Nicholas d'Orlando

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Nicholas d'Orlando
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
Born (2003-04-09) April 9, 2003 (age 21)
Hartsdale, New York, United States
Related to Michael d'Orlando (brother)
USF2000 Championship career
Debut season 2022
Current teamExclusive Autosport
Car number92
Starts12
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps1
Best finish20th in 2022
Previous series
2022
2022
2021 		USF Juniors
YACademy Winter Series
F1600 Championship Series
Championship titles
2021 F1600 Championship Series

Nicholas d'Orlando (born April 9, 2003) is an American racing driver who competes in the 2024 Radical Cup North America driving for Graham Rahal Performance. [1] He previously competed in the 2023 USF2000 Championship driving for Exclusive Autosport. [2] d'Orlando is the 2021 F1600 Championship Series champion. [3]

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Racing career

F1600 Championship Series

Due to budgetary issues, d'Orlando did not race in 2019 and 2020. In 2021, he made his car racing debut in the F1600 Championship Series driving for Team Pelfrey. [4] He would take his maiden pole at the first race of the season at Carolina Motorsports Park, but ultimately retired at lap 14. [5] He would immediately take his maiden win in the second race of the season. [6] d'Orlando would go onto have a dominant season winning 12 out of 24 races and taking 18 podiums. He would finish 176 points ahead of the nearest competitor.

USF Juniors

On February 9, 2022, it was announced that d'Orlando would compete in the inaugural USF Juniors season in 2022 driving for DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports. [7] Due to a lack of budget, he would not compete in the Virginia International Raceway round. However, he did not return for the rest of the season, instead opting to race in the USF2000 Championship.

USF2000 Championship

2022

d'Orlando would move up to the USF2000 Championship in 2022 debuting for Velocity Racing Development at the Road America round. [8] He would finish in the top-10 in his first race after qualifying in 18th and would get fastest lap. [9] d'Orlando would switch to Exclusive Autosport mid-season for the Toronto round.

2023

d'Orlando faced budget issues once again for the 2023 season. As a result, he would return to the series only for the first round at St. Petersburg, sticking with Exclusive Autosport. [10]

Personal life

d'Orlando's older brother Michael d'Orlando is also a racing driver.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2021 F1600 Championship Series Team Pelfrey 2412612189011st
2022YACademy Winter SeriesCape Motorsports60000396th
USF Juniors DC Autosport w/Cape Motorsports500003922nd
USF2000 Championship Velocity Racing Development500107720th
Exclusive Autosport50000
2023 USF2000 Championship Exclusive Autosport200002326th

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

F1600 Championship Series

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

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718192021222324RankPoints
2021 Team Pelfrey CMP
1
13		 CMP
2
1		 CMP
3
1		 MDO
1
3		 MDO
2
2		 MDO
3
2		 ALA
1
DNF		 ALA
2
1		 ALA
3
1		 PIR1
1
1		 PIR1
2
26		 PIR1
3
1		 ROA
1
3		 ROA
2
5		 ROA
3
1		 SPM
1
DNF		 SPM
2
1		 SPM
3
1		 ACC
1
1		 ACC
1
2		 ACC
1
3		 PIR2
1
1		 PIR2
2
1		 PIR2
3
DNF		1st901

USF Juniors

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2022 DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports OIR
1
DNS		 OIR
2
11		 OIR
3
C†		 ALA
1
8		 ALA
2
6		 VIR
1
VIR
2
VIR
3
MDO
1
MDO
2
MDO
3
ROA
1
ROA
2
ROA
3
COA
1
COA
2
COA
3
22nd39

† Race was cancelled due to inclement weather.

USF2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints
2022 Velocity Racing Development STP
1
STP
2
ALA
1
ALA
2
IMS
1
IMS
2
IMS
3
IRP
ROA
1
10		 ROA
2
13		 MOH
1
15		 MOH
2
8		 MOH
3
20		20th77
Exclusive Autosport TOR
1
9		 TOR
2
12		 POR
1
19		 POR
2
19		 POR
3
9
2023 Exclusive Autosport STP
1
6		 STP
2
13		 SEB
1
SEB
1
IMS
1
IMS
2
IMS
3
IRP
ROA
1
ROA
2
MOH
1
MOH
2
MOH
3
TOR
1
TOR
2
POR
1
POR
2
POR
3
26th23

* Season still in progress.

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  2. ↑ "Nicholas d'Orlando". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Road to Indy talent watch: Nicholas d'Orlando". RACER. 2022-08-02. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Team Pelfrey (@teampelfrey) on Instagram | Ghostarchive". ghostarchive.org. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  5. ↑ "F1600 Championship Series – CMP Race 1 Results" (PDF). Formula Race Promotions. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  6. ↑ "F1600 Championship Series – CMP Race 1 Results" (PDF). Formula Race Promotions. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Nicholas d'Orlando Set for DC Autosport with Cape Motorsports Debut". www.usfjuniors.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
  8. ↑ "Nicholas d'Orlando Makes a Move to USF2000 with Velocity Racing Development". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
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