Nissan Formula E Team successfully completes intense Pre-Season Testing in Valencia

The Japanese squad makes the most out of first official Season 12 action

VALENCIA, Spain – Nissan Formula E Team continued its preparation for the 2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia, Spain, completing a very specific and ambitious testing program while also showing strong pace.

With World Champion Oliver Rowland debuting the #1 on his Nissan e-4ORCE 05 and Norman Nato sporting the traditional Nissan #23, the pair quickly got back into the rhythm of driving Formula E machinery ahead of December's season opener in São Paulo.

Rowland completed 279 tours of the Spanish track, while Nato lapped the 4.005-kilometre circuit 265 times. The duo spent the majority of the test polishing performance features, validating mechanical parts and testing various set-up options, while also working on several qualifying and race scenarios to better prepare the squad for the upcoming campaign. Both drivers were also able to show their speed, each topping a session on Day 4, with Nato setting the fastest time in the morning, before Rowland followed suit in the afternoon.

Friday's running will see the team's rookie and simulator driver Abbi Pulling jump in the car to take on the second ever all-women's test. It will be the F1 Academy champion's third time in Nissan Formula E GEN3 Evo car, following the all-women's test in 2024, which she topped, and the Berlin Rookie Test in July.

Tommaso Volpe, managing director and team principal, Nissan Formula E Team: "It has been a very intense week of testing. We had a very ambitious and specific program to go through, and we're happy to have achieved what we came here to do and with the work that the whole team put in. It was important to get everyone up to speed again and to integrate our new team members and, while performance was not our focus this week, we've also managed to produce some very competitive times. Our drivers are now more confident with the set-up and we've collected lots of data to help us in the buildup to São Paulo, so we're quite pleased with how the test has gone overall.

"We've still got the all-women's test tomorrow with Abbi, which will be a great way to finish the week. It will not only be valuable for her but also an additional test day for us, building on all the work we've previously done with her on track and her ongoing work as our sim driver. We're looking forward to seeing her back on track and tick off the last few test items while giving her some more experience in the car."

Oliver Rowland, driver, Nissan Formula E Team: "It's been a good few days of testing here in Valencia and I felt like we worked our way through the program nicely. We've learned a lot from some challenging moments and that can be a good opportunity as we sit down and analyze everything to further improve and keep up our momentum. We've made the most out of our time on-track and I'm confident that we'll be competitive when we arrive in São Paulo for the opener in December."

Norman Nato, driver, Nissan Formula E Team: "It's been a long and intense week but I'm happy with what we've achieved during the four days of testing. We've been trying a lot of new features and today everything seemed to go well, as I topped the morning session and Oli was fastest in the afternoon. It's been very important to work with the new crew members and to help build team spirit ahead of what will be a busy season. We've got some time to now analyze our performance before São Paulo and make sure we're at the top of our game, because it's the final year of GEN3 Evo and we know that the smallest margins will make the difference."

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About Nissan in Formula E

Nissan made its all-electric racing debut in Season 5 (2018/19) of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship, becoming the first and only Japanese manufacturer to enter the series.

In Season 7 (2020/21), Nissan announced its long-term involvement in Formula E and its commitment to the GEN3 era, which will run from Season 9 (2022/23) through to the end of Season 12 (2025/26) of the all-electric racing series.

In April 2022, Nissan acquired the e.dams race team, with the Japanese automaker taking full ownership of its involvement in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

On 28th March 2024, ahead of the first ever Tokyo E-Prix, Nissan announced its long term commitment to Formula E, becoming the first manufacturer to sign up for the GEN4 era, which runs until 2030, reinforcing its pledge to its Ambition 2030 electrification targets.

Season 11 (2024/25) saw Nissan Formula E Team secure the Drivers’ World Championship with Oliver Rowland as the Brit took seven podiums, including four victories, and three pole positions, winning the title with two races to go.

For Season 12 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, the Nissan Formula E Team drivers are Oliver Rowland and Norman Nato.

Nissan races in Formula E to bring the excitement and fun of zero-emission electric vehicles to a global audience. As part of its goal to achieve carbon neutrality across its operations and the life cycle of its products by 2050, Nissan intends to electrify every all-new vehicle offering by the early 2030s in key markets. The Japanese automaker aims to bring its expertise in transferring knowledge and technology between the racetrack and road for better electric vehicles for customers.

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About Formula E

The ABB FIA Formula E World Championship became the first global sport to be certified with a net zero carbon footprint from inception back in 2020, having invested in certified climate-protecting projects in all race markets to offset emissions from every season of electric racing.

All cars in the championship are powered by electricity, with the series acting as a competitive platform to test and develop the latest in electric technology.

The World's greatest manufacturers race against each other on street circuits and Formula E promotes the adoption of sustainable mobility in city centers in a bid to combat air pollution and lessen the effects of climate change.