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Roy Nissany

Roy Nissany is an Israeli racing driver who competed in Formula 2 and served as a Formula One test driver for Williams.

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Born: 30 November 1994, Tel Aviv
Occupation: racing automobile driver, Formula Two driver, Formula One driver

Roy Nissany was born in 1994 in Tel Aviv

Nissany was born in Tel Aviv on 30 November 1994 and lives in Herzliya. He is the son of racing driver Chanoch Nissany, a former Minardi Formula One test driver. He races under the Israeli flag and also holds a French passport.

He started karting at 6 and finished fourth in the FIA Central European Zone Trophy in 2004. He moved to car racing in 2010 and joined Mücke Motorsport in 2011. In 2013 and 2014 he raced in the FIA Formula 3 European Championship.

From 2015 to 2017 he raced in the Formula Renault 3.5 series and its successor. With Lotus in 2016 he won 3 races and finished fourth overall. He then raced in Formula 2 in 2018 and from 2020 to 2023, taking his first podium at Monaco in 2021.

Williams named him its official test driver in 2020, and he drove in practice sessions at several Grands Prix in 2020 and 2021. In 2025 he moved to sportscar racing in the European Le Mans Series with Duqueine Team. In 2026 he joined Nielsen Racing in the same series.