Nicholas Monteiro
Brazilian racing driver (born 2005)
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Nicholas Codicasa Monteiro (born 20 October 2005 in Pembroke Pines[1]) is a Brazilian and American racing driver set to compete in the Indy NXT for A. J. Foyt Racing.
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Brazilian
American20 October 2005
| Nicholas Monteiro | |
|---|---|
Monteiro in 2022 | |
| Nationality | Brazilian American |
| Born | Nicholas Codicasa Monteiro 20 October 2005 Pembroke Pines, Florida, U.S. |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2025 |
| Current team | DEForce Racing |
| Car number | 4 |
| Former teams | HMD Motorsports |
| Starts | 1 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 27th in 2025 |
| Previous series | |
| 2025 2025 2024 2023–2025 2022 2022 2022 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America FR Oceania NASCAR Brasil Series USF Pro 2000 Italian F4 F4 Brazilian Copa Brasil de Fórmula Delta |
Born in Pembroke Pines, Florida, Monteiro started his single-seater career in 2022, competing in Brazilian F4. He then competed in the USF Pro 2000 Championship from 2023 to 2025.[2]
Career
Karting
Monteiro started out in karts at the age of seven, competing in the Mirim class of the 14th Copa Brasil series.[3] Moving up to the Sprinter class in 2020,[4] Monteiro continued karting until 2022, last competing in the Brazilian KZ Championship in the KZ Graduados class.[5]
Formula 4
Having been announced as one of the fifteen drivers set to compete in the inaugural season of the F4 Brazilian Championship, Monteiro was confirmed to be joining TMG Racing following a draw which decided the team and driver combinations.[6] Finishing second in the season-opener,[7] Monteiro finished third in all three races of the second Interlagos round, on his way to eighth in the standings at season's end.[8]
During 2022, Monteiro also competed in two rounds of the Italian F4 Championship for Cram Motorsport, scoring a best result of 26th in race two at Vallelunga.[9]
USF Pro 2000 Championship
2023
In 2023, Monteiro joined NeoTech Motorsport's single car-operation in the USF Pro 2000 Championship,[10] with technical support from TJ Speed Motorsports.[11] Scoring a best result of eleventh twice, at Toronto,[12] Monteiro joined TJ Speed Motorsports for the final round at Portland.[13] Following a crash in race one, Monteiro was unable to compete for the rest of the weekend and ended his maiden season in USF Pro 2000 nineteenth in points.[14]
2024
Monteiro joined DEForce Racing in late 2023 for his sophomore season in the USF Pro 2000 Championship alongside Mac Clark and Jorge Garciarce.[15] Taking a best result of seventh in race two at Toronto, Monteiro ended the season thirteenth in points after collecting four more top-ten finishes.[16]
2025
Monteiro returned for a third season in the USF Pro 2000 Championship for DEForce Racing alongside Jorge Garciarce as the team scaled back to two cars.[17] After scoring just two top-tens in the first two rounds, Monteiro switched to Turn 3 Motorsport, driving the No. 22 entry, previously driven by Elliot Cox.[18] In the following five rounds, Monteiro scored a best result of sixth six times, en route to a tenth-place points finish despite missing the final round at Portland.[19]
Indy NXT
2025
In August, Monteiro joined HMD Motorsports to make his Indy NXT debut at the third-to-last round at Portland.[20]
2026
In 2026, Monteiro will step up to Indy NXT full-time with A. J. Foyt Racing.[21]
Other racing
2024
Alongside his commitments in USF Pro 2000, Monteiro competed in the second season of the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race series in the Challenge class.[22] On a part-time schedule, he scored a lone class win at Autodromo Potenza.[23]
2025
In early 2025, Monteiro made his debut in Formula Regional machinery, joining mtec Motorsport to compete in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship.[24] At the final round of the season at Highlands Motorsport Park, Monteiro scored his only podium of the season, finishing second in the reverse-grid race behind Nikita Johnson.[25] Monteiro also returned to the newly-rebranded NASCAR Brasil Series for 2025, joining MX Vogel for his sophomore season in the series.[26]
Racing record
Racing career summary
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Copa Brasil de Fórmula Delta | [8] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 10th |
| F4 Brazilian Championship | TMG Racing | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 8th | |
| Italian F4 Championship | Cram Motorsport | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54th | |
| 2023 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | NeoTech Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 19th |
| TJ Speed Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 13th |
| NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race - Challenge | N/A | ? | 1 | ? | ? | ? | 172 | 7th | |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Oceania Championship | mtec Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 12th |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 10th | |
| Turn 3 Motorsport | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| NASCAR Brasil Series - Challenge | MX Vogel | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 10th | |
| Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 27th | |
| Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro-Am | RAFA Racing Team | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16th | |
| 2026 | Indy NXT | A. J. Foyt Racing | |||||||
| Source:[27][28] | |||||||||
Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
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 | NeoTech Motorsport | STP 1 19 |
STP 2 13 |
SEB 1 17 |
SEB 2 15 |
IMS 1 14 |
IMS 2 16 |
IRP 13 |
ROA 1 20 |
ROA 2 12 |
MOH 1 12 |
MOH 2 16 |
TOR 1 11 |
TOR 2 11 |
COTA 1 15 |
COTA 1 16 |
19th | 106 | |||
| TJ Speed Motorsports | POR 1 19 |
POR 2 18 |
POR 3 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 12 |
STP 2 15 |
LOU 1 16 |
LOU 2 15 |
LOU 3 17 |
IMS 1 13 |
IMS 2 8 |
IMS 3 16 |
IRP 12 |
ROA 1 11 |
ROA 2 11 |
ROA 3 9 |
MOH 1 17 |
MOH 2 11 |
TOR 1 10 |
TOR 2 7 |
POR 1 11 |
POR 2 10 |
13th | 162 |
| 2025 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 7 |
STP 2 13 |
LOU 1 15 |
LOU 2 15 |
LOU 3 10 |
10th | 185 | |||||||||||||
| Turn 3 Motorsport | IMS 1 6 |
IMS 2 6 |
IMS 3 6 |
IRP 6 |
ROA 1 17 |
ROA 2 12 |
ROA 3 6 |
MOH 1 6 |
MOH 2 15 |
TOR 1 12 |
TOR 2 7 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 | ||||||||
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)
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)