Maserati MSG Racing

Maserati Monaco Sports Group Racing is a Monegasque racing team that competes in Formula E, which is organized by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The team was formed from Venturi Racing and made its debut in the series in the 2022–23 season.[1][2]

Maserati MSG Racing
Founded2022
Team principal(s)James Rossiter
Current seriesFormula E
Current drivers48. Edoardo Mortara
7. Maximilian Günther
Websitehttps://www.maseratimsgracing.com/

History

On 10 January 2022, Maserati announced that it would enter Formula E as a manufacturer, in partnership with a yet-to-be-announced team.[3][4][5] Its debut in the electric single-seater category was scheduled for the 2022–23 season, marking its return to single-seater racing after 65 years, when the manufacturer had last competed in Formula One in 1957.[6][7] As a result, Maserati would become the first Italian constructor and manufacturer to compete in Formula E.

Maserati's entry was made possible due to an amendment in the Formula E regulations, which allowed two brands owned by the same group to rebadge and share a powertrain. As such, Maserati would use rebadged powertrains designed and developed by DS Automobiles, another brand of parent group Stellantis, which has been present in Formula E since the 2015–16 season.[8][9]

Subsequently, on 7 April 2022, an agreement was announced for a multi-year partnership between Maserati and Venturi Racing for the Maserati Formula E team to operate from Venturi's base and structure in Monaco. With this deal, the Venturi name, which had been present on the Formula E grid since its inaugural season, would be retired. However, most of Venturi's remaining structure would remain.[1][10]

2022–23 season

On 3 November, the team confirmed Edoardo Mortara and Maximilian Günther for the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship.[11] Maserati MSG Racing made its ePrix debut at the 2023 Mexico City ePrix. Mortara retired after colliding with the barriers on lap 18 and Günther ended the race in 11th place.[12] On 27 January 2023 in the first race of 2023 Diriyah ePrix, Edoardo Mortara starts in 20th place and climbs up to 14th position before retiring on lap 35 with car problems, while Maximilian Günther in 21st place at the start does not start in the race.[13] On January 28, 2023 in the second race of the Diriyah ePrix 2023, Edoardo Mortara makes a good qualifying starting in 7th position, and his teammate Maximilian Günther also enters the top 10, right in 10th place. In the race Edoardo Mortara climbs up to 5th place, but towards the end of the race the car's performance worsens, and he loses positions finishing the race in 9th place. Finally wins 2 points for the team. While Maximilian Günther started in 10th position, he dropped one position, and remained 11th for almost the whole race when on the last lap the car collapsed in performance or ran out of energy and finished the race in 19th position, overtaken on the last lap.[14]

Racing results

Formula E
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 3* 10th*
7 Maximilian Günther 11 WD 19 13
48 Edoardo Mortara Ret Ret 9 10

Footnotes

    References
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    2. "MASERATI AND ROKIT VENTURI RACING TO PARTNER FROM SEASON 9". fiaformulae.com. 2022-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-04-09. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
    3. "Maserati retorna ao automobilismo com entrada na Fórmula E a partir de 2023". motorsport.uol.com.br. 2022-01-11. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
    4. Smith, Sam (2022-01-11). "Maserati confirms Formula E entry". The Race. Archived from the original on 2022-01-10. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
    5. Smith, Sam (2022-01-11). "WHY MASERATI PICKED FORMULA E AND HOW ITS PLAN WILL WORK". The Race. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
    6. "Maserati regressa ao esporte a motor e anuncia entrada na Fórmula E para 2023". grandepremio.com.br. 2022-01-11. Archived from the original on 2022-01-11. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
    7. "Após 65 anos, Maserati retorna ao automobilismo de monopostos na Fórmula E". olhardigital.com.br. 2022-01-11. Archived from the original on 2022-01-12. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
    8. Smith, Sam (2022-01-21). "FORMULA E RULES CHANGED SO MASERATI CAN USE DS POWERTRAINS". The Race. Archived from the original on 2022-04-10. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
    9. "FORMULA E REVEALS ITS LIST OF MANUFACTURERS FOR GEN3 ERA". The Race. 2022-03-31. Archived from the original on 2022-04-23. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
    10. "MASERATI AND ROKIT VENTURI RACING TO PARTNER FROM SEASON 9". fiaformulae.com. 2022-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-04-09. Retrieved 9 April 2022.
    11. "Maserati MSG Racing confirms Mortara and Guenther for Season 9". FIA Formula E. 3 November 2022. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
    12. "Dennis e Andretti, festa nel debutto di Città del Messico, Mortara e Maserati k.o." gazzetta.it. gazzetta.it. 14 January 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
    13. "Diriyah e-Prix: vittoria di Pascal Wehrlein, due Porsche sul podio". gazzetta.it. gazzetta.it. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
    14. "Diriyah e-Prix: Pascal Wehrlein vince ancora davanti a Dennis e Rast". gazzetta.it. gazzetta.it. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
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