Citroen Racing has confirmed that Jean-Éric Vergne and Nick Cassidy will represent the team in its debut campaign in the 2025/26 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The announcement follows Citroen’s recent confirmation that it will enter Formula E from Season 12.
Vergne, a two-time and consecutive Formula E Drivers’ champion, joins Citroen Racing after an eight-season stint with DS PENSKE. The 35-year-old Frenchman has competed in every Formula E season, holds the record for most consecutive starts at 144, and is sixth in all-time wins. Vergne also balances his Formula E commitments with a seat in the FIA World Endurance Championship with Peugeot, having previously raced in Formula 1 for Toro Rosso.
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Joining him is New Zealander Nick Cassidy, a two-time top-three finisher in the Drivers’ Championship, with 10 wins and 20 podiums in Formula E. Both drivers are expected to bring extensive experience and competitive strength to the French manufacturer’s debut effort.
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Citroen highlighted the move as a strategic step into a “new challenge” in electric motorsport. The company said, “Citroen is returning to motorsport, an arena that shaped its history and legend – motorsport in its most visionary form: an 100% electric, responsible and committed competition with popular races in the heart of cities, a young, committed, connected audience and a technological, international showcase for the future of mobility.”
The team will take part in pre-season testing at Circuit Ricardo Tormo in Valencia from 27-30 October, which includes the Women’s Test on 31 October. Citroen Racing will have its first official race in the Season 12 opener in São Paulo on 6 December.
