IndyCar rookie and a former F1 hopeful headline Formula E rookie practice

IndyCar rookie Dennis Hauger and former Formula 1 hopeful Théo Pourchaire headline next Friday’s Formula E rookie practice session in Miami.

A 40-minute practice session designated for rookie drivers will take place at the Hard Rock Stadium ahead of first practice for next weekend’s Miami E-Prix, the third round of the Formula E season.

In the past, each team has been allowed to run one car; however, it was recently decided that both cars could be used. Despite this, only Nissan will field two drivers in the 11-driver session.

Reigning Indy NXT champion Hauger is one of the standout names in the session, with the Norwegian to drive for Andretti ahead of his competitive IndyCar debut in early March.

Hauger raced for Andretti Global in the IndyCar feeder series last year, with the 22-year-old having been awarded a seat at Dale Coyne Racing, which has entered into a technical alliance with Andretti.

The Miami session will not be his first experience in Formula E, having driven for Porsche in the 2024 Berlin rookie test.

2023 Formula 2 champion Pourchaire holds the most Formula E experience among those featuring in the rookie test, with the Peugeot World Endurance Championship driver having made several test appearances in Gen3 machinery.

In Miami, the Frenchman will drive for Stellantis-owned Citroën. In the other Stellantis-owned outfit, DS Penske will field GB3 driver Nikita Bedrin, who is part of its driver development programme.

Due to being classed as a rookie until the end of the season, Pepe Martí has been handed an extra session by Cupra Kiro, offering the Spaniard a key advantage.

Following her impressive women’s test appearance last October, Mahindra will again run F1 Academy driver Chloe Chambers, with Abbi Pulling at Nissan making it two female drivers in the session.

Reigning DTM champion Ayhancan Güven will again run for Porsche as he looks to stake a strong claim for a full-time Formula E seat next season in the German manufacturer’s new second factory outfit for Gen4.

Formula 3 and Williams Academy driver Alessandro Giusti will drive for Jaguar, while Formula 2’s Gabriele Mini, like Pulling, will return with Nissan once again.

Elsewhere, Super Formula star Zak O’Sullivan is set for another outing with Envision, with Lola running its simulator driver, former Formula 3 racer Hugh Barter.

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