The Nissan Formula E Team scored its first victory of the Gen3 era as Oliver Rowland took the win in the first ever Misano E-Prix. Sacha Fenestraz scored points in both races of the double-header.
Starting fifth for Saturday’s race at Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Rowland put in an excellent performance. Crossing the line in second place, he became the official race winner after the disqualification of another driver.
The British racer was impressive again in Sunday’s event, working his way through the field from 10th on the grid to lead. He was set to extend his championship advantage, but a technical issue led to the car running out of energy on the final lap and stopping on track.
Meanwhile, Sacha Fenestraz enjoyed a positive weekend in the #23 car. The Franco-Argentine racer battled hard to return to the points in ninth on Saturday, before making a strong step forward for Sunday’s event.
Starting 13th, Fenestraz more than held his own in a closely-matched field, once again working his way up to clinch a solid haul of points in fifth.
In addition to the two races, the weekend featured an FP0 session, designed for young drivers to gain experience in Formula E machinery. The team’s reserve and simulator driver, Caio Collet, got his first taste of the Nissan e-4ORCE 04 during the session, helping the squad to prepare for the weekend.
Positive weekend
The results in Italy see Rowland remain third in the Drivers’ Championship, nine points from the joint leaders. Meanwhile, the team sits fourth in the Teams’ Championship on 100 points.
Tommaso Volpe, managing director and team principal of the Nissan Formula E Team, said: “Overall, it has been a very positive weekend for us.
“We’re feeling good at the moment and will keep working to have a successful event in Monaco in two weeks’ time.”
Formula E now travels to Monte-Carlo for the Monaco E-Prix, with the single-header event taking place on April 27th.