Nissan Formula E Team Ends Season Victorious

Photo credit: Nissan

Oliver Rowland delivered a brilliant drive in the season-ending Round 16 at the London E-Prix to help the Nissan Formula E Team win the race in the 2023–24 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

After a challenging race that saw incidents and penalties cost Sacha Fenestraz and Oliver Rowland valuable points, the squad recovered for the ExCeL London Circuit Round 16 match. Rowland qualified ninth but moved up the field during the E-Prix to take fourth place as the wild race heated up. The British player then capitalized on the leaders’ necessity to switch to Attack Mode in the last stages, taking the lead and clinching the team’s second victory of the year.

Fenestraz, an Argentinean Franco, fought valiantly in a densely crowded midfield and concluded his second season with the team in 15th place.According to the results, Rowland placed fourth in the Drivers’ Championship while Fenestraz finished 17th. The Nissan Formula E Team secured fourth place in the Teams’ Championship for Season 10 with 182 points. In the Manufacturers’ Trophy, Nissan again took third place.

Oliver Rowland, driver, Nissan Formula E Team: “The perfect end to a fantastic season! I never expected to win today, I got a great start and picked my moments in a crazy race. Once I got to fourth, I didn’t want to get too involved in the title fight, so I waited and hoped for something to happen, which it eventually did and I managed to pick up the pieces to win the race. We should be very proud of our season, the target was to build as a team and we’ve achieved a lot. We’ve been consistently competitive and it gives us a great platform for next year. Thanks to the whole crew for their work and looking forward to being back!”

Tommaso Volpe, managing director and team principal, Nissan Formula E Team: “What an amazing way to finish the season! After a frustrating race yesterday, where both drivers were involved in incidents and picked up penalties, we bounced back with an improved set-up and great pace from Oli to take the win. The strategy was spot on to get up to fourth, and then he took advantage of incidents and the frontrunners needing to take Attack Mode to move into the lead. He stayed calm, executed it perfectly to claim the win, making it an excellent end to a really strong season. Sacha also did a great job protecting his position against our most direct competitors and keeping them behind. To finish fourth in the Teams’ Championship and third in the manufacturers’ standings is a real positive and we can be proud of our performance. It was also great to have Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida with us for this win, which made it even more special! This result will give us a boost heading into the off-season. We’ll look to keep pushing and improving ahead of next year, where we aim to challenge for both championships.”

Sacha Fenestraz, driver, Nissan Formula E Team: “It hasn’t been an easy season, but I learned a lot from it and it will make me stronger in the future. In Saturday’s race we had really strong pace, but unfortunately an incident meant we received a five-second penalty and dropped out of the top-10. A big shame for us as I think we deserved to finish in the points. Today was also challenging, it was tough to fight in the midfield on this track and we weren’t able to move forwards. A big thanks to the team for all their hard work this season and I’m looking forward to getting back on track and showing what I can do.

Drive New Nissan With Our Help at John Sisson Nissan Today!

At John Sisson Nissan, we’re more than excited to help our customers and we have the right staff to make it happen. Searching for a new option to buy or lease? Take a look at our newest vehicle inventory or our quality pre-owned vehicles. We can help sell your current vehicle or bring it back to life like new with an online service appointment to our service center. Allow our professional techs to get started on all repairs or maintenance work.

We’re here to help with any financial help, needs, or suggestions to help make paying for a vehicle easier, Apply for Auto financing. Reach out to us and see what we can do for you today at John Sisson Nissan.