Ricardo Escotto

Ricardo Escotto
Nationality	Mexican
Born	(2004-12-14) 14 December 2004 (age 20) Mexico City, Mexico
Indy NXT career
Debut season	2024
Current team	Andretti Cape Indy NXT
Car number	3
Former teams	Juncos Hollinger Racing
Starts	7
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	23rd in 2024
Previous series
2022 2022 2022	Formula 4 UAE Championship F4 Spanish Championship Italian F4 Championship

Ricardo Escotto Lechuga (born 14 December 2004) is a Mexican racing driver who last competed full-time in the 2025 Indy NXT for Andretti Cape Indy NXT. ^{[1] [2]} He previously drove part-time in the 2024 Indy NXT for Juncos Hollinger Racing and in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship for BN Racing. ^{[3] [4]}

Career

Formula 4 UAE Championship

Following a three year hiatus from racing, Escotto signed with Cram – Hitech GP to compete in the 2022 Formula 4 UAE Championship. ^[5] He had a difficult season with no points and finishing 25th in the standings.

F4 Spanish Championship

For the 2022 season, Escotto Joined Cram-Pinnacle to compete full-time in the 2022 F4 Spanish Championship. ^[6] He had a best result of 9th twice at Aragón and finished 22nd in the championship.

Italian F4 Championship

Alongside his campaign in the F4 Spanish Championship, Escotto competed in select rounds of the 2022 Italian F4 Championship with Cram Motorsport. ^[7]

USF Pro 2000 Championship

2023

For 2023, Escotto made the switch to America, competing in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Jay Howard Driver Development. He would get his first win in the championship at Indianapolis, finishing ahead of his teammate Reece Ushijima. ^[8] Escotto wouldn't finish on the podium again in the remainder of the season, and finished thirteenth in the standings.

2024

Escotto returned for the 2024 season, switching teams to BN Racing. ^[3] He would have a more successful season, finishing on the podium twice at Road America and Toronto respectively. Escotto finished 9th in the championship.

Indy NXT

2024

On May 31, 2024, it was announced that Escotto would make his debut in the Indy NXT series for Juncos Hollinger Racing, where he would drive in five races for the team. ^[4] He would have his highest result of thirteenth at Laguna Seca and Milwaukee.

2025

For 2025, Escotto moved up to the series full-time for the 2025 season. He signed with Andretti Cape Indy NXT, becoming an Andretti Global affiliated driver and with the aim of driving for the team for the 2026 season. ^[1] However, on July 25, Andretti Cape announced that it had parted ways with Escotto ahead of the Laguna Seca double-header. ^[9]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2018-19	NACAM Formula 4 Championship	FRF Racing	3	0	0	0	0	3	18th
2022	Formula 4 UAE Championship	Cram – Hitech GP	20	0	0	0	0	0	25th
	F4 Spanish Championship	Cram-Pinnacle	17	0	0	0	0	4	22nd
	Italian F4 Championship	Cram Motorsport	6	0	0	0	0	0	48th
2023	USF Pro 2000 Championship	Jay Howard Driver Development	18	1	0	1	1	153	13th
2024	USF Pro 2000 Championship	BN Racing	18	0	0	0	2	218	9th
	Indy NXT	Juncos Hollinger Racing	5	0	0	0	0	59	23rd
	Euroformula Open Championship	Team Motopark	3	0	0	0	0	18	13th
2025	Indy NXT	Andretti Cape Indy NXT	2	0	0	0	0	42*	8th*

Complete NACAM Formula 4 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	DC	Points
2018-19	FRF Racing	AHR1 1	AHR1 2	PUE 1	PUE 2	PUE 3	SLP 1	SLP 2	SLP 3	MTY 1	MTY 2	MTY 3	AGS 1	AGS 2	AGS 3	PUE 1	PUE 2	PUE 3	AHR2 1 9	AHR2 2 11	AHR2 3 10	18th	3

Complete Formula 4 UAE 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	DC	Points
2022	Cram – Hitech GP	YMC1 1 13	YMC1 2 16	YMC1 3 14	YMC1 4 15	DUB1 1 18	DUB1 2 16	DUB1 3 23	DUB1 4 18	DUB2 1 14	DUB2 2 Ret	DUB2 3 14	DUB2 4 14	DUB3 1 16	DUB3 2 18	DUB3 3 19	DUB3 4 11	YMC2 1 17	YMC2 2 Ret	YMC2 3 16	YMC2 4 25	25th	0

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
2022	Cram-Pinnacle	ALG 1 16	ALG 2 Ret	ALG 3 26	JER 1 20	JER 2 18	JER 3 17	CRT 1 17	CRT 2 25	CRT 3 Ret	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 15	SPA 3 Ret	ARA 1 9	ARA 2 12	ARA 3 9	NAV 1 Ret	NAV 2 Ret	NAV 3 EX	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	22nd	4

Complete Italian F4 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
2022	Cram Motorsport	IMO 1 Ret	IMO 2 20	IMO 3 Ret	MIS 1	MIS 2	MIS 3	SPA 1 28	SPA 2 33†	SPA 3 22	VLL 1	VLL 2	VLL 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	MUG 1	MUG 2	MUG 3	48th	0

Complete Euroformula Open 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	Team Motopark	PRT 1	PRT 2	PRT 3	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	CAT 1 7	CAT 2 7	CAT 3 7	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	13th	18

American open–wheel racing results

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	Jay Howard Driver Development	STP 1 15	STP 2 18	SEB 1 18	SEB 2 10	IMS 1 1	IMS 2 17	IRP 15	ROA 1 11	ROA 2 9	MOH 1 9	MOH 2 11	TOR 1 13	TOR 2 15	COTA 1 6	COTA 1 18	POR 1 16	POR 2 DNS	POR 3 16	13th	153
2024	BN Racing	STP 1 16	STP 2 17	LOU 1 7	LOU 2 6	LOU 3 6	IMS 1 4	IMS 2 12	IMS 3 9	IRP 14	ROA 1 3	ROA 2 15	ROA 3 17	MOH 1 9	MOH 2 5	TOR 1 3	TOR 2 17	POR 1 4	POR 2 13	9th	218

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	Juncos Hollinger Racing	STP	BAR	IMS1	IMS2	DET 21	RDA	LAG1 18	LAG2 13	MOH	IOW	GMP	POR 17	MIL 13	NSH	23rd	59
2025	Andretti Cape	STP 10	BAR 9	IMS 14	IMS 16	DET 20	GMP 13	RDA 13	MOH 19	IOW 13	LAG	LAG	POR	MIL	NSH	19th	144

* Season still in progress.

References

1. gabbyhamill (24 October 2024). "Ricardo Escotto to Join Andretti Cape INDY NXT in 2025". Andretti Global. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
2. "Driver: Ricardo Escotto". 24 August 2023.
3. Escotto, Ricardo (2 March 2024). "Next week we race 💙💙💙 @gpstpete". Instagram. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
4. "Juncos Hollinger Adds Escotto to Lineup for Five Races". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
5. "Escotto con Cram nella Formula 4 UAE - F4 NEL MONDO". www.italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
6. staff (25 April 2022). "Cram Motorsport con Ricardo Escotto nel Formula 4 Spanish Championship" (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
7. "AKM conferma Clerot e Akhmedkhodjaev per Imola - F4 ITALIA". www.italiaracing.net (in Italian). Retrieved 4 May 2025.
8. Wood, Ida (13 May 2023). "Ricardo Escotto becomes USF Pro 2000 race-winner in bizzare fashion". Formula Scout. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
9. "Ricardo Escotto, Andretti Cape INDY NXT Part Ways Ahead of Laguna Seca". Indy NXT . 25 July 2025. Retrieved 26 July 2025.

External links

• Ricardo Escotto career summary at DriverDB.com