Formula E shake-up: Mitch Evans, Taylor Barnard, Maximilian Gunther switch teams for 2026/27
Formula E is set for major changes ahead of the 2026/27 season, which will mark the beginning of the GEN4 era . Mitch Evans , Taylor Barnard and Maximilian Gunther are among the drivers moving to new teams as the championship prepares for its next phase. Evans is moving from Jaguar to Opel , Barnard is leaving DS Penske for Fortescue Zero Racing , while Gunther will join Envision Racing after his time with DS Penske.
Mitch Evans moves from Jaguar to OpelMitch Evans will leave Jaguar and join Opel for the 2026/27 Formula E season. The move comes ahead of the introduction of the GEN4 cars, which will bring a new era to the all-electric racing championship.
Taylor Barnard joins Fortescue Zero RacingBritish driver Taylor Barnard will leave DS Penske to join Fortescue Zero Racing for the 2026/27 Formula E World Championship. The 22-year-old has established himself as one of the championship's most promising young drivers. He made his Formula E debut in Monaco in 2024 after stepping in for Sam Bird at short notice.
Barnard went on to set several records, becoming the championship's youngest points scorer, podium finisher and pole-sitter. He later became Formula E's youngest-ever race winner.
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His move comes as Fortescue Zero Racing prepares to enter the championship during the first season of the GEN4 era. Barnard will be the team's first confirmed driver.
Maximilian Gunther moves from DS Penske to Envision RacingGerman driver Maximilian Günther has signed a multi-year contract with the Paysafe Envision Formula E Team for Season 13 and beyond. The 29-year-old brings eight seasons of Formula E experience to the British-based team. He has recorded seven race wins, 12 podium finishes and four pole positions during his career.
Gunther will be part of Envision's new driver line-up as the team welcomes title partner Paysafe and prepares for the GEN4 era. His first Formula E victory came at the 2020 Santiago E-Prix. He became the championship's youngest-ever race winner at the age of 22, a record he held for six years before Barnard broke it.
Gunther also won Formula E's first Pit Boost race at the Jeddah E-Prix during Season 11, securing victory with a last-lap overtake.
Born in Oberstdorf, Germany, Gunther began karting at the age of 10 before moving into single-seater racing in 2011. He finished runner-up in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2016 and third overall the following year before progressing to Formula 2.
His first experience of Formula E came during the 2018 rookie test in Marrakesh. He later became a reserve driver before making his race debut at the 2018 Ad Diriyah E-Prix. Gunther will now look to use his experience to help Envision Racing compete in the new GEN4 era.
Mitch Evans moves from Jaguar to OpelMitch Evans will leave Jaguar and join Opel for the 2026/27 Formula E season. The move comes ahead of the introduction of the GEN4 cars, which will bring a new era to the all-electric racing championship.
Taylor Barnard joins Fortescue Zero RacingBritish driver Taylor Barnard will leave DS Penske to join Fortescue Zero Racing for the 2026/27 Formula E World Championship. The 22-year-old has established himself as one of the championship's most promising young drivers. He made his Formula E debut in Monaco in 2024 after stepping in for Sam Bird at short notice.
Barnard went on to set several records, becoming the championship's youngest points scorer, podium finisher and pole-sitter. He later became Formula E's youngest-ever race winner.
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His move comes as Fortescue Zero Racing prepares to enter the championship during the first season of the GEN4 era. Barnard will be the team's first confirmed driver.
Maximilian Gunther moves from DS Penske to Envision RacingGerman driver Maximilian Günther has signed a multi-year contract with the Paysafe Envision Formula E Team for Season 13 and beyond. The 29-year-old brings eight seasons of Formula E experience to the British-based team. He has recorded seven race wins, 12 podium finishes and four pole positions during his career.
Gunther will be part of Envision's new driver line-up as the team welcomes title partner Paysafe and prepares for the GEN4 era. His first Formula E victory came at the 2020 Santiago E-Prix. He became the championship's youngest-ever race winner at the age of 22, a record he held for six years before Barnard broke it.
Gunther also won Formula E's first Pit Boost race at the Jeddah E-Prix during Season 11, securing victory with a last-lap overtake.
Born in Oberstdorf, Germany, Gunther began karting at the age of 10 before moving into single-seater racing in 2011. He finished runner-up in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship in 2016 and third overall the following year before progressing to Formula 2.
His first experience of Formula E came during the 2018 rookie test in Marrakesh. He later became a reserve driver before making his race debut at the 2018 Ad Diriyah E-Prix. Gunther will now look to use his experience to help Envision Racing compete in the new GEN4 era.
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