Veloce Racing Explained

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

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 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

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

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

Extreme E

Overview

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

Complete Extreme E results

(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	OCE	ARC	ISL	JUR						77	7th
2022	Veloce Racing	DES	ISL1	ISL2	COP	ENE						18	10th
2023	Veloce Racing	DES1	DES2	HYD1	HYD2	ISL1	ISL2	TBA	TBA	COP1	COP2	46	1st

W Series

Year	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Points	Position
2021	Tatuus F3	Alfa Romeo T-318			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:[16]

* Season still in progress

Notes and References

1. Web site: About Us. Veloce Esports & Racing. 25 June 2021.
2. Web site: Extreme E announces Veloce Racing, spearheaded by Adrian Newey and Jean-Eric Vergne, as latest team entry. Extreme E. 19 September 2019. 25 June 2021.
3. Web site: Veloce Racing. W Series. 25 June 2021.
4. Web site: Veloce Racing announce ART Grand Prix as official Competition Partner. Extreme E. 23 September 2020. 25 June 2021.
5. Web site: Ocean X-Prix - Results. Extreme E. 25 June 2021.
6. Web site: Veloce replaces Chadwick with Giampaoli Zonca in Extreme E line-up. motorsport.com. 6 January 2022. 6 January 2022.
7. Web site: Christine GZ fractures foot in Q1 wreck, Hedda Hosas to sub for X Prix. the Checkered Flag. 9 February 2022. 3 March 2022.
8. News: Luc Alphand puts veloce Racing through its pre-season paces. Veloce Racing. 3 March 2023. 22 July 2024.
9. Web site: 31 January 2024 . Veloce Racing return for Season 4 with unchanged driver line-up . 31 January 2024 . Extreme E - The Electric Odyssey.
10. Web site: Brittle . Cian . 6 February 2024 . Veloce upgrades E.On deal to title partnership for 2024 Extreme E season . 13 February 2024 . BlackBook Motorsport.
11. Web site: 6 September 2024 . Extreme E Season 4 statement . 6 September 2024 . .
12. Web site: Wilde . Dominik . 6 September 2024 . Extreme E puts its season’s remaining races on hold . 6 September 2024 . .
13. Web site: W Series Champion Chadwick back on top in Austria. 2 July 2021.
14. Web site: Chadwick takes W Series lead with Austria win. 3 July 2021.
15. Web site: COTA W Series: Chadwick champion after dominating finale. motorsport.com. 24 October 2021. 6 January 2022.
16. Web site: Current Driver Standings . W Series. 22 July 2021.