Roy Nissany

Roy Nissany (Hebrew: רוי ניסני‎; born 30 November 1994) is a racing driver with French-Israeli nationality currently competing in the Formula 2 Championship with DAMS. He is also currently a Formula 1 development driver with Williams Grand Prix Engineering. He is the son of former racing driver Chanoch Nissany.

Roy Nissany
Nissany in 2019
Nationality Israeli
Born (1994-11-30) 30 November 1994
Tel Aviv, Israel
Related toChanoch Nissany (father)
FIA Formula 2 Championship career
Debut season2018
Current teamDAMS
Car number17
Former teamsCampos Racing, Trident Racing
Starts44 (44 entries)
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles1[lower-alpha 1]
Fastest laps2
Best finish19th in 2020
Previous series
2015–17
2013–14
2011–12
2010		World Series Formula V8 3.5
FIA F3 European Championship
ADAC Formel Masters
Formula Lista Junior

Personal life

Nissany was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, and resides in Herzliya.[2][3] 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.[4]

Career

Karting

Nissany began karting at the age of six.[4] 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[5] 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.[6]

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.[7] In 2011, he moved to the ADAC Formel Masters series (now ADAC Formula 4), driving for Mücke Motorsport and finishing the season in 11th.[2] Nissany competed again in 2012, finishing in 9th place and scoring one win at the Red Bull Ring.[8][9]

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.[2] He competed again in 2014, finishing 17th in the championship with 26 points, his best result being 6th place at the Nürburgring.[10][11]

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.[12] Nissany suffered a training injury at the beginning of 2019 and did not compete in racing during the year.[4]

In 2020 he returned to Formula 2 to race for Trident Racing alongside Marino Sato. Nissany scored a point in the opening race at the Red Bull Ring, finishing 10th. His next points finish was at the 13th race of the season, the feature race at Spa-Francorchamps, where he finished eighth. This put Nissany on reverse-grid pole position for the sprint race, however he was forced to retire from the race after a collision with fellow Williams Driver Academy member Dan Ticktum.[13] Nissany ended the season 19th in the drivers' championship, scoring five of his team's six points that year. In December 2020, Nissany drove for DAMS in the post-season Formula 2 test at the Bahrain International Circuit.[14]

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.[15][16][11] 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 2020 season.[17] He made his Grand Prix weekend debut at the Spanish Grand Prix, taking part in the first practice session (FP1) for the team.[18] He later appeared in FP1 sessions at the Italian and Bahrain Grands Prix,[19][20] as well as representing Williams at the post-season young drivers' test at Yas Marina Circuit.[21]

Nissany will continue his test driver role with Williams for the 2021 season. He is set to take part in a day of pre-season testing with the team as well as three FP1 sessions during the season.[22]

Racing record

Career summary
Season Series Team Races Wins Poles FLaps Podiums Points Position
2010 Formula Lista Junior Daltec Racing 12 0 1 1 0 43 8th
2011 ADAC Formel Masters Mücke Motorsport 24 0 0 0 2 81 11th
2012 ADAC Formel Masters Mücke Motorsport 23 1 0 0 1 98 9th
2013 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Mücke Motorsport 30 0 0 0 0 11 22nd
2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Mücke Motorsport 33 0 0 0 0 26 17th
2015 Formula Renault 3.5 Series Tech 1 Racing 17 0 0 0 1 27 13th
2016 Formula V8 3.5 Series Lotus 18 3 3 5 7 189 4th
2017 World Series Formula V8 3.5 RP Motorsport 18 1 0 2 6 201 5th
2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship Campos Vexatec Racing 20 0 0 0 0 1 22nd
2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 24 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 2 0 5 19th
2021 F3 Asian Championship Hitech Grand Prix 6 0 0 0 2 53 6th*
FIA Formula 2 Championship DAMS

* Season still in progress.

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key)

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 DC Points
2013 kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes MNZ
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		 22nd 11
2014 kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport Mercedes SIL
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		 17th 26

Complete World Series Formula V8 3.5 results

(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 18 Pos Points
2015 Tech 1 Racing ALC
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		 13th 27
2016 Lotus ALC
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		 4th 189
2017 RP Motorsport SIL
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		 5th 201

Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results

(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 23 24 DC Points
2018 Campos Vexatec Racing BHR
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		 22nd 1
2020 Trident Racing RBR
FEA
10		 RBR
SPR
12		 RBR
FEA
15		 RBR
SPR
18		 HUN
FEA
Ret		 HUN
SPR
17		 SIL
FEA
Ret		 SIL
SPR
16		 SIL
FEA
18		 SIL
SPR
15		 CAT
FEA
Ret		 CAT
SPR
12		 SPA
FEA
8		 SPA
SPR
Ret		 MNZ
FEA
19		 MNZ
SPR
10		 MUG
FEA
15		 MUG
SPR
10		 SOC
FEA
Ret		 SOC
SPR
19		 BHR
FEA
15		 BHR
SPR
9		 BHR
FEA
20		 BHR
SPR
15		 19th 5
2021 DAMS BHR
SP1		 BHR
SP2		 BHR
FEA		 MCO
SP1		 MCO
SP2		 MCO
FEA		 BAK
SP1		 BAK
SP2		 BAK
FEA		 SIL
SP1		 SIL
SP2		 SIL
FEA		 MNZ
SP1		 MNZ
SP2		 MNZ
FEA		 SOC
SP1		 SOC
SP2		 SOC
FEA		 JED
SP1		 JED
SP2		 JED
FEA		 YMC
SP1		 YMC
SP2		 YMC
FEA

* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula One participations
Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 WDC Points
2020 Williams Racing Williams FW43 Mercedes F1 M11 EQ Performance 1.6 V6 t AUT STY HUN GBR 70A ESP
TD		 BEL ITA
TD		 TUS RUS EIF POR EMI TUR BHR
TD		 SKH ABU — —

Complete FIA Formula 3 Asian Championship results

(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 DC Points
2021 Hitech Grand Prix DUB
1
2		 DUB
2
8		 DUB
3
3		 ABU
1
7		 ABU
2
8		 ABU
3
7		 ABU
1		 ABU
2		 ABU
3		 DUB
1		 DUB
2		 DUB
3		 ABU
1		 ABU
2		 ABU
3		 6th* 53

* Season still in progress.

Photos
  • Roy and Chanoch Nissany
  • Nissany at the Winter Cup
  • Nissany in F3 at Hockenheimring 2014
  • Nissany in 2011

Footnotes
  1. 0 poles achieved during qualifying, and 1 pole given as a result of the reverse grid in the sprint race.[1]

References
  1. "Formula 2 poles". results.motorsportstats.com. Motorsport Stats. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. "#4 - Roy Nissany (kfzteile24 Mücke Motorsport)". Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
  3. "Israeli driver to test for Formula 1". ynetnews.com. 19 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  4. "Roy's biography". roynissany.com. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. "Magyar Nemzeti Autósport Szövetség" (PDF). www.mnasz.hu. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  6. "$500 a második helyért". gokartmagazin.hu. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  7. "roynissany.com: Monza Pole Position". roynissany.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  8. "Mücke Motorsport". jgsm.de. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  9. "Nissany feiert ersten Sieg in der Formel ADAC - ADAC Formel Masters". ADAC Motorsport. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  10. "Esteban Ocon and Roy Nissany get their first taste of Formula 1". motorsport.com. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  11. "Israeli driver Nissany gets invite from F1 team". jpost.com. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  12. "Roberto Merhi replaces Nissany at Campos for remainder of F2 season". crash.net. 25 September 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  13. Woollard, Craig (30 August 2020). "Shwartzman wins Spa F2 sprint after Ticktum and Nissany collide". formulascout.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. Wood, Elliot (10 December 2020). "F2 test ends with Drugovich top, Boschung and Viscaal hit by car issues". formulascout.com. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
  15. Noble, Jonathan. "Adderly Fong and Roy Nissany make Formula 1 test debuts with Sauber". autosport.com. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  16. "Fong, Nissany and Ocon complete Valencia test - updated". 23 October 2014. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  17. "Williams sign Israeli racer Nissany as test driver". formula1.com. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  18. "Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2020 - Practice 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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