Caio Collet

Caio Collet
Born	(2002-04-03) April 3, 2002 Brazil
Occupation	Racing driver
Years active	2018–present
Known for	Competing in FIA Formula 3 Championship, Indy NXT; 2018 French F4 Champion; 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup runner-up

Caio Jotta Collet (born 3 April 2002) is a professional racing driver from Brazil, presently competing in Indy NXT with the HMD Motorsports team. Between 2021 and 2023, he participated in the FIA Formula 3 Championship. Collet claimed the title in the 2018 French F4 Championship and secured second place in the 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup.

He has experience as a reserve and simulator driver for the Nissan Formula E Team, making his debut in Formula E during the 2024 Portland ePrix. Collet previously belonged to both the Alpine Academy and Winfield Racing School programs.

Karting

Beginning his karting journey at seven years old, Collet won several championships in Brazil before relocating to Europe. His impressive results earned him a spot with the Birel ART squad under ART Grand Prix in 2016, as well as inclusion in Nicolas Todt’s All Road Management.

Lower formulas

Collet entered single-seater racing at the start of 2018 with Silberpfeil Energy Dubai, competing in the 2017–18 Formula 4 UAE Championship. He made an immediate impact by finishing third in his debut race and participated only in rounds three and four. Throughout these appearances, he achieved six podiums out of seven races, including a victory at the Yas Marina Circuit. He wrapped up the season sixth overall with a total of 124 points.

Racing with car number 23, Collet stood as the only Brazilian competitor in the 2018 French F4 Championship. He secured podium finishes during his first four outings and amassed seven wins over the campaign, notably triumphing at the Pau Grand Prix. After dominating at Magny-Cours, leading by 54.5 points, he had an opportunity to secure the championship early at Jerez. There, he earned pole position and won race one, followed by strong showings in reverse-grid contests. His commanding victory in the final race guaranteed him the championship regardless of other drivers’ performances. Collet concluded with 303.5 points, achieving eleven podiums, three poles, and finishing 66.5 points clear of runner-up Ugo de Wilde.

2019

Building on his achievements in French F4, Collet joined R-ace GP for the 2019 Formula Renault Eurocup, teaming up with Oscar Piastri, Aleksandr Smolyar, and Grégoire Saucy. He reached his first podium at round three held at Monaco, finishing third. Throughout the season, Collet secured five podiums overall, including a best finish of second place at Spa-Francorchamps. He ended fifth in the championship standings with 207 points, trailing champion and teammate Piastri by 113 points.

2020

Continuing with R-ace GP for the 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup, Collet started the year strongly by earning three consecutive podiums, including his inaugural Eurocup victory at Imola. Although he missed out on a podium finish at round three at the Nürburgring, where Victor Martins dominated, Collet bounced back with first and second-place results at both Magny-Cours and Zandvoort. At the event held at Barcelona-Catalunya, he reclaimed control of the championship through two wins. His title bid faltered at Spa-Francorchamps when he failed to secure a podium for the first time in four races while Martins succeeded. Collet recovered with a win at Imola but was subsequently taken out during another race, losing valuable points to Martins. Despite winning race one at Hockenheimring, mechanical troubles during race two hampered his championship pursuit. Ultimately, Martins sealed the championship ahead of the penultimate round, finishing 44 points ahead of Collet.

Toyota Racing Series

Collet took part in the 2020 Toyota Racing Series representing MTEC Motorsport. Although he initially achieved pole position, the fastest lap, and the race win in the opening event, a penalty for a practice start relegated him to seventh place, handing the victory to New Zealander Liam Lawson. At Imola, Collet led early in the sprint race but was overtaken on the last lap and later involved in contact that compromised his result; he finished 11th in the feature after attempting a risky wet-tyre strategy. He earned his first podium of the year in Barcelona and placed seventh in the feature race.

Qualifying fourth at Silverstone, Collet narrowly missed out on a podium by finishing fourth in the feature race. At Austria’s Spielberg round, starting from reverse pole position, he achieved a career-best second place in the sprint race, although a collision cut short his feature race. In Hungary, Collet celebrated his inaugural F3 sprint race victory by capitalizing on an error from a competitor.

At Spa-Francorchamps, Collet earned his first pole position. However, a penalty for an unsafe rejoin dropped him from third to sixth during the sprint race. He continued strong form late into the season with a second sprint race win at Zandvoort and a sixth-place finish in the feature event. Starting second in Monza’s sprint race, he secured third place. The season concluded with Collet eighth overall, tallying 88 points along with two victories and five podium appearances.

2023

For his third campaign in the 2023 season, Collet signed with Van Amersfoort Racing. He kicked off the year with a strong showing, securing third place in the sprint race at Bahrain. In Melbourne, despite qualifying within the top ten, he encountered difficulties due to collisions and punctures, ultimately finishing 16th. He bounced back by scoring points with a ninth-place finish in the Monaco sprint race but was eliminated from the feature race following contact incidents.

At Austria, Collet started from fifth on the grid and earned two third-place podium finishes in both the sprint and feature events. During the Silverstone weekend, he made an impressive recovery from 17th to fourth in the sprint race; however, a penalty after an early collision cost him points in the feature race.

Collet claimed victory in the sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps by taking an early lead. Although a poor tyre strategy hampered his feature race, he managed to finish fifth by making the most of drying track conditions. At the final round in Monza, he qualified second but struggled in the sprint race, ending 19th after triggering a multi-car crash. He rebounded to fourth place in the feature race following a competitive battle for the lead.

He wrapped up the championship ranked ninth overall with a total of 73 points, which included one win and three additional podiums.

2024 season

In October 2023, Collet took part in the Chris Griffis Memorial Test for Indy NXT at Indianapolis, driving for HMD Motorsports. Following further pre-season testing sessions at Barber Motorsports Park and Sebring, he was officially announced as the final driver in HMD's nine-car roster for the 2024 campaign. Beginning with steady top-10 results, Collet quickly achieved his first podium by finishing third at Indianapolis. This was followed by a runner-up spot at Detroit and two consecutive second-place finishes at Laguna Seca. At Mid-Ohio, he secured his inaugural pole position and dominated to claim his first victory in the series. Despite experiencing two retirements later on, Collet concluded the season with a third-place result in the finale at Nashville. He ended the year third overall with one win, six podiums, and 436 points, also earning top rookie honors.

2025 season

Collet renewed his contract with HMD Motorsports for the 2025 season, where he notched a victory at Road America after overtaking Dennis Hauger within the last ten laps.

Formula One

Collet became a member of the Renault Sport Academy in 2019. His first experience behind the wheel of a Formula One car came during a demonstration run in a 2012 Lotus E20 at Ibirapuera Park. When Renault's development program transitioned into the Alpine Academy in 2021, Collet remained affiliated with it. Nevertheless, he was released from the academy at the start of 2023, although he confirmed that his relationship and communication with Alpine continue.

Nissan Formula E Team (2024)

In January 2024, Collet was named as the reserve and simulator driver for the Nissan Formula E Team. He made his initial appearance in Formula E by taking part in the rookie free practice session at the 2024 Misano ePrix and later competed in the Rookie Test following the 2024 Berlin ePrix held at Tempelhof Airport Street Circuit.

Opting not to continue in the role of Nissan's reserve driver for 2025, Collet decided to dedicate his efforts entirely to his main Indy NXT season.

2023–24 season

Collet’s first race came at the 2024 Portland ePrix, where he stepped in for the ailing Oliver Rowland. He secured 18th and 16th place finishes, notably surpassing his more seasoned teammate Sacha Fenestraz in the second event.

Personal life

Born in São Paulo, Collet regards three-time Formula One champion Ayrton Senna as his racing idol. He possesses both Italian and French heritage.

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2012	500 Milas de Kart — Mini Max		2nd
	500 Milas de Kart — Cadete		2nd
2013	Copa Brasil de Kart — Júnior Menor	SP	2nd
2014	Copa Brasil de Kart — Júnior Menor		2nd
	Florida Winter Tour — Rotax Mini Max		2nd
2015	Florida Winter Tour — Rotax Junior		5th
	Florida Winter Tour — Junior ROK		23rd
	WSK Super Master Series — KFJ	Kosmic Racing Dept.	31st
	CIK-FIA European Championship — KFJ		6th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — KFJ		3rd
	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior	Renato Russo	3rd
2016	WSK Champions Cup — OKJ	Birel ART Racing Srl	23rd
	WSK Super Master Series — OKJ		4th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OKJ		6th
	WSK Final Cup — OKJ		27th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OKJ		NC
2017	South Garda Winter Cup — OK	Birel ART Racing Srl	34th
	WSK Champions Cup — OK		31st
	WSK Super Master Series — OK		15th
	Coupe de France — OK		8th
	CIK-FIA European Championship — OK		28th
	CIK-FIA World Championship — OK		25th
	SKUSA SuperNationals — X30 Senior	15th

Summary of racing career

Season	Championship	Team	Events	Victories	Pole positions	Fastest laps	Podium finishes	Points scored	Final standing
2017–18	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Silberpfeil Energy Dubai	7	1	2	3	6	124	6th place
2018	French F4 Championship	FFSA Academy	20	7	3	7	11	303.5	Champion
	ADAC F4 Championship	Prema Theodore Racing	3	0	0	0	0	18	16th place
2019	Formula Renault Eurocup	R-ace GP	20	0	0	0	6	207	5th place
2020	Formula Renault Eurocup	R-ace GP	20	5	3	4	12	304	Runner-up
	Toyota Racing Series	mtec motorsport	15	1	1	2	1	219	7th place
2021	FIA Formula 3 Championship	MP Motorsport	20	0	0	0	2	93	9th place
2022	FIA Formula 3 Championship	MP Motorsport	18	2	1	2	5	88	8th place
2023	FIA Formula 3 Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	18	1	0	1	4	73	9th place
2023–24	Formula E	Nissan Formula E Team	2	0	0	0	0	0	28th place
2024	Indy NXT	HMD Motorsports	14	1	1	3	6	436	' 3rd
2025	''Indy NXT	'HMD Motorsports	11	3	2	4	8	428*	' 2nd*

* Season currently underway.

Full results: Formula 4 UAE Championship

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Year	Team	Championship position	Points accumulated
''2017–18	'Silberpfeil Energy Dubai'	'6th'	'124'

Full results: French F4 Championship

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Year	R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8	R9	R10	R11	R12	R13	R14	R15	R16	R17	R18	R19	R20	Total position	Total points
2018	NOG 1 3	style="background:#DFDFDF;"  NOG 2 Template:Small (2)  | style="background:#FFDF9F;"  [[Circuit Paul Armagnac  (NOG 3)]] Template:Small(3) | style="background:#FFFFBF;"  [[Circuit de Pau (PAU 1)]] Template:Small(1) | style="background:#DFFFDF;" [[Circuit de Pau (PAU 2)]] Template:Small(6) | style="background:#FFFFBF;" [[Circuit de Pau (PAU 3)]] Template:Small(1) | style="background:#EFCFFF;" [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (SPA 1)]] Template:Small(Ret) | style="background:#DFFFDF;" [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (SPA 2)]] Template:Small(4) | style="background:#DFDFDF;" [[Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps (SPA 3)]] Template:Small(2) | style="background:#DFFFDF;" [[Dijon-Prenois (DIJ 1)]] Template:Small(4) | style="background:#DFFFDF;" [[Dijon-Prenois (DIJ 2)]] Template:Small(4) | style="background:#FFFFBF;" [[Dijon-Prenois (DIJ 3)]] Template:Small(1) | style="background:#FFFFBF;" [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (MAG 1)]] Template:Small(1) | style="background:#FFDF9F;" [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (MAG 2)]] Template:Small(3) | style="background:#FFFFBF;" [[Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours (MAG 3)]] Template:Small(1) | style="background:#FFFFBF;" [[Circuito de Jerez (JER 1)]] Template:Small(1) | style="background:#DFFFDF;" [[Circuito de Jerez (JER 2)]] Template:Small(5) | style="background:#FFFFBF;" [[Circuito de Jerez (JER 3)]] Template:Small(1) | style="background:#FFDF9F;" [[Circuit Paul Ricard (LEC 1)]] Template:Small(3) | style="background:#DFFFDF;" [[Circuit Paul Ricard (LEC 2)]] Template:Small(4) | style="background:#DFFFDF;" [[Circuit Paul Ricard (LEC 3)]] Template:Small(5) |	"Champion"|	"303.5"|

Full ADAC Formula 4 Championship Results

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Season	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Standing	Points Scored
2018	Prema Theodore Racing																	style="background:#CFCFFF;" | HOC3 1 14	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | HOC3 2 5	style="background:#DFFFDF;" | HOC3 3 6	16th	18

Full Formula Renault Eurocup Results

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Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	Final Position	Points Total
2019	R-ace GP	MNZ 1 12	MNZ 2 7	SIL 1 5	SIL 2 4	MON 1 3	MON 2 4	LEC 1 5	LEC 2 4	SPA 1 8	SPA 2 2	NÜR 1 6	NÜR 2 3	HUN 1 4	HUN 2 4	CAT 1 4	CAT 2 7	HOC 1 3	HOC 2 3	YMC 1 8	YMC 2 3	5th	207
2020	R-ace GP	MNZ 1 3	MNZ 2 1	IMO 1 2	IMO 2 5																		(minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted) (minimized details omitted)	style="background:#DFDFDF;" | Second place	style="background:#DFDFDF;" |304

^‡ Awarded half points due to race distance being under 75%.

Full Toyota Racing Series Results

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Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2020	M2 Competition	HIG 1 7	HIG 2 Ret	HIG 3 DNS	TER 1 1	TER 2 8	TER 3 5	HMP 1 4	HMP 2 6	HMP 3 4	PUK 1 Ret	PUK 2 14	PUK 3 7	MAN 1 4	MAN 2 6	MAN 3 4	7th	219

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship Results

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Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	DC	Points
2021	MP Motorsport	CAT 1 3	CAT 2 5	CAT 3 8	LEC 1 13	LEC 2 Ret	LEC 3 3	RBR 1 17	RBR 2 17	RBR 3 7 ... (remaining results truncated for brevity) ...	9th	93

... (2022 and 2023 results similarly compressed for clarity and business focus) ...

Indy NXT

(key) (Entries in bold denote pole position) (Entries in italics signify fastest lap) (Events marked with ^L indicate a race lap led) (Events with * denote most laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final Position	Points Accumulated
2024	HMD Motorsports	STP 7	BAR 4	IMS 19	IMS 3L*	DET 2	ROA 5	LAG 2	LAG 2	MOH 1*	IOW 18	GTW 14	POR 4	MIL 8	NSH 3	3rd	436
2025	HMD Motorsports	STP 3	BAR 19	IMS 2	IMS 5	DET 2	GMP 3L*	RDA 1L	MOH 2	IOW 4	LAG 1L*	LAG 1L*	POR	MIL	NSH	2nd*	428*

Full Formula E Results

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Year	Team	Chassis	Powertrain	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Position	Points
2023–24	Nissan Formula E Team	Formula E Gen3	Nissan e-4ORCE 04	MEX	DRH	DRH	SAP	TOK	MIS	MIS	MCO	BER	BER	SHA	SHA	POR 18	POR 16	LDN	LDN	28th	0