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 | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | March 6, 2002 Hartsdale, New York, United States |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2024 |
| Current team | Andretti Cape Indy NXT |
| Car number | 3 |
| Starts | 6 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | TBD in 2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2023 2018–22 2019 2017 | USF Pro 2000 Championship USF2000 Championship F4 United States Championship F2000 Championship Series |
| Championship titles | |
| 2022 | USF2000 Championship |
Career
Formula 4 United States Championship
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
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
d'Orlando has a younger brother named Nicholas who is also a racing driver.
Racing record
Career summary
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32* | 4th* |
* Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results
USF2000 Championship
(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
(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
(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 | 17th* | 143* |
* Season still in progress.