AJ Foyt Racing announced Caio Collet as David Malukas’ replacement for the 2026 IndyCar season on November 6, 2025. Malukas moved to Team Penske for the upcoming season, as Will Power left the team after the 2025 season.Caio Collet raced in the IndyCar ladder series in 2025 and finished as runner-up, behind champion Dennis Hauger. As the Brazilian was signed by the IndyCar team, let's have a detailed look at his racing career.A look at Caio Collet’s motorsports careerCaio Collet was born in São Paulo, Brazil, on April 3, 2002. The Brazilian began professional karting in 2012 and raced in various series in North & South America. He raced in the FIA European karting championship in 2016 and 2017 before making his professional single-seater debut in 2018.Collet started racing in the F4 UAE, French, and ADAC championships in 2018 and then went on to race in the Formula Renault Eurocup in 2019 and 2020. The Brazilian joined the FIA F3 championship in 2021 and raced there for three years.Collet raced in F3 with MP Motorsports for 2 years before moving to Van Amersfoort Racing for the 2023 season. Collet finished P9, P8, and P9 in his three years in F3 before temporarily joining Nissan in Formula E for a couple of races.Collet moved to the US in 2024 and joined HMD Motorsports in the IndyCar ladder series Indy NXT. The Brazilian became the Rookie of the Year in 2024 and finished as the runner-up in 2025 behind Dennis Hauger.Hauger was promoted to Dale Coyne Racing for the 2026 IndyCar season, and now Hauger has joined AJ Foyt Racing for the upcoming season.Caio Collet shares his thoughts as he joins AJ Foyt Racing for the 2026 seasonCaio Collet will race in the #4 Chevrolet as he replaces David Malukas. He will partner with Santino Ferrucci at AJ Foyt Racing for the 2026 season. During the 2025 Indy NXT season, he scored three wins, three pole positions, and 10 podiums.Speaking about joining AFR for the 2026 season, Collet said:“I’m very happy to join AJ Foyt Racing in the NTT INDYCAR Series and thankful to Larry for trusting my skills and giving me this fantastic opportunity. It is a dream come true after years of hard work in developing series since my early go-karting experiences. I’m thankful to all teams and sponsors that helped me through my career, especially Marcelo Camargo from Combitrans Amazonia, that joined our INDY NXT campaign this season and will be with us next year.Collet will be the first Brazilian after Helio Castroneves to race in the IndyCar series.