Zane Maloney

Zane Maloney (born 2 October 2003) is a Barbadian racing driver and 2019 British F4 champion.

Zane Maloney
Nationality Barbadian
Born (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003
Bridgetown, Barbados
Euroformula Open Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamCarlin Motorsport
Starts10
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Previous series
2019F4 British Championship
Championship titles
2019F4 British Championship

Career

Karting

Maloney started racing in North America at the age of 12, he soon moved over to Europe to compete for RFM. Maloney placed 4th in the OK European Championship, 5th in the World Championships and 3rd in the German Championship and WSK Champions Cup respectively. Maloney is a multiple time karting champion in Barbados and America.[1]

Lower formulae

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. He became the first Barbadian racing driver to win a championship in Europe, and the first rookie in history to win the championship outright.[2]

Euroformula Open Championship

In January 2020, Maloney reunited with Carlin to contest the 2020 season.[3] He scored his debut podium in the second race of the season at the Hungaroring, having finished 4th the day before.

Formula Regional European Championship

In December 2020, Maloney was signed to R-ace GP to contest the 2021 season.[4]

Personal life

Maloney's uncle owns the Bushy Park Circuit in Barbados.[5]

Racing record

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
2020 Euroformula Open Championship 17 0 0 0 2 113 8th
2021 Formula Regional European Championship R-ace GP

* 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. "MALONEY STAYS WITH CARLIN FOR EUROFORMULA OPEN". January 31, 2020. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  4. Wood, Elliot (December 20, 2020). "Maloney switches from Euroformula to FREC with R-ace GP for 2021". FormulaScout. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. "Bushy Park". RacingCircuits.info. 30 May 2020.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kiern Jewiss		 F4 British Championship
Champion
2019		 Succeeded by
Luke Browning


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