Daruvala joins Maserati for Formula E
Maserati MSG Racing has confirmed Jehan Daruvala alongside Maximilian Gunther for the upcoming Formula E season.
Former Red Bull junior Daruvala moves over to the all-electric single-seater series after four years in Formula 2 where he has notched up two sprint victories and a sole feature win, with a best championship finish of seventh in 2021 and '22. He also served as test and reserve driver for Mahindra in Formula E last season, making his test debut in the series rookie test before driving in free practice at the Rome E-Prix.
“Formula E is a championship that I have admired for a long time, and after taking part in two test sessions, I’m very happy to have the opportunity to step up to a full-time race seat,” said Daruvala. “From my experiences so far, the Gen3 car is completely unique to drive, but I’ve found it to be a very rewarding experience.
“I would like to thank James [Rossiter, Maserati team principal} and Maserati MSG Racing for giving me this chance and I can’t wait to learn more about the car and get to know the team better in pre-season testing, before hitting the ground running in Mexico City in January.”
Daruvala will team up with Gunther who returns for a second season with Maserati. Gunther had his best campaign in Formula E to-date last season, finishing seventh in the standings and taking his fourth career win in the second race at Jakarta.
“I’m very proud to continue with Maserati MSG Racing. We had a great first season together, particularly with the momentum we built in the second half of the year with one win, four podiums and two poles,” Gunther said. “Continuing to build on this base is something that I‘m very much looking forward to in 2024, alongside working with Jehan as my new teammate.”
Maserati’s announcement comes after its former driver, Edoardo Mortara, was announced at Mahindra Racing earlier today alongside previous series champion Nyck de Vries.
Dominik Wilde
Dominik often jokes that he was born in the wrong country – a lover of NASCAR and IndyCar, he covered both in a past life as a junior at Autosport in the UK, but he’s spent most of his career to date covering the sliding and flying antics of the U.S.’ interpretation of rallycross. Rather fitting for a man that says he likes “seeing cars do what they’re not supposed to do”, previously worked for a car stunt show, and once even rolled a rally car with Travis Pastrana. He was also comprehensively beaten in a kart race by Sebastien Loeb once, but who hasn’t been?
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