Nissan star Oliver Rowland has been ruled out of the Portland E-Prix this weekend due to ill health, the team confirmed on Friday.
In a statement issued by his Nissan team, it was confirmed that the Englishman will sit out the weekend due to “illness”, and will be substituted by reserve and simulator driver Caio Collet.
The 22-year-old Brazilian currently sits in third place in the Drivers’ standings of the Indy NXT championship and was ninth in last year’s Formula Three campaign.
Rowland, who currently sits fourth in the FIA Formula E standings, is now almost certainly out of title contention, having made himself an outside contender with a Season 10 that has been one of the most consistent of any driver, with a string of podium finishes and one victory in Misano, which was confirmed this week after the appeal of Antonio Felix da Costa’s disqualification was rejected.
It is hoped Rowland will make a swift enough recover to return to action for the season finale double-header London E-Prix in July.
