Nissan Formula E Team scores a top-10 finish on challenging return to Jakarta

Both drivers complete great recovery drives after difficult qualifying

Nissan Formula E Team clinched a points finish with Oliver Rowland during Round 12 of the 2024/25 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, as the squad managed to bounce back from a tricky start to the weekend, showing good pace during an eventful race.

With poor track conditions due to overnight rain and a muddy tarmac, the Brit and his teammate Norman Nato both missed out on progressing through to the duels. The duo had to deal with traffic during a tricky qualifying session, meaning they lined up P16 and P21 respectively.

Rowland made up two positions on the opening tour of the Jakarta International E-Prix Circuit and continued this trend as he battled through the field into the top-10. During the frantic final stages of the event, Rowland saw two Full Course Yellows come out during his six minutes of Attack Mode, stalling his progress as he crossed the line in seventh. However, due to an earlier five-second penalty for causing a collision, he dropped back to 10th. This incident is currently under investigation with an outcome expected next week.

On the other side of the garage, Nato moved up a handful of places in the first half of the E-Prix on a different strategy. While being patient, waiting to use his Attack Mode at the optimal time, an unfortunately timed Safety Car during his six minutes of 350kW power compromised his race entirely. He continued to fight his way through the field, showing good pace to achieve the fastest overall lap of the E-Prix and gaining a total of seven positions, crossing the line in 14th.

This result sees Rowland extend his lead in the Drivers’ Standings to 69 points, while Nissan continues to lead the Manufacturers’ Championship. The squad also narrowly sits second in the Teams’ Standings by just 12 points with four races to go.

Formula E returns on 12-13 July at the Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit in Berlin.

Tommaso Volpe, managing director and team principal, Nissan Formula E Team: “The rain made FP2 a very difficult session, with the track in very poor conditions, and then we had a tough qualifying with both drivers missing out on the duels. This automatically made the race a tricky one, as overtaking is hard here. Despite this, both Oli and Norman delivered great drives with Oli moving up into the top-10, crossing the line in seventh before a penalty demoted him down to 10th. Norman’s strategy was compromised by the Safety Car coming out during his six minutes of Attack Mode, but he still showed very good pace and even set the fastest lap of the race, though he finished 14th. We will see what the result of the investigation will bring in the next few days but, in any case, we still remain in a strong position to fight for all three championships in the last four races and we will do just that, one race at a time.”