Norman Nato
Norman Nato | |
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Nationality | French |
Born | Cannes, France | 8 July 1992
Formula E career | |
Debut season | 2020–21 |
Racing licence | FIA Gold |
Car number | 17 |
Former teams | ROKiT Venturi Racing, Jaguar TCS Racing, Nissan Formula E Team, Andretti Formula E |
Starts | 37 |
Wins | 1 |
Podiums | 2 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 1 |
Best finish | 10th in 2022–23 |
Finished last season | 15th (47 pts) |
Previous series | |
2019–2020 2018–2019 2017 2015–2016 2013–14 2012 2011 2010 | FIA World Endurance Championship European Le Mans Series FIA Formula 2 Championship GP2 Series Formula Renault 3.5 Series Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Formula Renault 2.0 NEC F4 Eurocup 1.6 |
Norman Nato (born 8 July 1992) is a French professional racing driver. who races in the Formula E World Championship for the Nissan Formula E Team, and in the World Endurance Championship for Jota Sport in the Hypercar category.
Nato is known for finishing as the runner-up in the 2010 F4 Eurocup 1.6 season and the 2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season, and for winning both in Monaco and Hungary in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Born in Cannes, Nato began his karting career at the age of nine[1] and won the Championnat de France "Minimes" and "Cadet" categories in 2004 and 2005 before winning the Copa Campeones Trophy KF2 in 2007. In 2009, Nato won the French KZ2 Championship which he followed with a win at the KZ2 Monaco Kart Cup in 2010.[2]
Formula Renault
[edit]Nato made his debut in single-seater competition in 2010 by joining the F4 F4 Eurocup 1.6 series with the Autosport Academy team. The Frenchman won on debut at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón and took one further victory at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Nato ended the season with eight podium finishes and 123 points to finish as runner-up to Stoffel Vandoorne.[3]
In 2011, Nato graduated to Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the R-ace GP team. He finished 11th overall after taking two podiums at the Nürburgring and the closing race of the season in Barcelona, with another five points-scoring finishes.[4] He also partially competed in Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with the same team, bringing another podium at Nürburgring.[5]
For 2012, Nato continued to race in the Eurocup but joined debutants RC Formula.[6] He took one victory at Spa alongside three podium finishes at Aragon, the Nürburgring and the Hungaroring to finish fourth overall with 96 points.[7]
Nato also raced in Formula Renault 2.0 Alps in 2012 and battled against Daniil Kvyat for the title. In the final race of the season in Barcelona, he was involved in an accident with Kvyat and finished as the runner-up with a three-point deficit.[8] He ended the season with four wins and four further podium finishes.
Nato graduated to the highest tier of the World Series by Renault in 2013 by joining DAMS in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series as a team-mate to Kevin Magnussen.[9] He took one pole position and finished 13th in the Drivers' Championship with 33 points.
The Frenchman stayed on with the team for the 2014 season, this time partnering Carlos Sainz Jr. Nato took two victories which included a Grand Slam performance at the prestigious Monaco race in which he won from pole position and set the fastest lap. He finished seventh in the standings with 89 points.
GP2 Series
[edit]On 29 January 2015, it was confirmed that Arden International had signed Nato as its number one driver in the GP2 Series.[10] He finished 18th overall with 20 points.
Nato joined Racing Engineering for the 2016 GP2 Series[11] and won the opening race of the season in Barcelona. He finished on the podium again in Monaco, Hungary and Malaysia, and took one further victory at Monza to finish fifth in the Drivers' Championship with 136 points.[12]
In 2017, Nato returned to Arden to start his third season in the Formula One feeder series, now renamed as Formula 2.[13] He took one win after beating eventual champion Charles Leclerc at the Baku City Circuit and recorded two further podiums, finishing as the runner-up in the Bahrain and Silverstone Feature Races. Nato finished ninth overall, accumulating 91 points.[14]
European Le Mans Series
[edit]For the 2018 season, Nato made a switch to sportscar racing by joining the European Le Mans Series with Racing Engineering in the LMP2 class.[15] He won the opening race of the season at Le Castellet alongside team-mates Paul Petit and Olivier Pla. Nato took one further podium at the Red Bull Ring to finish third in the championship standings with 66 points.[16]
Alongside his ELMS campaign, Nato contested his first 24 Hours of Le Mans in which he finished in 10th place with SMP Racing. He also raced at the 2018 Petit Le Mans in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, finishing in 11th place with Tequila Patron ESM.[17]
For 2019, the Frenchman joined reigning ELMS champions G-Drive Racing and contested the opening two races of the season, taking fourth place at Le Castellet and winning at Monza.[18]
World Endurance Championship
[edit]Nato made his debut in the FIA World Endurance Championship in 2019 in which he raced at the 6 Hours of Spa with LMP2 team TDS Racing, taking fourth in class.
For the 2019–20 season, Nato joined LMP1 team Rebellion Racing.[19] The Frenchman took his first FIA World Endurance Championship victory at the 4 Hours of Shanghai and also won the 2020 Lone Star Le Mans at the Circuit of the Americas.
Nato took second place at the 88th running of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He ended the campaign in third place in the Drivers' Championship alongside team-mates Gustavo Menezes and Bruno Senna, finishing on the podium on six occasions in seven entries.[20]
For 2021, Nato joined Realteam Racing to compete in LMP2, partnering Loic Duval and team owner Esteban Garcia.[21]
Formula E
[edit]ROKiT Venturi Racing (2018–2021)
[edit]Reserve driver (2018–2020)
[edit]In 2018, Nato was named as Venturi Racing's reserve driver in Formula E.[22] The Frenchman took part in the series' official Rookie Test in Marrakesh and set the 10th-fastest time.[23] He continued in the role into the 2019–20 season,[24] and again took part in Formula E's official rookie test, taking sixth position.[25]
2020–21 season
[edit]In 2020, Nato was promoted to a full-time race seat with Venturi as a team-mate to Edoardo Mortara, replacing 11-time Formula One race winner Felipe Massa.[26]
After making his debut at the 2021 Diriyah ePrix, Nato finished on the podium in only his fourth race start by taking third in Race 2 in Rome, however, was disqualified after overconsuming energy.[27]
Two weekends later, the Frenchman again finished inside the top three by taking second place in Race 2 of the Valencia ePrix, but after receiving a five-second time penalty, was demoted to fifth.[28]
After missing out on silverware twice, Nato finally finished on the podium by concluding his season with a dominant victory in Berlin, taking Venturi's third win in Formula E.[29] With this result, and outside of Formula E's inaugural campaign, Nato became only the third driver to win a race in their rookie season. The Frenchman finished in 18th position in the Drivers' Championship with 54 points, becoming Venturi's most successful rookie driver in history.
Nato was replaced by Lucas di Grassi on 15 September 2021 for Season 8.[30]
Jaguar TCS Racing (2022)
[edit]2021–22 season
[edit]After failing to secure a full-time drive, Nato joined Jaguar Racing as the team's reserve driver, partnering former Venturi driver Tom Dillmann.[31] Nato stepped up to a race seat for the final weekend of the campaign in Seoul, deputising for Sam Bird who sustained a fracture in his left hand during the previous race weekend in London.[32]
Nissan Formula E Team (2023)
[edit]2022–23 season
[edit]Nato returned to a full-time Formula E seat for the 2022–23 season, partnering Sacha Fenestraz at Nissan.[33] During the season opener at Mexico City, the Frenchman was forced to retire from the race after Robin Frijns crashed into the rear of the Frenchman's car on the first lap.[34] Nato opened his points tally with a seventh place at Hyderabad, before finishing eighth in Cape Town.[35] Having experienced a race-ending collision on the opening lap of the São Paulo ePrix, Nato would fail to score points in the subsequent events at Berlin and Monaco, a race he had started from third position.[36] Nato bounced back from Jakarta onwards, in part as a result of a software upgrade brought in by Nissan after the Berlin round, scoring points in the remaining six races.[37] This run included a podium in Rome, where Nato managed his car's energy to the limit to finish second, as well as two further top-five finishes.[38] Despite this string of results, which resulted in Nato finishing tenth in the championship and helping Nissan to finish ahead of customer team McLaren in the teams' standings, the French driver departed the team after the end of the campaign.[39][40]
Andretti Formula E (2024)
[edit]2023–24 season
[edit]For the 2023–24 season, Nato switched to Andretti Formula E, replacing André Lotterer to partner reigning champion Jake Dennis.[41] During the season opener at Mexico City, he managed to finish at the 10th position.[42]
Nato would part ways with Andretti at the end of the season.[43]
Return to Nissan (2024–present)
[edit]Nato would return to Nissan for the 2024–25 season, replacing Sacha Fenestraz and partnering former rival Oliver Rowland.[44]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 Eurocup 1.6 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2010 | ALC 1 1 |
ALC 2 3 |
SPA 1 7 |
SPA 2 7 |
MAG 1 6 |
MAG 2 5 |
HUN 1 2 |
HUN 2 2 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 4 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 6 |
CAT 1 3 |
CAT 2 1 |
2nd | 123 |
2012 | LÉD 1 |
LÉD 2 |
PAU 1 |
PAU 2 |
VDV 1 |
VDV 2 |
MAG 1 |
MAG 2 |
NAV 1 |
NAV 2 |
LMS 1 |
LMS 2 |
LEC 1 DNS |
LEC 2 DNS |
NC | 0 |
Complete Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | R-ace GP | ALC 1 DSQ |
ALC 2 8 |
SPA 1 Ret |
SPA 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
HUN 1 13 |
HUN 2 8 |
SIL 1 Ret |
SIL 2 9 |
LEC 1 7 |
LEC 2 4 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 3 |
11th | 58 |
2012 | RC Formula | ALC 1 4 |
ALC 2 3 |
SPA 1 1 |
SPA 2 Ret |
NÜR 1 2 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
MSC 1 23 |
MSC 2 9 |
HUN 1 6 |
HUN 2 3 |
LEC 1 10 |
LEC 2 17 |
CAT 1 15 |
CAT 2 16 |
4th | 96 |
Complete Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | RC Formula | MNZ 1 5 |
MNZ 2 4 |
PAU 1 1 |
PAU 2 2 |
IMO 1 1 |
IMO 2 1 |
SPA 1 23 |
SPA 2 2 |
RBR 1 10 |
RBR 2 6 |
MUG 1 2 |
MUG 2 2 |
CAT 1 1 |
CAT 2 Ret |
2nd | 214 |
Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2013 | DAMS | MNZ 1 10 |
MNZ 2 6 |
ALC 1 5 |
ALC 2 20 |
MON 1 Ret |
SPA 1 15 |
SPA 2 15 |
MSC 1 13 |
MSC 2 10 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 10 |
HUN 1 15 |
HUN 2 11 |
LEC 1 18 |
LEC 2 9 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 5 |
13th | 33 |
2014 | DAMS | MNZ 1 15 |
MNZ 2 11 |
ALC 1 11 |
ALC 2 10 |
MON 1 1 |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 5 |
MSC 1 17 |
MSC 2 16 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 6 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 1 |
LEC 1 10 |
LEC 2 Ret |
JER 1 8 |
JER 2 10 |
7th | 89 |
Complete GP2 Series results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | Arden International | BHR FEA Ret |
BHR SPR 16 |
CAT FEA 8 |
CAT SPR 7 |
MON FEA 18 |
MON SPR 21 |
RBR FEA 20 |
RBR SPR 13 |
SIL FEA 18 |
SIL SPR 23 |
HUN FEA 11 |
HUN SPR 6 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 20 |
MNZ FEA 6 |
MNZ SPR Ret |
SOC FEA 12 |
SOC SPR 9 |
BHR FEA 24 |
BHR SPR 10 |
YMC FEA Ret |
YMC SPR C |
18th | 20 |
2016 | Racing Engineering | CAT FEA 1 |
CAT SPR 16 |
MON FEA 2 |
MON SPR 6 |
BAK FEA Ret |
BAK SPR Ret |
RBR FEA 7 |
RBR SPR 12 |
SIL FEA 7 |
SIL SPR 22† |
HUN FEA 7 |
HUN SPR 3 |
HOC FEA Ret |
HOC SPR 18 |
SPA FEA Ret |
SPA SPR 8 |
MNZ FEA 5 |
MNZ SPR 1 |
SEP FEA 3 |
SEP SPR Ret |
YMC FEA 6 |
YMC SPR 5 |
5th | 136 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Pertamina Arden | BHR FEA 2 |
BHR SPR Ret |
CAT FEA 16 |
CAT SPR 13 |
MON FEA Ret |
MON SPR Ret |
BAK FEA 5 |
BAK SPR 1 |
RBR FEA Ret |
RBR SPR 7 |
SIL FEA 2 |
SIL SPR 6 |
HUN FEA 7 |
HUN SPR 5 |
SPA FEA 8 |
SPA SPR 4 |
MNZ FEA 13 |
MNZ SPR 10 |
JER FEA 11 |
JER SPR 10 |
YMC FEA 13 |
YMC SPR 18† |
9th | 91 |
Complete European Le Mans Series results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Racing Engineering | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 1 |
MNZ 5 |
RBR 2 |
SIL Ret |
SPA 7‡ |
ALG 5 |
3rd | 66 |
2019 | G-Drive Racing | LMP2 | Aurus 01 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | LEC 4 |
MNZ 1 |
CAT | SIL | SPA | ALG | 11th | 38 |
‡ Half points awarded as less than 75% of race distance was completed.
Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results
[edit]Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | SMP Racing | Viktor Shaytar Harrison Newey |
Dallara P217-Gibson | LMP2 | 345 | 14th | 10th |
2019 | RLR M Sport/Tower Events | John Farano Arjun Maini |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 295 | NC | NC |
2020 | Rebellion Racing | Gustavo Menezes Bruno Senna |
Rebellion R13-Gibson | LMP1 | 382 | 2nd | 2nd |
2021 | Realteam Racing | Esteban Garcia Loïc Duval |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 356 | 17th | 12th |
LMP2 Pro-Am | 3rd | ||||||
2022 | RealTeam by WRT | Rui Andrade Ferdinand Habsburg |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 362 | 21st | 17th |
2023 | AF Corse | Ben Barnicoat François Perrodo |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 183 | DNF | DNF |
LMP2 Pro-Am | |||||||
2024 | Hertz Team Jota | Callum Ilott Will Stevens |
Porsche 963 | Hypercar | 311 | 8th | 8th |
Complete FIA World Endurance Championship results
[edit]Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018–19 | TDS Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA | LMS | SIL | FUJ | SHA | SEB | SPA 4 |
LMS | 16th | 12 |
2019–20 | Rebellion Racing | LMP1 | Rebellion R13 | Gibson GL458 4.5 L V8 | SIL 9 |
FUJ 3 |
SHA 1 |
BHR 3 |
COA 1 |
SPA 3 |
LMS 2 |
BHR | 3rd | 145 |
2021 | Realteam Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SPA 6 |
ALG 7 |
MNZ 7 |
LMS 7 |
BHR 7 |
BHR 7 |
10th | 50 | ||
2022 | RealTeam by WRT | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEB 3 |
SPA 2 |
LMS 10 |
MNZ 1 |
FUJ 4 |
BHR 5 |
4th | 96 | ||
2024 | Hertz Team Jota | Hypercar | Porsche 963 | Porsche 9RD 4.6 L Turbo V8 | QAT 2 |
IMO 14 |
SPA | LMS 8 |
SÃO 18 |
COA Ret |
FUJ 5 |
BHR 13 |
10th | 45 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Tequila Patrón ESM | P | Nissan Onroak DPi | Nissan VR38DETT 3.8 L Turbo V6 | DAY | SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET 11 |
56th | 20 |
Complete Formula E results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2020–21 | ROKiT Venturi Racing | Spark SRT05e | Mercedes-Benz EQ Silver Arrow 02 | DIR 14 |
DIR 16 |
RME 11 |
RME DSQ |
VLC NC |
VLC 5 |
MCO 13 |
PUE 14 |
PUE Ret |
NYC 15 |
NYC 7 |
LDN NC |
LDN Ret |
BER 4 |
BER 1 |
18th | 54 | |
2021–22 | Jaguar TCS Racing | Spark SRT05e | Jaguar I-Type 5 | DRH | DRH | MEX | RME | RME | MCO | BER | BER | JAK | MRK | NYC | NYC | LDN | LDN | SEO 13 |
SEO 14 |
22nd | 0 |
2022–23 | Nissan Formula E Team | Formula E Gen3 | Nissan e-4ORCE 04 | MEX Ret |
DRH 12 |
DRH 14 |
HYD 7 |
CAP 8 |
SAP Ret |
BER 13 |
BER 16 |
MCO 18 |
JAK 12 |
JAK 5 |
POR 9 |
RME 8 |
RME 2 |
LDN 8 |
LDN 4 |
10th | 63 |
2023–24 | Andretti Global | Formula E Gen3 | Porsche 99X Electric | MEX 10 |
DRH 6 |
DRH 16 |
SAP 17 |
TOK 6 |
MIS 7 |
MIS 16 |
MCO 10 |
BER 18 |
BER 19 |
SIC 14 |
SIC 3 |
POR 13 |
POR 7 |
LDN 10 |
LDN 12 |
15th | 47 |
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External links
[edit]- Official website
- Norman Nato on Twitter
- Norman Nato career summary at DriverDB.com
- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cannes
- French racing drivers
- French F4 Championship drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 NEC drivers
- Formula Renault Eurocup drivers
- Formula Renault 2.0 Alps drivers
- World Series Formula V8 3.5 drivers
- GP2 Series drivers
- FIA Formula 2 Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Le Mans drivers
- European Le Mans Series drivers
- FIA World Endurance Championship drivers
- Formula E drivers
- Auto Sport Academy drivers
- R-ace GP drivers
- RC Formula drivers
- DAMS drivers
- Arden International drivers
- Racing Engineering drivers
- G-Drive Racing drivers
- W Racing Team drivers
- Rebellion Racing drivers
- Venturi Grand Prix drivers
- TDS Racing drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup drivers
- SMP Racing drivers
- Extreme Speed Motorsports drivers
- Karting World Championship drivers
- Jaguar Racing drivers
- Nismo drivers
- Audi Sport drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- Andretti Autosport drivers
- Jota Sport drivers
- AF Corse drivers