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Nicholas Monteiro

{{short description|Brazilian racing driver (born 2005)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Nicholas Monteiro

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| nationality = {{flagicon|BRA}} Brazilian
{{flagicon|USA}} American

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|10|20|df=y}}

| birth_place = Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States

| related to =

| current series = USF Pro 2000 Championship

| first year = 2023

| current team = DEForce Racing

| car number = 9

| former teams = NeoTech Motorsport, TJ Speed Motorsports

| starts = 41

| wins = 0

| podiums = 0

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 13th

| year = 2024

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Nicholas Monteiro (born 20 October 2005 in Pembroke Pines{{cite news|url=https://vaiquetotevendo.com.br/singus-competition-brilhou-na-primeira-etapa-da-nascar-brasil/|title=Singus Competition brilhou na primeira etapa da NASCAR Brasil|date=19 March 2024|work=vaiquetotevendo.com.br|access-date=14 April 2025}}) is a Brazilian-American racing driver currently competing for Turn 3 Motorsport in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship, having started the season with DEForce Racing.{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Monteiro |url=https://www.usfpro2000.com/teams-drivers/current-drivers/nicholas-monteiro-(r) |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=usfpro2000.com}}{{cite web|date=6 May 2025|title=Turn 3 Motorsport Adds Two New Drivers for Indianapolis Tripleheader|url=https://www.turn3motorsport.com/post/turn-3-motorsport-adds-two-new-drivers-for-indianapolis-tripleheader|website=Turn 3 Motorsport|access-date=7 May 2025}}

Career

=Karting=

Monteiro started out in karts at the age of seven, competing in the Mirim class of the 14th Copa Brasil series.{{cite news|url=https://www.kartmotor.com.br/noticias/paulo-coelho-gustavo-myasava-e-henrique-vieira-comemoram-titulos-na-cadete-graduados-e-mirim-20908|title=Paulo Coelho, Gustavo Myasava e Henrique Vieira comemoram títulos na Cadete, Graduados e Mirim|date=13 October 2012|work=kartmotor.com.br|access-date=14 April 2025}} Moving up to the Sprinter class in 2020,{{cite news|url=https://www.kartmotor.com.br/noticias/pilotos-do-brasil-argentina-mxico-panam-e-paraguai-esto-na-pista-no-primeiro-dia-do-trofu-ayrton-senna-33769|title=Pilotos do Brasil, Argentina, México, Panamá e Paraguai estão na pista no primeiro dia do Troféu Ayrton Senna|date=21 January 2020|work=kartmotor.com.br|access-date=14 April 2025}} Monteiro continued karting until 2022, last competing in the Brazilian KZ Championship in the KZ Graduados class.{{cite news|url=https://www.kartmotor.com.br/noticias/classificatrias-da-kz-e-tomada-de-tempos-do-endurance-movimentaram-o-brasileiro-na-granja-nesta-sexta-feira-38585|title=Classificatórias da KZ e tomada de tempos do Endurance movimentaram o Brasileiro na Granja nesta sexta-feira|date=2 December 2022|work=kartmotor.com.br|access-date=14 April 2025}}

=2022=

Having been announced as one of the 15 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.velocidadenosangue.com/2022/02/21/f4-sorteio-define-equipe-da-f4-brasil-e-pilotos-destacam-expectativa-pela-estreia/|title=F4 – Sorteio define equipe da F4 Brasil e pilotos destacam expectativa pela estreia|date=21 February 2022|work=velocidadenosangue.com|access-date=14 April 2025}} Finishing second in the season-opener,{{cite news|url=https://formulascout.com/clerot-takes-double-win-in-first-ever-brazilian-f4-round/93802|title=Clerot takes double win in first ever Brazilian F4 round|date=15 May 2022|work=formulascout.com|access-date=14 April 2025}} Monteiro finished third in all three races of the second Interlagos round, on his way to eighth in the standings at season's end.{{cite news|url=https://racingonline.com.br/noticias/apos-podio-triplo-na-f4-brasil-nicholas-monteiro-estreia-na-formula-delta/|title=Após pódio triplo na F4 Brasil, Nicholas Monteiro estreia na Fórmula Delta|date=10 August 2022|work=racingonline.com.br|access-date=14 April 2025}}

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.diariomotorsport.com.br/f4-italia-tres-pilotos-brasileiros-disputarao-a-etapa-de-spa-francorchamps/|title=F4 Itália: Três pilotos brasileiros disputarão a etapa de Spa-Francorchamps|date=14 June 2022|work=diariomotorsport.com.br|access-date=14 April 2025}}

=2023=

In 2023, Monteiro joined NeoTech Motorsport's single car-operation in the USF Pro 2000 Championship,{{cite news|url=https://motorsport.uol.com.br/F4-brasil/news/nick-monteiro-fara-temporada-da-usf-pro-2000-em-2023/10420558/|title=Nick Monteiro fará temporada da USF Pro 2000 em 2023|date=13 January 2023|work=motorsport.uol.com.br|access-date=14 April 2025}} with technical support from TJ Speed Motorsports.{{cite news|url=https://vaiquetotevendo.com.br/nick-monteiro-fara-sua-estreia-no-road-to-indy-na-usf-pro-2000-em-2023/|title=Nick Monteiro fará sua estreia no Road to Indy na USF Pro 2000 em 2023|date=13 January 2023|work=vaiquetotevendo.com.br|access-date=14 April 2025}} Scoring a best result of 11th twice, at Toronto,{{cite news|url=https://formulascout.com/rowe-bounces-back-in-toronto-to-take-another-usf-pro-2000-win/109279|title=Rowe bounces back in Toronto to take another USF Pro 2000 win|date=16 July 2023|work=formulascout.com|access-date=14 April 2025}} Monteiro joined TJ Speed Motorsports for the final round at Portland.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-29 |title=VP Racing Fuels Grand Prix of Portland - Entry List |url=https://www.usfpro2000.com/docs/default-source/default-document-library/usf-pro-2000-entry-list3d471712f48769988125ff0000a718d1.pdf?sfvrsn=36c07e5b_0 |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=USF Pro 2000 |language=en-US}} 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 19th in points.{{cite news|url=https://www.tjspeed.com/tj-speed-closes-their-rookie-usf-pro-2000-campaign-with-four-additional-top-ten-results/|title=TJ Speed Closes Their Rookie USF Pro 2000 Campaign with Four Additional Top-Ten Results|work=tjspeed.com|access-date=14 April 2025}}

=2024=

Monteiro joined DEForce Racing in late 2023 for his sophomore season in the USF Pro 2000 Championship alongside Mac Clark and Jorge Garciarce.{{Cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/champion-giaffone-leads-usf-juniors-stars-securing-usf2000-seats/113873|title=Champion Giaffone leads USF Juniors stars securing USF2000 seats|last=Wood|first=Ida|website=Formulascout.com|date=2023-12-05|accessdate=2025-04-14}} Taking a best result of seventh in race two at Toronto, Monteiro ended the season 13th in points after collecting four more top 10 finishes.{{Cite web|url=https://formulascout.com/hughes-grows-usf-pro-2000-points-lead-with-toronto-race-two-win/121856|title=Hughes grows USF Pro 2000 points lead with Toronto race two win|last=Wood|first=Ida|website=Formulascout.com|date=2024-07-22|accessdate=2025-04-14}}

Alongside his commitments in USF Pro 2000, Monteiro competed in the second season of the NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race series in the Challenge class.{{cite news|url=https://motorsport.uol.com.br/nascar-brasil-series/news/nick-monteiro-quer-emular-amigo-kiko-porto-em-experiencia-na-nascar-brasil/10588057/|title=Nick Monteiro quer emular amigo Kiko Porto em experiência na NASCAR Brasil|date=17 March 2024|work=motorsport.uol.com.br|access-date=14 April 2025}} On a part-time schedule, Monteiro scored a lone class win at Autodromo Potenza.{{cite news|url=https://worldofeuronascar.com/2024/06/20/nascar-brazil-reis-chianca-and-casagrande-shares-top-prize-at-autodromo-potenza/|title=NASCAR Brazil: Reis, Chianca and Casagrande Shares Top Prize at Autódromo Potenza|date=20 June 2024|work=worldofeuronascar.com|access-date=14 April 2025}}

=2025=

In early 2025, Monteiro made his debut in Formula Regional machinery, joining mtec Motorsport to compete in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship.{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/360531520/brazilian-racer-nicholas-monteiro-joins-kiwi-toyota-field|title=Brazilian racer Nicholas Monteiro joins Kiwi Toyota field|date=20 December 2024|work=stuff.co.nz|access-date=14 April 2025}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://formulascout.com/johnson-wins-fregional-oceania-race-which-starts-with-huge-crash/128189|title=Johnson wins FRegional Oceania race which starts with huge crash|date=8 February 2025|work=formulascout.com|access-date=14 April 2025}}

Following his trip in New Zealand, 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.{{Cite web |last= Cuenca |first=Pedro Luis|date=2025-01-26 |title=Monteiro renova acordo com DEForce e segue no grid da Pro 2000 para temporada 2025 |url=https://www.grandepremio.com.br/indy/noticias/nicholas-monteiro-renova-acordo-deforce-segue-grid-pro-2000-temporada-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=grandepremio.com.br |language=pt-BR}} Before the round at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, it was announced that he would switch teams to Turn 3 Motorsport, replacing Elliot Cox.

Monteiro also returned to the newly-rebranded NASCAR Brasil Series for 2025, joining MX Vogel for his sophomore season in the series.{{Cite web |last=sigcomunicacao |date=2025-03-09 |title=Nick Monteiro confirmado com MX Vogel e segue no grid |url=https://www.nascarbrasil.com.br/2025/03/09/nick-monteiro-confirmado-com-mx-vogel-e-segue-no-grid-da-nascar-brasil-2025/ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=NASCAR Brazil |language=en-US}}

Racing record

=Racing career summary=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

rowspan="3" |2022

| align=left| Copa Brasil de Fórmula Delta

| align=left|

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 16

| 10th

align=left| F4 Brazilian Championship

| align=left| TMG Racing

| 18

| 0

| 1

| 0

| 4

| 100

| 8th

align=left| Italian F4 Championship

| align=left| Cram Motorsport

| 6

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 54th

rowspan="2" |2023

| align=left rowspan="2" |USF Pro 2000 Championship

| align=left| NeoTech Motorsport

| 15

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| rowspan="2" |106

| rowspan="2" |19th

align=left| TJ Speed Motorsports

| 3

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

rowspan="2"|2024

| align=left| USF Pro 2000 Championship

| align=left| DEForce Racing

| 18

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 162

| 13th

align=left| NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race – Challenge

| align=left| N/A

| ?

| 1

| ?

| ?

| ?

| 172

| 7th

rowspan="4" | 2025

| align=left| Formula Regional Oceania Championship

| align=left| mtec Motorsport

| 15

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 1

| 132

| 12th

rowspan="2" align="left" | USF Pro 2000 Championship

| align=left| DEForce Racing

| 5

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 45*

| 13th*

align=left| Turn 3 Motorsport

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

align=left| NASCAR Brasil Series – Challenge

| align=left| MX Vogel

| 2

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 0

| 8*

| 13th*

colspan="10" |Source:{{cite web|url=https://motorsportstats.com/driver/nicholas-monteiro/results|title=Nicholas Monteiro Results|website=Motorsportstats.com|language=en|access-date=14 April 2025}}{{Cite web |title=Nicholas Monteiro {{!}} Racing career profile {{!}} Driver Database |url=https://www.driverdb.com/drivers/nicholas-monteiro |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=www.driverdb.com}}

= Complete F4 Brazilian Championship results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!Year

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!17

!18

!DC

!Points

2022

! nowrap| TMG Racing

|style="background:#DFDFDF" |MOG1
1
{{small|2}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF" |MOG1
2
{{small|9}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF" |MOG1
3
{{small|4}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF" |INT1
1
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|INT1
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|INT1
3
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|INT2
1
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|INT2
2
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#FFDF9F"|INT2
3
{{small|3}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|MOG2
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|MOG2
2
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|MOG2
3
{{small|11}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|GYN
1
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|GYN
2
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|GYN
3
{{small|5}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|INT3
1
{{small|7}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|INT3
2
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#DFFFDF"|INT3
3
{{small|6}}

! 8th

! 100

= Complete Italian F4 Championship results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! 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

! nowrap| Cram Motorsport

|IMO
1

|IMO
2

|IMO
3

|MIS
1

|MIS
2

|MIS
3

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| SPA
1
{{small|30}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| SPA
2
{{small|29}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"| SPA
3
{{small|31}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|VLL
1
{{small|34}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|VLL
2
{{small|26}}

|style="background:#CFCFFF"|VLL
3
{{small|31†}}

|RBR
1

|RBR
2

|RBR
3

|MNZ
1

|MNZ
2

|MNZ
3

|MUG
1

|MUG
2

|MUG
3

! 54th

! 0

= 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)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

!Year

!Team

!1

!2

!3

!4

!5

!6

!7

!8

!9

!10

!11

!12

!13

!14

!15

!16

!17

!18

!Rank

!Points

rowspan="2"|2023

! nowrap| NeoTech Motorsport

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |STP
1
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |STP
2
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |SEB
1
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SEB
2
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMS
1
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |IMS
2
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IRP
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |ROA
1
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ROA
2
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
1
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
2
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |TOR
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |TOR
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |COTA
1
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |COTA
1
{{small|16}}

| colspan="3"|

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" rowspan="2"| 19th

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" rowspan="2"| 106

nowrap| TJ Speed Motorsports

| colspan="15"|

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |POR
1
{{small|19}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |POR
2
{{small|18}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |POR
3
{{small|19}}

2024

! nowrap| DEForce Racing

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |STP
1
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |STP
2
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |LOU
1
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LOU
2
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LOU
3
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMS
1
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |IMS
2
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMS
3
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IRP
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ROA
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ROA
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ROA
3
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
1
{{small|17}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |TOR
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |TOR
2
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |POR
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |POR
2
{{small|10}}

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 13th

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 162

2025

! nowrap| DEForce Racing

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |STP
1
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |STP
2
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LOU
1
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LOU
2
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |LOU
3
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |IMS
1
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |IMS
2
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |IMS
3
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |IRP
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#;" |ROA
1
{{small

}

| style="background:#;" |ROA
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |ROA
3
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |MOH
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |MOH
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |TOR
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |TOR
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |POR
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |POR
2
{{small|}}

! style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 9th*

! style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 113*

|}

= Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results =

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! DC

! Points

2025

! nowrap| mtec Motorsport

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TAU
1
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TAU
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TAU
3
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#000000; color:white;" |HMP
1
{{small|DSQ}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|HMP
2
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|HMP
3
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MAN
1
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MAN
2
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MAN
3
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TER
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TER
2
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TER
3
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|HIG
1
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"|HIG
2
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"|HIG
3
{{small|12}}

! 12th

! 132

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • {{DriverDB driver|nicholas-monteiro}}

{{USF Pro 2000 Championship teams}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Monteiro, Nicholas}}

Category:2005 births

Category:Living people

Category:Brazilian racing drivers

Category:U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers

Category:Racing drivers from Florida

Category:Sportspeople from Pembroke Pines, Florida

Category:Brazilian F4 Championship drivers

Category:Italian F4 Championship drivers

Category:USF Pro 2000 Championship drivers

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Toyota Racing Series drivers

Category:Cram Competition drivers