Maserati has committed its future to race in the all-electric ABB FIA Formula E World Championship until 2030, becoming the fifth manufacturer to sign-up to its Gen4 regulations that begin at the end of 2026.
Maserati, which joined the global Formula E series in 2023, will continue to use a powertrain designed and developed by its parent company, Stellantis, although no announcement has been forthcoming about the future of its sister team, DS Penske.
The Trident brand joins Jaguar, Lola, Nissan, and Porsche in committing to Formula E’s fourth generation of open-wheel racecars, which includes a power increase that will peak at 600kW.
Maserati’s new CEO Santo Ficili, who took over from Davide Grasso in October, said: “For this brand, the bond between the track and the road is unbreakable and the evolution of the single-seaters shows how many possibilities for development electric mobility holds.
“We will continue to draw major developments from the races in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, to transfer them into our 100% electric range that now consists of the Grecale Folgore SUV, the iconic GranTurismo Folgore and the GranCabrio Folgore convertible.”
By 2025, all Maserati models will be available in a full-electric version, and the entire Maserati range will run on electricity alone by 2028.
Jean-Marc Finot, senior VP, Stellantis Motorsport added: “Formula E is the perfect laboratory to improve the efficiency of the powertrain to increase range, and also to work on the high-power cells of the battery for fast charging to increase the range of mobility of our customers.
“By putting these technologies with motorsport, this will carry over to our road cars. It is the best of both worlds.”