# Roy Nissany

Roy Nissany (Hebrew: רוי ניסני; born 30 November 1994) is an Israeli racing driver who is set to compete in the 2025 European Le Mans Series with Duqueine Team. He previously competed in the 2023 Formula 2 Championship with PHM Racing by Charouz. He is the son of former racing driver Chanoch Nissany.

## Personal life

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

## Junior 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 second in the Mille Dollari race in Pomposa.

### Junior formulae

Nissany began his car racing career in 2010, finishing eighth in the 2010 Formula Lista Junior championship and scoring a pole position at Monza. In 2011, he moved to the ADAC Formel Masters series (now ADAC Formula 4) for the Mücke Motorsport team, racing against drivers such as Pascal Wehrlein and Artem Markelov. He finished the season in 11th place, scoring two podium finishes. Nissany competed again in 2012, finishing in ninth place and scoring one win at the Red Bull Ring.

### Formula 3 European Championship
#### 2013

In 2013 Nissany moved up to the FIA Formula 3 European Championship with Mücke Motorsport alongside future IndyCar driver Felix Rosenqvist. Nissany scored 11 points including two eighth-place finishes, and ended the season 22nd in the championship.

#### 2014

He competed again in 2014 alongside Rosenqvist and Lucas Auer. Nissany finished 17th in the championship with 26 points, his best race result being sixth place at the Nürburgring.

### Formula Renault 3.5 Series
#### 2015

In 2015 Nissany moved to the Formula Renault 3.5 Series with Tech 1 Racing alongside Aurélien Panis. Nissany took a podium finish with third place at the Red Bull Ring, and ended the season 13th in the championship with 27 points to Panis' 42.

#### 2016

He moved to Lotus for the 2016 season alongside René Binder. Nissany's 2016 season was more successful; he claimed three pole positions, three race wins and four further podium finishes to end the season fourth in the championship, ahead of Binder and behind future Formula 2 competitor Louis Delétraz.

#### 2017

Nissany then moved to RP Motorsport for 2017 as the series became the World Series Formula V8 3.5. Nissany was one of only eight full-time drivers in the series, which folded the following year due to a lack of entries. Nissany had another successful season, winning a race at the Circuito de Jerez and claiming five more podium places to finish fifth in the championship.

### FIA Formula 2 Championship
#### 2018

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.

#### 2019

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

#### 2020

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 came at the thirteenth 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. 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.

#### 2021

In January 2021 it was confirmed that Nissany would move to DAMS for the 2021 season, driving alongside Ferrari Driver Academy member Marcus Armstrong. Nissany qualified seventh for the Monaco round, his best Formula 2 qualifying position. This put him fourth on the grid for the opening sprint race, and an oil leak for Christian Lundgaard during the race elevated Nissany to third place and allowed him to claim his first Formula 2 podium finish. Unfortunately for Nissany, his only other points finish came in Monza, as he ended up 16th in the championship.

#### 2022

Nissany remained with DAMS for a second season, partnering F3 graduate Ayumu Iwasa. Starting the season out at Bahrain, he finished eighth in the feature race, scoring his first points of the season. More points followed in Jeddah, before Nissany qualified sixth in Imola. After taking fourth in the sprint race, Nissany made a sublime start on Sunday, taking the lead going into the first corner. He would ultimately lose his chance of victory, crashing at the final corner on lap 20. He came back with a point at Barcelona, however from this point, Nissany would go three events without finishing in the points. The Israeli driver broke his duck in Austria, taking ninth place in the feature race, and he would score the same result in France. Following the accumulation of 12 penalty points by the conclusion of the round at Zandvoort, he received a ban for the following event in Monza. Nissany returned to action for the season finale at Yas Marina, where he qualified second and finished in the points in both races, leading him to conclude the campaign sitting 19th in the standings.

#### 2023

During the 2022 post-season testing, Nissany reunited with Charouz Racing System. Shortly after, he was announced for the team for the 2023 season, under the new name PHM Racing by Charouz. The campaign turned out to be the Israeli's weakest in Formula 2, as he and the team failed to score points, with Nissany ending up 21st and last of all full-time drivers in the standings.

## Formula One

Nissany had his first experience with a Formula One car in October 2014, 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. In January 2020 it was announced that Williams had appointed Nissany as their official test driver for the 2020 season. He made his Grand Prix weekend debut at the Spanish Grand Prix, taking part in the first practice session (FP1) for the team. He later appeared in FP1 sessions at the Italian and Bahrain Grands Prix, as well as representing Williams at the post-season young driver test at Yas Marina Circuit.
Nissany was retained by Williams in his test driver role for the 2021 season. He took part in the first day of pre-season testing with the team, recording 83 laps of the Bahrain International Circuit. He appeared in three FP1 sessions with Williams during the season, at the Spanish, French and Austrian Grands Prix.
Nissany remained a member of the Williams Driver Academy for the 2022 season. However, he did not partake in any free practice sessions that year and was not included in the academy line-up the following year.

## Sportscar racing career

On the 24 of February 2025, it was announced that Nissany would make his full-time debut in the 2025 European Le Mans Series driving for the Duqueine Team in LMP2. This would be his first foray into sportscar racing. This was also his first time driving in any series in almost a year.

## Driving standards

Throughout his time in FIA Formula 2, Nissany's racecraft has borne the brunt of criticism. This culminated in a chaotic 2022 season, which began when Richard Verschoor called for the Israeli driver to "go choose another sport" after the latter's defensive driving had caused a collision which ended the Dutchman's race in Bahrain. Another notable collision came at Silverstone, where Nissany received a five-place grid penalty, having forced Dennis Hauger off the track on the exit on the approach to Vale, which subsequently forced Hauger's car over the sausage kerb on the inside of the corner, catapulting it onto the Halo of Nissany's vehicle. Later in the year, a collision with David Beckmann at Zandvoort caused Nissany to be banned from the subsequent round, as he had accrued twelve penalty points across the campaign.
Nissany once again amassed a number of penalty points during the subsequent campaign, sitting on nine penalty points after twelve rounds. Chief among his misdeeds proved to be a collision with Zane Maloney at Monza, where the Israeli spun his rival on the main straightaway, causing Maloney's car to impact the barriers heavily and earning Nissany three penalty points.

## Racing record
### Karting career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Position |
| 2008 | South Garda Winter Cup — KF3 | | 95th |
| 2008 | Italian Open Masters — KF3 | Morsicani Racing | 28th |
| 2008 | Torneo Industrie — KF3 | Gandolfio Ennio Racing | 33rd |
| 2009 | South Garda Winter Cup — KF3 | Gandolfi Ennio Racing | DNF |
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### Racing career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | 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 |
| 2014 | Formula One | Sauber F1 Team | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver |
| 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 |
| 2019 | Formula One | ROKiT Williams Racing | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver |
| 2020 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | Trident | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19th |
| 2020 | Formula One | Williams Racing | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver |
| 2021 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | DAMS | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 16th |
| 2021 | F3 Asian Championship | Hitech Grand Prix | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 5th |
| 2021 | Formula One | Williams Racing | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver |
| 2022 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | DAMS | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19th |
| 2022 | Formula One | Williams Racing | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver | Test driver |
| 2023 | FIA Formula 2 Championship | PHM Racing by Charouz | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21st |
| 2025 | European Le Mans Series -LMP2 | Duqueine Team | | | | | | | |
* Season still in progress.

### Complete Formula Lista Junior 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 | Pos | Points |
| 2010 | Daltec Racing | HOC1 1 8 | HOC1 2 5 | NÜR 1 4 | NÜR 2 6 | MOS 1 8 | MOS 2 Ret | HOC2 1 7 | HOC2 2 9 | MAG 1 9 | MAG 2 8 | MNZ 1 Ret | MNZ 2 11 | 8th | 43 |

### Complete ADAC Formel Masters 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 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | DC | Points |
| 2011 | Mücke Motorsport | OSC 1 3 | OSC 2 4 | OSC 3 9 | SAC 1 10 | SAC 2 11 | SAC 3 7 | ZOL 1 Ret | ZOL 2 16 | ZOL 3 8 | NÜR 1 3 | NÜR 2 23 | NÜR 3 9 | RBR 1 Ret | RBR 2 10 | RBR 3 4 | LAU 1 10 | LAU 2 12 | LAU 3 13 | ASS 1 Ret | ASS 2 17 | ASS 3 18 | HOC 1 Ret | HOC 2 17 | HOC 3 15 | 11th | 81 |
| 2012 | Mücke Motorsport | OSC 1 Ret | OSC 2 8 | OSC 3 10 | ZAN 1 6 | ZAN 2 11 | ZAN 3 5 | SAC 1 Ret | SAC 2 7 | SAC 3 C | NÜR1 1 7 | NÜR1 2 8 | NÜR1 3 5 | RBR 1 1 | RBR 2 16 | RBR 3 Ret | LAU 1 7 | LAU 2 6 | LAU 3 Ret | NÜR2 1 8 | NÜR2 2 6 | NÜR2 3 DSQ | HOC 1 9 | HOC 2 10 | HOC 3 8 | 9th | 98 |

### Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 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 12 | BHR SP2 15 | BHR FEA Ret | MCO SP1 3 | MCO SP2 Ret | MCO FEA 9 | BAK SP1 16 | BAK SP2 16 | BAK FEA 16 | SIL SP1 Ret | SIL SP2 12 | SIL FEA 16 | MNZ SP1 Ret | MNZ SP2 18 | MNZ FEA 8 | SOC SP1 16 | SOC SP2 C | SOC FEA 15 | JED SP1 13 | JED SP2 11 | JED FEA 15 | YMC SP1 14 | YMC SP2 17 | YMC FEA 13 | | | | | 16th | 16 |
| 2022 | DAMS | BHR SPR 12 | BHR FEA 8 | JED SPR 9 | JED FEA 8 | IMO SPR 4 | IMO FEA Ret | CAT SPR 15 | CAT FEA 10 | MCO SPR 9 | MCO FEA Ret | BAK SPR 10 | BAK FEA Ret | SIL SPR 14 | SIL FEA Ret | RBR SPR 13 | RBR FEA 9 | LEC SPR 16 | LEC FEA 9 | HUN SPR 19 | HUN FEA 18 | SPA SPR 11 | SPA FEA 19 | ZAN SPR 15 | ZAN FEA 16 | MNZ SPR EX | MNZ FEA EX | YMC SPR 8 | YMC FEA 10 | 19th | 20 |
| 2023 | PHM Racing by Charouz | BHR SPR 18 | BHR FEA 11 | JED SPR 10 | JED FEA 11 | MEL SPR 9 | MEL FEA Ret | BAK SPR Ret | BAK FEA 18 | MCO SPR Ret | MCO FEA 15 | CAT SPR 20† | CAT FEA 18 | RBR SPR 10 | RBR FEA 16 | SIL SPR 9 | SIL FEA 17 | HUN SPR 17 | HUN FEA 15 | SPA SPR 13 | SPA FEA 12 | ZAN SPR 17 | ZAN FEA 12 | MNZ SPR Ret | MNZ FEA 15 | YMC SPR 14 | YMC FEA 11 | | | 21st | 0 |

### 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 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | WDC | Points |
| 2020 | Williams Racing | Williams FW43 | Mercedes 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 | | | | | | — | — |
| 2021 | Williams Racing | Williams FW43B | Mercedes M12 E Performance 1.6 V6 t | BHR | EMI | POR | ESP TD | MON | AZE | FRA TD | STY | AUT TD | GBR | HUN | BEL | NED | ITA | RUS | TUR | USA | MXC | SAP | QAT | SAU | ABU | – | – |

### Complete F3 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 5 | ABU 2 Ret | ABU 3 11 | DUB 1 8 | DUB 2 Ret | DUB 3 7 | ABU 1 4 | ABU 2 7 | ABU 3 6 | 5th | 99 |

### Complete European Le Mans Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | Rank | Points |
| 2025 | Duqueine Team | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | CAT | LEC | IMO | SPA | SIL | ALG | | |

## Photos

* Roy and Chanoch Nissany
* Nissany at the Winter Cup
* Nissany in F3 at Hockenheimring 2014
* Nissany in F2 at Silverstone in 2022