Team Name
Nissan e.dams
Team Biography
Nissan made its all-electric racing debut in season five (2018/19) of the ABB FIA Formula E championship. In this first season, the team finished fourth in the teams' standings with six podiums, five pole positions and 16 Super Pole qualifying appearances between Sebastien Buemi and Oliver Rowland, making Nissan e.dams the best qualifying team of the season. It ended the campaign with a maiden victory during the final race weekend in New York.
The team further improved their results in season six (2019/20), taking second in the teams' championship, scoring one victory, five podiums, a pole position, and making six consecutive Super Pole qualifying appearances.
Nissan is the first Japanese manufacturer to enter the series and is a world-leading expert in the design and manufacture of all-electric vehicles. With over 500,000 Nissan LEAF vehicles sold since the model debuted in 2010, Nissan has made use of its existing EV experience to develop its Formula E race car.
In turn, the lessons learnt on the track help shape the next generations of EVs from the Japanese car maker, with the stylish, high-performance Ariya all-electric crossover SUV set to launch in 2021.
Nissan competes in Formula E to help demonstrate the power and exciting performance of its zero-emission EV technology. For season seven, the team has retained drivers Sebastien Buemi and Oliver Rowland in cars #23 and #22, respectively.
SEBASTIEN BUEMI
Overview
- Sebastien has driven in Formula E since the start of the championship.
- In the 2015/2016 season he took the FE driver's championship and holds the series' records for the most wins, most pole positions, fastest laps, and several others.
- Sebastien took Nissan's maiden Formula E win in New York and finished in the runner-up spot in the driver's championship in our debut season (2018/2019).
- In our second season - Sebastien added 4 more podiums to his tally, finishing 4th in the championship and helping Nissan e.dams achieve second in the teams' standings.
- Notable Formula E results with Nissan:
- Season five (2018/2019): One win, three podiums, and three pole positions. Won Formula E's Best Qualifying Driver Award
- Season six (2019/2020): Four podiums
Previous History
- Runner up in 2007 Formula 3 Euro Series and 2008 GP2 Series Asia
- Joined Red Bull as an F1 test driver in 2009 before racing with Toro Rosso full time from 2009-2011
- Won the 2014 FIA World Endurance Championship
- Season 2 FIA Formula E Champion, runner up in both Season 1 and Season 3
- Led e.dams to three consecutive FIA Formula E team titles (prior to Nissan joining FE)
- Took overall victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans in 2018
- Took second place in the ABB FIA Formula E drivers' championship in season five
OLIVER ROWLAND
Overview
- Oliver joined Formula E with Nissan in our debut season (2018/2019) and was named Formula E Rookie of the Year from his fast pace and results.
- Oliver took Nissan's first podium with a second place finish in Sanya, China in season five.
- Notable Formula E results with Nissan:
- Season five (2018/2019): Two podiums and three pole positions
- Season six (2019/2020): One win and one pole position
Previous History
- 2011 Formula Renault UK Finals Series Champion with four wins
- Won the championship in Formula Renault 3.5 in 2015 with eight victories and 13 podiums in 17 starts
- Made his Formula E debut for Mahindra in 2015 at Punta del Este
- Third place in FIA Formula 2 in 2017 with DAMS
- Made his first start at Le Mans in 2018
- Official young driver for the Williams F1 team in 2018
Team Management Biographies
Tommaso Volpe
- Nissan Global Motorsports Director
- Oversees Nissan Formula E, Super GT, Prototype and global GT3 racing activities
- Leads both Nissan and INFINITI global motorsports programs
- Has led the INFINITI Motorsports department since 2014
- Strengthened the role of INFINITI in Formula One™ to a technical partner for the Renault F1® Team, including the co-development of the Energy Recovery System, the INFINITI Engineering Academy, and the Project Black S
- Holds a master degree in Economics from the University of Naples Federico II, and attended the Erasmus project for one year at Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers in Paris
Gregory Driot
- Nissan e.dams co team principal
- Dams co-owner
- Classic & Modern Racing (CMR) co-owner
- Founder and president of L'Automobile Club de Genève
- Independent Asset manager (Octogone Gestion SA)
- Experienced oil and private equity investor (cross sector)
Olivier Driot
- Nissan e.dams co team principal
- Dams co-owner
- Experienced oil trader and private equity investor in real estate, F&B, and industrial minerals
- Team Manager of Dams F3000 program and Le Mans 24 Hours in early 2000
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