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Zane Maloney
Zane Maloney in 2022
NationalityBarbados Barbadian
Born (2003-10-02) 2 October 2003 (age 21)
Bridgetown, Barbados
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2022
Current teamTrident
Car number21
Starts2 (2 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish26th in 2022
Previous series
2021
2020
2019		Formula Regional European Championship
Euroformula Open Championship
F4 British Championship
Championship titles
2019F4 British Championship

Zane Maloney (born 2 October 2003) is a Barbadian racing driver. He was the 2019 British F4 champion and finished as runner-up in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, racing for Trident. In December 2022, it was announced he was joining the Red Bull Junior Team and will be a reserve driver for the Red Bull team in 2023.

Career

Karting

Maloney started racing in North America at the age of 12 and after multiple karting titles in Barbados and America he soon moved over to Europe to compete for Ricky Flynn Motorsport.[1] Maloney placed 4th in the Karting European Championship, 5th in the World Championships and 3rd in the German Championship and WSK Champions Cup respectively in 2018.

Lower formulas

Maloney's first single seater season was in 2019 in the British F4 championship for Carlin Motorsport. Maloney won 10 races and ended up on the podium 15 times, he became the first driver since Jamie Caroline to win all three races in a single weekend, at Oulton Park. Maloney won the championship by 20 points over Mexican Sebastián Álvarez at the final round of the season. Through that he became the first Barbadian racing driver to win a championship in Europe, and the first rookie to win the championship outright in the history of the series.[2]

Radical Caribbean Cup

Maloney contested the final two rounds of the 2019 Radical Caribbean Cup, winning all three races at Bushy Park Barbados, and two races at South Dakota in Guyana. He returned for the first round of the 2020 season, but the year did not constitute as a championship after being cancelled after round 1 due to coronavirus.

Maloney returned to the championship for the Frankie Boodram Wallerfield International Raceway round in Trinidad and Tobago in the 2022 season as a guest driver.[3]

Euroformula Open Championship

In January 2020, Maloney reunited with Carlin to contest the 2020 season.[4] He scored his debut podium in the second race of the season at the Hungaroring, having finished 4th the day before. His next podium came at the Circuit Paul Ricard, but unfortunately for Maloney, this would end up being his final podium finish of the season. After scoreless rounds in Spielberg and Spa the Barbadian finished the season eighth in the drivers' standings, one position and point behind teammate Ido Cohen.[5]

Formula Regional European Championship

Maloney racing in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship

In December 2020, Maloney was signed to R-ace GP to contest the 2021 season.[6] His first podium came at the second race of the first round in Imola, where he finished third.[7] Following two ninth-place finishes in Barcelona, Maloney had an impressive round in Monaco: the Bajan finished second in the first race,[8] and then won the second race from pole position, thus becoming the first Caribbean driver to be victorious in the Principality.[9]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

Maloney driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

In November 2021 Maloney took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test, driving for reigning team champions Trident.[10] In January the following year, the Italian outfit confirmed Maloney would race with them for the 2022 season.[11] The Bajan proved to be competitive right away by taking pole position in rainy conditions at Imola, although a spin at the safety car restart cost him the chance of achieving victory. He scored his first podium in the second race at the Hungaroring, finishing second, whilst a first win followed in the subsequent round at Spa-Francorchamps, where he recovered from a high-speed collision with Oliver Goethe during the sprint race, which had caused the Trident driver's car to roll over.[12][13] Maloney continued with the positive momentum, winning the Zandvoort feature race, having started from pole position.[14] After scoring another pole at the season finale in Monza, Maloney fended off Ollie Bearman in a battle for the victory, which would be awarded to the former following a red flag.[15] Maloney ended up second in the drivers' standings, missing out on the championship by five points to Victor Martins.[16][17]

FIA Formula 2 Championship

Following Calan Williams' departure from the team, Maloney was called up to replace him at Trident for the Yas Marina season finale.[18] After an uneventful weekend, Maloney was invited to test for Carlin at the end of season F2 test.

Formula One

In December 2022, Maloney joined the Red Bull Junior Team and is set to become Red Bull Racing's reserve driver in 2023.[19]

Personal life

Maloney's uncle manages the Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados.[20]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season Series Team Position
2016 Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ 29th
SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift Kartsport North America 13th
2017 South Garda Winter Cup — OKJ Ricky Flynn Motorsport 16th
Trofeo delle Industrie — OKJ 8th
WSK Super Master Series — OKJ 8th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ 13th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ 5th
WSK Final Cup — OKJ 7th
SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Junior Speed Concepts Racing 11th
2018 WSK Champions Cup — OK Ricky Flynn Motorsport 3rd
WSK Super Master Series — OK 8th
South Garda Winter Cup — OK 20th
German Karting Championship — Senior 4th
WSK Open Cup — OK 12th
CIK-FIA European Championship — OK 4th
CIK-FIA World Championship — OK 80th
WSK Final Cup — OK 19th
SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Senior KartSport North America 2nd

Complete CIK-FIA Karting European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 DC Points
2017 Ricky Flynn Motorsport OKJ SAR
QH
19 		SAR
R
30 		CAY
QH
3 		CAY
R
4 		LEM
QH
10 		LEM
R
29 		ALA
QH
13 		ALA
R
7 		KRI
QH
56 		KRI
R
DNQ 		13th 31
2018 Ricky Flynn Motorsport OK SAR
QH
5 		SAR
R
11 		PFI
QH
(7) 		PFI
R
29 		AMP
QH
4 		AMP
R
3 		ALB
QH
4 		ALB
R
5 		4th 52

Complete Karting World Championship results

Year Team Car Quali Heats Main race
2017 United Kingdom Ricky Flynn Motorsport OKJ 4th 5th
2018 United Kingdom Ricky Flynn Motorsport OK 80th DNQ

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 F4 British Championship Carlin 30 10 6 5 15 427 1st
Radical Caribbean Cup 6 5 ? ? ? ? 5th
2020 Euroformula Open Championship Carlin Motorsport 17 0 0 0 2 113 8th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship R-ace GP 20 1 1 1 7 170 4th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Trident 18 3 2 3 4 134 2nd
FIA Formula 2 Championship 2 0 0 0 0 0 26th
Radical Caribbean Cup 3 2 1 ? 3 N/A NC†
2023 Formula One Oracle Red Bull Racing Reserve driver

† As Maloney was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete F4 British Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Pos Points
2019 Carlin BRI
1
3 		BRI
2
7 		BRI
3
2 		DON
1
8 		DON
2
6 		DON
3
6 		THR1
1
2 		THR1
2
1 		THR1
3
1 		CRO
1
1 		CRO
2
5 		CRO
3
1 		OUL
1
1 		OUL
2
1 		OUL
3
1 		SNE
1
3 		SNE
2
Ret 		SNE
3
4 		THR2
1
6 		THR2
2
5 		THR2
3
6 		KNO
1
1 		KNO
2
8 		KNO
3
NC 		SIL
1
5 		SIL
2
2 		SIL
3
Ret 		BHGP
1
1 		BHGP
2
5 		BHGP
3
1 		1st 427

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pos Points
2020 Carlin Motorsport HUN
1
4 		HUN
2
3 		LEC
1
DNS 		LEC
2
2 		RBR
1
12 		RBR
2
Ret 		MNZ
1
8 		MNZ
2
4 		MNZ
3
7 		MUG
1
8 		MUG
2
5 		SPA
1
14 		SPA
2
Ret 		SPA
3
12 		CAT
1
4 		CAT
2
9 		CAT
3
6 		CAT
4
5 		8th 113

Complete Formula Regional European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 DC Points
2021 R-ace GP IMO
1
Ret 		IMO
2
3 		CAT
1
9 		CAT
2
9 		MCO
1
2 		MCO
2
1 		LEC
1
4 		LEC
2
6 		ZAN
1
15 		ZAN
2
8 		SPA
1
3 		SPA
2
2 		RBR
1
9 		RBR
2
3 		VAL
1
8 		VAL
2
8 		MUG
1
11 		MUG
2
14 		MNZ
1
3 		MNZ
2
7 		4th 170

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 DC Points
2022 Trident BHR
SPR
4 		BHR
FEA
Ret 		IMO
SPR
6 		IMO
FEA
Ret 		CAT
SPR
21 		CAT
FEA
13 		SIL
SPR
7 		SIL
FEA
11 		RBR
SPR
Ret 		RBR
FEA
5 		HUN
SPR
10 		HUN
FEA
2 		SPA
SPR
Ret 		SPA
FEA
1 		ZAN
SPR
17 		ZAN
FEA
1 		MNZ
SPR
4 		MNZ
FEA
1 		2nd 134

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 DC Points
2022 Trident BHR
SPR 		BHR
FEA 		JED
SPR 		JED
FEA 		IMO
SPR 		IMO
FEA 		CAT
SPR 		CAT
FEA 		MCO
SPR 		MCO
FEA 		BAK
SPR 		BAK
FEA 		SIL
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		RBR
SPR 		RBR
FEA 		LEC
SPR 		LEC
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		ZAN
SPR 		ZAN
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		YMC
SPR
15 		YMC
FEA
16 		26th 0

* Season still in progress.

References

  1. ^ Whitfield, Steve (July 29, 2019). "Scout Report: Zane Maloney". FormulaScout. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "Zane Maloney: First year in single seaters 'more than I could have hoped for". November 13, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
  3. ^ "Zane Maloney joins Radical Caribbean Cup in T&T". September 26, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "MALONEY STAYS WITH CARLIN FOR EUROFORMULA OPEN". January 31, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  5. ^ Wood, Ida (2020-12-16). "Euroformula season review: The super-close battle that dominated 2020". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  6. ^ Wood, Elliot (December 20, 2020). "Maloney switches from Euroformula to FREC with R-ace GP for 2021". FormulaScout. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  7. ^ "Saucy scores first car racing win in second Imola FREC race". formulascout.com. Retrieved 2021-04-24.
  8. ^ "R-ace GP's Isack Hadjar takes lights-to-flag first FREC win in Monaco". Formula Scout. 2021-05-22. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  9. ^ Wood, Ida (2021-05-23). "Maloney leads R-ace GP 1-2-3 in Monaco in second FREC race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-05-23.
  10. ^ "FIA Formula 3 returns to action with post-season testing in Valencia". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-10-31.
  11. ^ "Trident add Maloney to their 2022 driver line-up". fiaformula3.com. January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
  12. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Maloney bounces back to bring home first win in Trident 1-2". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  13. ^ "F3 Spa: Maloney bounces back from crash to head Trident 1-2". www.motorsport.com. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  14. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Maloney goes two-for-two in Zandvoort charge". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  15. ^ "FEATURE RACE: Maloney beats Bearman at Monza as Martins becomes Champion". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  16. ^ "The fight was never over for Zane Maloney, in fact it's only just begun". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  17. ^ McClure, Michael (2022-09-19). "Ultimatums and uncertainty: FIA F3 drivers reflect on the season and discuss plans for next year". F1 Feeder Series. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  18. ^ "Trident confirms Zane Maloney for Yas Marina finale". FIA_F2® - The Official F2® Website. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  19. ^ White, Megan (7 December 2022). "F2 graduate Maloney joins Red Bull Junior Team". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  20. ^ "Bushy Park". RacingCircuits.info. 30 May 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kiern Jewiss
 F4 British Championship
Champion
2019 		Succeeded by
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