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πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Oliver Rowland

Racing driver from United Kingdom. Formula E, Nissan Formula E Team. Two-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Oliver Rowland
Born
10 August 1992(b. 1992)
Nationality
United Kingdom
Current team
Nissan Formula E Team
Series
Formula E
Status
Active
Championships
22015, 2025
Career wins
23
Career podiums
70
Career starts
188
Career DNFs
5
Racer Rating
6,962
Oliver Rowland
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
6,962
Rank 18 of 38,983 indexed, -110 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Oliver Rowland is a racing driver from United Kingdom who competes in Formula E for Nissan Formula E Team. Rowland is a two-time champion (2015, 2025), with 23 wins and 70 podiums from 188 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 6,962 ranks Rowland eighteenth of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2025 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNF
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-05-03Berlin ePrix/2Formula EP2+86
2026-05-01Berlin ePrix/1Formula EP3+75
2026-03-20Madrid ePrixFormula EP16βˆ’139
2026-02-14Jeddah ePrix/2Formula EP3+71
2026-02-13Jeddah ePrix/1Formula EP17βˆ’176
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+135Berlin ePrix 2019Formula EP1
+131Misano ePrix/1 2024Formula EP1
+131Sanya ePrix 2018Formula EP2
+130Seoul E-Prix/1 2022Formula EP2
+128Monaco ePrix 2018Formula EP2
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Monaco ePrix5 starts+37
Red Bull Ring6 starts+31
Motorland8 starts+27
Moscow5 starts+26
Struggles
Baku4 starts-47
Monza6 starts-43
Spa-Francorchamps11 starts-25
Mexico City ePrix6 starts-16
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026β–ΈFormula ENissan Formula E Team805000P4βˆ’316,962
2025β–ΈFormula ENissan Formula E Team1447030P1+2397,072
2024β–ΈFormula ENissan Formula E Team1327020P4+6876,590
2023β–ΈFormula EMahindra Racing600000P18βˆ’3186,067
2022β–ΈFormula EMahindra Racing801010P15βˆ’876,385
2020β–ΈFormula ENissan e.Dams1202010P9βˆ’696,473
2019β–ΈFormula ENissan e.Dams1011010P4+2756,542
2018β–ΈFormula ENissan e.Dams1002020P10βˆ’16,266
β–ΈWECCEFC TRSM Racing100100P14βˆ’143
2017β–ΈFormula 2DAMS22210410P4↑34+1856,268
2016β–ΈGP2 SeriesMP Motorsport2104000P8+676,678
2015β–ΈFormula V8 3.5Fortec Motorsports17813070P1+5796,182
β–ΈGP2 SeriesStatus Grand Prix400000P21βˆ’302
β–ΈFormula EMahindra Racing Formula E Team100000P18βˆ’134
2014β–ΈFormula V8 3.5Fortec Motorsports1427030P4↑4+7576,281
2013β–ΈFormula Renault EurocupManor MP Motorsport1438020P2+2275,221
2012β–ΈFormula Renault EurocupFortec Motorsports1313000P3+3,6444,994
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Rowland finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Norman NatoFIA Gold5,781114714362%
πŸ‡³πŸ‡± Nyck de VriesFIA Platinum6,047113734065%
πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Mitch EvansFIA Platinum6,95494454948%
πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Jean-Eric VergneFIA Platinum6,22877374048%
πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Stoffel VandoorneFIA Platinum5,66977304739%
πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ SΓ©bastien BuemiFIA Platinum6,28976393751%
πŸ‡ΈπŸ‡ͺ Gustav MaljaFIA Silver5,44772561678%
πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Pascal WehrleinFIA Platinum6,96771413058%
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Jake DennisFIA Platinum6,24270393156%
πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Lucas di GrassiFIA Platinum5,26170412959%
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Lando NorrisFIA Platinum, 4Γ— champion8,775220100%
πŸ‡²πŸ‡¨ Charles LeclercFIA Platinum, 2Γ— champion8,6652281436%
πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4Γ— champion7,65943175%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
8πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Nico RosbergFormula 17,900
9πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Alex PalouIndyCar7,659
10πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Isack HadjarFormula 17,437
11πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Denny HamlinNASCAR Cup Series7,381
12πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Liam LawsonFormula 17,300
13πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Ryan BlaneyNASCAR Cup Series7,083
14πŸ‡²πŸ‡½ Pato O'WardIndyCar7,024
15πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Pierre GaslyFormula 17,018
16πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Carlos SainzFormula 17,004
17πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Pascal WehrleinFormula E6,967
18πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Oliver RowlandFormula E6,962
19πŸ‡³πŸ‡Ώ Mitch EvansFormula E6,954
20πŸ‡§πŸ‡· Gabriel BortoletoFormula 16,948
21πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· Juan FangioFormula 16,889
22πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Sebastian VettelFormula 16,884
23πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Arvid LindbladFormula 16,870
24πŸ‡©πŸ‡° Christian LundgaardIndyCar6,853
25πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Ty GibbsNASCAR Cup Series6,832
26πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chase BriscoeNASCAR Cup Series6,831
27πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Esteban OconFormula 16,820
28πŸ‡―πŸ‡΅ Yuki TsunodaFormula 16,817
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Oliver Rowland is an elite professional driver with a Racer Rating of 7,233, placing him among the strongest competitors in motorsport. This rating reflects his performance against Formula E and established series rivals; he competes at the level of full-time professionals in the world's leading championships. Rowland won the 2025 Formula E World Championship with Nissan, the pinnacle of his 14-season career, and holds 7 Formula E wins from 82 starts in that series. His broader record spans 188 starts across multiple categories, yielding 23 wins and 70 podium finishes. He is classified as Platinum by the FIA in sportscar competition, denoting a full professional in that discipline.[1]

Rowland's rise came through traditional junior formulae. He won the 2015 Formula V8 3.5 championship with Fortec Motorsports, accumulating 10 wins across his two seasons in that series. He progressed through Formula Renault Eurocup and GP2 Series without capturing those titles, then found his success tier in Formula 2 and latterly Formula E. His head-to-head record against contemporary rivals reflects genuine contention at the elite level; he finished ahead of Mitch Evans 44 times to 49 defeats across 93 shared Formula E races, against de Vries 70 to 36 across 106, and maintained competitive parity with SΓ©bastien Buemi over 75 encounters. He has occasionally crossed paths with Formula 1 drivers in lower formulae and won races against them, beating Pierre Gasly 27 times in shared competition and outfinishing Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in individual races; these encounters occurred when both drivers were racing outside their primary seats and do not define his career trajectory.[2]

Rowland's Formula E tenure with Nissan produced the 2025 championship after years of podium accumulation and single-digit wins, establishing him as a championship-class operator in that series. He averages a finishing position of P7 across all starts, consistent with professional competitiveness in fields populated by highly skilled drivers. Recent headlines indicate a transition; he is set to race for Mahindra in Formula E next season, marking a move away from Nissan following his title win.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications[2] Wikipedia
Nissan Formula E Team ends Season 12 with double points in London[1]
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16 Aug 2026
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Tokyo E-Prix: Jake Dennis wins pole, ends Oliver Rowland’s forever domination in Qualifying[2]
The Times of India
25 Jul 2026
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Formula E: Rowland to race for Mahindra next season[3]
EV Powered
6 Jul 2026
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