Early Career
Born in Geneva in 1987, the Swiss-Italian driver first stepped up to single-seater racing in 2006, after a successful karting career. He made his debut in Formula Renault, before graduating to the Formula Three Euroseries the following year - eventually winning the championship in 2010.
As he began to climb the racing ladder, Mortara became one of only two drivers to win the prestigious Macau Grand Prix twice, having achieved back-to-back victories in 2009 and 2010. Later, he would go on to claim victory at the Macau GT Cup three times.
The Swiss driver would reach further notoriety after his move to the DTM Championship in 2011, Mortara competed in the series until his Formula E debut in 2018, with a best championship finish of 2nd in 2016.
Formula E | 2017-19
Mortara joined the Formula E paddock with the Venturi Formula E team ahead of the 2017/18 season. After a promising start to the campaign when he finished second in the Hong Kong E-Prix in only his second Formula E appearance, the Swiss driver lost momentum as the season progressed, finishing the standings in 13th place.
Staying on for a second season with the Monegasque team, Mortara was partnered with seasoned race driver Felipe Massa and new Team Principal Susie Wolff for the 2018/19 season. Together, the pair rounded off the season in 14th (Mortara) and 15th (Massa), ranking eighth overall in the Teams’ Championship.
Formula E | 2019 - 23
In his third season in the series, Mortara once again lined up alongside Massa. With Venturi now powered by Mercedes-Benz EQ, Mortara challenged the factory outfits in 2019/20. The season played out much like the year before, with the Swiss driver having some consistent top-ten finishes, scoring points in seven of the 11 rounds, but failing to make the top-10 of the drivers’ standings.
Mortara finished second in the Drivers' standings in his fourth campaign with Venturi. A victory in Puebla came alongside podiums in Diriyah and Berlin, with the Swiss-Italian winding up just seven points shy of eventual World Champion Nyck de Vries (Mercedes-EQ). Mortara narrowly missed out on championship glory at the last race of the season in dramatic fashion at Berlin's Tempelhof Airport Circuit.
Mortara remained with ROKiT Venturi Racing alongside new teammate Lucas di Grassi for GEN2’s swansong, the 2021/22 season. There was little doubt he was looking to go one better to round out GEN2 but despite four race wins, he narrowly succumbed to Mercedes-EQ factory driver Stoffel Vandoorne. Mortara proved himself once again, however, to be one of the quickest drivers in the paddock.
The following season (2022/23) was a fresh start for Mortara with Maserati MSG Racing. Unfortunately, he could not capture the form from the previous two championship-contending runs, only picking up seven-point finishes across the inaugural GEN3 campaign on the way to 14th in the Drivers' standings.
Formula E | 2023-26
The 2023/24 season saw Mortara jump over to Mahindra Racing to join an all-new line-up for the Indian marque alongside returning champion Nyck de Vries. Mahindra started the season slowly, failing to score points in the opening eight races, but Mortara ended their duck with a sensational pole position in Round 9 in Berlin and an eighth-place finish in the same race.
In a year which marked a learning curve for Mahindra, Mortara had a relatively slow start, but still managed to deliver points finishes for the team. Then came Jakarta, a race that the Swiss-Italian will remember fondly for a podium visit years before; in 2025 it gave him a podium finish (second) for Mortara and very nearly a win for the Swiss-Italian. He then followed this with third in the opening race in Berlin.
For the 2025/26 campaign, and the last season of the GEN3 era, Mortara remained with Mahindra for what would be one of his most successful years in the championship. The Swiss driver proved unmatched over a single lap, achieving four pole positions. It was this pace, combined with consistent points finishes and podiums, that allowed him to challenge for the Drivers’ Championship.
Despite remaining in contention until the final double-header of the season in London, he missed out on the ultimate honours to Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein, who claimed his second Formula E title.
Mortara remains with Mahindra Racing for the 2026/27 season and the start of the GEN4 era.