Nicholas Monteiro (born 20 October 2005 in

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) is a Brazilian-American racing driver currently competing for

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in the

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, having started the season with

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Career

Karting

Monteiro started out in karts at the age of seven, competing in the Mirim class of the 14th Copa Brasil series. Moving up to the Sprinter class in 2020, Monteiro continued karting until 2022, last competing in the Brazilian KZ Championship in the KZ Graduados class.

2022

Having been announced as one of the 15 drivers set to compete in the inaugural season of the

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, Monteiro was confirmed to be joining TMG Racing following a draw which decided the team and driver combinations. Finishing second in the season-opener, Monteiro finished third in all three races of the second

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round, on his way to eighth in the standings at season's end. During 2022, Monteiro also competed in two rounds of the

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for

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, scoring a best result of 26th in race two at

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2023

In 2023, Monteiro joined NeoTech Motorsport's single car-operation in the

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, with technical support from TJ Speed Motorsports. Scoring a best result of 11th twice, at

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, Monteiro joined TJ Speed Motorsports for the final round at

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. 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.

2024

Monteiro joined

in late 2023 for his sophomore season in the

alongside

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and Jorge Garciarce. Taking a best result of seventh in race two at

, Monteiro ended the season 13th in points after collecting four more top 10 finishes. Alongside his commitments in USF Pro 2000, Monteiro competed in the second season of the

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series in the Challenge class. On a part-time schedule, Monteiro scored a lone class win at Autodromo Potenza.

2025

In early 2025, Monteiro made his debut in

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machinery, joining mtec Motorsport to compete in the

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. At the final round of the season at

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, Monteiro scored his only podium of the season, finishing second in the reverse-grid race behind

Nikita Johnson Nikita Johnson (born May 25, 2008) is an American racing driver who is currently competes full-time in the 2025 GB3 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight and part-time in the 2025 Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports. He was the 2024 USF Pro 2000 runner ...

. Following his trip in New Zealand, Monteiro returned for a third season in the

for

alongside Jorge Garciarce as the team scaled back to two cars. Before the round at

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, it was announced that he would switch teams to

, replacing

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. Monteiro also returned to the newly-rebranded

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for 2025, joining MX Vogel for his sophomore season in the series.

Racing record

Racing career summary

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)

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results

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

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monteiro, Nicholas 2005 births Living people Brazilian racing drivers U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers Racing drivers from Florida Sportspeople from Pembroke Pines, Florida Brazilian F4 Championship drivers Italian F4 Championship drivers USF Pro 2000 Championship drivers NASCAR drivers Toyota Racing Series drivers Cram Competition drivers