Ma Qing Hua will return to a Formula E race seat at next weekend’s Paris E-Prix.
Ma started four races for Team Aguri in 2015/16 and competed in the opening three rounds of 2016/17 with Techeetah, failing to score a point in either stint.
Ma linked up with NIO as the team’s reserve driver for 2017/18 and the operation announced on Tuesday that the Chinese driver will replace Luca Filippi for the event in the French capital.
“First of all, I am really happy and honoured to be back in the cockpit racing for NIO Formula E Team,” said Ma.
“Thank you to NIO for this opportunity; I am really looking forward to racing again, against some of the top drivers in the world.
“I will do my best to achieve the best result I can and I will see you all in Paris.”
Filippi scored just a single point across the first seven races of 2017/18, leaving him only 20th in the standings.
