and whether it runs independently or as a customer, options reported to include sourcing from another manufacturer.
- Opel’s entry licence was secured months ago and is reported to trace back to a slot vacated by Techeetah in 2022, with the team set to appear at April’s Gen4 launch at Circuit Paul Ricard and driver appointments still to come.