Veloce Racing
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| Founded | 2020[1] |
|---|---|
| Team principal(s) | Rupert Svendsen-Cook Mariella Bailey |
| Current series | Extreme E W Series |
| Current drivers |  Lance Woolridge Christine GZ |
| Drivers' Championships | W Series: 2021: Jamie Chadwick |
| Website | https://www.veloce.gg/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]
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]
W Series[]
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,[7] and driving to a commanding victory during the race.[8] 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.[9]
Results[]
Extreme E[]
| Extreme E results | |||||||||
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| Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | Podiums | T.C. | Points | |
| 2021 | Spark Odyssey 21 |  Jamie Chadwick Emma Gilmour Stéphane Sarrazin Lance Woolridge
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5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7th | 77 | |
* 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
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6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 159 | 1st | |||||||||||||||||||
 Bruna Tomaselli
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11 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Source:[10] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
* Season still in progress
References[]
- ^ "About Us". Veloce Esports & Racing. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Veloce Racing". W Series. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Veloce Racing announce ART Grand Prix as official Competition Partner". Extreme E. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Ocean X-Prix - Results". Extreme E. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ "Veloce replaces Chadwick with Giampaoli Zonca in Extreme E line-up". motorsport.com. 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "W Series Champion Chadwick back on top in Austria". 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Chadwick takes W Series lead with Austria win". 3 July 2021.
- ^ "COTA W Series: Chadwick champion after dominating finale". motorsport.com. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
- ^ "Current Driver Standings". W Series. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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