Nissan Formula E Team takes pole and podium at Diriyah E-Prix

Nissan Formula E Team opened their account in Season 10 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, with an excellent display to score 26 points in Round 3 in Diriyah. After a frustrating Friday, where Oliver Rowland finished 13th and Sacha Fenestraz retired with damage, the squad bounced back in style in the second event of the double- header. Franco-Argentine Fenestraz took top spot in Qualifying Group A, with Rowland joining him in the Duels after setting the fastest time in Group B. While Fenestraz was knocked out in the quarter-finals, British racer Rowland earned victory in all three Duels, setting the quickest time at each stage and claiming the three points on offer for the Julius Baer Pole Position. In the 36-lap race, under the Diriyah lights, Rowland lost a spot off the line, before being shuffled down to third in the Attack Mode phase. Despite this, he kept pace with the leaders and pressured for second place in the latter stages, eventually having to settle for third and a return to the podium in just his second race weekend back with the team. Meanwhile, Fenestraz enjoyed a strong run, battling hard with those around him andjoining the lead pack for the final laps, picking up his first points of the season in sixth. Formula E now enters a seven week break, returning for the São Paulo E-Prix on 16  March. Tommaso Volpe, managing director and team principal, Nissan Formula E Team: “Round 3 was a really good one for the team