# Nikita Johnson

Nikita Johnson (born May 25, 2008) is an American racing driver who is currently set to compete in the 2025 Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports and the 2025 GB3 Championship with Hitech Pulse-Eight. He was the 2024 USF Pro 2000 runner-up, driving for Velocity Racing Development.

## Career
### USF2000 Championship
#### 2023

On October 6, 2022, it was announced that Johnson would compete full-time in the 2023 USF2000 Championship driving for Velocity Racing Development. This was after a campaign in the USF Juniors series where he finished 3rd overall after taking 3 wins, an additional 7 podiums, 2 poles and 352 points.

### USF Pro 2000 Championship
#### 2023

On August 21, 2023, Johnson announced that he would make his USF Pro 2000 Championship debut at the Circuit of the Americas driving for Velocity Racing Development. He would compete in rounds 14-18.
In race 1 at COTA, he would finish on the podium behind fellow USF Pro 2000 debutant Mac Clark and race winner Kiko Porto. In race 2, Johnson started third behind Clark and Porto. He managed to get past Clark in the opening laps and closed the gap to Porto. On lap 7, Johnson battled with Porto for the lead and Johnson emerged victorious. He extended his gap to Porto to over 17 seconds by races end to win the race. Johnson not only became the youngest race winner in the history of the USF Pro 2000 Championship at age 15, but he also became the first driver to win on all three levels of the USF Pro Championships ladder.
At the final round of the season at Portland International Raceway, Johnson qualified seven tenths of a second off pole position. In the final race of the season, Johnson lined up second alongside Michael d'Orlando. Johnson would take the lead of the race going into the first corner. The race was hectic with multiple safety cars and on-track incidents. After the final restart on lap 23, the race would remain green for the final seven laps, and Johnson would go on to win his second race in only five starts.

#### 2024

On November 30, 2023, it was announced that Johnson would compete full-time in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship driving for Velocity Racing Development. In 2024, Johnson would take 8 wins, another 2 podium finishes, 7 pole positions and 355 points to finish 2nd place in the overall standings.

### GB3 Championship
#### 2024

On February 21, 2024, Johnson announced that he would be participating in the 2024 GB3 Championship driving for VRD Racing by Arden. However, he only began the GB3 season from round three since he had to sit out the first two rounds because he was still only 15 years old at the time, and the minimum age requirement for GB3 is 16.

#### 2025

Johnson is set to contest his first full season of GB3 in 2025, moving over to Hitech Pulse-Eight.

### Formula Regional
#### 2025

At the start of 2025, Johnson competed in the Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition.

### Indy NXT

Johnson is set to race in selected rounds of the 2025 Indy NXT with HMD Motorsports.

## Racing record
### Career summary

| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
| 2022 | YACademy Winter Series | Velocity Racing Development | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 103 | 1st |
| 2022 | USF Juniors | Velocity Racing Development | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 352 | 3rd |
| 2022 | USF2000 Championship | Velocity Racing Development | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 85 | 18th |
| 2023 | USF2000 Championship | Velocity Racing Development | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 344 | 2nd |
| 2023 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | Velocity Racing Development | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 118 | 17th |
| 2024 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | Velocity Racing Development | 18 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 355 | 2nd |
| 2024 | GB3 Championship | VRD Racing by Arden | 18 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 193 | 11th |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Oceania Championship | M2 Competition | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 305 | 3rd |
| 2025 | GB3 Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
| 2025 | Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
$^*$ 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 |
| 2022 | Velocity Racing Development | STP 1 | STP 2 | ALA 1 | ALA 2 | IMS 1 | IMS 2 | IMS 3 | IRP | ROA 1 19 | ROA 2 8 | MOH 1 16 | MOH 2 4 | MOH 3 8 | TOR 1 | TOR 2 | POR 1 2 | POR 2 17 | POR 3 18 | 18th | 85 |
| 2023 | Velocity Racing Development | STP 1 3 | STP 2 1* | SEB 1 16 | SEB 1 8 | IMS 1 3* | IMS 2 3 | IMS 3 2 | IRP 5 | ROA 1 3 | ROA 2 5 | MOH 1 5 | MOH 2 4 | MOH 3 2 | TOR 1 7* | TOR 2 18 | POR 1 4 | POR 2 3 | POR 3 7 | 2nd | 344 |

#### 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 | Velocity Racing Development | 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 3 | COTA 1 1* | POR 1 14 | POR 2 2 | POR 3 1* | 17th | 118 |
| 2024 | Velocity Racing Development | STP 1 4 | STP 2 1 | LOU 1 2 | LOU 2 1 | LOU 3 1* | IMS 1 1* | IMS 2 DSQ | IMS 3 2* | IRP 17 | ROA 1 7 | ROA 2 13 | ROA 3 6 | MOH 1 1* | MOH 2 1* | TOR 1 17 | TOR 2 12 | POR 1 1* | POR 2 1* | 2nd | 355 |

#### 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 |
| 2025 | HMD Motorsports | STP 11 | BAR | IMS | IMS | DET | GMP | RDA | MDO | IOW | LAG | LAG | POR | MIL | NSH | 11th* | 19* |
* Season still in progress.

### Complete GB3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 | VRD by Arden | OUL 1 | OUL 2 | OUL 3 | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | SPA 1 9 | SPA 2 Ret | SPA 3 Ret | HUN 1 16 | HUN 2 12 | HUN 3 11$^8$ | ZAN 1 9 | ZAN 2 6 | ZAN 3 1$^1$ | SIL2 1 10 | SIL2 2 14 | SIL2 3 9$^4$ | DON 1 14 | DON 2 12 | DON 3 11$^5$ | BRH 1 6 | BRH 2 9 | BRH 3 1 | 11th | 193 |
| 2025 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | SIL1 1 | SIL1 2 | SIL1 3 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | ZAN 3 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | SPA 3 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | HUN 3 | SIL2 1 | SIL2 2 | SIL2 3 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | BRH 3 | DON 1 | DON 2 | DON 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | TBD | TBD |

### Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship Results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
| 2025 | M2 Competition | TAU 1 4 | TAU 2 5 | TAU 3 5 | HMP 1 8 | HMP 2 2 | HMP 3 4 | MAN 1 2 | MAN 2 2 | MAN 3 2 | TER 1 3 | TER 2 8 | TER 3 5 | HIG 1 8 | HIG 2 1 | HIG 3 8 | 3rd | 305 |