Maserati MSG Racing to Power India's First Formula E Race in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Maserati, the first Italian manufacturer to compete in ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is preparing to race in the city of Hyderabad. Maserati MSG Racing will take to the track with the Maserati Tipo Folgore Gen 3 single-seater driven by Edoardo Mortara and Maximilian Günther, as the city plays host to Round 4 of Season 9 and the first-ever Formula E race to be held in ‘The City of Nizams’ in India on 11 February.
The Maserati Tipo Folgore is the first fully electric racing car to bear the Trident, with front and rear powertrains delivering 600kW of regenerative power and maximum power of 350kW (470bhp). The track expertise, technology and software explored with the Gen3 is fundamental to the innovation to be transferred to Maserati’s road cars, with the imminent introduction of its Folgore range. The new GranTurismo Folgore is the first Maserati in history to adopt a 100% electric powertrain, based on 800V technology and developed with technical solutions derived from Formula E.
Following races in Mexico and Saudi Arabia, India will host the next round in the sixteen-race calendar of the 2023 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Currently Maserati MSG Racing has being seen fighting mid-field with Edoardo Mortara achieving the first points of the season in Race 3, bringing home a hard-fought ninth position.
Giovanni Tommaso Sgro, Head of Maserati Corse said “This return to the track renews the racing spirit that has always been part of Maserati’s DNA. We choose Formula E in accordance with our long term electrification strategy as the best representation of the future of mobility and innovation transferred from track to road. After our debut 96 years ago with the Maserati Tipo 26, which inspired the name of the Maserati MSG Racing Formula E car, our competitive spirit hasn’t changed. Our first points in Diriyah shows the determination of the team and how strongly we are committed not just in terms of victories but also to the enhancement of Maserati’s electric product development.”
Maserati S.p.A.
Maserati produces a complete range of unique cars, immediately recognisable for their extraordinary personality. Thanks to their style, technology and innately exclusive character, they delight the most discerning, demanding tastes and have always been a benchmark for the global automotive industry. A tradition of successful cars, each of them redefining what makes an Italian sports car in terms of design, performance, comfort, elegance and safety, currently available in more than seventy markets internationally. The ambassadors of this heritage are the Quattroporte flagship, the Ghibli sports sedan, the Levante – the first SUV made by Maserati, and the Grecale, the all-new “everyday exceptional” SUV, all models characterised by the use of the highest quality materials and excellent technical solutions. Ghibli, Grecale and Levante are also available in hybrid versions. A complete range, equipped with 4-cylinder hybrid powertrains, V6 petrol and V8 petrol, with rear-wheel and four-wheel drive, embodying the performance DNA of the Trident Brand. The top of the range is made up of the MC20 super sports car and the MC20 Cielo spyder, powered by the ground-breaking Nettuno V6 engine, incorporating F1-derived technologies available in the power unit of a standard production car for the first time. The sporty New GranTurismo models – available with both high-performance petrol engines and a 100% battery electric powertrain – take the House of the Trident forward into the future: the first car in the electric range, the Maserati Folgore. By 2025, all Maserati models will come in a full-electric version, and the entire Maserati range will run on electricity alone by 2030.
