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NORMAN NATO JOINS TOM DILLMANN AS JAGUAR TCS RACING RESERVE DRIVERS
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NORMAN NATO JOINS TOM DILLMANN AS JAGUAR TCS RACING RESERVE DRIVERS

17 January 2022

Jaguar TCS Racing has today announced that Norman Nato and Tom Dillmann will both be reserve and simulator drivers for the British racing team for season eight of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship.

  • Jaguar TCS Racing announce Norman Nato and Tom Dillmann as reserve and simulator drivers for season eight of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship
  • Frenchman, Nato, most recently competed with ROKiT Venturi Racing in Formula E and won the final race of season seven in Berlin
  • Norman Nato will work with fellow Frenchman, Tom Dillmann, who joined the Jaguar TCS Racing team last year as reserve driver
  • Jaguar TCS Racing will race on the streets of Diriyah, Saudi Arabia on 28 and 29 January 2022 for the first of 16 rounds

Frenchman, Nato, joins the Jaguar TCS Racing reserve driver line‑up this season alongside Tom Dillmann, who continues his role as reserve driver for the all‑electric racing team.

Norman and Tom will focus on key roles in the simulator and testing, ensuring the Jaguar I‑TYPE 5 is as competitive as possible for the team and also rotate their responsibility at races as reserve drivers.

29‑year‑old Norman Nato is no stranger to Formula E and has gained experience in the F4 Eurocup 1.6 and Formula Renault 2.0 Alps before winning both in Monaco and Hungary in the 2014 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season. More recently, Nato came third in both the 2018 European Le Mans Series and the 2019/20 FIA World Endurance Championship, including a second‑placed finish in the prestigious 24 Hours of Le Mans. In 2021, Norman raced for ROKiT Venturi Racing and won the final race of season seven.

Meanwhile, 32‑year‑old Tom Dillmann has been racing since the early 2000s and has competed in around 300 races during that time. Tom’s career highlights include being crowned champion of the 2016 Formula V8 3.5 series and 2010 German Formula 3. Dillmann is no stranger to Formula E having competed in 23 E‑Prix since 2017 with the Venturi and NIO Formula E teams.

NORMAN NATO JOINS TOM DILLMANN AS JAGUAR TCS RACING RESERVE DRIVERS

I’m excited to be joining Jaguar TCS Racing. I'm determined to help the team fight for points, podiums and reach their top performance. I have a lot to learn and discover but I will be ready anytime the team needs me, inside or outside of the Jaguar I‑TYPE 5. I consider Mitch and Sam as two really good friends, having raced with Mitch in GP2 and I've known Sam for many years, and I look forward to supporting them and the team in season eight.

Norman Nato
Jaguar TCS Racing reserve driver

I’m delighted to remain a part of the Jaguar TCS Racing team family. After such a strong season seven, I am excited to play a part in ensuring the team are in a position to fight for the World Championship again.

Tom Dillmann
Jaguar TCS Racing reserve driver:
NORMAN NATO JOINS TOM DILLMANN AS JAGUAR TCS RACING RESERVE DRIVERS

We are extremely pleased to welcome Norman into Jaguar TCS Racing. Norman’s credentials and character speaks louder than any words can and to have a Formula E race winner in the team as a reserve driver gives us great strength in depth. In addition to that and importantly Norman is highly motivated to be a key part of driving the team forward.
Last season Tom’s contributions to the team helped us achieve our best ever result in the championship and therefore continuing to work with him was very important to us. His capabilities and consistency are important as we look to further develop the Jaguar I‑TYPE 5 and team performance during the course of season eight.

James Barclay
Jaguar TCS Racing Team Principal

The season eight opening race weekend takes place on 28 and 29 January 2022 on the streets of Diriyah, Saudi Arabia.

Further information

Emily Hogg, Media Officer, Jaguar TCS Racing

Tel: + 44 (0) 7384 532 605

Email: ehogg2@jaguarlandrover.com

 

Adrian Atkinson, Global PR and Communications Manager, Jaguar TCS Racing

Tel: +44 (0) 7979 554005

Email: aatkins5@jaguarlandrover.com

Notes to Editors

ABOUT JAGUAR TCS RACING

Jaguar returned to racing in October 2016, becoming the first premium manufacturer to join the all‑electric ABB FIA Formula E Championship street racing series. In season seven Jaguar TCS Racing finished runners‑up in the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship teams’ standings ‑ the most successful so far in Jaguar TCS Racing’s Formula E history.

Formula E is a real‑world test bed for Jaguar with its journey to becoming an all‑electric luxury brand from 2025. Jaguar TCS Racing will deliver new sustainable technologies and set new benchmarks in quality in support of Jaguar Land Rover’s Reimagine strategy.

Jaguar TCS Racing goal is to ‘Reimagine Racing’ and together the team will test, develop, learn and collaborate, sharing insights across Jaguar Land Rover which will benefit future road car development. Specifically, learnings and technology transfer from Formula E will help ‘Reimagine” the Jaguar brand coinciding with the company’s commitment to the Gen3 era of Formula E.

As an official manufacturer team in Formula E, Jaguar TCS Racing designs its own powertrain, which includes the motor, transmission, inverter and rear suspension.

To control costs, the carbon fibre chassis and battery are common components and the same for all eleven teams. This allows the focus to be on developing electric vehicle powertrains which are efficient and lightweight which will improve the performance and range of future Jaguar Land Rover electric vehicles.

The 2021/22 Formula E season is the second season of World Championship status as granted by the FIA – the sport’s governing body. It will be the fourth and final year for the teams to be racing with the futuristic Gen2 race cars.

Teams have two race cars, one per driver, which will be used for the full race distance of 45 minutes plus 1 lap.

Beyond its all‑electric concept, Formula E is unique in the world of motorsport for its choice of venues. The championship takes place on temporary street circuits in the centre of the world’s major cities including Diriyah, Mexico City, Rome, Monaco, New York, London and ending in a double‑header race weekend in Seoul.  

New Zealander, Mitch Evans finished season seven fourth in the drivers' championship and Jaguar TCS Racing finished second in the teams' standings ‑ the most successful so far in Jaguar TCS Racing’s Formula E history ‑ with eight podiums, two wins, one pole position and 177 points scored. After his first season with the team, Briton, Sam Bird finished sixth in the championship with two wins, three podiums and a pole position

 

Race to Innovate

Formula E remains a key priority for Jaguar Land Rover and the company’s Reimagine strategy. As the only all‑electric world championship, Formula E allows us to test and develop new electric vehicle technologies in a high‑performance environment. It continues to be the test‑bed for our Race to Innovate mission that will see Race to Road and Road to Race learnings that will help shape our electric future – a future that Jaguar is passionate about, and dedicated to for the benefit of our society, the changing landscape of mobility, sustainability and our customers.

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