Nicholas Monteiro
| Nicholas Monteiro | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Brazilian American |
| Born | 20 October 2005 Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | DEForce Racing |
| Car number | 9 |
| Former teams | NeoTech Motorsport, TJ Speed Motorsports |
| Starts | 41 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 13th in 2024 |
Nicholas Monteiro (born 20 October 2005 in Pembroke Pines[1]) is a Brazilian and American racing driver currently competing for Turn 3 Motorsport in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship, having started the season with DEForce Racing.[2]
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Monteiro started out in karts at the age of seven, competing in the Mirim class of the 14th Copa Brasil series.[3] Moving up to the Sprinter class in 2020,[4] Monteiro continued karting until 2022, last competing in the Brazilian KZ Championship in the KZ Graduados class.[5]
2022
[edit]Having been announced as one of the 15 drivers set to compete in the inaugural season of the F4 Brazilian Championship, Monteiro was confirmed to be joining TMG Racing following a draw which decided the team and driver combinations.[6] Finishing second in the season-opener,[7] Monteiro finished third in all three races of the second Interlagos round, on his way to eighth in the standings at season's end.[8]
During 2022, Monteiro also competed in two rounds of the Italian F4 Championship for Cram Motorsport, scoring a best result of 26th in race two at Vallelunga.[9]
2023
[edit]In 2023, Monteiro joined NeoTech Motorsport's single car-operation in the USF Pro 2000 Championship,[10] with technical support from TJ Speed Motorsports.[11] Scoring a best result of 11th twice, at Toronto,[12] Monteiro joined TJ Speed Motorsports for the final round at Portland.[13] Following a crash in race one, Monteiro was unable to compete for the rest of the weekend and ended his maiden season in USF Pro 2000 19th in points.[14]
2024
[edit]Monteiro joined DEForce Racing in late 2023 for his sophomore season in the USF Pro 2000 Championship alongside Mac Clark and Jorge Garciarce.[15] Taking a best result of seventh in race two at Toronto, Monteiro ended the season 13th in points after collecting four more top 10 finishes.[16]
Alongside his commitments in USF Pro 2000, Monteiro competed in the second season of the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race series in the Challenge class.[17] On a part-time schedule, Monteiro scored a lone class win at Autodromo Potenza.[18]
2025
[edit]In early 2025, Monteiro made his debut in Formula Regional machinery, joining mtec Motorsport to compete in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship.[19] At the final round of the season at Highlands Motorsport Park, Monteiro scored his only podium of the season, finishing second in the reverse-grid race behind Nikita Johnson.[20]
Following his trip in New Zealand, Monteiro returned for a third season in the USF Pro 2000 Championship for DEForce Racing alongside Jorge Garciarce as the team scaled back to two cars.[21] After scoring just two top 10s in the first two rounds, Monteiro switched to Turn 3 Motorsport, driving the #22 entry, previously driven by Elliot Cox.[22] In the following five rounds Monteiro scored a best result of sixth six times, en route to a 10th-place points finish despite missing the final round at Portland.[23]
Monteiro also returned to the newly-rebranded NASCAR Brasil Series for 2025, joining MX Vogel for his sophomore season in the series.[24]
In August, Monteiro joined HMD Motorsports to make his Indy NXT debut at the third-to-last round at Portland.[25]
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Copa Brasil de Fórmula Delta | [8] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10th |
| F4 Brazilian Championship | TMG Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 8th | |
| Italian F4 Championship | Cram Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54th | |
| 2023 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | NeoTech Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 19th |
| TJ Speed Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 13th |
| NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race - Challenge | N/A | ? | 1 | ? | ? | ? | 172 | 7th | |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Oceania Championship | mtec Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 12th |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 10th | |
| Turn 3 Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NASCAR Brasil Series - Challenge | MX Vogel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8* | 13th* | |
| Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | ||||||||
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am | RAFA Racing Team | ||||||||
| Source:[26][27] | |||||||||
Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | TMG Racing | MOG1 1 2 |
MOG1 2 9 |
MOG1 3 4 |
INT1 1 11 |
INT1 2 14 |
INT1 3 11 |
INT2 1 3 |
INT2 2 3 |
INT2 3 3 |
MOG2 1 12 |
MOG2 2 14 |
MOG2 3 11 |
GYN 1 12 |
GYN 2 12 |
GYN 3 5 |
INT3 1 7 |
INT3 2 6 |
INT3 3 6 |
8th | 100 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Cram Motorsport | IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
SPA 1 30 |
SPA 2 29 |
SPA 3 31 |
VLL 1 34 |
VLL 2 26 |
VLL 3 31† |
RBR 1 |
RBR 2 |
RBR 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
54th | 0 |
American open-wheel racing results
[edit]USF Pro 2000 Championship
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NeoTech Motorsport | STP 1 19 |
STP 2 13 |
SEB 1 17 |
SEB 2 15 |
IMS 1 14 |
IMS 2 16 |
IRP 13 |
ROA 1 20 |
ROA 2 12 |
MOH 1 12 |
MOH 2 16 |
TOR 1 11 |
TOR 2 11 |
COTA 1 15 |
COTA 1 16 |
19th | 106 | |||
| TJ Speed Motorsports | POR 1 19 |
POR 2 18 |
POR 3 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 12 |
STP 2 15 |
LOU 1 16 |
LOU 2 15 |
LOU 3 17 |
IMS 1 13 |
IMS 2 8 |
IMS 3 16 |
IRP 12 |
ROA 1 11 |
ROA 2 11 |
ROA 3 9 |
MOH 1 17 |
MOH 2 11 |
TOR 1 10 |
TOR 2 7 |
POR 1 11 |
POR 2 10 |
13th | 162 |
| 2025 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 7 |
STP 2 13 |
LOU 1 15 |
LOU 2 15 |
LOU 3 10 |
10th | 185 | |||||||||||||
| Turn 3 Motorsport | IMS 1 6 |
IMS 2 6 |
IMS 3 6 |
IRP 6 |
ROA 1 17 |
ROA 2 12 |
ROA 3 6 |
MOH 1 6 |
MOH 2 15 |
TOR 1 12 |
TOR 2 7 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 | ||||||||
Indy NXT
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HMD Motorsports | STP | BAR | IMS | IMS | DET | GMP | RDA | MOH | IOW | LAG | LAG | POR 14 |
MIL | NSH | 27th* | 16* |
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | mtec Motorsport | TAU 1 12 |
TAU 2 11 |
TAU 3 13 |
HMP 1 DSQ |
HMP 2 14 |
HMP 3 14 |
MAN 1 9 |
MAN 2 5 |
MAN 3 13 |
TER 1 11 |
TER 2 12 |
TER 3 13 |
HIG 1 7 |
HIG 2 2 |
HIG 3 12 |
12th | 132 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Singus Competition brilhou na primeira etapa da NASCAR Brasil". vaiquetotevendo.com.br. 19 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Nicholas Monteiro". usfpro2000.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Paulo Coelho, Gustavo Myasava e Henrique Vieira comemoram títulos na Cadete, Graduados e Mirim". kartmotor.com.br. 13 October 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Pilotos do Brasil, Argentina, México, Panamá e Paraguai estão na pista no primeiro dia do Troféu Ayrton Senna". kartmotor.com.br. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Classificatórias da KZ e tomada de tempos do Endurance movimentaram o Brasileiro na Granja nesta sexta-feira". kartmotor.com.br. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "F4 – Sorteio define equipe da F4 Brasil e pilotos destacam expectativa pela estreia". velocidadenosangue.com. 21 February 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Clerot takes double win in first ever Brazilian F4 round". formulascout.com. 15 May 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ a b "Após pódio triplo na F4 Brasil, Nicholas Monteiro estreia na Fórmula Delta". racingonline.com.br. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "F4 Itália: Três pilotos brasileiros disputarão a etapa de Spa-Francorchamps". diariomotorsport.com.br. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Nick Monteiro fará temporada da USF Pro 2000 em 2023". motorsport.uol.com.br. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Nick Monteiro fará sua estreia no Road to Indy na USF Pro 2000 em 2023". vaiquetotevendo.com.br. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Rowe bounces back in Toronto to take another USF Pro 2000 win". formulascout.com. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "VP Racing Fuels Grand Prix of Portland - Entry List" (PDF). USF Pro 2000. 29 August 2023. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "TJ Speed Closes Their Rookie USF Pro 2000 Campaign with Four Additional Top-Ten Results". tjspeed.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (5 December 2023). "Champion Giaffone leads USF Juniors stars securing USF2000 seats". Formulascout.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ Wood, Ida (22 July 2024). "Hughes grows USF Pro 2000 points lead with Toronto race two win". Formulascout.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Nick Monteiro quer emular amigo Kiko Porto em experiência na NASCAR Brasil". motorsport.uol.com.br. 17 March 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "NASCAR Brazil: Reis, Chianca and Casagrande Shares Top Prize at Autódromo Potenza". worldofeuronascar.com. 20 June 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Brazilian racer Nicholas Monteiro joins Kiwi Toyota field". stuff.co.nz. 20 December 2024. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Johnson wins FRegional Oceania race which starts with huge crash". formulascout.com. 8 February 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ Cuenca, Pedro Luis (26 January 2025). "Monteiro renova acordo com DEForce e segue no grid da Pro 2000 para temporada 2025". grandepremio.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Who is Nicholas Monteiro? The Brazilian-American talent joining HMD for INDY NXT challenge". sportskeeda.com. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Garcia strengthens USF Pro 2000 title hold with dominant Mid-Ohio win". formulascout.com. 5 July 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ sigcomunicacao (9 March 2025). "Nick Monteiro confirmado com MX Vogel e segue no grid". NASCAR Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Indy NXT: Nicholas Monteiro se junta à HMD Motorsports para etapa de Portland". motorsport.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). 1 August 2025. Retrieved 11 August 2025.
- ^ "Nicholas Monteiro Results". Motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
- ^ "Nicholas Monteiro | Racing career profile | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
External links
[edit]- Nicholas Monteiro career summary at DriverDB.com