Ricardo Escotto

Ricardo Escotto Lechuga (born 14 December 2004) is a Mexican racing driver who is currently competing in Indy NXT for Juncos Hollinger Racing and FIA Formula 3 for AIX Racing.

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. 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. 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.

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. 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. 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. 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. However, on July 25, Andretti Cape announced that it had parted ways with Escotto ahead of the Laguna Seca double-header.

2026 On January 14, 2026, it was announced that Escotto will return to Indy NXT in 2026 with Juncos Hollinger Racing.

FIA Formula 3 In June 2026, Escotto made a cameo appearance in FIA Formula 3 with AIX Racing at the Barcelona round, as a stand-in replacement for an injured Brad Benavides. He reprised his role as replacement driver for the Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps rounds. He was replaced by Salim Hanna for the Hungary round but returned to the team for the final two rounds of the season in Monza and Madrid.

Racing record

Career summary Season still in progress.

Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

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 YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC14 DUB11 DUB12 DUB13 DUB14 DUB21 DUB22 DUB23 DUB24 DUB31 DUB32 DUB33 DUB34 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 YMC24 25th 0

Complete F4 Spanish 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)

Complete Euroformula Open 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)

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 RDA LAG1 LAG2 MOH IOW GMP POR MIL NSH 23rd 59 2025 Andretti Cape STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MOH IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH 19th 144 2026 Juncos Hollinger Racing STP ARL BAR BAR IMS IMS DET GAT ROA ROA MOH MOH NSS POR MIL LAG LAG 24th* 142* Season still in progress.

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 DC Points 2026 AIX Racing MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA SPASPR SPAFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA MADSPR MADFEA1 MADFEA2 33rd* 0* Season still in progress.