A Super Formula title in 2019, Formula E podiums with Envision and Jaguar and a move to Citroen in Formula E and Peugeot in the World Endurance Championship.
Nick Cassidy is a New Zealand racing driver who won the 2019 Super Formula title and finished second in Formula E in 2022-23. He races for Citroen in Formula E and for Peugeot in the Hypercar class of the WEC.
Nick Cassidy is a New Zealand racer who spent his early years in karts and single-seaters before reaching Formula E. He won the Super Formula title in 2019, completing a Japanese triple crown, and he has been a regular front-runner in electric racing since 2020. His route has run from New Zealand karts to Japanese single-seaters, DTM touring cars and Formula E. His 2026 programme takes him to Peugeot's Hypercar team in the FIA World Endurance Championship.
How did Cassidy's karting and early formulas develop?
Cassidy began racing karts at six and stayed in karting until 2010. From the age of eight he also took part in midget races. Both seasons earned him the Rookie of the Year award, and in each he finished runner-up.
His move into single-seaters came early. Formula First led to Formula Ford, which he raced in New Zealand and then Australia, where he made a few starts in the national Formula Ford championship as well.
Those Australian outings also included the ADAC Formel Masters and Formula Abarth, and he competed in five races of the Fujitsu V8 Supercar Series. The breadth of that programme gave him experience in several categories before he reached the Toyota Racing Series.
A New Zealander who won the Super Formula title, finished runner-up in Formula E and now races Hypercars for Peugeot.
How did the Toyota Racing Series and Giles Motorsport shape his rise?
In 2011 Cassidy joined Giles Motorsport for the Toyota Racing Series. Five podiums came first, followed by two wins from the last three races of the season. That form earned him Rookie of the Year and the runner-up spot behind his teammate Mitch Evans.
He returned to Giles Motorsport for the Toyota Racing Series again in 2012. The second campaign kept him in the same environment, with the same team and the same demanding series.
What did Super Formula and Super GT bring him?
In 2018 Cassidy reached the final-round title battles in Super Formula and Super GT in consecutive weeks. He finished second in both series, two near misses that were hard to take. Both titles were decided at the final round.
A year later he went one better in Super Formula. Winning the 2019 title completed what is known as the triple crown in Japanese motorsport, and it marked him as a driver who could win at the top level in Japan.
The 2018 disappointments came just before that breakthrough. The title came after those near misses, and it helped carry him toward the European championships that followed.
Did Cassidy race in Europe's touring car series?
He made his DTM debut in 2021 at the Norisring, deputising for Alex Albon, the Red Bull reserve, in the final round. The entry combined AF Corse and Red Bull Racing, and it came before a longer commitment in GT racing.
For 2022 he raced Ferrari 488 GT3 cars run by Red Bull, a programme that took him further into European GT competition alongside his Formula E work.
How did his Formula E debut with Envision go?
Cassidy made his Formula E debut in 2020-21 with Envision Virgin Racing, replacing Sam Bird and partnering Robin Frijns. He failed to score in his first three races. He then took his first pole at Rome in a wet session, and he finished the season 15th overall, with 23 points separating him from champion Nyck de Vries.
Rome was a painful race for him. On the opening lap a software glitch sent him spinning from the lead, and Oliver Rowland pushed him into the wall, ending his race.
Points followed at Valencia and Monaco, then a maiden podium at Puebla. In New York he took another pole and was in front until the late laps, when a misjudged move by Jean-Eric Vergne dropped him to fourth. He returned to the podium the next day, which was his last of the season.
How did Cassidy win his first Formula E race?
In 2021-22 he remained at Envision alongside Frijns. At New York he took pole for the first race and turned it into his first Formula E victory, even though a multi-car pileup occurred late in the event. Once the race was stopped, countback rules decided the result.
The next day he qualified on pole again, but repairs forced the team to fit a fifth radiator of the season, which earned him a 30-place grid penalty.
A podium at London followed, thanks to a penalty for De Vries. Cassidy ended the season 11th, four places behind Frijns.
What was his 2022-23 season like?
Envision retained Cassidy for 2022-23, partnering Sebastien Buemi, the Season 2 champion. He took podiums in consecutive rounds at Hyderabad and Cape Town, and then narrowly missed victory to Mitch Evans at Sao Paulo. That gave him a strong start to the title push.
Berlin brought victory in the second race, cutting his gap to championship leader Pascal Wehrlein to four points. At Monaco he rose from tenth on the grid to second within seven laps, then passed title rival Evans for the win.
Jakarta was a poor weekend. He was seventh on Saturday, then lost points on Sunday after a clash with Wehrlein, a self-caused incident that damaged his front wing.
Portland came later in that season, with a win after careful energy management in a chaotic race. Rome gave him a podium on the opening day, but a crash caused by Evans on the Sunday left him 14th.
At London he qualified second, then was promoted to pole when Evans received a penalty for the Rome incident. In the race, an attack mode activation sent him back to fourth, and a collision with his teammate cost him his front wing. Buemi had been ready to let him through to help his title bid, but the team never passed on the message. Cassidy retired, and Jake Dennis took the title on the Saturday.
A win from pole on the rainy Sunday at London was some consolation, and Cassidy finished the season second in the championship.
How did his Jaguar years go?
Cassidy moved to Jaguar TCS Racing, replacing Sam Bird and partnering the fellow New Zealander Mitch Evans. Through the early rounds of the season he collected two wins and six further podiums. He left Jaguar when the 2024-25 season ended.
The 2024 Portland ePrix turned sour. He arrived with a 25-point lead over Pascal Wehrlein, but he was leading race 1 until the penultimate lap when he spun. He left Portland with no points across the two races.
London brought more trouble. Race 1 qualifying went badly, and in race two he collided with Antonio Felix da Costa.
What is his role with Citroen and Peugeot now?
In September 2025 Cassidy was announced for the new Citroen Racing team in Formula E for 2025-26, alongside double champion Jean-Eric Vergne. He is set to remain with Citroen for the 2026-27 season, which settles his Formula E programme for the next year. Citroen Racing is a new team, so that first season is a fresh challenge for everyone involved.
Alongside that commitment, he will race a Peugeot in the Hypercar category of the WEC in 2026. It adds a sportscar programme to a career built mainly on single-seaters and Formula E.
Career summary at a glance
| Year | Series | Team | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | New Zealand Formula First | - | Runner-up, Rookie of the Year |
| 2010 | New Zealand Formula Ford | - | Runner-up, Rookie of the Year |
| 2011 | Toyota Racing Series | Giles Motorsport | Runner-up, Rookie of the Year |
| 2018 | Super Formula and Super GT | - | Second in both series |
| 2019 | Super Formula | - | Champion |
| 2020-21 | Formula E | Envision Virgin Racing | 15th, first pole at Rome |
| 2021-22 | Formula E | Envision Racing | 11th, first victory at New York |
| 2022-23 | Formula E | Envision Racing | Runner-up |
| 2023-24 | Formula E | Jaguar TCS Racing | Two wins in the first half of the season |
| 2025-26 | Formula E | Citroen Racing | Team debut season |
| 2026 | FIA World Endurance Championship | Peugeot | Hypercar class |
