Oliver Turvey and Ma Qing Hua will form NIO's driver lineup for Season 6 of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship.
Remaining with the team, the impending 2019/20 campaign will mark Turvey's sixth consecutive season with the outfit under its various guises while Ma returns to the championship for the first time since Season 4 after contesting the New York City E-Prix with the squad.
By partnering Turvey, the Chinese racer takes the place of Tom Dillmann who raced for the team in Season 5, with the Frenchman, in turn, getting left without a drive for Season 6.
For the 2019/20 campaign, NIO also has a new management structure after receiving investment from Shanghai Lisheng Racing, explaining the addition of '333' to the team's name on Formula E's official entry list.
"It’s our greatest pleasure to collaborate with NIO and participate in Formula E. said team CEO Vincent Wang. “NIO has achieved great results in the past, and the NIO 333 FE Team will thrive to live on that heritage.
“The championship is a great platform for Chinese motorsports to enter the world stage, and we are very happy to be here.
“We are ready to both join the FE family and to take on the challenges, and we hope that the team will continue to make progress with our efforts. We are also looking forward to see the moment the red lights go out."
With both Turvey and Ma getting confirmed by the squad, Formula E's 2019/20 grid is complete, with the series' full grid of 24 drivers set to take part in pre-season testing at the Ricardo Tormo Circuit in Valencia this week.
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