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04/14/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/14/2024 05:02

Maserati MSG Racing gains Misano E-Prix podium after Da Costa disqualification

Maserati MSG Racing gains Misano E-Prix podium after Da Costa disqualification

Maserati MSG Racing driver, Maximilian Günther, has gained a podium finish at the 2024 Misano E-Prix following the disqualification of provisional race winner, Antonio Felix da Costa, after a technical breach.

Da Costa was disqualified from the race after an FIA investigation found that the throttle damper spring on his #13 Porsche 99X Electric was not found to be in conformity with one of three optional declared items.

Max originally finished the first race of the double-header weekend in fourth after starting from seventh, but has moved up to third following Da Costa's disqualification.

As a result, Max moves from fifth to third in the FIA Formula E World Drivers' Championship standings, now holding 63 points. Maserati MSG Racing, meanwhile, continues to hold sixth in the World Teams' Championship.

The 2024 Misano E-Prix race weekend will continue on Sunday, 14 April.

Maserati S.p.A.
Maserati produces a complete range of unique cars, immediately recognizable for their extraordinary personality. Thanks to their style, technology, and innately exclusive character, they delight the most discerning, demanding tastes and have always been a benchmark for the global automotive industry. A tradition of successful cars, each of them redefining what makes an Italian sports car in terms of design, performance, comfort, elegance, and safety, currently available in more than 70 markets internationally. Maserati line-up includes the Levante - the first SUV made by Maserati, the Grecale, the "everyday exceptional" SUV, and the GranTurismo, the iconic Italian grand tourer, all models characterized by the use of the highest quality materials and excellent technical solutions. A range equipped with 4-cylinder hybrid powertrains - available for Grecale and Levante - and V6 petrol, with rear-wheel and four-wheel drive, embodying the performance DNA of the Trident Brand. The top of the range is made up of the MC20 super sports car and the MC20 Cielo spyder, powered by the ground-breaking 100% Maserati Nettuno V6 engine, which incorporates F1-derived technologies into the power unit of a standard production car for the first time. The new GranTurismo is available with both the high-performance V6 petrol engine, derived from the Nettuno, and a 100% electric version: the GranTurismo Folgore, the first car in the Modena-based brand's history to adopt this solution. Today the full-electric range includes also the Grecale Folgore, Maserati's first full-electric SUV. By 2025, all Maserati models will also be available in a full-electric version, and the entire Maserati range will run on electricity alone by 2028.

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Maserati MSG Racing is one of the founding teams of the FIA Formula E World Championship and, in December 2013, became the first manufacturer to join the first all-electric category in motorsport. As one of the few regular participants since the inaugural 2014/15 season, MSG Racing has grown steadily; in 2021, it came close to a win before completing its most successful season to date in 2022, when it ended the season in second place for teams worldwide.

Led by Chairman and Managing Partner Scott Swid, the Monaco-based brand is the most gender-diverse team in Formula E and is at the forefront of sustainability: it promotes the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion, technical innovation and excellence. For further information, visit our website. To access the media library and content in the public domain, sign up here.

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