Cape Motorsports

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Flag of the United States.svg Cape Motorsports
CapeMotorsportsLogo.png
Founded2001
Founder(s)Dominic Cape
Nicholas Cape
Base Brownsburg, Indiana, United States
Current series Indy NXT
Former series Pro Mazda Championship
USF2000 Championship
Current driversIndy NXT:
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2. Sebastian Murray
Flag of Mexico.svg 3. Ricardo Escotto
Teams'
Championships
USF2000 Championship :
2006, 20122016, 2020
Formula 4 United States Championship :
201718
IMSA Prototype Challenge :
2006
Drivers'
Championships
USF2000 Championship :
2006: J. R. Hildebrand
2012: Matthew Brabham
2013: Scott Hargrove
2014: Florian Latorre
2015: Nico Jamin
2016: Anthony Martin
2017: Oliver Askew
2018: Kyle Kirkwood
2019: Braden Eves
2022: Michael d'Orlando
Formula 4 United States Championship :
2017: Kyle Kirkwood
2018: Dakota Dickerson
Website https://www.capemotorsports.com/

Cape Motorsports is an American motorsport team that currently competes in Indy NXT. [1] [2] The team was founded in 2001 by brothers Dominic and Nicholas Cape. [3]

Contents

History

Cape Motorsports F4 cars in the Virginia International Raceway paddock (2017) 2017 Formula 4 United States Championship, Virginia International Raceway (36551108150).jpg
Cape Motorsports F4 cars in the Virginia International Raceway paddock (2017)

Cape Motorsports was founded in 2001 by brothers Dominic and Nicholas Cape. [3] The team competes in the Indy NXT series where they have a technical partnership with Andretti Global. [2]

The team has won 14 USF2000 Championships across 16 years with 10 different drivers.

Current series results

Indy NXT

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2010 Dallara IL-02 Flag of Colombia.svg Gustavo Yacamán 13000129310thN/A
2023 Dallara IL-15 Flag of Pakistan.svg Enaam Ahmed 7000015018th7th
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Brabham1000015916th
Flag of Brazil.svg Kiko Porto 300005425th
Flag of the United States.svg Jagger Jones 13000124113th
2024 Dallara IL-15 Flag of Mexico.svg Salvador de Alba 1400023315th4th
Flag of the United States.svg Michael d'Orlando 7000017118th

† Shared results with other teams.

Former series results

USF2000 Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsD.C.PtsT.C.Pts
2010 Van Diemen DP08 Flag of Ireland.svg Patrick McKenna1221182nd2693rd235
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Josh Fielding3000111th40
Flag of Chile.svg Javier Barrales1000007th112
2011 Van Diemen DP08 Flag of the United States.svg Shannon McIntosh 1200008th1012nd259
Flag of Finland.svg Petri Suvanto 12545111st328
Flag of France.svg Vincent Beltoise5000011th58
2012 Van Diemen DP08 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot 14834112nd3321st491
Flag of the United States.svg Trent Hindman 1400025th189
Flag of Norway.svg Henrik Furuseth (N)1400001st (N)205 (N)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Brabham 14458111st339
2013 Van Diemen DP08 Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico 1462382nd2771st386
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Fletcher5000027th24
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jeroen Slaghekke 10000022nd51
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Hargrove 1443591st294
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Bamford20000NCNC
2014 Van Diemen DP08 Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson 1410183rd2911st372
Flag of Germany.svg Keyvan Andres 14000016th114
Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre733451st310
2015 Van Diemen DP08 Flag of France.svg Nico Jamin 161079151st4571st538
Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Telitz 16103113rd348
2016 Van Diemen DP08 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Parker Thompson 16437122nd3741st525
Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Lastochkin 1500008th183
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan Cane 13000113th121
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Martin 16793111st394
2017 Tatuus USF-17 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew 14787111st3512nd277
Flag of India.svg Ricky Donison9000115th75
2018 Tatuus USF-17 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood 141256131st4402nd334
2019 Tatuus USF-17 Flag of the United States.svg Darren Keane1512545th2702nd400
Flag of the United States.svg Reece Gold 15000010th167
Flag of the United States.svg Jak Crawford 600007th183
Flag of the United States.svg Braden Eves 1564281st361
2020 Tatuus USF-17 Flag of the United States.svg Josh Green 1700036th2451st457
Flag of the United States.svg Reece Gold 17213103rd341
Flag of the United States.svg Michael d'Orlando 1710054th295
Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Dupell17000014th147
2021 Tatuus USF-17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Thomas Nepveu 1810009th2203rd367
Flag of the United States.svg Evan Stamer 18000019th65
Flag of the United States.svg Michael d'Orlando 1835282nd365
Flag of the United States.svg Spike Kohlbecker 1800017th235
2022 Tatuus USF-22 Flag of the United States.svg Jackson Lee 13000015th1092nd433
Flag of the United States.svg Jagger Jones 1813054th294
Flag of the United States.svg Michael d'Orlando 1845481st387
Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hays 1800027th235

(N) - National Class

† Shared results with other teams

Pro Mazda Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2014 Star Mazda Pro Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Scott Hargrove 14334102992nd2nd
Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico 1400242393rd
2015 Star Mazda Pro Flag of the United States.svg Neil Alberico 1642383022nd3rd
Flag of France.svg Florian Latorre 1611132228th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Daniel Burkett 16000117611th
2016 Star Mazda Pro Flag of France.svg Nico Jamin 1621263313rd3rd
Flag of the United States.svg Jake Eidson 700011069th
Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Cevallos600007910th
2017 Star Mazda Pro Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Martin 12564113332nd?
2018 Tatuus PM-18 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew 1613253033rd2nd
Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Lastochkin 1600002099th

† Shared results with other teams

Formula 4 United States Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2017 Ligier JS F4 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood 209610153451st1st
Flag of Colombia.svg Mathias Soler2000008812th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Steve Bamford200000033rd
Flag of the United States.svg Jett Noland30000037th
2018 Ligier JS F4 Flag of the United States.svg Dakota Dickerson 17423112691st3rd
Flag of Brazil.svg Eduardo Barrichello 1700001120th
Flag of the United States.svg Alex Mayer50000424th
Flag of the United States.svg Robert Allaer20000047th
2019 Ligier JS F4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Teddy Wilson91001698th5th
Flag of the United States.svg Nicky Hays 80002419th
Flag of the United States.svg Reece Gold 500001218th
Flag of the United States.svg Giano Taurino300001219th
Flag of the United States.svg Ryan McElwee60000032nd
Flag of Bolivia.svg Rodrigo Gutiérrez50000039th

Timeline

Current series
Indy NXT 2010, 2023–present
Former series
USF2000 Championship 2010–2022
Pro Mazda Championship 2014–2018
Formula 4 United States Championship 2017–2019

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