A new manufacturer has joined Jaguar, Nissan, Lola ABT and Porsche in committing to many more seasons in FE, ensuring their involvement in Gen4, a new generation of electrical challengers set to debut in the 2026/2027 season under the trident of Maserati.
Days after the debut of the Gen3Evo at the pre season testing session held in Madrid, the Italian Stellantis outlet powering Maserati and DS PENSKE has decided to confirm their presence in the championship in the long term future of FE, Gen4.
Maserati’s return to racing following Fangio and F1
As a team, Maserati MSG joined the grid in Season 9 two years ago, taking over former Venturi Racing and leading it to two incredibly successful seasons so far, with two race wins and six podiums achieved so far. With a completely new driver lienup of Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Hughes the Monegasque team will definitely try to be even more successful in the 2024/2025 season, set to begin next week in Brazil.
All this while keeping an eye on what’s to come, with the Gen4 cars set to become the most innovative electrical prototype, featuring 700kW regeneration and 600kW power output to make racing even faster and more exciting, as well as even safer with new advancements in this field as well.
Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds saluted the announcement, expressing his delight at the decision made by Maserati:
“We are thrilled to confirm Maserati’s continued commitment to the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship by registering for the GEN4 era, alongside Stellantis Motorsport. They have both been a valuable part of our championship, and have demonstrated remarkable performances on track, while driving forward electric vehicle technology that benefits everyday road users.”
“Their ongoing involvement alongside other global OEMs such as Nissan, Jaguar, Porsche and Lola, is a testament to Formula E’s status as a competitive and relevant platform for the future of electric mobility. We can’t wait to see the House of Trident continue its journey with Formula E and build into a new era of enhanced performance, innovation and on track action.”
Double advantages
Maserati CEO Santo Ficili highlighted the importance of racing development as a way to further and improve street and commercial electrical vehichles as well:
“We are extremely proud to continue our commitment to as prestigious and innovative a platform as Formula E. For this brand, the bond between the track and the road is unbreakable and the evolution of the single-seaters shows how many possibilities for development electric mobility holds.”
“We will continue to draw major developments from the races in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, to transfer them into our 100% electric range that now consists of the Grecale Folgore SUV, the iconic GranTurismo Folgore and the GranCabrio Folgore convertible”.
Stellantis Motorsport VP Jean-Marc Finot too discussed the importance of the bond between race and road related technologies: “We are delighted to announce Stellantis Motorsport’s commitment to Maserati in the upcoming Gen4 of Formula E.”
“For over 10 years, we have been developing high-efficiency powertrains for DS and Maserati, and will continue to work on these road-relevant technologies in as competitive and promising a championship as Formula E. The conditions of engagement of other Stellantis Brands will be specified later”.
