About Team and drivers
Yamaha Motor will take on a new challenge in a new arena of racing. The stage is Formula E, which is also known as the F1 of electric vehicles.
Lucas di Grassi
Formula E (up to season 10)
Races entered 131
Wins 13
Podiums 40
Poles 4
Driver’s Championships 1
Team Championships 1
The most successful driver in Formula E history, with 13 wins and 40 podium finishes to his name, Lucas Di Grassi has become synonymous with the all-electric championship.
A founding driver of the pioneering series and figurehead for the sport, Lucas has competed in every single Formula E race, taking victory at the inaugural e-Prix in Beijing in 2014, and most notably securing the 2016/2017 Drivers’ Championship.
Beyond his on-track achievements, Lucas is a passionate entrepreneur, championing sustainability and innovation through his business ventures and initiatives around the world. In 2018, he was appointed as an ambassador for the United Nations Environment Programme, focusing on improving air quality in major cities around the globe. Alongside this, Lucas co-founded Zero Summit in 2020, the first Latin American event focused on bringing together industry leaders and decision makers to develop and share ideas and technologies for a carbon-free future.
Zane Maloney
Formula 2 (2024) 2 wins / 7 podiums / 1 pole / Ranked 4
Formula 2 (2023) 4 podiums Ranked 10
Formula 3 (2022) 3 wins / 4 podiums / 2 pole / Ranked 2
Formula Regional European Championship (2021) 1 win / 7 podiums / 1 pole
F4 British Championship (2019) 10 wins / 15 podiums / 6 pole
A rising star in the world of motorsport, Zane Maloney is the first driver from Barbados to compete in Formula E.
The 2024/25 Formula E season will mark Zane’s rookie season in the series, joining the team from Formula 2, where he finished fourth in the championship.
Beginning his career in his native Barbados, Zane competed against juniors twice his age at the Bushy Park circuit, before taking a bold leap to race on the European circuit. There he honed his racecraft and speed against grids ten times the size of those he faced back home.
Zane ascended through the ranks of junior motorsport with a string of standout performances, demonstrating his natural speed, precision and consistency. His ability has helped him secure the British Formula 4 title, a runners-up finish in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, and the prestigious accolade of being named FIA Rookie of the Year in 2022.
The Lola Yamaha ABT Formula E team
Unites three of motorsport’s most experienced and competitive entities behind a singular goal: sustainable success.
LOLA CARS: Racing car constructor
YAMAHA MOTOR: Development and supply of electric powertrains
ABT: Team management
By combining their vast wealth of shared experience, each stakeholder contributes to a collective drive to push the boundaries of electric racing and accelerate the clean energy transition.
LOLA CARS
Founded by Eric Broadley in 1958, Lola Cars has designed and produced nearly 5000 race cars spanning 400 different model types, forging a heritage of unparalleled success in motorsport championships around the world.
Over 500 wins in series including IndyCar, Le Mans, Formula 1, Can-Am, Formula 3000, Formula 5000, A1GP, Formula Ford and Touring Cars have seen the marque grow to become one of racing’s most storied and celebrated names.
The company’s Formula E entry marks the exciting first step in a new era following its acquisition by current chairman, Till Bechtolsheimer, in 2022. Aiming to re-stablish itself as a leading motorsport design and engineering brand, Lola today focuses on sustainable motorsport in three key areas: electrification, hydrogen, and sustainable fuels and materials.
ABT
With roots stretching back to 1896, Bavaria-based ABT has grown into the world’s largest specialist for automotive aftermarket and performance parts for the Audi, VW, Lamborghini, Seat, CUPRA and Škoda brands.
For more than seven decades, ABT has also stood for top-level motorsport. From grass track racing in the 1950s to touring car and GT competition in the 1990s and 2000s, and on to DTM, Formula E and Extreme E, ABT has achieved victories and titles in many significant racing series. The team is a founding member of Formula E and remains one of the most successful names on the grid with almost 50 podium positions and two championship wins.
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