Veloce Racing

Veloce Racing is a British motor racing team founded by Jean-Éric Vergne, Adrian Newey and Rupert Svendsen-Cook that competes in the all-electric off-road racing championship Extreme E[2] and the all-female single-seater racing series W Series.[3]

Veloce Racing
Founded2020[1]
Team principal(s)Rupert Svendsen-Cook
Mariella Bailey
Current seriesExtreme E
W Series
Current drivers Lance Woolridge
Christine GZ
Hedda Hosås
Drivers'
Championships		W Series:
2021: Jamie Chadwick
Websitehttps://www.veloce.gg/racing

Extreme E

2021

Veloce joined Extreme E for its inaugural season in 2021, announcing 2019 W Series champion Jamie Chadwick and former F1 and WRC driver Stéphane Sarrazin as their line-up. The team, racing with technical support from ART Grand Prix,[4] won their first podium in the series at the 2021 Ocean X-Prix.[5] Veloce finished the season 7th in the teams championship with a total of 77 points.

2022

On January 6, 2022, Veloce announced that Jamie Chadwick would be replaced for the 2022 season by Christine GZ.[6] At the first round of the season in Saudi Arabia, Christine GZ fractured her foot while competing in Q1, requiring Hedda Hosås to replace her for the remainder of the round.[7]

W Series
Jamie Chadwick driving for Veloce Racing during the 2021 season

Veloce joined W Series for its second season in 2021, with reigning champion Jamie Chadwick and rookie Bruna Tomaselli as their inaugural driver line-up. At the second round of the season at the Red Bull Ring, Chadwick scored the team's first pole position, podium and win in W Series, beating Beitske Visser by a tenth of a second in qualifying,[8] and driving to a commanding victory during the race.[9] Ahead of round 3 at Silverstone Circuit, Veloce announced Mariella Bailey as the team's W Series team principal. During the final round of the season, with her win in the second race of the weekend at Circuit of the Americas, Jamie Chadwick won her second W Series championship, and the first for Veloce.[10]

Results

Extreme E
Extreme E results
Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles Podiums T.C. Points
2021 Spark Odyssey 21 Jamie Chadwick
Emma Gilmour
Stéphane Sarrazin
Lance Woolridge		 5 0 0 1 7th 77
2022 Lance Woolridge
Christine GZ
Hedda Hosås		 1 0 0 0 10th* 1*

* Season still in progress

W Series
Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Points Position
2021 Tatuus F3 Alfa Romeo T-318 H RBR1 RBR2 SIL HUN SPA ZAN COA
Jamie Chadwick 6 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 159 1st
Bruna Tomaselli 11 5 11 9 15 17 17 11 12 15th
Source:[11]

* Season still in progress

References
  1. "About Us". Veloce Esports & Racing. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  2. "Extreme E announces Veloce Racing, spearheaded by Adrian Newey and Jean-Eric Vergne, as latest team entry". Extreme E. 19 September 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  3. "Veloce Racing". W Series. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  4. "Veloce Racing announce ART Grand Prix as official Competition Partner". Extreme E. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  5. "Ocean X-Prix - Results". Extreme E. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. "Veloce replaces Chadwick with Giampaoli Zonca in Extreme E line-up". motorsport.com. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. "Christine GZ fractures foot in Q1 wreck, Hedda Hosas to sub for X Prix". the Checkered Flag. 9 February 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. "W Series Champion Chadwick back on top in Austria". 2 July 2021.
  9. "Chadwick takes W Series lead with Austria win". 3 July 2021.
  10. "COTA W Series: Chadwick champion after dominating finale". motorsport.com. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  11. "Current Driver Standings". W Series. Retrieved 22 July 2021.


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