The Nissan Formula E Team will enter reigning FIA Formula 3 champion Victor Martins and multiple Formula 2 race-winner Luca Ghiotto into this month’s ABB FIA Formula E Rookie Test in Berlin.
Ghiotto will take to the Tempelhof Airport Circuit, with the former GP3 Series runner-up also confirmed as simulator driver.
The 28-year-old Italian has been working in the team’s simulator since the start of the current Formula E season and has a strong racing CV, including six wins in F2.
Frenchman Martins is part of the Alpine Academy – BWT Alpine F1 Team’s young driver programme – and has already taken two podiums and a pole position across the opening three rounds of his debut F2 season. The 21-year-old has impressed many during his junior career, winning the Formula Renault Eurocup title in 2020, before moving up to F3, where he took the 2022 crown.
The Formula E Rookie Test will take place in Berlin on April 24.
Plenty of experience
Tommaso Volpe, Managing Director and Principal of the Nissan Formula E Team said: “We’re really pleased to have Luca on board. He’s been working in the simulator since the beginning of the season so it made sense to give him an opportunity in the car.
“This will be valuable for the team as the test will benefit Luca in the simulator and give him plenty of experience to help us develop our performance.
“Victor is a young and promising driver. It’s great for the championship to be attracting rising stars like him. He’s making his F2 debut this year and is showing strong signs, so it was a natural choice for us to offer him a chance in the Nissan e-4ORCE 04.”
Luca Ghiotto said: “I’m really excited to be part of the Nissan Formula E Team, in such an incredible championship. Nissan is a massive brand, which makes this even more special. I can’t wait to feel a Formula E car in real life for the first time.”
Victor Martins commented: “It’s a huge honour to be selected for the Rookie Test with Nissan Formula E. The team has a close relationship with the Alpine Academy, which I’m a part of, and it’s a great chance for me to experience a Formula E car for the first time.”