Francisco "Kiko" Porto (Portuguese pronunciation: [fɾɐ̃ˈsis.ku ˈki.ku ˈpoʁ.tu]; born 28 August 2003) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes full-time in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, driving for ANSA Motorsports. He previously competed in the USF Pro 2000 Championship for DEForce Racing.[1] He is the champion of the 2021 U.S. F2000 National Championship.[2][3]
| Kiko Porto | |
|---|---|
 Porto in 2021 | |
| Nationality |  Brazilian |
| Born | Francisco Porto 28 August 2003 Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | HMD Motorsports |
| Car number | 39 |
| Starts | 4 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 25th in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2022 2020–21 2019 2018 2017–18 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship Formula 4 US Fórmula Academy Sudamericana NACAM Formula 4 Championship |
Racing record
editCareer summary
edit| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | NACAM Formula 4 Championship | Scuderia Martiga EG | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 9th |
| 2018 | Formula Academy Sudamericana | N/A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 15th |
| 2019 | Formula 4 United States Championship | DEForce Racing[4] | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 220 | 2nd |
| 2020 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | DEForce Racing[5] | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 198 | 10th |
| 2021 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | DEForce Racing[6] | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 413 | 1st |
| 2022 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 290 | 7th |
| Stock Car Brasil | Scuderia CJ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2023 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | DEForce Racing | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 326 | 2nd |
| Indy NXT | Cape Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 25th | |
| NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race - Pro | Sprint Race | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 15th | |
| 2024 | Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro | ANSA Motorsports | |||||||
| Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 26th |
* Season still in progress.
American open–wheel racing results
editU.S. F2000 National Championship
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | DEForce Racing | ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
MOH 1 8 |
MOH 2 18 |
MOH 3 11 |
LOR 14 |
IMS 1 3* |
IMS 2 4 |
IMS 3 3 |
MOH 1 7 |
MOH 2 8 |
MOH 3 11 |
NJM 1 |
NJM 2 |
NJM 3 |
STP 1 1 |
STP 2 2 |
10th | 198 | |
| 2021 | DEForce Racing | ALA 1 10 |
ALA 2 4 |
STP 1 5 |
STP 2 2 |
IMS 1 7 |
IMS 2 3 |
IMS 3 1 |
LOR 4 |
ROA 1 1 |
ROA 2 5 |
MOH 1 2 |
MOH 2 1 |
MOH 3 5 |
NJM 1 1 |
NJM 3 2 |
NJM 4 8 |
MOH 4 3 |
MOH 5 3 |
1st | 413 |
USF Pro 2000 / Indy Pro 2000 Championship
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 6 |
STP 2 4 |
ALA 1 8 |
ALA 2 7 |
IMS 1 6 |
IMS 2 4 |
IMS 3 8 |
IRP 7 |
ROA 1 14 |
ROA 2 12 |
MOH 1 4 |
MOH 2 1* |
TOR 1 9 |
TOR 2 6 |
GMP 11 |
POR 1 15 |
POR 2 3 |
POR 3 2 |
7th | 290 |
| 2023 | DEForce Racing | STP 1 2 |
STP 2 2 |
SEB 1 19 |
SEB 2 3 |
IMS 1 7* |
IMS 2 11 |
IRP 10 |
ROA 1 5 |
ROA 2 2 |
MOH 1 19 |
MOH 2 2 |
TOR 1 5 |
TOR 2 7 |
COTA 1 1* |
COTA 1 2 |
POR 1 1* |
POR 2 5 |
POR 3 17 |
2nd | 326 |
Indy NXT
edit| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Cape Motorsports | STP |
BAR |
IMS |
DET |
DET |
RDA |
MDO |
IOW |
NSH |
IMS 9 |
GMP |
POR |
LAG 17 |
LAG 11 |
25th | 54 |
| 2024 | HMD Motorsports | STP | BAR | IMS | IMS | DET | RDA 12 |
LGA | LGA | MDO | IOW | GMP | POR | MIL | NSH | 26th | 18 |
References
edit- ^ Wood, Ida (2 December 2021). "USF2000 champion Kiko Porto stays with DEForce for IP2000 graduation". Formula Scout. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "Kiko Porto #12 DEForce Racing". 18 August 2020. Archived from the original on 16 January 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "ROAD TO INDY NEWS AND NOTES". 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Brazilian Kiko Porto Chases 2019 F4 U.S. Title with DEForce Racing". F4 U.S. Championships. 7 January 2019.
- ^ "Kiko Porto announces that in 2020 it will run at USF2000, United States". 16 December 2019. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Kiko Porto to continue with DEForce Racing in USF2000 in 2021". 30 December 2020.
External links
edit- Official website
- Kiko Porto career summary at DriverDB.com
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