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 formerly in 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
Former seriesW Series
Current drivers Kevin Hansen
Molly Taylor
Noted driversExtreme E
Jamie Chadwick
Emma Gilmour
Christine GZ
Hedda Hosås
Stéphane Sarrazin
Lance Woolridge
W Series
Jamie Chadwick
Bruna Tomaselli
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

Overview
Extreme E results
Year Name Car Tyres No. G. Drivers Rounds Pts. Pos.
2021 Veloce RacingSpark Odyssey 21C5.F Jamie Chadwick
Emma Gilmour		(1–2, 5)
(3–4)		777th
M Stéphane Sarrazin
Lance Woolridge		(1–4)
(5)
2022 Veloce RacingSpark Odyssey 21C5.F Christine GZ
Hedda Hosås
Molly Taylor		(1–4)
(1)
(5)		1810th
M Kevin Hansen
Lance Woolridge		(5)
(1–4)
2023 Veloce RacingSpark Odyssey 21C5.F Molly Taylor(1–2)461st
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.
2021Veloce RacingDES

WD		OCE

2		ARC

6		ISL

8		JUR

6		777th
2022Veloce RacingDES

10		ISL1

8		ISL2

9		COP

10		ENE

5		1810th
2023Veloce RacingDES1

1		DES2

2		HYD1
HYD2
ISL1
ISL2
TBATBACOP1
COP2
461st

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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