Nikita Johnson

Nikita Johnson
Johnson driving the Dallara F3 2025 during the 2025 Spielberg Formula 3 round
Nationality	American
Born	Nikita Andreas Johnson [1] (2008-05-25) May 25, 2008 (age 17) Saint Petersburg, Florida, U.S
GB3 Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Hitech Pulse-Eight
Car number	4
Former teams	Velocity Racing Development
Starts	18
Wins	2
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	1
Best finish	11th in 2024
Indy NXT career
Debut season	2025
Current team	HMD Motorsports
Car number	18
Starts	1
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2025
Previous series
2023–24 2022–23 2022 2022	USF Pro 2000 Championship USF2000 Championship USF Juniors YACademy Winter Series
Championship titles
2022	YACademy Winter Series

Nikita Andreas Johnson (born May 25, 2008) is an American racing driver who competes in the FIA Formula 3 Championship for Hitech TGR, in the GB3 Championship for Hitech, and part-time in Indy NXT for HMD Motorsports.

Johnson was the 2024 USF Pro 2000 runner-up, driving for Velocity Racing Development. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

USF2000 Championship

2023

On October 6, 2022, it was announced that Johnson would compete full-time in the 2023 USF2000 Championship driving for Velocity Racing Development. ^[4] This was after a campaign in the USF Juniors series where he finished third overall after taking three wins, an additional seven podiums, two poles and 352 points.

USF Pro 2000 Championship

Johnson at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in 2024

2023

On August 21, 2023, Johnson announced that he would make his USF Pro 2000 Championship debut at the Circuit of the Americas driving for Velocity Racing Development. ^[5] He would compete in rounds 14-18.

In race 1 at COTA, he would finish on the podium behind fellow USF Pro 2000 debutant Mac Clark and race winner Kiko Porto. In race 2, Johnson started third behind Clark and Porto. He managed to get past Clark in the opening laps and closed the gap to Porto. On lap seven, Johnson battled with Porto for the lead and Johnson emerged victorious. He extended his gap to Porto to over seventeen seconds by races end to win the race. Johnson not only became the youngest race winner in the history of the USF Pro 2000 Championship at the age of fiteen, but he also became the first driver to win on all three levels of the USF Pro Championships ladder. ^[6]

At the final round of the season at Portland International Raceway, Johnson qualified seven tenths of a second off pole position. ^[7] In the final race of the season, Johnson lined up second alongside Michael d'Orlando. Johnson would take the lead of the race going into the first corner. The race was hectic with multiple safety cars and on-track incidents. After the final restart on lap 23, the race would remain green for the final seven laps, and Johnson would go on to win his second race in only five starts. ^[8]

2024

On November 30, 2023, it was announced that Johnson would compete full-time in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for Velocity Racing Development. ^[3] In 2024, Johnson would take eight wins, another two podium finishes, seven pole positions and 355 points to finish second place in the overall standings.

GB3 Championship

2024

On February 21, 2024, Johnson announced that he would be participating in the 2024 GB3 Championship driving for VRD Racing by Arden. However, he only began the GB3 season from round three since he had to sit out the first two rounds because he was still only fifteen years old at the time, and the minimum age requirement for GB3 is sixteen. ^[9]

2025

Johnson contested his first full season of GB3 in 2025, moving over to Hitech Pulse-Eight. ^[10]

Formula Regional

2025

At the start of 2025, Johnson competed in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition. ^[11]

FIA Formula 3

2025

Johnson made his debut in the FIA Formula 3 Championship at the Spielberg round, where drove for DAMS Lucas Oil after Nicola Lacorte was given a one-round suspension. ^[12] He qualified last, finishing eighteenth in the sprint race and 22nd in the feature. ^[13] Just days later, Johnson was confirmed by Hitech Pulse-Eight to compete for them during the Silverstone round a week later, replacing Jesse Carrasquedo Jr. ^[14] He finished 27th and 26th at Silverstone, being promoted to 23rd in the feature race following penalties to other cars. ^{[15] [16]} He was replaced in the Spa-Francorchamps round by Freddie Slater but returned the next time out in Budapest. ^[17]

Indy NXT

Johnson is set to race in selected rounds of the 2025 Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports. ^[18]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2022	YACademy Winter Series	Velocity Racing Development	6	3	1	3	5	103	1st
	USF Juniors		16	3	2	5	10	352	3rd
	USF2000 Championship		8	0	0	1	1	85	18th
2023	USF2000 Championship	Velocity Racing Development	18	1	2	2	8	344	2nd
	USF Pro 2000 Championship		5	2	0	2	4	118	17th
2024	USF Pro 2000 Championship	Velocity Racing Development	18	8	7	8	10	355	2nd
	GB3 Championship	VRD Racing by Arden	18	2	0	1	2	193	11th
2025	Formula Regional Oceania Championship	M2 Competition	15	1	0	1	6	305	3rd
	Indy NXT	HMD Motorsports	3	0	0	0	0	55	24th
	GB3 Championship	Hitech TGR	9	0	0	0	2	113*	13th*
	FIA Formula 3 Championship	DAMS Lucas Oil	2	0	0	0	0	0*	33rd*
		Hitech Pulse-Eight	2	0	0	0	0

^* Season still in progress.

American open–wheel racing results

USF Juniors

(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	Rank	Points
2022	Velocity Racing Development	OIR 1 2	OIR 2 6	OIR 3 C	ALA 1 3	ALA 2 5	VIR 1 2	VIR 2 13	VIR 3 4	MOH 1 4	MOH 2 3	MOH 3 2	ROA 1 3	ROA 2 1	ROA 3 3	COA 1 1	COA 2 10	COA 3 1	3rd	352

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
2022	Velocity Racing Development	STP 1	STP 2	ALA 1	ALA 2	IMS 1	IMS 2	IMS 3	IRP	ROA 1 19	ROA 2 8	MOH 1 16	MOH 2 4	MOH 3 8	TOR 1	TOR 2	POR 1 2	POR 2 17	POR 3 18	18th	85
2023	Velocity Racing Development	STP 1 3	STP 2 1*	SEB 1 16	SEB 1 8	IMS 1 3*	IMS 2 3	IMS 3 2	IRP 5	ROA 1 3	ROA 2 5	MOH 1 5	MOH 2 4	MOH 3 2	TOR 1 7*	TOR 2 18	POR 1 4	POR 2 3	POR 3 7	2nd	344

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	Velocity Racing Development	STP 1	STP 2	SEB 1	SEB 2	IMS 1	IMS 2	IRP	ROA 1	ROA 2	MOH 1	MOH 2	TOR 1	TOR 2	COTA 1 3	COTA 1 1*	POR 1 14	POR 2 2	POR 3 1*	17th	118
2024	Velocity Racing Development	STP 1 4	STP 2 1	LOU 1 2	LOU 2 1	LOU 3 1*	IMS 1 1*	IMS 2 DSQ	IMS 3 2*	IRP 17	ROA 1 7	ROA 2 13	ROA 3 6	MOH 1 1*	MOH 2 1*	TOR 1 17	TOR 2 12	POR 1 1*	POR 2 1*	2nd	355

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
2025	HMD Motorsports	STP 11	BAR	IMS 20	IMS 7	DET	GMP	RDA	MOH	IOW	LAG	LAG	POR	MIL	NSH	24th	55

* Season still in progress.

Complete GB3 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	DC	Points
2024	VRD by Arden	OUL 1	OUL 2	OUL 3	SIL1 1	SIL1 2	SIL1 3	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 Ret	SPA 3 Ret	HUN 1 16	HUN 2 12	HUN 3 118	ZAN 1 9	ZAN 2 6	ZAN 3 11	SIL2 1 10	SIL2 2 14	SIL2 3 94	DON 1 14	DON 2 12	DON 3 115	BRH 1 6	BRH 2 9	BRH 3 1	11th	193
2025	Hitech TGR	SIL1 1 6	SIL1 2 3	SIL1 3 11	ZAN 1 19	ZAN 2 5	ZAN 3 62	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 2	SPA 3 11	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	SIL2 1	SIL2 2	SIL2 3	BRH 1 14	BRH 2 18	BRH 3 109	DON 1	DON 2	DON 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	15th*	138*

Complete Formula Regional Oceania 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	DC	Points
2025	M2 Competition	TAU 1 4	TAU 2 5	TAU 3 5	HMP 1 8	HMP 2 2	HMP 3 4	MAN 1 2	MAN 2 2	MAN 3 2	TER 1 3	TER 2 8	TER 3 5	HIG 1 8	HIG 2 1	HIG 3 8	3rd	305

Complete FIA Formula 3 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	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2025	DAMS Lucas Oil	MEL SPR	MEL FEA	BHR SPR	BHR FEA	IMO SPR	IMO FEA	MON SPR	MON FEA	CAT SPR	CAT FEA	RBR SPR 18	RBR FEA 22									34th*	0*
	Hitech TGR													SIL SPR 27	SIL FEA 23	SPA SPR	SPA FEA	HUN SPR 23	HUN FEA 21	MNZ SPR	MNZ FEA

References

1. "CAMPIONATO ITALIANO ACI KARTING 2018" (PDF). 2 September 2025.
2. "Driver: Nikita Johnson". 28 August 2023.
3. "Johnson Returns to USF Pro 2000 for Championship Assault with VRD Racing". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
4. Wood, Ida (2022-10-06). "VRD brings 14-year-old Nikita Johnson into USF2000 full-time for 2023". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
5. "Johnson to Make USF Pro 2000 Debut with VRD Racing at COTA". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
6. "Johnson becomes youngest winner in USF Pro 2000 on debut at COTA". RACER. 2023-08-27. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
7. Wood, Ida (2023-09-01). "D'Orlando pips Johnson to Portland pole in USF Pro 2000". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
8. Wood, Ida (2023-09-04). "Nikita Johnson gets his second win from five USF Pro 2000 starts". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
9. "Nikita Johnson to Make European Debut in the GB3 Championship for 2024 // Infinity Sports Management". www.infinitysportsmanagement.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
10. Wood, Ida (2 October 2024). "Nikita Johnson leaves VRD to join Hitech for second season in GB3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
11. Wood, Ida (19 December 2024). "Nikita Johnson leads latest batch of FRegional Oceania signings". Formula Scout. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
12. "LSpielberg – 27 to 29 June". x.com. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
13. "DAMS Lucas Oil kicks off second half of debut F3 campaign in Austria". DAMS Lucas Oil . 30 June 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
14. "Hitech TGR confirms Nikita Johnson at Silverstone round". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 3 July 2025. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
15. "Stenshorne claims fourth season podium at Hitech's home F3 event". Hitech Grand Prix. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
16. "2025 Silverstone Event - F3 Race 2 (Feature) - Final classification" (PDF). FIA. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
17. "Time flies, as F3 prepares for penultimate round at the Hungaroring". Hitech Grand Prix . 30 July 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
18. Wood, Ida (30 January 2025). "Nikita Johnson to combine GB3 programme with Indy Nxt outings". Formula Scout. Retrieved 31 January 2025.

External links

• Nikita Johnson career summary at DriverDB.com