Ernesto Rivera (racing driver)

Ernesto Rivera
Nationality	Mexico
Born	(2008-12-01) 1 December 2008 (age 16) Mexico City, Mexico
Eurocup-3 career
Debut season	2025
Current team	Campos Racing
Car number	TBA
Starts	0 (0 entries)
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2025
Previous series
2024 2024 2024	F4 British Championship F4 Spanish Championship Formula Winter Series

Ernesto Rivera (born 1 December 2008) is a Mexican racing driver who is set to compete in the Eurocup-3 with Campos Racing. ^[1] He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team. ^[2]

Career

Karting

Rivera has an impressive karting record. He was a regular at the front of the SKUSA SuperNationals between 2021 and 2023. In 2022, Rivera won the SuperNationals in the X30 Junior class, followed by a debut in the KA100 Junior category, which resulted in an appearance in the finale. ^{[3] [4]} 2023 resulted in further success, as he finished second in the Rotax US Trophy, as he joined the championship in the Senior category. ^[5] at the SuperNationals, Rivera won both the X30 Junior and the KA100 Senior titles. ^{[6] [7]} He ended the year in Bahrain at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. ^[8]

Formula 4

In 2024, it was announced that Rivera would be stepping up to cars to join Campos Racing for the 2024 Formula Winter Series and the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship. ^[9] In the Formula Winter Series, he showed signs of pace, and scored one podium over 11 races, as he finished 15th in the championship and 4th in the rookie standings. ^{[10] [11]} As he moved on to his main season in the F4 Spanish Championship, he impressed immediately as he secured a podium in the first round of the season at Jaramá. ^[12] Rivera then proceeded to win his first race in the championship in Portimão. ^[13] He had a consistent year compared to his rivals, scoring points in all but six races, as he finished a respectable fifth place in his rookie season of car-racing. ^[14] He later announced that he would be competing in one round of the 2024 F4 British Championship at Zandvoort with Hitech Pulse-Eight. ^[15]

Eurocup-3

In January 2025, Campos Racing announced that Rivera would step up to Eurocup-3 with them for 2025. ^[16]

Formula One

In September 2024, it was confirmed that Rivera would be joining the Red Bull Junior Team after a successful trial at the Red Bull Driver Search. ^[17] He would join the academy with three other young drivers. ^[18]

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2021	SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Junior	HRI Mexico	34th
2022	SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Junior	Rolison Performance Group	1st
	SKUSA SuperNationals - KA100 Jr.		39th
2023	Rotax US Trophy - Senior Max		2nd
	SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Junior	Rolison Performance Group	1st
	SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Senior		25th
	SKUSA SuperNationals - KA100 Sr.		1st
	Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Rotax Senior		NC
Sources: [1] [19]

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2024	Formula Winter Series	Campos Racing	11	0	0	0	1	24	15th
	F4 Spanish Championship	Griffin Core by Campos Racing	21	1	0	0	2	148	5th
	F4 British Championship	Hitech Pulse-Eight	3	0	0	0	0	18	22nd
2025	Formula Regional Middle East Championship	Pinnacle Motorsport	15	0	0	0	1	101	9th
	Eurocup-3	Campos Racing	0	0	0	0	0	0	TBD
	Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship

Complete Formula Winter Series results

(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	DC	Points
2024	Campos Racing	JER 1 23	JER 2 34	JER 3 6	CRT 1 DSQ	CRT 2 Ret	CRT 3 14	ARA 1 Ret	ARA 2 10	ARA 3 26	CAT 1 C	CAT 2 3	CAT 3 19	15th	24

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

(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
2024	Griffin Core by Campos Racing	JAR 1 9	JAR 2 Ret	JAR 3 2	POR 1 8	POR 2 1	POR 3 4	LEC 1 5	LEC 2 4	LEC 3 4	ARA 1 32†	ARA 2 25	ARA 3 6	CRT 1 7	CRT 2 5	CRT 3 20	JER 1 4	JER 2 6	JER 3 Ret	CAT 1 4	CAT 2 4	CAT 3 11	5th	148

Complete F4 British Championship results

(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	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	DC	Points
2024	Hitech Pulse-Eight	DPN 1	DPN 2	DPN 3	BHI 1	BHI 2	BHI 3	SNE 1	SNE 2	SNE 3	THR 1	THR 2	THR 3	SILGP 1	SILGP 2	SILGP 3	ZAN 1 5	ZAN 2 26	ZAN 3 6	KNO 1	KNO 2	KNO 3	DPGP 1	DPGP 2	DPGP 3	DPGP 4	SILN 1	SILN 2	SILN 3	BHGP 1	BHGP 2	BHGP 3	BHGP 4	22nd	18

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	DC	Points
2025	Pinnacle Motorsport	YMC1 1 5	YMC1 2 13	YMC1 3 5	YMC2 1 17	YMC2 2 12	YMC2 3 5	DUB 1 25†	DUB 2 22	DUB 3 9	YMC3 1 8	YMC3 2 5	YMC3 3 7	LUS 1	LUS 2	LUS 3	10th*	67*

Complete Eurocup-3 results

(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	DC	Points
2025	Campos Racing	RBR 1	RBR 2	POR 1	POR 2	LEC 1	LEC 2	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	ASS 1	ASS 2	SPA 1	SPA 2	JER 1	JER 2	CAT 1	CAT 2	TBD	TBD

References

1. "Driver: Ernesto Rivera | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
2. "Red Bull bolsters F1 junior academy with four signings". RacingNews365. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
3. "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
4. "Skusa – Supernationals". Kartcom. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
5. "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
6. "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
7. "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
8. "Rotax Challenge Grand Finals". Kartcom. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
9. "Campos Racing". www.camposracing.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
10. Wood, Ida (2024-03-10). "MP's Griffin Peebles wins the Formula Winter Series title at Barcelona". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
11. "Formula Winter Series Overall Points" (PDF). 11 July 2024.
12. Wood, Ida (2024-05-12). "Lucas Fluxa crashes out then wins red-flagged Spanish F4 race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
13. Wood, Ida (2024-06-09). "Campos's Ernesto Rivera gets first Spanish F4 win in safety car-filled race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
14. "F4 Spanish Championship Standings 2024 | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
15. Wood, Ida (2024-07-10). "International Formula 4 stars Kieffer and Rivera to cameo in British F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
16. Wood, Ida (28 January 2025). "Campos Racing to field three Red Bull juniors in Eurocup-3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
17. "F1: Ernesto Rivera ficha con el equipo junior de Red Bull" (in Spanish). 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
18. "Red Bull bolsters F1 junior academy with four signings". RacingNews365. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
19. "Rivera Ernesto". Kartcom. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 2024-07-12.

External links

• Ernesto Rivera career summary at DriverDB.com