French
Norman Nato (born 8 July 1992 in Cannes, France) is a French racing driver whose single-seater career peaked in GP2/Formula 2 before he built a successful second act in endurance racing and Formula E.
GP2 and Formula 2
Nato climbed the junior ladder through Formula Renault and the FIA Formula 3 European Championship before reaching GP2 with Arden. He scored race wins in GP2 and, when the series was rebranded as the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017, returned with Pertamina Arden (BWT Arden) for his third year in the category. In 2017 he took one feature-race victory at the Baku City Circuit — beating eventual champion Charles Leclerc on the day — and added two further podiums, finishing ninth in the standings.
Endurance racing
With F1 not materialising, Nato pivoted to sportscars from 2018, racing LMP2 in the European Le Mans Series and the FIA World Endurance Championship (with TDS Racing). He stepped up to LMP1 with Rebellion Racing for 2019–20, taking his first WEC win at the 4 Hours of Shanghai and victory in the Lone Star Le Mans. He later returned to the WEC Hypercar era, racing a Porsche 963 with Hertz Team JOTA and going on to win as a multiple overall WEC race winner across LMP1 and Hypercar machinery.
Formula E
Nato joined Formula E with Venturi and, in only his rookie campaign, won the 2021 Berlin season finale — becoming one of only a handful of drivers to reach the top step in a debut FE season. He has since remained a fixture on the grid, partnering Oliver Rowland in the Nissan Formula E line-up.