Quick Facts
Biography
Michael d'Orlando (born March 6, 2002) is an American racing driver who competes in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for Turn 3 Motorsport. He is the 2022 USF2000 champion.
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. He would end up with a third place finish at the final race at Circuit of the Americas.
U.S. F2000 National 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. He won his first race at Mid-Ohio and finished 4th in the standings.
On February 17, 2021, d'Orlando confirmed that he would return to the championship with Cape Motorsports for the 2021 season. 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. 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.
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 |
* Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results
U.S. F2000 National 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 | STP1 16 | STP2 23 | IMS1 25 | IMS2 15 | LOR | ROA1 22 | ROA2 6 | TOR1 | TOR2 | MOH1 8 | MOH2 20 | MOH3 8 | POR1 | POR2 | 20th | 56 | ||||
| 2020 | Cape Motorsports | ROA1 5 | ROA2 2 | MOH1 4 | MOH2 10 | MOH3 2 | LOR 4 | IMS1 20 | IMS2 6 | IMS3 19 | MOH1 1* | MOH2 7 | MOH3 2 | NJMP1 3 | NJMP2 4 | NJMP3 17 | STP1 5 | STP2 4 | 4th | 295 | |
| 2021 | Cape Motorsports | ALA1 4 | ALA2 9 | STP1 20 | STP2 3 | IMS1 2 | IMS2 4 | IMS3 4 | LOR 1* | ROA1 2 | ROA2 22 | MOH1 1 | MOH2 2 | MOH3 1* | NJMP1 5 | NJMP2 18 | NJMP3 4 | MOH4 2 | MOH5 4 | 2nd | 365 |
| 2022 | Cape Motorsports | STP1 4 | STP2 4 | ALA1 3 | ALA2 2 | IMS1 21 | IMS2 5* | IMS3 2 | IRP 1* | ROA1 14* | ROA2 1* | MOH1 14 | MOH2 2 | MOH3 1* | TOR1 4 | TOR2 4 | POR1 7 | POR2 4 | POR3 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 | STP1 18 | STP2 11 | SEB1 16 | SEB2 11 | IMS1 3 | IMS2 14 | IRP 6 | ROA1 1 | ROA2 20 | MOH1 1* | MOH2 3 | TOR1 1 | TOR2 14 | COTA1 17 | COTA1 7 | POR1 9 | POR2 1* | POR3 5 | 4th | 288 |
* Season still in progress.