Michael d'Orlando

Michael d'Orlando
Nationality	American
Born	(2002-03-06) March 6, 2002 (age 22) Hartsdale, New York, United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Andretti Cape Indy NXT
Car number	3
Starts	6
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2024
Previous series
2023 2018–22 2019 2017	USF Pro 2000 Championship USF2000 Championship F4 United States Championship F2000 Championship Series
Championship titles
2022	USF2000 Championship

Michael d'Orlando (born March 6, 2002) is an American racing driver who competes in the 2024 Indy NXT driving for Andretti Cape Indy NXT. ^[1] He previously drove for Turn 3 Motorsport in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship. ^[2] He is the 2022 USF2000 champion. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Career

Formula 4 United States Championship

On July 26, 2019, it was announced that d'Orlando would compete in the Formula 4 United States Championship with Velocity Racing Development starting at the third round at Virginia International Raceway. ^[6] He would end up with a third place finish at the final race at Circuit of the Americas.

USF2000 Championship

After a brief stint in the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 2018 with Team Benik, d'Orlando announced on March 3, 2020, that he would return to the series for the full 2020 season and drive for Cape Motorsports. ^[7] He won his first race at Mid-Ohio and finished 4th in the standings. ^[8]

On February 17, 2021, d'Orlando confirmed that he would return to the championship with Cape Motorsports for the 2021 season. ^[4] He won three races that season and finished 2nd in the championship.

d'Orlando would return to the series for a fourth year in 2022 once again with Cape Motorsports. ^[9] He would compete for the championship all season with competitors Myles Rowe and Jace Denmark. The title would be decided at the final round at Portland. d'Orlando would win the final race of the season which allowed him to win the 2022 championship. ^[10]

Personal life

d'Orlando has a younger brother named Nicholas who is also a racing driver.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2017	F2000 Championship Series	Team Pelfrey	2	0	0	0	2	76	20th
2018	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Team Benik	9	0	0	0	0	56	20th
2019	Formula 4 United States Championship	Velocity Racing Development	11	0	0	0	1	40	14th
2020	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Cape Motorsports	17	1	0	0	5	295	4th
2021	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Cape Motorsports	18	3	5	2	8	365	2nd
2022	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Cape Motorsports	18	4	5	4	8	387	1st
2023	USF Pro 2000 Championship	Turn 3 Motorsport	18	4	6	1	6	288	4th
2024	Indy NXT	Andretti Cape Indy NXT	7	0	0	0	0	171	18th

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

USF2000 Championship

(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
2018	Team Benik	STP 1 16	STP 2 23	IMS 1 25	IMS 2 15	LOR	ROA 1 22	ROA 2 6	TOR 1	TOR 2	MOH 1 8	MOH 2 20	MOH 3 8	POR 1	POR 2					20th	56
2020	Cape Motorsports	ROA 1 5	ROA 2 2	MOH 1 4	MOH 2 10	MOH 3 2	LOR 4	IMS 1 20	IMS 2 6	IMS 3 19	MOH 1 1*	MOH 2 7	MOH 3 2	NJMP 1 3	NJMP 2 4	NJMP 3 17	STP 1 5	STP 2 4		4th	295
2021	Cape Motorsports	ALA 1 4	ALA 2 9	STP 1 20	STP 2 3	IMS 1 2	IMS 2 4	IMS 3 4	LOR 1*	ROA 1 2	ROA 2 22	MOH 1 1	MOH 2 2	MOH 3 1*	NJMP 1 5	NJMP 2 18	NJMP 3 4	MOH 4 2	MOH 5 4	2nd	365
2022	Cape Motorsports	STP 1 4	STP 2 4	ALA 1 3	ALA 2 2	IMS 1 21	IMS 2 5*	IMS 3 2	IRP 1*	ROA 1 14*	ROA 2 1*	MOH 1 14	MOH 2 2	MOH 3 1*	TOR 1 4	TOR 2 4	POR 1 7	POR 2 4	POR 3 1*	1st	387

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(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	Turn 3 Motorsport	STP 1 18	STP 2 11	SEB 1 16	SEB 2 11	IMS 1 3	IMS 2 14	IRP 6	ROA 1 1	ROA 2 20	MOH 1 1*	MOH 2 3	TOR 1 1	TOR 2 14	COTA 1 17	COTA 1 7	POR 1 9	POR 2 1*	POR 3 5	4th	288

* Season still in progress.

Indy NXT

(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
2024	Andretti Cape Indy NXT	STP 4	BAR 7	IMS 12	IMS 6	DET 10	RDA 11	LAG	LAG	MDO	IOW	GMP	POR	MIL	NSH 6	18th	171

* Season still in progress.

References

1. "D'Orlando To Make Debut with Andretti Cape INDY NXT". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
2. Wood, Ida (2023-02-21). "USF2000 champion d'Orlando secures USFP2000 seat with Turn 3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
3. "Michael d'Orlando". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
4. "Michael d'Orlando confirms USF2000 return with Cape Motorsports". RACER. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
5. Waring, Bethonie (2022-09-03). "D'Orlando snatches USF2000 title with win in dramatic finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
6. "Second Annual Andy Scriven Memorial Race Weekend Kicks Off Friday at VIR". F4 U.S. Championships. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
7. "Cape Motorsports Completes Lineup With d'Orlando". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
8. "Cape Motorsports drivers cut Rasmussen's USF2000 lead at Mid-Ohio". Formula Scout. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
9. "Cape Motorsports Reunites with Michael d'Orlando for 2022". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
10. Waring, Bethonie (2022-09-03). "D'Orlando snatches USF2000 title with win in dramatic finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-05.