Maserati MSG Racing
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Maserati MSG Racing is a Monegasque racing team that competes in the FIA Formula E World Championship. The team previously competed under the Venturi Racing name from 2014–2022.[1][2]
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| Founded | 2022 |
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| Base | Monaco |
| Current series | Formula E |
| Current drivers | Stoffel Vandoorne Jake Hughes |
| Noted drivers | Maximilian Günther Jehan Daruvala |
| Races | 26 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 6 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Points | 213 |
| First entry | 2023 Mexico City ePrix |
| Last entry | 2024 Berlin ePrix |
| First win | 2023 Jakarta ePrix |
| Last win | 2024 Tokyo ePrix |
| Website | www |
History
Summarize
Perspective
After eight seasons on the Formula E grid, it was announced that Venturi Racing would be renamed to MSG Racing for the 2023 season. The team announced a Title and Powertrain Partnership with Maserati in April 2022, after the luxury automotive manufacturer announced it would join Formula E for Season 9 in January 2022.[3][4][2]
The team uses powertrains designed and developed by Maserati and DS Automobiles parent company, Stellantis, as part of a regulation change for the 2023 season, allowing automotive brands from the same ownership group to share a powertrain.[5]
The team is controlled and operated by MSG Racing from its headquarters in Monaco. The 2022-23 season marked the return of the Maserati brand to single-seater competition for the first time 65 years, after last competing in Formula One in 1957.[6][7]
2022–23 season
On 3 November 2022, the team confirmed that Edoardo Mortara would remain with the organisation for a sixth successive season and would be joined by Formula E’s youngest race winner, Maximilian Günther for the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship.[8] Former professional racing driver and ex-DS Techeetah Sporting Director, James Rossiter, joined as Team Principal.[9]
After unveiling its Gen3 car, the Maserati Tipo Folgore – named after the Maserati Tipo 26 and the marque’s electric automotive range, Folgore – in Modena, Italy, the team enjoyed a successful pre-season test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo with Günther setting the fastest time.[10][11]
The team scored its first points of the season in Race Two of the 2023 Diriyah ePrix and returned to the top 10 in Hyderabad but failed to score points in Cape Town and São Paulo after running in podium contention.[12][13][14][15]
At the 2023 Berlin ePrix, Günther finished in third place to score the Maserati brand’s first podium in World Championship single-seater motorsport since Juan Manuel Fangio's second place at the 1957 Italian Grand Prix.[16] A breakthrough weekend in Berlin commenced a strong second half to the team’s season, with Günther scoring double pole positions and podiums, and a race victory in Jakarta – Maserati’s first win since the 1957 German Grand Prix.[17] He later returned to the podium in Rome.[18]
With four podiums to his name, Günther finished seventh in the World Drivers’ Championship with 101 points while with a best finish of fourth in Rome, Mortara was 14th in the standings with 39 points.[19] Together, with 140 points, Maserati MSG Racing finished sixth in the World Teams’ Championship.[20]
2023–24 season
On 15 September 2023, it was confirmed that Mortara would leave the team after six seasons.[21] He was replaced by Jehan Daruvala who joined Formula E from Formula 2 while Günther remained for a second season.[22]
The team started Season 10 with a fourth-placed finish in Mexico City, courtesy of Günther, and secured further top-10 finishes in Diriyah, where Daruvala made his first qualifying duel appearance.[23][24][25] In São Paulo, Günther received two 20-place grid penalties for a gearbox and inverter change, the latter of which was converted to a 10-second stop-go penalty in the race. Despite this, Günther finished ninth after gaining 13 places.[26]
Günther secured his and the team's only win of the 2023–24 season at the 2024 Tokyo ePrix – Formula E's first race in Japan.[27]
2024–25 season
On 26 July 2024, Maximilian Günther and Jehan Daruvala leave Maserati MSG Racing for the 2024-25 season, replaced by Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Hughes that join Maserati MSG Racing for Season 11.[28][29] Cyril Blais, who lead the team to race victories as Chief Engineer has been promoted to Team Principal. [30]
Racing results
Formula E
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (* indicates season still in progress.)
| 2014-22: Venturi Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Chassis | Powertrain | Tyres | No. | Drivers | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Points | T.C. |
| Maserati MSG Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–23 | Formula E Gen3 | Maserati Tipo Folgore | H | MEX | DIR | HYD | CPT | SPL | BER | MCO | JAK | PRT | RME | LDN | 140 | 6th | |||||||
| 7 |  Maximilian Günther |
11 | WD | 19 | 13 | Ret | 11 | 3 | 6 | Ret | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | ||||||
| 48 |  Edoardo Mortara |
Ret | Ret | 9 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 20 | Ret | 4 | 5 | 11 | ||||||
| 2023–24 | Formula E Gen3 | Maserati Tipo Folgore | H | MEX | DIR | SAP | TOK | MIS | MCO | BER | SHA | POR | LDN | 81 | 8th | ||||||||
| 7 | Maximilian Günther |
4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 21 | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | ||||||
| 18 |  Jehan Daruvala |
16 | 20 | Ret | 15 | 17 | Ret | 9 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 18 | Ret | ||||||
| 2024–25 | Formula E Gen3 Evo | Maserati Tipo Folgore | H | SAP | MEX | JED | MIA | MCO | TOK | SHA | JAK | BER | LDN | 8* | 8th* | ||||||||
| 2 |  Stoffel Vandoorne |
10 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 55 |  Jake Hughes |
Ret | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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