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As the fully-electric World Championship returns to Berlin next week, we wanted to turn back time and reflect on nine seasons of action in the German capital.
Tempelhof is, after all, Formula E’s second home and has hosted races in every campaign aside from Season 2 when we staged a one-off appearance around Strausberger Platz and Alexanderplatz.
This long-standing story started in 2015 when the starting lights flashed out on the former airfield’s apron, with an electric energy flowing from hangar to pitlane.
The race marked one of our first double points finishes in Formula E – and our highest haul of Season 1 – but a return in Season 3 marked a key breakthrough moment as Maro Engel secured our very first fastest lap.
We visited again in Seasons 4 and 5, but in Season 6, we convened at Tempelhof to make history by staging the most intense finale in the history of motorsport.
After a six-month hiatus in racing action, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, six races played out over nine days across three circuits to crown one champion.
Although the Season 6 showdown was marred by poor fortune, we reached new heights in Season 7 to establish a streak of success that is yet to be broken.
As soon as we took to the circuit in practice, the pace was more than clear and in an 18-way title fight, Edoardo Mortara was a key protagonist and contender after a strong showing.
He battled hard with Lucas di Grassi in Race One, and after falling short of the win on Saturday and retiring on Sunday, missed out on World Championship glory by only 0.141 seconds.
His team-mate, Norman Nato, was there to strike, however, and with a dominant sowing in the finale, Norman conquered Berlin to become only the third driver to win a race in their rookie season.
Elevated performance unleashed devastating results in Season 8, and in perfect harmony with Edo, we delivered one of the most dominant race weekends seen in Formula E.
With back-to-back pole positions, a pair of podiums, one victory, a fastest lap, and a new lap record set, we left Berlin with a very handsome haul and as we prepare for Gen3’s first outing in the city, have high expectations.
The Maserati brand too has a proven track record in Germany and secured its first motor racing victory at the Nürburgring in 1936 when Carlo Felice Trossi won driving the Trident’s Type 4CM.
In 1955, Jean Behra was the victor of the Nürburgring 500km in the 150S, and Maserati again tasted success by winning the Nürburging 1,000km on three occasions between 1956 and 1961.
Five-time Formula One World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio secured his final Grand Prix win on German soil in 1957, and the same Argentine and his Maserati 250F held The Green Hell’s lap record until 1961.
Three consecutive victories at Oschersleben from 2005-2007 in the FIA GT Championship with the MC12 signalled the marque’s most recent glory but ahead of its return to Germany, new history could be made.
With 157 points scored by the team in Berlin so far, nearly 20% of our all-time points stem from the city.
With four back-to-back podiums too, our only goal is to extend our streak as we return to a happy hunting ground and the home of some of motorsport’s most fervent supporters this weekend.
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