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Nissan has signed former Alpine junior Caio Collet as its reserve and simulator driver in Formula E.
Collet was announced in the role five days after the opening round of the 2023-24 FE season, and recently he has been busy in the USA taking part in Indy Nxt pre-season testing. He is believed to be plotting a move up to the series.
Although Collet’s appearance in FE’s rookie test this year is yet to be confirmed, Nissan did say fans should “get ready to see him in action” during the season.
The 21-year-old Brazilian started his single-seater career in Formula 4, coming sixth in the United Arab Emirates championship as a part-timer then winning the French F4 title during his rookie year in 2018.
The Renault Formula 1 team signed him as a junior off the back of that success, and Collet spent the next two years in the Formula Regional-spec Formula Renault Eurocup. Six podiums in his rookie campaign was followed up by five wins and the championship runner-up spot in 2020. He was also a race-winner in the Toyota Racing Series that year.
Renault rebranded to Alpine in 2021, and moved Collet up to a FIA Formula 3 Championship seat with MP Motorsport. He came ninth in the standings in his first season, and improved to eighth in his second by taking two wins.
Collet was no longer an Alpine junior when he stayed in F3 for a third season last year, and his move to Van Amersfoort Racing resulted in one win and ninth in the points table.