Actor

2003-10-02 · Male

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Zane Maloney (born 2 October 2003) is a Barbadian racing driver who is set to compete in Formula E for Nissan in the 2026–27 season.

Maloney previously competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Rodin, having debuted for the team in the prior season. He was the 2019 British F4 champion and finished as runner-up in the 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship, racing for Trident. He is the first Barbadian driver to win a race in FIA Formula 3 and FIA Formula 2.

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.

Karting

Maloney started racing in North America at the age of twelve, and after multiple karting titles in Barbados and America, he soon moved over to Europe to compete for Ricky Flynn Motorsport. 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.

Formula 4

Maloney's first single seater season was in 2019, where he competed in British F4 for Carlin Motorsport. He began the season with a double podium in Brands Hatch, before taking his first wins in Thruxton. Another double victory followed in Croft followed, before he took a hat-trick of wins in Oulton Park, becoming the first driver since Jamie Caroline to win all three races in a single weekend. He endured a tough weekend in Snetterton where he only secured a third place finish. but returned to winning ways in Knockhill as he won the first race. At the Brands Hatch season finale, Maloney took a double victory to win the championship by 20 points over Sebastián Álvarez. 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.

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.

Euroformula Open Championship

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

Formula Regional European Championship

In December 2020, Maloney was signed to R-ace GP to contest the 2021 season. His first podium came at the second race of the first round in Imola, where he finished third. Following two ninth-place finishes in Barcelona, Maloney had an impressive round in Monaco; the Bajan finished second in the first race, and then won the second race from pole position, thus becoming the first Caribbean driver to be victorious in the Principality. Maloney finished on the podium again during the next round in Paul Ricard, and secured a double podium in Spa-Francorchamps. With two further third-places at the Red Bull Ring and Monza, Maloney finished fourth in the standings, having amassed 170 points, one win and seven podiums all season.

FIA Formula 3 Championship

2022

In November 2021, Maloney took part in the FIA Formula 3 post-season test, driving for reigning team champions Trident. In January the following year, the Italian outfit confirmed Maloney would race with them for the 2022 season. He had a shaky start in the Bahrain opener, finishing fourth in the sprint but an engine issue derailed his race on the opening lap. He then secured his maiden pole position in rainy conditions at Imola, despite being "annoyed at [myself]". After finishing sixth in the sprint race, a spin at the safety car restart during the feature race cost him the chance of achieving victory. In Barcelona, Maloney missed the weighbridge during qualifying, forcing him to start from the pit lane in both races. Despite making up a total of 26 positions during the races, he was forced to cope with his first non-scoring round. In Silverstone, Maloney qualified in third. He 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.

Maloney was involved in another contact with Bearman during the Austrian sprint race, this time his race ended prematurely. The next day, Maloney scored his first feature race points with fifth place. In Budapest, Maloney qualified on the front row. In mixed conditions for the feature race, Maloney was able to secure his first podium as he barely fended off Bearman for second place. He then secured another front row start in Spa-Francorchamps. He 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. Maloney continued with positive momentum, taking pole position for the Zandvoort round. He would proceed to take his second victory despite losing out to Victor Martins early on. This rocketed him to fifth in the standings, making him an outside chance for the title.

Maloney's qualifying form continued in the Monza finale, securing another front row start. In a chaotic sprint race, Maloney charged from 11th to fourth place. During the feature race, Maloney successfully defended against early challenges from Martins and Alexander Smolyar, and later fended off a strong attack from Bearman in a closely contested battle for the top step of the podium. Maloney ultimately emerged victorious, securing his third win. Maloney ended up second in the drivers' standings, missing out on the championship by five points to Martins. He had achieved three wins, two poles, four podiums and 134 points throughout the season. At the end of the year, Maloney received the official FIA Rookie of the Year award, having impressed many with his late run of form during his Formula 3 campaign.

2023

In 2023, Maloney returned to Formula 3 to drive for Rodin Carlin in the Jerez F3 post-season test. He also participated in the Macau Grand Prix for the team. He finished the main race in eighth place.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

2022

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

2023

On 18 January 2023, 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. Maloney qualified a poor 18th in the Bahrain opening round, but narrowly missed points in ninth during the sprint. A sprinting feature race charge followed, benefitting from lap 1 chaos and fresher tyres to claim third place and his first F2 podium. Following the race, Maloney stated that "the engine shut off" mid-race momentarily. Maloney had a dreadful weekend in Jeddah, he spun out in the sprint race and lacked pace in the feature race, ending without points. The Barbadian driver bounced back in Melbourne by qualifying fifth, and ended all the races in the same position. Despite securing ninth in Baku qualifying, he would have a forgettable weekend, colliding with Victor Martins at the start in the sprint and a lack of pace in the feature race meant he would come away without points.

In Monaco, Maloney qualified in fifth, and ended the…