Ricardo Escotto

Ricardo Escotto Lechuga is a Mexican racing driver who last competed full-time in the 2025 Indy NXT 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 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 Motorsport (Filipino [auto racing team)|Pinnacle] to compete full-time in the 2022 [F4 Spanish Championship]. He had a best result of 9th 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.

Racing record

Complete NACAM Formula 4 Championship results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	DC	Points
2018–19 [NACAM Formula 4 Championship\|2018-19]	FRF Racing	AHR1 1	AHR1 2	PUE 1	PUE 2	PUE 3	Parque Tangamanga#Autódromo [San Luis 400\|SLP 1]	SLP 2	SLP 3	MTY 1	MTY 2	MTY 3	AGS 1	AGS 2	AGS 3	PUE 1	PUE 2	PUE 3	AHR2 1 9	AHR2 2 11	AHR2 3 10	18th	3

Complete Formula 4 UAE Championship results

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	YMC1 1 13	YMC1 2 16	YMC1 3 14	YMC1 4 15	DUB1 1 18	DUB1 2 16	DUB1 3 23	DUB1 4 18	DUB2 1 14	DUB2 2 Ret	DUB2 3 14	DUB2 4 14	DUB3 1 16	DUB3 2 18	DUB3 3 19	DUB3 4 11	YMC2 1 17	YMC2 2 Ret	YMC2 3 16	YMC2 4 25	25th	0

Complete F4 Spanish Championship results

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	Cram-Pinnacle	ALG 1 16	ALG 2 Ret	ALG 3 26	JER 1 20	JER 2 18	JER 3 17	CRT 1 17	CRT 2 25	CRT 3 Ret	SPA 1 Ret	SPA 2 15	SPA 3 Ret	ARA 1 9	ARA 2 12	ARA 3 9	NAV 1 Ret	NAV 2 Ret	NAV 3 EX	CAT 1	CAT 2	CAT 3	22nd	4

Complete Italian F4 Championship results

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	Cram Motorsport	IMO 1 Ret	IMO 2 20	IMO 3 Ret	MIS 1	MIS 2	MIS 3	SPA 1 28	SPA 2 33†	SPA 3 22	VLL 1	VLL 2	VLL 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	MUG 1	MUG 2	MUG 3	48th	0

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	DC	Points
2024 [Euroformula Open Championship\|2024]	Team Motopark	PRT 1	PRT 2	PRT 3	HOC 1	HOC 2	HOC 3	SPA 1	SPA 2	SPA 3	HUN 1	HUN 2	HUN 3	LEC 1	LEC 2	LEC 3	RBR 1	RBR 2	RBR 3	CAT 1 7	CAT 2 7	CAT 3 7	MNZ 1	MNZ 2	MNZ 3	13th	18