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NICK CASSIDY
Nick Cassidy is a New Zealand racing driver, who currently drives for Jaguar in Formula E.
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Nick started racing at a young age in categories including karting and Formula Toyota. Moving into single-seaters, Cassidy had a winning debut in the Formula First New Zealand series in 2008, before becoming one of the most successful drivers in the history of the Toyota Racing Series. Cassidy went on to race in the Formula 3 European and Renault 2.0 championships.
Following his foundation years racing in New Zealand and Europe, Nick went on to win the ‘Japanese Triple Crown’ having won the ultra-competitive Japanese Formula 3 Championship in 2015, the Super GT Championship in 2019 and the pinnacle Super Formula title the same year – all of which were with Toyota. Following this chapter of his career he joined the FIA Formula E World Championship in 2020, driving for Envision Racing after an impressive Marrakesh rookie test with the team.
In 2022, Nick had his first Formula E victory at the New York E-Prix and a podium in London, before having his most successful Formula E season to date, finishing the 2023 season runner-up in the Drivers’ World Championship and being instrumental in winning the Teams’ World Championship with Envision Racing.
Following his remarkable achievements on track, the Jaguar Racing Formula E Team recruited Nick for 2024 in a bid to win the Team’s first World Championship Title - and they were successful.