Full roster for Formula E's Evo sessions at Jeddah revealed

Written by Vyas Ponnuri

The full contingent of 10 creators taking part in Formula E's second iteration of the Evo sessions has been revealed. The celebrities will split into two groups of five each, taking each other on in a series of knockout style duels, before the quickest from each group go head to head in a winner-takes-all final on Sunday, February 15.

Jeddah hosts this year's Evo sessions | Credit: Shiv Gohil

Formula E released the first five names taking part in this year's Evo sessions only a couple of days prior. Each team will field one celebrity driver for the event, spread across two groups.

The first of the two groups announced was team Senõr Frogs, led by English YouTuber Joshua Larkin (AKA TheBurntChip) driving for Jaguar. The rest of the team comprises William Lenney (WillNe) representing Mahindra Racing, Izzy Hammond representing Lola Yamaha ABT, while Arthur Frederick (Arthur TV) and Ethan Payne (Behzinga) joined Envision Racing and DS Penske respectively for the Evo sessions.

Meanwhile, team QuickStars will be led by English YouTuber and Sidemen crew member Vikram Singh Barn (AKA Vikkstar), and feature the likes of Khaby Lame driving for Nissan and Ukraine-born British YouTuber Max Klymenko driving for Citroën Racing. Dutch YouTuber Stan Bruinick (Browney) will drive for Andretti during this year's Evo sessions.

American automobile YouTuber Emelia Hartford returns to the Evo sessions, partnering up with Porsche this time, while Mexican YouTuber Juca Viapri links up with Cupra Kiro for the second year in succession.

Formula E has also partnered up with Arcade Creative, the agency currently managing the Sidemen crew, to manage the event, and optimise output on YouTube. In what comes as more good news, the event will be live-streamed on YouTube, allowing Formula E and motorsport fans to watch the celebrities go up against each other live.

The contingent of celebrities will be able to experience the sheer acceleration and speed of Formula E's Gen3 Evo car, testing themselves to the limit of G-Forces and

The larger purpose of the Evo sessions includes tapping into the vast audience base lying outside the realm of Formula E, and leveraging the combined reach of 300 million subscribers at the hands of all the YouTubers. As Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds himself had mentioned earlier, it's about "Pushing motorsport into places it's never been before".

“EVO Sessions is about pushing motorsport into places it’s never been before. By putting the world’s most influential content creators into the GEN3 Evo car, and giving them a genuine competitive format, we’re opening Formula E to hundreds of millions of new fans in a way that feels authentic, exciting and bold," Dodds said, speaking on the announcement of the Evo sessions in 2026.

"This year, we’ve really stepped up a gear to create what we know will be a truly entertaining experience for fans to follow. It’s never happened before in motorsport and we are proud to be leading the way.”

The celebrities will now work closely with their respective Formula E teams, conditioning themselves to learn their way around the Gen3 Evo cars as well as the Jeddah Corniche Circuit which hosts the sessions in a week's time.

Formula E will head to Jeddah in a week's time to take on their first double header of the season. Round 4 will take place on Friday, 13 February, 2026, while Round 5 takes place on Saturday, 14 February, 2026, bringing on the first night races of the season.

Evo sessions 2026 - Line-ups

Team Senõr Frogs

Josh Larkin (Jaguar) - Team leader

Arthur Frederick (Envision Racing)

William Lenney (Mahindra Racing)

Izzy Hammond (Lola Yamaha ABT)

Ethan Payne (DS Penske)

Team QuickStars

Vikram Singh Barn - Team leader

Emelia Hartford (Porsche)

Juca Viapri (Cupra Kiro)

Max Klymenko (Citroën Racing)

Stan Bruinick (Andretti)

Khaby Lame (Nissan)

Jeddah E-Prix weekend - Schedule (GMT)

Thursday, February 12, 2026

Free Practice 1: 20:00 - 20:55 local (17:00 - 17:55 GMT)

Friday, February 13, 2026

Free Practice 2: 13:30 - 14:25 local (10:30 - 11:25 GMT)

Qualifying: 15:40 - 16:48 local (12:40 - 13:48 GMT)

Main Race (Round 4): 20:05 - 21:00 local (17:05 - 18:00 GMT)

Saturday, 14 February, 2026

Free Practice 3: 13:30 - 14:25 local (10:30 - 11:25 GMT)

Qualifying: 15:40 - 16:48 local (12:40 - 13:48 GMT)

Main Race (Round 5): 20:05 - 21:00 local (17:05 - 18:00 GMT)

Sunday, 15 February, 2026

Formula E Evo sessions: TBA