Ernesto Rivera (racing driver)

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Ernesto Rivera
Nationality Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
Born (2008-12-01) 1 December 2008 (age 16)
Mexico
F4 Spanish Championship career
Debut season 2024
Current teamGriffin Core by Campos Racing
Car number44
Starts21 (21 entries)
Wins1
Podiums2
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish5th in 2024
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 last competed in the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship with Griffin Core by Campos Racing. [1] [2] He is a member of the Red Bull Junior Team. [3]

Contents

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. [4] [5] 2023 resulted in further success, as he finished second in the Rotax US Trophy, as he joined the championship in the Senior category. [6] at the SuperNationals, Rivera won both the X30 Junior and the KA100 Senior titles. [7] [8] He ended the year in Bahrain at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals. [9]

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. [10] 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. [11] [12] 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. [13] Rivera then proceeded to win his first race in the championship in Portimão. [14] 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. [15] He later announced that he would be competing in one round of the 2024 F4 British Championship at Zandvoort with Hitech Pulse-Eight. [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

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2021SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 JuniorHRI Mexico34th
2022SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 JuniorRolison Performance Group1st
SKUSA SuperNationals - KA100 Jr.39th
2023Rotax US Trophy - Senior Max2nd
SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 JuniorRolison Performance Group1st
SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Senior25th
SKUSA SuperNationals - KA100 Sr.1st
Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Rotax SeniorNC
Sources: [1] [19]

Racing record

Racing career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2024 Formula Winter Series Campos Racing 1100012415th
F4 Spanish Championship Griffin Core by Campos Racing 2110021485th
F4 British Championship Hitech Pulse-Eight 300001822nd
2025 Formula Regional Middle East Championship Pinnacle Motorsport 000000TBD
Eurocup-3 Campos Racing

Complete Formula Winter Series results

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

YearTeam123456789101112DCPoints
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		15th24

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021DCPoints
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		5th148

Complete F4 British Championship results

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

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132DCPoints
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
22nd18

Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results

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

YearEntrant123456789101112131415DCPoints
2025 Pinnacle Motorsport YMC1
1
5		 YMC1
2
13		 YMC1
3
5		 YMC2
1
17		 YMC2
2
12		 YMC2
3
5		 DUB
1 		DUB
2 		DUB
3 		YMC3
1 		YMC3
2 		YMC3
3 		LSL
1 		LSL
2 		LSL
3 		10th*37*

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References

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  2. ↑ "ERNESTO RIVERA". Página oficial. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  3. ↑ "Red Bull bolsters F1 junior academy with four signings". RacingNews365. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
  4. ↑ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  5. ↑ "Skusa – Supernationals". Kartcom. 2022-11-20. 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. ↑ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  9. ↑ "Rotax Challenge Grand Finals". Kartcom. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  10. ↑ "Campos Racing". www.camposracing.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  11. ↑ Wood, Ida (2024-03-10). "MP's Griffin Peebles wins the Formula Winter Series title at Barcelona". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  12. ↑ "Formula Winter Series Overall Points" (PDF). 11 July 2024.
  13. ↑ Wood, Ida (2024-05-12). "Lucas Fluxa crashes out then wins red-flagged Spanish F4 race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ "F4 Spanish Championship Standings 2024 | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
  16. ↑ Wood, Ida (2024-07-10). "International Formula 4 stars Kieffer and Rivera to cameo in British F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  17. ↑ "F1: Ernesto Rivera ficha con el equipo junior de Red Bull" (in Spanish). 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
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