LATEST NEWS Nissan Formula E Team to launch Season 12 charge in São Paulo
4 December 2025
Rowland and Nato aiming to kick off new campaign with strong points
YOKOHAMA, Japan (December 4, 2025) – Nissan Formula E Team is looking for a solidstart to the 2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship in São Paulo, Brazil,having completed a successful week of Pre-Season Testing in Valencia in October.
The event will mark Formula E’s fourth visit to Brazil, competing on the AnhembiSambadrome, with the main straight situated on the location of the world-renownedCarnival of São Paulo, in the north of the city.
Drivers’ World Champion Oliver Rowland and Norman Nato will look to build on thelearnings from previous races at this venue. Rowland finished on the podium at the SãoPaulo Street Circuit in the 2023/24 campaign, while both drivers showed excellent paceat the track last December, battling at the front of the field for the majority of the eventbefore penalties denied the team points.
The 2.93-kilometre circuit is bumpy and high-speed with several heavy braking zones,challenging the drivers throughout the weekend and offering the best overtakingopportunities into Turns 1, 4 and 7. This year’s event is one lap shorter than in 2024,making for a faster race with less need for energy saving.
The race weekend will begin with Free Practice 1 on Friday at 23:30 (GST), ahead of thesecond practice session on Saturday morning at 14:30. Qualifying gets underway soonafter at 16:40, before lights out for the opening race of the season at 21:05.
Tommaso Volpe, managing director and team principal, Nissan Formula ETeam: “The whole team is ready go racing again and build on what was a very positiveSeason 11. We know we must hit the ground running from FP1 in São Paulo as theFormula E grid is set to be even more competitive this year. We know we can do well atthis circuit as we had great pace here last season, but every team now has a year’sworth of experience with the GEN3 Evo cars and the tires, which will tighten the field.Every move and every point could make a difference, so we’re striving for a smoothweekend without mistakes to start Season 12 on the front foot.”
Oliver Rowland, driver, Nissan Formula E Team: “I’m looking forward to being outon-track in Brazil and starting the new campaign as defending Drivers’ World Champion.It’s a new season so our focus is once again on maximizing our performance throughoutas the field will be even tighter. I led the majority of the São Paulo E-Prix last year, ofcourse there has been a lot of racing since then, but I will be aiming to fight at the frontagain to ensure a strong start to the new season.”
Norman Nato, driver, Nissan Formula E Team: “I’m excited to be back and ready tokick off the season in São Paulo. We prepared well at Pre-Season Testing, we weremainly working on improving our procedures and on some technical areas but weshowed great speed on the final day to top the timesheets. It’s important to start the season well - it grows confidence within yourself and in the team, and it creates a goodatmosphere around the garage.”
About Nissan in Formula E
Nissan made its all-electric racing debut in Season 5 (2018/19) of the ABB FIA FormulaE 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 andits commitment to the GEN3 era, which will run from Season 9 (2022/23) through to theend of Season 12 (2025/26) of the all-electric racing series.
In April 2022, Nissan acquired the e.dams race team, with the Japanese automakertaking 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 longterm commitment to Formula E, becoming the first manufacturer to sign up for theGEN4 era, which runs until 2030, reinforcing its pledge to its Ambition 2030electrification targets.
Season 11 (2024/25) saw Nissan Formula E Team secure the Drivers’ WorldChampionship with Oliver Rowland as the Brit took seven podiums, including fourvictories, 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 ETeam drivers are Oliver Rowland and Norman Nato.
Nissan races in Formula E to bring the excitement and fun of zero-emission electricvehicles to a global audience. As part of its goal to achieve carbon neutrality across itsoperations and the life cycle of its products by 2050, Nissan intends to electrify everyall-new vehicle offering by the early 2030s in key markets. The Japanese automakeraims to bring its expertise in transferring knowledge and technology between theracetrack 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 certifiedwith a net zero carbon footprint from inception back in 2020, having invested in certifiedclimate-protecting projects in all race markets to offset emissions from every season ofelectric racing.
All cars in the championship are powered by electricity, with the series acting as acompetitive platform to test and develop the latest in electric technology.
The World's greatest manufacturers race against each other on street circuits andFormula E promotes the adoption of sustainable mobility in city centers in a bid tocombat air pollution and lessen the effects of climate change.
Contact
Maria De Juana
Head of Communications, Formula E, Nissan Motor Co.
Phone: +33-6 17 36 37 61
mdejuana@nissan-europe.com
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