| Nationality | Mexican |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Ricardo Escotto Lechuga |
| Birth date | 14 December 2004 (age 21) |
| Birth place | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Current series | Indy NXT |
|---|---|
| First year | 2024 |
| Current team | Juncos Hollinger Racing |
| Former teams | Andretti Cape Indy NXT |
| Car number | 3 |
| Starts | 16 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 23rd |
| Year | 2024 |
| Prev series | Formula 4 UAE Championship F4 Spanish Championship Italian F4 Championship |
| Prev series years | 2022 2022 2022 |
Ricardo Escotto Lechuga (born 14 December 2004) is a Mexican racing driver who currently in the 2026 Indy NXT for Juncos Hollinger Racing, having previously competed 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 ninth 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 ninth 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]
2026
On January 14, 2026, it was announced that Escotto will return to Indy NXT in 2026 with Juncos Hollinger Racing.[10]
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 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 19th |
| 2026 | Indy NXT | Juncos Hollinger Racing |
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 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 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 | |||
| 2026 | Juncos Hollinger Racing | STP 13 | ARL 12 | BAR 7 | BAR 17 | IMS 24 | IMS 20 | DET 24 | GAT | ROA | ROA | MOH | MOH | NSS | POR | MIL | LAG | LAG | 18th* | 96* |
* Season still in progress.
References
- ^ gabbyhamill (2024-10-24). "Ricardo Escotto to Join Andretti Cape INDY NXT in 2025". Andretti Global. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "Driver: Ricardo Escotto". 24 August 2023.
- ^ Escotto, Ricardo (March 2, 2024). "Next week we race 💙💙💙 @gpstpete". Instagram. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
- ^ "Juncos Hollinger Adds Escotto to Lineup for Five Races". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
- ^ "Escotto con Cram nella Formula 4 UAE - F4 NEL MONDO" (in it-IT). www.italiaracing.net. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ staff (2022-04-25). "Cram Motorsport con Ricardo Escotto nel Formula 4 Spanish Championship" (in it-IT). Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "AKM conferma Clerot e Akhmedkhodjaev per Imola - F4 ITALIA" (in it-IT). www.italiaracing.net. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2023-05-13). "Ricardo Escotto becomes USF Pro 2000 race-winner in bizzare fashion". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
- ^ "Ricardo Escotto, Andretti Cape INDY NXT Part Ways Ahead of Laguna Seca". Indy NXT. July 25, 2025. Retrieved July 26, 2025.
- ^ Barnes, Joey (14 January 2026). "Escotto confirmed by Juncos Hollinger Racing for 2026 Indy NXT campaign". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 14 January 2026.