Ricardo Escotto Lechuga (born 14 December 2004) is a Mexican

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who competes full-time in the

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for Andretti Cape Indy NXT. 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.

Career

Formula 4 UAE Championship

Following a three year hiatus from racing, Escotto signed with

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– 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

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to compete full-time in the 2022 F4 Spanish Championship. He had a best result of 9th twice at

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and finished 22nd in the championship.

Italian F4 Championship

Alongside his campaign in the F4 Spanish Championship, Escotto competed in select rounds of the

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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

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, finishing ahead of his teammate Reece Ushijima. Escotto wouldn't finish on the podium again in the remainder of the season, and finished 13th 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

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and

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respectively. Escotto finished 9th in the championship.

Indy NXT

2024

On May 31, 2024, it was announced that Escotto would make his debut in the

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series for Juncos Hollinger Racing, where he would drive in five races for the team. He would have his highest result of 13th at

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and

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2025

For 2025, Escotto moved up to the series full-time for the 2025 season. He signed with Andretti Cape Indy NXT, becoming an

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affiliated driver and with the aim of driving for the team for the 2026 season.

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