Roy Nissany


Roy Nissany is a racing driver with French-Israeli nationality currently competing in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship with Trident Racing. He is also currently a Formula 1 development driver with Williams Grand Prix Engineering. He is the son of former racing driver Chanoch Nissany.

Personal life

Nissany was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and resides in Herzliya. He is the son of the former one-time Minardi Formula One test driver, Chanoch Nissany. Nissany races under the flag of his native Israel, however he is also a French citizen.

Career

Karting

Nissany began karting at the age of six. In 2004, he drove for the Hungarian G-Kart Racing Team, and finished fourth overall in the FIA Central European Zone Trophy and in the Hungarian Karting Championship In 2007, Nissany drove for the Italian Morsicani Racing Team, racing in the Italian Open Masters and 13th Winter Cup in Lonato del Garda. In the following year, he raced for the Gandolfi Racing Team and scored a best finish of 2nd in the Mille Dollari race in Pomposa.

Junior formulae

Nissany began his car racing career in 2010, finishing 8th in the 2010 Formula Lista Junior championship and scoring a pole position in Monza. In 2011, he moved to the ADAC Formel Masters series, driving for Mücke Motorsport and finishing the season in 11th. Nissany competed again in 2012, finishing in 9th place and scoring one win at the Red Bull Ring.

Formula 3 European Championship

In 2013 Nissany moved up to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Mücke Motorsport, scoring 11 points including two 8th-place finishes, and ending the season in 22nd place in the championship. He competed again in 2014, finishing 17th in the championship with 26 points, his best result being 6th place at the Nürburgring.

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

In 2015 came a move to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Tech 1 Racing. Nissany ended the season in 13th place with 27 points and a best finish of 3rd at the Red Bull Ring. He had a more successful year with Lotus in 2016, finishing 4th in the championship with 189 points, three wins and three pole positions. Nissany then moved to RP Motorsport for 2017, enjoying another successful season with 201 points, one win and 5th place in the championship.

FIA Formula 2 Championship

In 2018, Nissany competed in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Campos Vexatec Racing. After the tenth round in Monza, Nissany had scored only a single point, a 10th-place finish at the feature race at Spa-Francorchamps. In contrast, teammate Luca Ghiotto had collected 94 points including four podium finishes. Nissany was then replaced by Roberto Merhi for the remaining two rounds of the season. Nissany suffered a training injury at the beginning of 2019 and did not compete in racing during the year.
In 2020 he will return to Formula 2 to race for Trident Racing alongside Marino Sato.

Formula One

On 16 October 2014, Nissany had his first experience with a Formula One car, testing the Sauber C31 at the Circuito Ricardo Tormo. In December 2019, he took part in post-season testing with Williams at Yas Marina Circuit. On 15 January 2020, it was announced that Williams had appointed Nissany as their official test driver for the season. He is scheduled to take part in Friday practice sessions at three Grands Prix, as well as a rookie testing day.

Racing record

Career summary

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233DCPoints
2013kfzteile24 Mücke MotorsportMercedesMNZ
1
Ret		MNZ
2
17		MNZ
3
Ret		SIL
1
21		SIL
2
18		SIL
3
Ret		HOC
1
24		HOC
2
16		HOC
3
Ret		BRH
1
18		BRH
2
23		BRH
3
8		RBR
1
11		RBR
2
15		RBR
3
10		NOR
1
8		NOR
2
15		NOR
3
Ret		NÜR
1
17		NÜR
2
Ret		NÜR
3
18		ZAN
1
15		ZAN
2
14		ZAN
3
12		VAL
1
22		VAL
2
13		VAL
3
17		HOC
1
18		HOC
2
15		HOC
3
15		22nd11
2014kfzteile24 Mücke MotorsportMercedesSIL
1
20		SIL
2
22		SIL
3
16		HOC
1
Ret		HOC
2
15		HOC
3
8		PAU
1
20		PAU
2
9		PAU
3
16		HUN
1
15		HUN
2
14		HUN
3
11		SPA
1
16		SPA
2
11		SPA
3
12		NOR
1
7		NOR
2
19		NOR
3
Ret		MSC
1
18		MSC
2
14		MSC
3
16		RBR
1
11		RBR
2
14		RBR
3
11		NÜR
1
15		NÜR
2
11		NÜR
3
6		IMO
1
Ret		IMO
2
21		IMO
3
12		HOC
1
11		HOC
2
7		HOC
3
13		17th26

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718PosPoints
2015Tech 1 RacingALC
1
14		ALC
2
16		MON
1
12		SPA
1
14		SPA
2
Ret		HUN
1
8		HUN
2
14		RBR
1
16		RBR
2
3		SIL
1
9		SIL
2
14		NÜR
1
Ret		NÜR
2
18		BUG
1
8		BUG
2
12		JER
1
9		JER
2
Ret		13th27
2016LotusALC
1
7		ALC
2
7		HUN
1
6		HUN
2
2		SPA
1
Ret		SPA
2
Ret		LEC
1
2		LEC
2
2		SIL
1
1		SIL
2
1		RBR
1
6		RBR
2
13		MNZ
1
1		MNZ
2
6		JER
1
8		JER
2
14		CAT
1
9		CAT
2
2		4th189
2017RP MotorsportSIL
1
Ret		SIL
2
3		SPA
1
2		SPA
2
4		MNZ
1
2		MNZ
2
2		JER
1
1		JER
2
Ret		ALC
1
4		ALC
2
6		NÜR
1
4		NÜR
2
5		MEX
1
9		MEX
2
8		COA
1
6		COA
2
4		BHR
1
3		BHR
2
4		5th201

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324DCPoints
Campos Vexatec RacingBHR
FEA
16		BHR
SPR
15		BAK
FEA
Ret		BAK
SPR
Ret		CAT
FEA
12		CAT
SPR
14		MON
FEA
12		MON
SPR
Ret		LEC
FEA
15		LEC
SPR
10		RBR
FEA
Ret		RBR
SPR
17		SIL
FEA
15		SIL
SPR
14		HUN
FEA
15		HUN
SPR
15		SPA
FEA
10		SPA
SPR
14		MNZ
FEA
16		MNZ
SPR
15		SOC
FEA		SOC
SPR		YMC
FEA		YMC
SPR		22nd1
TridentRBR1
FEA
10		RBR1
SPR
12		RBR2
FEA
15		RBR2
SPR
18		HUN
FEA
Ret		HUN
SPR
17		SIL1
FEA
Ret		SIL1
SPR
SIL2
FEA
SIL2
SPR
CAT
FEA
CAT
SPR
SPA
FEA
SPA
SPR
MNZ
FEA
MNZ
SPR
MUG
FEA
MUG
SPR
**

* Season still in progress.

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