First Italian car brand in Formula E: Maserati enters as a new manufacturer with the Gen3 car in 2023
Maserati is entering Formula E in 2023! The Italian carmaker announced the decision on Tuesday (11 January 2022). More than a decade after its last outings in GT racing, the brand with the trident will return to the racetracks and its roots in formula racing in the electric series.
“I am very happy and excited to announce that Maserati will be the first Italian brand to participate in the Formula E championship from 2023, its ninth season. There couldn’t be a better start to the new year,” said Davide Grasso, CEO of Maserati.
“We are very proud to return to where we belong as protagonists of the racing world. We have a long history of excellence in competition and we are prepared to perform in the future,” Grasso added. Maserati’s entry into Formula E is intended to underpin its new product strategy. In future, every Maserati model will also be available as an all-electric version.
Formula E is welcoming the Italians with open arms after three German manufacturers, Mercedes, Audi and BMW, announced their withdrawal from Formula E recently. “We are proud to welcome Maserati to its new home in world-class motorsport,” says Formula E founder Alejandro Agag.
“The Formula E World Championship is the premier class of electric racing. It offers the most dynamic and innovative high-performance car brands the perfect setting to showcase their technological capabilities alongside their sporting ambitions,” Agag added.
FIA President Mohammed Ben Sulayem is also “delighted to welcome Maserati to Formula E for Season 9. For a renowned manufacturer with such a great and successful history in motorsport, the commitment to these series is testament to a unique confidence in the future of the Formula E World Championship.”
Founded in Bologna in 1914, Maserati was already competing in races after the First World War. Maserati’s most successful period in racing came in the 1950s, when the team was a fixture in Formula One with the 250F. In 1957, Juan Manuel Fangio won his fifth world championship title in such a car.
Maserati’s last racing car to date was the MC12, which won 22 races in the FIA GT Series between 2004 and 2010, including three victories in the Spa-Francorchamps 24 Hours.
