Kiko Porto Explained

Kiko Porto
Nationality:	Brazilian
Birth Name:	Francisco Porto
Birth Date:	28 August 2003
Birth Place:	Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil
Module1:	Embed: yes Car Number: 39 Starts: 4 Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Podiums: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Best Finish: 25th Year: 2023 Prev Series: Indy Pro 2000 Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship Formula 4 US Fórmula Academy Sudamericana NACAM Formula 4 Championship

Francisco "Kiko" Porto (pronounced as /pt/; born 28 August 2003) is a Brazilian racing driver who competes full-time in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, driving for ANSA Motorsports. He previously competed in the USF Pro 2000 Championship for DEForce Racing.^[1] He is the champion of the 2021 U.S. F2000 National Championship.^{[2] [3]}

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2017-18	NACAM Formula 4 Championship	Scuderia Martiga EG	6	0	0	1	2	50	9th
2018	Formula Academy Sudamericana	N/A	2	0	0	0	1	25	15th
2019	Formula 4 United States Championship	DEForce Racing^[4]	17	3	0	0	8	220	2nd
2020	U.S. F2000 National Championship	DEForce Racing^[5]	12	1	1	2	4	198	10th
2021	U.S. F2000 National Championship	DEForce Racing^[6]	18	4	6	2	10	413	1st
2022	Indy Pro 2000 Championship	DEForce Racing	18	1	0	0	3	290	7th
	Stock Car Brasil	Scuderia CJ	1	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2023	USF Pro 2000 Championship	DEForce Racing	18	2	2	1	8	326	2nd
	Indy NXT	Cape Motorsports	3	0	0	0	0	54	25th
	NASCAR Brasil Sprint Race - Pro	Sprint Race	3	1	0	0	1	34	15th
2024	Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro	ANSA Motorsports
	Indy NXT	HMD Motorsports	1	0	0	0	0	18	26th

* Season still in progress.

American open–wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2020	nowrap	DEForce Racing	ROA 1	ROA 2	MOH 1	MOH 2	MOH 3	LOR	IMS 1	IMS 2	IMS 3	MOH 1	MOH 2	MOH 3	NJM 1	NJM 2	NJM 3	STP 1	STP 2		10th	198
2021	nowrap	DEForce Racing	ALA 1	ALA 2	STP 1	STP 2	IMS 1	IMS 2	IMS 3	LOR	ROA 1	ROA 2	MOH 1	MOH 2	MOH 3	NJM 1	NJM 3	NJM 4	MOH 4	MOH 5	1st	413

USF Pro 2000 / Indy Pro 2000 Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2022	nowrap	DEForce Racing	STP 1	STP 2	ALA 1	ALA 2	IMS 1	IMS 2	IMS 3	IRP	ROA 1	ROA 2	MOH 1	MOH 2	TOR 1	TOR 2	GMP	POR 1	POR 2	POR 3	7th	290
2023	nowrap	DEForce Racing	STP 1	STP 2	SEB 1	SEB 2	IMS 1	IMS 2	IRP	ROA 1	ROA 2	MOH 1	MOH 2	TOR 1	TOR 2	COTA 1	COTA 1	POR 1	POR 2	POR 3	2nd	326

Indy NXT

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2023	nowrap	Cape Motorsports	STP	BAR	IMS	DET	DET	RDA	MDO	IOW	NSH	IMS	GMP	POR	LAG	LAG	25th	54
2024	nowrap	HMD Motorsports	STP	BAR	IMS	IMS	DET	RDA	LGA	LGA	MDO	IOW	GMP	POR	MIL	NSH	26th	18

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wood . Ida . 2021-12-02 . USF2000 champion Kiko Porto stays with DEForce for IP2000 graduation . 2022-06-03 . Formula Scout . en-US.
2. Web site: Kiko Porto #12 DEForce Racing. 18 August 2020. 18 July 2021. 16 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116053949/https://www.usf2000.com/teams-drivers/current-drivers/kiko-porto. dead.
3. Web site: ROAD TO INDY NEWS AND NOTES. 7 January 2021.
4. News: Brazilian Kiko Porto Chases 2019 F4 U.S. Title with DEForce Racing. F4 U.S. Championships . 7 January 2019.
5. Web site: Kiko Porto announces that in 2020 it will run at USF2000, United States. 16 December 2019. 18 July 2021. 18 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210718062706/https://www.motorsports.media/mmedia4/2019/12/16/kiko-porto-announces-that-in-2020-it-will-run-at-usf2000-united-states/. dead.
6. Web site: Kiko Porto to continue with DEForce Racing in USF2000 in 2021. 30 December 2020.