| Norman Nato | |
|---|---|
 Nato at the2025 Mexico City ePrix | |
| Nationality | French |
| Born | (1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (age 33) Cannes, France |
| Formula E career | |
| Debut season | 2020–21 |
| Current team | Nissan |
| Racing licence |  FIA Gold |
| Car number | 17 |
| Former teams | Venturi,Jaguar,Andretti |
| Starts | 63 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 5 |
| Best finish | 10th in2022–23 |
| Finished last season | 20th (21 pts) |
| FIA World Endurance Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2018–19 |
| Current team | Cadillac Hertz Team Jota |
| Car number | 12 |
| Former teams | Real team by WRT,Realteam Racing,Rebellion Racing,TDS Racing |
| Starts | 35 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 4 |
| Podiums | 10 |
| Poles | 8 |
| Fastest laps | 3 |
| Best finish | 3rd in2024(LMP2) |
| Previous series | |
| 2018–2019 2017 2015–2016 2013–14 2012 2011 2010 | 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 Jean Claude Nato (born 8 July 1992) is a Frenchracing driver. He races in theFormula E World Championship for theNissan Formula E Team, and in theFIA World Endurance Championship forCadillac Hertz Team Jota in the Hypercar category.
Nato is known for finishing as the runner-up in the2010 F4 Eurocup 1.6 season and the2012 Formula Renault 2.0 Alps season, and for winning both in Monaco and Hungary in the2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.
Born on 8 July 1992, inCannes, 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]
Nato made his debut insingle-seater competition in2010 by joining the F4F4 Eurocup 1.6 series with the Autosport Academy team. The Frenchman won on debut at theCiudad del Motor de Aragón and took one further victory at theCircuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Nato ended the season with eight podium finishes and 123 points to finish as runner-up toStoffel Vandoorne.[3]
In 2011, Nato graduated toEurocup Formula Renault 2.0 with the R-ace GP team. He finished 11th overall after taking two podiums at theNürburgring and the closing race of the season inBarcelona, with another five points-scoring finishes.[4] He also partially competed inFormula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup with the same team, bringing another podium at Nürburgring.[5]
For2012, Nato continued to race in the Eurocup but joined debutants RC Formula.[6] He took one victory atSpa alongside three podium finishes at Aragon, the Nürburgring and theHungaroring to finish fourth overall with 96 points.[7]
Nato also raced inFormula Renault 2.0 Alps in 2012 and battled againstDaniil 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 theWorld Series by Renault in 2013 by joiningDAMS in theFormula Renault 3.5 Series as a team-mate toKevin 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 the2014 season, this time partneringCarlos Sainz Jr. Nato took two victories which included a Grand Slam performance at the prestigiousMonaco race in which he won from pole position and set the fastest lap. He finished seventh in the standings with 89 points.
On 29 January 2015, it was confirmed thatArden International had signed Nato as its number one driver in theGP2 Series.[10] He finished 18th overall with 20 points.
Nato joinedRacing Engineering for the2016 GP2 Series[11] and won the opening race of the season in Barcelona. He finished on the podium again in Monaco, Hungary andMalaysia, and took one further victory at Monza to finish fifth in the Drivers' Championship with 136 points.[12]
In2017, Nato returned to Arden to start his third season in theFormula One feeder series, now renamed as Formula 2.[13] He took one win after beating eventual championCharles Leclerc at theBaku City Circuit and recorded two further podiums, finishing as the runner-up in theBahrain andSilverstone Feature Races. Nato finished ninth overall, accumulating 91 points.[14]
For the2018 season, Nato made a switch to sportscar racing by joining theEuropean Le Mans Series with Racing Engineering in the LMP2 class.[15] He won the opening race of the season atLe Castellet alongside team-mates Paul Petit andOlivier Pla. Nato took one further podium at theRed Bull Ring to finish third in the championship standings with 66 points.[16]
Alongside his ELMS campaign, Nato contested his first24 Hours of Le Mans in which he finished in 10th place withSMP Racing. He also raced at the2018 Petit Le Mans in theWeatherTech SportsCar Championship, finishing in 11th place withTequila Patron ESM.[17]
For2019, the Frenchman joined reigning ELMS championsG-Drive Racing and contested the opening two races of the season, taking fourth place at Le Castellet and winning atMonza.[18]
Nato made his debut in theFIA World Endurance Championship in 2019 in which he raced at the6 Hours of Spa with LMP2 teamTDS Racing, taking fourth in class.
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For the2019–20 season, Nato joined LMP1 teamRebellion Racing.[19] The Frenchman took his first FIA World Endurance Championship victory at the4 Hours of Shanghai and also won the2020 Lone Star Le Mans at theCircuit of the Americas.
Nato took second place at the 88th running of the24 Hours of Le Mans. He ended the campaign in third place in the Drivers' Championship alongside team-matesGustavo Menezes andBruno Senna, finishing on the podium on six occasions in seven entries.[20]
For 2021, Nato joined Realteam Racing to compete in LMP2, partneringLoic Duval and team ownerEsteban Garcia.[21]
In 2018, Nato was named asVenturi Racing's reserve driver inFormula E.[22] The Frenchman took part in the series' official Rookie Test inMarrakesh 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]
In 2020, Nato was promoted to a full-time race seat with Venturi as a team-mate toEdoardo Mortara, replacing 11-time Formula One race winnerFelipe Massa.[26]
After making his debut at the2021 Diriyah ePrix, Nato finished on the podium in only his fourth race start by taking third in Race 2 inRome, 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 theValencia 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 byLucas di Grassi on 15 September 2021 forSeason 8.[30]
After failing to secure a full-time drive, Nato joinedJaguar Racing as the team's reserve driver, partnering former Venturi driverTom Dillmann.[31] Nato stepped up to a race seat for the final weekend of the campaign inSeoul, deputising forSam Bird who sustained a fracture in his left hand during the previous race weekend in London.[32]
Nato returned to a full-time Formula E seat for the2022–23 season, partneringSacha Fenestraz atNissan.[33] During the season opener atMexico City, the Frenchman was forced to retire from the race afterRobin Frijns crashed into the rear of the Frenchman's car on the first lap.[34] Nato opened his points tally with a seventh place atHyderabad, before finishing eighth inCape Town.[35] Having experienced a race-ending collision on the opening lap of theSão Paulo ePrix, Nato would fail to score points in the subsequent events atBerlin andMonaco, a race he had started from third position.[36] Nato bounced back fromJakarta 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 inRome, 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 teamMcLaren in the teams' standings, the French driver departed the team after the end of the campaign.[39][40]
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For the2023–24 season, Nato switched toAndretti Formula E, replacingAndré Lotterer to partner reigning championJake Dennis.[41] During the season opener atMexico City, he managed to finish at the 10th position.[42]
Nato would part ways with Andretti at the end of the season.[43]
Nato would return toNissan for the2024–25 season, replacingSacha Fenestraz and partnering former rivalOliver Rowland.[44]
Despite a relatively disappointing season, Nato was retained byNissan alongsideOliver Rowland for the2025–26 season.[45]
* Season still in progress.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | R-ace GP | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 Ret | HOC 3 6 | SPA 1 Ret | SPA 2 Ret | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 2 | ASS 1 | ASS 2 | ASS 3 | OSC 1 | OSC 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | MST 1 | MST 2 | MST 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | 25th | 56 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
| 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 |
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as he completed over 90% of the race distance.
| 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.
| 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 García 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 BarnicoatFrançois Perrodo | Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 183 | DNF | DNF |
| LMP2 Pro-Am | |||||||
| 2024 | Hertz Team Jota | Callum IlottWill Stevens | Porsche 963 | Hypercar | 311 | 8th | 8th |
| 2025 | Cadillac Hertz Team Jota | Alex LynnWill Stevens | Cadillac V-Series.R | Hypercar | 387 | 4th | 4th |
| 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 |
| 2025 | Cadillac Hertz Team Jota | Hypercar | Cadillac V-Series.R | Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 | QAT 8 | IMO 10 | SPA 5 | LMS 4 | SÃO 1 | COA 8 | FUJ 6 | BHR 6 | 5th | 93 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 LTurboV6 | DAY | SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET 11 | 56th | 20 |
| 2025 | Cadillac Wayne Taylor Racing | GTP | Cadillac V-Series.R | Cadillac LMC55R 5.5 L V8 | DAY | SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | ELK | IMS | PET 8 | 38th | 250 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 | SparkSRT05e | 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 | SparkSRT05e | 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 |
| 2024–25 | Nissan Formula E Team | Formula E Gen3 Evo | Nissan e-4ORCE 05 | SAO 13 | MEX 13 | JED 18 | JED 15 | MIA 6 | MCO 14 | MCO 13 | TKO 15 | TKO 17 | SHA 6 | SHA 21 | JKT 14 | BER | BER | LDN 9 | LDN 11 | 20th | 21 |
* Season still in progress.
Racing Engineering, will not participate in Formula 2 this season, is one of the new additions on the entry list with Norman Nato its only confirmed driver in its Oreca 07.
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