1. Zane Maloney was born on 2 October 2003 and is a Barbadian racing driver, who competes in Formula E for Lola Yamaha ABT.
58 Facts About Zane Maloney
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Zane Maloney previously competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Rodin, having debuted for the team in the prior season.
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Zane Maloney was the 2019 British F4 champion and finished as runner-up in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, racing for Trident.
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Zane Maloney is the first Barbadian driver to win a race in FIA Formula 3 and FIA Formula 2.
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Zane Maloney was the reserve driver for Red Bull Racing and Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber in 2023 and 2024 respectively, and is a former member of the Red Bull Junior Team.
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Zane Maloney placed fourth in the Karting European Championship, fifth in the World Championships and third in the German Championship and WSK Champions Cup respectively in 2018.
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Zane Maloney began the season with a double podium in Brands Hatch, before taking his first wins in Thruxton.
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Zane Maloney endured a tough weekend in Snetterton where he only secured a third place finish.
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At the Brands Hatch season finale, Zane Maloney took a double victory to win the championship by 20 points over Sebastian Alvarez.
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Zane 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.
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Zane Maloney 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.
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Zane 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.
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In January 2020, Zane Maloney reunited with Carlin to contest in the 2020 Euroformula Open.
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Zane Maloney scored his debut podium in the second race of the season at the Hungaroring, having finished fourth the day before.
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In December 2020, Zane Maloney was signed to R-ace GP to contest the 2021 season.
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Zane Maloney finished on the podium again during the next round in Paul Ricard, and secured a double podium in Spa-Francorchamps.
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In November 2021 Zane Maloney took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test, driving for reigning team champions Trident.
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Zane Maloney had a shaky start in the Bahrain opener, finishing fourth in the sprint but an engine issue derailed his race on the opening lap.
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Zane Maloney then secured his maiden pole position in rainy conditions at Imola, despite being "annoyed at [myself]".
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In Barcelona, Zane Maloney missed the weighbridge during qualifying, forcing him to start from the pit lane in both races.
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Zane Maloney had a quiet sprint race, finishing in seventh, but his feature race derailed after he was tipped into a spin on the opening lap by Oliver Bearman, and narrowly missed out on points.
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Zane Maloney was involved in another contact with Bearman during the Austrian sprint race, this time his race ended prematurely.
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The next day, Zane Maloney scored his first feature race points with fifth place.
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In mixed conditions for the feature race, Zane Maloney was able to secure his first podium as he barely fended off Bearman for second place.
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Zane Maloney then secured another front row start in Spa-Francorchamps.
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Zane Maloney was involved in a high-speed collision with Oliver Goethe during the sprint race, which had caused the Trident driver's car to roll over, but both drivers emerged unscathed.
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Zane Maloney continued with positive momentum, taking pole position for the Zandvoort round.
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Zane Maloney would proceed to take his second victory despite losing out to Victor Martins early on.
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Zane Maloney ended up second in the drivers' standings, missing out on the championship by five points to Martins.
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Zane Maloney had achieved three wins, two poles, four podiums and 134 points throughout the season.
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In 2023, Zane Maloney returned to Formula 3 to drive for Rodin Carlin in the Jerez F3 post-season test.
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Zane Maloney participates in the Macau Grand Prix for the team.
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On 18 January 2023, Zane Maloney was announced as a part of the team line-up for Rodin Carlin for 2023 season, alongside Brazilian driver and fellow Red Bull Junior Enzo Fittipaldi.
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Zane Maloney had a dreadful weekend in Jeddah, he spun out in the sprint race and lacked pace in the feature race, ending without points.
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Zane Maloney then matched his best qualifying result with fourth in the Abu Dhabi finale.
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Zane Maloney ended his season tenth in the drivers' standings with 96 points and four podiums, 28 behind teammate Fittipaldi.
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Zane Maloney remained with Rodin Carlin, now Rodin Motorsport, for the 2024 season and his teammate is 2023 Super Formula champion Ritomo Miyata.
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From eighth in the sprint, Zane Maloney slowly creeped up the order and passed Jak Crawford for the lead on lap 8.
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Zane Maloney improved in the feature race, as he finished in seventh place.
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At that point, Zane Maloney led the standings by 14 points, praising his mindset change a reason for his improved form.
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Zane Maloney secured another third-placed podium during the Imola sprint race, where he passed Amaury Cordeel for third with three laps to go.
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Zane Maloney had a forgettable feature race, as he was stuck behind Roman Stanek following the pit stops, causing Maloney to eventually finish in 11th place.
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However, Zane Maloney managed to turn his fortunes around in Silverstone, as he returned to the podium in second place in mixed conditions during the sprint race.
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The next day, from ninth, Zane Maloney fought for the win with Isack Hadjar after the pit stops, where he would secure back-to-back second places.
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Zane Maloney had another weekend of missed opportunities in Hungary; he stalled from third on the formation of the sprint race while his feature race was curtailed early after being hit from Paul Aron behind.
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Zane Maloney had a clean weekend in Spa-Francorchamps, securing fourth and sixth place in the races.
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Zane Maloney had a strong fightback in the sprint, passing former teammate Enzo Fittipaldi on the last lap for fifth place.
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An unlucky safety car timing during the feature race saw Gabriel Bortoleto jump him in the pit stops, and Zane Maloney was forced to cope with second place again, but still moved back into the top 3 of the standings.
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Zane Maloney concluded his season fourth in the drivers' standings, scoring two wins, one pole, seven podiums and 140 points.
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In December 2022, Zane Maloney joined the Red Bull Junior Team and was Red Bull Racing's reserve driver in 2023.
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In January 2024, Zane Maloney joined the Sauber Academy and served as a reserve driver for Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber in the 2024 Formula One World Championship.
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Zane Maloney took part in his first Formula E practice session at the Rome ePrix.
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Zane Maloney would run for Andretti during the rookie free practice session at Misano and the rookie test in Berlin.
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On 1 August 2024, Zane Maloney took part in his maiden IndyCar test with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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Zane Maloney was born on 2 October 2003 in Bridgetown, Barbados to Natalie and Sean Zane Maloney.
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Zane Maloney's uncle, Mark Maloney, is a property developer and chairman of Bushy Park Circuit.
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Zane Maloney idolised Lewis Hamilton and attended his first Formula One race at the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix with his father.
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Outside of motorsports, Zane Maloney has said that he enjoys watching the UFC and admires Conor McGregor as an athlete.