Maserati MSG Racing was a Monegasque racing team that competed in the FIA Formula E World Championship. The team previously competed under the Venturi Racing name from 2014–2022. The team was renamed to Citroën Racing Formula E Team from the 2025–26 season.
History After eight seasons on the Formula E grid, the new owners of Venturi Racing led by Chairman Scott Swid renamed the team Monaco Sports Group for the 2022-2023 season. The team announced a title and powertrain partnership with Maserati in April 2022, after the luxury automotive manufacturer announced it would join Formula E for Season 9 in January 2022.
The team used powertrains designed and developed by Maserati and DS Automobiles parent company, Stellantis, as part of a regulation change for the 2023 season, allowing automotive brands from the same ownership group to share a powertrain.
The team was controlled and operated by MSG Racing from its headquarters in Monaco. The 2022–23 season marked the return of the Maserati brand to single-seater competition for the first time 65 years, after last competing in Formula One in 1957.
2022–23 season On 3 November 2022, the team confirmed that Edoardo Mortara would remain with the organisation for a sixth successive season and would be joined by Formula E’s youngest race winner, Maximilian Günther for the 2022–23 Formula E World Championship. Former professional racing driver and ex-DS Techeetah Sporting Director, James Rossiter, joined as Team Principal.
After unveiling its Gen3 car, the Maserati Tipo Folgore – named after the Maserati Tipo 26 and the marque’s electric automotive range, Folgore – in Modena, Italy, the team enjoyed a successful pre-season test at the Circuit Ricardo Tormo with Günther setting the fastest time.
The team scored its first points of the season in Race Two of the 2023 Diriyah ePrix and returned to the top 10 in Hyderabad but failed to score points in Cape Town and São Paulo after running in podium contention.
At the 2023 Berlin ePrix, Günther finished in third place to score the Maserati brand’s first podium in World Championship single-seater motorsport since Juan Manuel Fangio's second place at the 1957 Italian Grand Prix. A breakthrough weekend in Berlin commenced a strong second half to the team’s season, with Günther scoring double pole positions and podiums, and a race victory in Jakarta – Maserati’s first win since the 1957 German Grand Prix. He later returned to the podium in Rome.
With four podiums to his name, Günther finished seventh in the World Drivers’ Championship with 101 points while with a best finish of fourth in Rome, Mortara was 14th in the standings with 39 points. Together, with 140 points, Maserati MSG Racing finished sixth in the World Teams’ Championship.
2023–24 season On 15 September 2023, it was confirmed that Mortara would leave the team after six seasons. He was replaced by Jehan Daruvala who joined Formula E from Formula 2 while Günther remained for a second season.
The team started Season 10 with a fourth-placed finish in Mexico City, courtesy of Günther, and secured further top-10 finishes in Diriyah, where Daruvala made his first qualifying duel appearance. In São Paulo, Günther received two 20-place grid penalties for a gearbox and inverter change, the latter of which was converted to a 10-second stop-go penalty in the race. Despite this, Günther finished ninth after gaining 13 places.
Günther secured his and the team's only win of the 2023–24 season at the 2024 Tokyo ePrix – Formula E's first race in Japan.
2024–25 season On 26 July 2024, Maximilian Günther and Jehan Daruvala leave Maserati MSG Racing for the 2024–25, replaced by Stoffel Vandoorne and Jake Hughes that join Maserati MSG Racing for Season 11. Cyril Blais, who lead the team to race victories as Chief Engineer has been promoted to Team Principal.
Vandoorne secured his and the team's only win of the 2024–25 season at race 1 of the 2025 Tokyo ePrix, also marked the final race victory of the team.
Racing results Formula E (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) 2014–22: Venturi Racing Year Chassis Powertrain Tyres No. Drivers12345678910111213141516 Points Maserati MSG Racing2022–23Formula E Gen3Maserati Tipo FolgoreMEXDIRHYDCPTSPLBERMCOJAKPRTRMELDN1406th7 Maximilian Günther 11 WD 1913 Ret 11 3 6 Ret 31 6 3 6 12 1448 Edoardo Mortara Ret Ret 9 10 Ret Ret 9 22 11 6 8 20 Ret 4 5 112023–24Formula E Gen3Maserati Tipo FolgoreMEXDIRSAPTOKMISMCOBERSHAPORLDN818th7 Maximilian Günther479913129RetRet218Ret8RetRet18 Jehan Daruvala1620Ret1517Ret9201771917161218Ret2024–25Formula E Gen3 EvoMaserati Tipo FolgoreSAPMEXJEDMIAMCOTOKSHAJAKBERLDN1029th2 Stoffel Vandoorne 10 7 10 618 9 1011911 7Ret1213 41255 Jake HughesRet 10 5 3Ret1617191816 4Ret14 10Ret17 2025–26: Citroën Racing
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