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Veloce Racing

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United Kingdom Veloce Racing
Founded2020[1]
Team principal(s)Rupert Svendsen-Cook
Mariella Bailey
Current seriesExtreme E
Former seriesW Series
Current driversSweden Kevin Hansen
Australia Molly Taylor
Noted driversExtreme E
United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick
New Zealand Emma Gilmour
Spain Christine GZ
Norway Hedda Hosås
France Stéphane Sarrazin
South Africa Lance Woolridge
W Series
United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick
Brazil Bruna Tomaselli
Drivers'
Championships
W Series:
2021: Jamie Chadwick
Websitehttps://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 formerly in the all-female single-seater racing series, W Series.[3]

Extreme E

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2021

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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

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On 6 January 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]

Veloce appointed 2006 Dakar Rally winner and former alpine skier Luc Alphand as Extreme E team principal prior to the final race of the 2022 season.[8]

2024

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Veloce retained Hansen and Taylor for the second consecutive season,[9] and E.ON was announced as the team's title sponsor, with the team being known as E.ON Veloce Racing and later E.ON Next Veloce Racing for the season.[10] On 6 September 2024, a week before the scheduled Island X-Prix, Extreme E announced that the rounds in Sardinia and Phoenix were cancelled with Veloce Racing leading the championship.[11][12]

W Series

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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,[13] and driving to a commanding victory during the race.[14] 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.[15]

Results

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Extreme E

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Overview

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Extreme E results
Year Name Car Tyres No. G. Drivers Rounds Pts. Pos.
2021 United Kingdom Veloce Racing Spark Odyssey 21 C 5. F United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick
New Zealand Emma Gilmour
(1–2, 5)
(3–4)
77 7th
M France Stéphane Sarrazin
South Africa Lance Woolridge
(1–4)
(5)
2022 United Kingdom Veloce Racing Spark Odyssey 21 C 5. F Spain Christine GZ
Norway Hedda Hosås
Australia Molly Taylor
(1–4)
(1)
(5)
18 10th
M Sweden Kevin Hansen
South Africa Lance Woolridge
(5)
(1–4)
2023 United Kingdom Veloce Racing Spark Odyssey 21 C 5. F Australia Molly Taylor (1–2) 46 1st
M Sweden Kevin Hansen (1–2)

Complete Extreme E results

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(Races in bold indicate best qualifiers; races in italics indicate fastest super sector)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Pts. Pos.
2021 Veloce Racing DES
Saudi Arabia
WD
OCE
Senegal
2
ARC
Greenland
6
ISL
Italy
8
JUR
United Kingdom
6
77 7th
2022 Veloce Racing DES
Saudi Arabia
10
ISL1
Italy
8
ISL2
Italy
9
COP
Chile
10
ENE
Uruguay
5
18 10th
2023 Veloce Racing DES1
Saudi Arabia
1
DES2
Saudi Arabia
2
HYD1
Scotland
HYD2
Scotland
ISL1
Italy
ISL2
Italy
TBA TBA COP1
Chile
COP2
Chile
46 1st

W Series

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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
United Kingdom Jamie Chadwick 6 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 159 1st
Brazil Bruna Tomaselli 11 5 11 9 15 17 17 11 12 15th
Source:[16]

* Season still in progress

References

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  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. ^ "Luc Alphand puts veloce Racing through its pre-season paces". Veloce Racing. 3 March 2023. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  9. ^ "Veloce Racing return for Season 4 with unchanged driver line-up". Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
  10. ^ Brittle, Cian (6 February 2024). "Veloce upgrades E.On deal to title partnership for 2024 Extreme E season". BlackBook Motorsport. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
  11. ^ "Extreme E Season 4 statement". Extreme E. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  12. ^ Wilde, Dominik (6 September 2024). "Extreme E puts its season's remaining races on hold". RACER. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  13. ^ "W Series Champion Chadwick back on top in Austria". 2 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Chadwick takes W Series lead with Austria win". 3 July 2021.
  15. ^ "COTA W Series: Chadwick champion after dominating finale". motorsport.com. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Current Driver Standings". W Series. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
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