Inaugural Formula E champion Nelson Piquet Jr. will move to Jaguar for the 2017/18 season, alongside incumbent Mitch Evans.
Piquet Jr. claimed the 2014/15 title but he and NextEV NIO have struggled in recent seasons, taking only 15th in 2015/16 and 11th in 2016/17, without a podium finish to his name.
Jaguar, meanwhile, joined the championship last season and finished at the foot of the 10-team standings, as it got to grips with the series.
“It’s a great honour to join Jaguar Racing,” said Piquet Jr., who has replaced Adam Carroll.
“Jaguar has such a strong history in motorsport and it’s an exciting time to become part of the team.
“Their commitment to electric motorsport is inspiring and I’m looking forward to working with the team.”
Jaguar Team Director James Barclay added: “We are hugely excited to have Nelson on board for season four.
“Mitch was one of the outstanding rookies of the season with some great qualifying and race performances.
“With our new driver line-up we are aiming to be a strong challenger on the grid, regularly competing for points.
“We have taken a lot of learnings from season three and the team have been working extremely hard throughout the off-season, focusing on the design and development of the new Jaguar I-TYPE 2.”
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