Formula E – Nelson Piquet Jr with China Racing

Nelson Piquet Jr will return in car This year. The 29-year-old Brazilian, involved in the famous Crashgate of 2008 in Singapore, will make his return to an FIA world championship, that of the Formula E and its Spark single-seatersRenault SRT_01E 100% electric. Enough to complete an already busy schedule since we saw the son of the former triple world champion of F1 in Blancpain Sprint Series, in WorldRX, or even in NASCAR in addition to its Global program Rallycross Challenge this season.

Nelson Piquet will be lined up for the Chinese team China Racing, which will start at home for the start of the championship on September 13 in Beijing, on a route designed around the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium. “I have always enjoyed driving different machines, so I am very happy to be able to race in Formula E, declared the Brazilian this morning on his Twitter account. It’s a real honor to drive in the first Formula E championship, which is a very interesting concept. I am delighted to be part of the China Racing team which hopes to do well in the discipline. »

There therefore remain two seats to be officially confirmed to complete the first starting grid, one at China Racing, and the other at Andretti Autosport, alongside Frenchman Franck Montagny.