In just one season with NEOM McLaren, Taylor Barnard broke multiple Formula E records, departing the team as the youngest driver to have started a race, scored points, taken Pole, and stood on the podium.

Hailing from Norwich, Taylor entered single-seater racing in 2020. On his rise up the ladder, he finished as runner-up in the 2022 ADAC Formula 4 Championship and in the 2023 Formula Regional Middle East Championship.

That same season, Taylor made his debut in Formula 3, racing for Jenzer Motorsport. He impressed in the third tier of junior motorsport, clinching three podiums in his final four races, including a maiden victory at Spa-Francorchamps.

His first taste of Formula E came in October of his F3 campaign, when he ran for NEOM McLaren as a rookie driver during a Pre-Season Test in Valencia. This led to a role as the team’s Reserve and Development Driver for 2024, alongside a seat with AIX Racing in Formula 2.

During an impressive F2 rookie season, which included a Sprint Race victory in Monaco, Taylor was handed an unexpected competitive Formula E debut by NEOM, following an injury to regular driver Sam Bird.

Stepping in for the 2024 Monaco E-Prix, Taylor became the youngest competitive driver in Formula E’s 10-year history, aged 19 years and 331 days - the first teenager to start an FE race. He lined up from the back of the grid in Monte Carlo, but impressed by making significant progress to climb to 14th by the Chequered Flag. Remaining in the seat for the subsequent round in Berlin, as Sam continued his recovery, Taylor scored points in both races, finishing 10th and eighth.

Taylor was announced as Jake Hughes’ replacement ahead of the 2024/25 season, partnering Sam. He got off to a dream start, becoming the youngest podium finisher in the series’ history, finishing third in the São Paulo E-Prix, his first race as a full-time driver. 

Two rounds later, at the home race of the team’s Title Partner NEOM, Taylor then claimed a maiden Pole and finished on the podium in both races. Although he narrowly missed out on a first victory, Taylor emerged as a consistent front-runner during the campaign, ending his first season fourth in the Drivers’ Championship.