The Maserati MC20, successor to the MC12, will be racing.

Maserati is developing a new supercar to mark its return to racing, it has been revealed.

On Thursday, the Italian brand announced that the new model will be called the MC20 and will be unveiled at the end of May.

The name is an acronym for Maserati Corse (Italian for course or race) 2020. Maserati states that the MC20 marks a new phase in Maserati's history with the year 2020.

The MC20, which was teased in November, will be a two-seat mid-engine supercar. The powertrain will not be shared with Ferrari. Ferrari is developing mild hybrid, plug-in hybrid, and battery-electric powertrains; it is unclear which type of powertrain will initially be used in the MC20, but we do know that an electric version will eventually appear. An open-top version is also planned.

The design will likely be dramatically different from the Alfieri concept, a 2+2 front-engine car that may evolve into the next GranTurismo.

Maserati will produce the MC20 at the Viale Ciro Menotti plant in Modena, Italy, which ended production of the GranTurismo in November. Development is taking place at the Maserati Innovation Lab in Modena.

Maserati describes the MC20 as a "natural evolution" of the MC12 supercar, which was based on the Ferrari Enzo in the mid-2000s. Maserati competed in the FIA GT series with the MC12 from 2004 to 2010, winning 22 races and a total of 14 constructors', drivers', and team championship titles.

It is unclear in which class and series the MC20 will compete when Maserati returns to racing with the new supercar.