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Michael d'Orlando

Michael d'Orlando (born March 6, 2002) is an American racing driver who competes in the 2024 Indy NXT driving for Andretti Cape Indy NXT.[1] He previously drove for Turn 3 Motorsport in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship.[2] He is the 2022 USF2000 champion.[3][4][5]

Michael d'Orlando
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2002-03-06) March 6, 2002 (age 22)
Hartsdale, New York,
United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season2024
Current teamAndretti Cape Indy NXT
Car number3
Starts6
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishTBD in 2024
Previous series
2023
2018–22
2019
2017		USF Pro 2000 Championship
USF2000 Championship
F4 United States Championship
F2000 Championship Series
Championship titles
2022USF2000 Championship

Career

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Formula 4 United States Championship

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On July 26, 2019, it was announced that d'Orlando would compete in the Formula 4 United States Championship with Velocity Racing Development starting at the third round at Virginia International Raceway.[6] He would end up with a third place finish at the final race at Circuit of the Americas.

USF2000 Championship

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After a brief stint in the U.S. F2000 National Championship in 2018 with Team Benik, d'Orlando announced on March 3, 2020, that he would return to the series for the full 2020 season and drive for Cape Motorsports.[7] He won his first race at Mid-Ohio and finished 4th in the standings.[8]

On February 17, 2021, d'Orlando confirmed that he would return to the championship with Cape Motorsports for the 2021 season.[4] He won three races that season and finished 2nd in the championship.

d'Orlando would return to the series for a fourth year in 2022 once again with Cape Motorsports.[9] He would compete for the championship all season with competitors Myles Rowe and Jace Denmark. The title would be decided at the final round at Portland. d'Orlando would win the final race of the season which allowed him to win the 2022 championship.[10]

Personal life

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d'Orlando has a younger brother named Nicholas who is also a racing driver.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2017 F2000 Championship Series Team Pelfrey 2 0 0 0 2 76 20th
2018 U.S. F2000 National Championship Team Benik 9 0 0 0 0 56 20th
2019 Formula 4 United States Championship Velocity Racing Development 11 0 0 0 1 40 14th
2020 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports 17 1 0 0 5 295 4th
2021 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports 18 3 5 2 8 365 2nd
2022 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports 18 4 5 4 8 387 1st
2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport 18 4 6 1 6 288 4th
2024 Indy NXT Andretti Cape Indy NXT 7 0 0 0 0 171 18th

* Season still in progress.

American open-wheel racing results

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USF2000 Championship

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2018 Team Benik STP
1
16 		STP
2
23 		IMS
1
25 		IMS
2
15 		LOR
 ROA
1
22 		ROA
2
6 		TOR
1
 TOR
2
 MOH
1
8 		MOH
2
20 		MOH
3
8 		POR
1
 POR
2
 20th 56
2020 Cape Motorsports ROA
1
5 		ROA
2
2 		MOH
1
4 		MOH
2
10 		MOH
3
2 		LOR
4 		IMS
1
20 		IMS
2
6 		IMS
3
19 		MOH
1
1* 		MOH
2
7 		MOH
3
2 		NJMP
1
3 		NJMP
2
4 		NJMP
3
17 		STP
1
5 		STP
2
4 		4th 295
2021 Cape Motorsports ALA
1
4 		ALA
2
9 		STP
1
20 		STP
2
3 		IMS
1
2 		IMS
2
4 		IMS
3
4 		LOR
1* 		ROA
1
2 		ROA
2
22 		MOH
1
1 		MOH
2
2 		MOH
3
1* 		NJMP
1
5 		NJMP
2
18 		NJMP
3
4 		MOH
4
2 		MOH
5
4 		2nd 365
2022 Cape Motorsports STP
1
4 		STP
2
4 		ALA
1
3 		ALA
2
2 		IMS
1
21 		IMS
2
5* 		IMS
3
2 		IRP
1* 		ROA
1
14* 		ROA
2
1* 		MOH
1
14 		MOH
2
2 		MOH
3
1* 		TOR
1
4 		TOR
2
4 		POR
1
7 		POR
2
4 		POR
3
1* 		1st 387

USF Pro 2000 Championship

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points
2023 Turn 3 Motorsport STP
1
18 		STP
2
11 		SEB
1
16 		SEB
2
11 		IMS
1
3 		IMS
2
14 		IRP
6 		ROA
1
1 		ROA
2
20 		MOH
1
1* 		MOH
2
3 		TOR
1
1 		TOR
2
14 		COTA
1
17 		COTA
1
7 		POR
1
9 		POR
2
1* 		POR
3
5 		4th 288

* Season still in progress.

Indy NXT

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2024 Andretti Cape Indy NXT STP
4 		BAR
7 		IMS
12 		IMS
6 		DET
10 		RDA
11 		LAG LAG MDO IOW GMP POR MIL NSH
6 		18th 171

* Season still in progress.

References

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  1. ^ "D'Orlando To Make Debut with Andretti Cape INDY NXT". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
  2. ^ Wood, Ida (2023-02-21). "USF2000 champion d'Orlando secures USFP2000 seat with Turn 3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2023-03-05.
  3. ^ "Michael d'Orlando". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  4. ^ a b "Michael d'Orlando confirms USF2000 return with Cape Motorsports". RACER. 2021-02-17. Retrieved 2021-09-09.
  5. ^ Waring, Bethonie (2022-09-03). "D'Orlando snatches USF2000 title with win in dramatic finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  6. ^ "Second Annual Andy Scriven Memorial Race Weekend Kicks Off Friday at VIR". F4 U.S. Championships. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  7. ^ "Cape Motorsports Completes Lineup With d'Orlando". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  8. ^ "Cape Motorsports drivers cut Rasmussen's USF2000 lead at Mid-Ohio". Formula Scout. 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  9. ^ "Cape Motorsports Reunites with Michael d'Orlando for 2022". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  10. ^ Waring, Bethonie (2022-09-03). "D'Orlando snatches USF2000 title with win in dramatic finale". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
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