Method E have launched their calendar for the 2026 season and the flagship race the ExCeL Centre in east London has been included, however is predicted to be the ultimate time it’s used
Method E’s flagship season finale in London will get one remaining run-out in 2026.
The occasion on the ExCeL Centre within the east London docklands will host the ultimate two rounds of the 2025/26 season, as confirmed by the calendar launch on Tuesday.
However it’s anticipated to be the ultimate time that Method E race on the distinctive half-indoor, half-outdoor circuit, as automobile capabilities are set to outgrow the venue.
FE signed a deal to race on the ExCeL till the tip of the Gen3Evo period, which incorporates this season and subsequent.
Nonetheless, the Gen4 automobile is predicted to be even quicker and much more highly effective than earlier than, that means the tight circuit is unlikely to be ample.
The present Method E automobile will get from 0-60mph in simply 1.8 seconds – faster than an F1 automobile. The indoor land pace world document was damaged by Method E on the London race weekend in 2023, when British driver Jake Hughes hit 135.9mph in a specially-adapted automobile.
Talking solely to the Mirror earlier this season, Method E CEO Jeff Dodds mentioned: “The ExCeL are superb folks to work with, and it is an important venue. You’ve got acquired 50,000 folks over the weekend, the inside-outside is cool, the activations are actually good.
“However clearly, we want a house within the UK for Gen4 onwards. I feel there are solely two logical routes to that.
“One is you discover another in London, another location. There are different massive areas of London which can be going via regeneration that might be nice for a motor racing circuit.
“Or we discover a everlasting racing circuit that delivers towards our aims within the UK. We’ve not made that call but. All bets are on in that respect.”
A brand new race in Madrid on the Jarama circuit has been added to the calendar for subsequent season. Method E have lengthy needed to race within the Spanish capital, with it being the hometown of the collection’ founders.
Different races embrace Monaco, Miami, Sao Paulo and Tokyo.
Method E calendar 2025/26
Spherical 1: Sao Paulo, Brazil, December 6Round 2: Mexico Metropolis, Mexico, January 10Round 3: Miami, Florida, USA, January 31Rounds 4&5: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 13-14 FebruaryRound 6: Madrid, Spain, March 21Rounds 7&8: Berlin, Germany, 2-3 MayRound 9&10: Monte Carlo, Monaco, 16-17 MayRound 11: TBC, Could 30Round 12: TBC, June 20Rounds 13&14: Shanghai, China, 4-5 JulyRounds 15&16: Tokyo, Japan, 25-26 JulyRounds 17&18: London, United Kingdom, 15-16 August
