Nicolas Leite Rebelo Costa (born 14 November 1991) is a Brazilian racing driver who most recently competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship for United Autosports.
Costa made his surprise debut in the F4 Japanese Championship in 2015, rejoining Vincenzo Sospiri Racing (VSR)'s Zap Speed-operated team alongside Takuro Shinohara as a junior driver for Lamborghini Squadra Corse.
However, he would retain his connections to the team, taking part in a test in a Lamborghini Huracán Super Trofeo alongside Shinohara at Adria International Raceway in October 2015.
[9][10] Costa returned to Japan to contest the Super Taikyū endurance racing series in 2019, driving a B-Max-operated Nissan GT-R GT3 for Tairoku Racing, and would finish on the podium at the Fuji 24 Hours with team owners Tairoku Yamaguchi and Shinichi Takagi, Satoshi Motoyama, and Harrison Newey before the team's withdrawal from the championship.
[13] In February 2024, Costa was announced to be returning to the international stage, piloting a McLaren 720S GT3 Evo for United Autosports in the FIA World Endurance Championship alongside Grégoire Saucy and James Cottingham.