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🇺🇸 Nikita Johnson

Racing driver from United States. Indy NXT, Cape Motorsports powered by ECR. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Nikita Johnson
Born
25 May 2008(b. 2008)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Cape Motorsports powered by ECR
Series
Indy NXT
Status
Active
Championships
12024
Career wins
14
Career podiums
28
Career starts
84
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
4,900
Nikita Johnson
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
4,900
Rank 1284 of 38,983 indexed, +724 this season
FIA Categorisation
Silver
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Nikita Johnson is a racing driver from United States who competes in Indy NXT for Cape Motorsports powered by ECR. Johnson is a one-time champion (2024), with 14 wins and 28 podiums from 84 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,900 ranks Johnson 1284th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-08-04Grand Prix Of PortlandIndy NXTP8+5
2026-07-23Music City Grand PrixIndy NXTP2+91
2026-07-12Canadian Tire Motorsport Park GTDPROIMSA WeatherTechP6−3
2026-07-11Grand Prix At Mid Ohio Race 2Indy NXTP3+80
2026-06-29Grand Prix At Mid Ohio Race 1Indy NXTP7+30
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+147Grand Prix Of St. Petersburg 2026Indy NXTP1
+146St. Petersburg 2023USF2000P1
+136Brands Hatch GP 2024GB3P1
+133Grand Prix Of Alabama Race 1 2026Indy NXTP1
+118Zandvoort 2024GB3P1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
St. Petersburg4 starts+27
Mid-Ohio4 starts+17
Silverstone GP6 starts+11
Portland6 starts+9
Struggles
Road America4 starts-18
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸Indy NXTCape Motorsports powered by ECR1427000P2+9984,900
▸IMSA WeatherTechRLL Team McLaren600000P10−275
2025▸GB3Hitech TGR1102000P14−2084,176
▸Formula 3Hitech TGR800000P28↑275−313
▸Indy NXTHMD Motorsports300000P18↑276−178
2024▸GB3VRD by Arden1622010P12−1454,324
▸USF Pro 200016810000P1+408
2023▸USF2000815000P2+2,7114,061
▸USF Pro 2000212000P8↑558+228
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Johnson finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇦🇺 Lochie Hughes4,91140211953%
🇧🇷 Nicholas Monteiro3,1553027390%
🇲🇽 Ricardo Escotto3,3242925486%
🇦🇺 Patrick Heuzenroeder4,64225131252%
🇬🇧 William Macintyre4,54925101540%
🇲🇽 Salvador de AlbaFIA Silver4,3062420483%
🇺🇸 Simon SikesFIA Silver3,9682415963%
🇺🇸 Danny DyszelskiFIA Silver3,4772420483%
🇳🇿 Louis Sharp4,9192371630%
🇲🇽 Jorge Garcíarce3,0522320387%
🇺🇸 Kyle KirkwoodFIA Gold, 3× champion6,77121150%
🇧🇷 Rafael CâmaraHigher-rated, 2× champion6,36581713%
🇧🇬 Nikola TsolovHigher-rated6,33483538%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
1,274🇦🇺 Alex NinovicFormula Regional European4,907
1,275🇺🇸 Cameron DasEuroformula Open4,905
1,276🇮🇹 Christian PescatoriFIA GT Championship4,903
1,277🇧🇷 Rafael SuzukiStock Car Pro Series4,903
1,278🇺🇸 Tyler AnkrumNASCAR Truck4,903
1,279🇨🇦 Devlin DefrancescoIndyCar4,902
1,280🇦🇺 Lee HoldsworthBathurst 12 Hour4,901
1,281🇧🇷 Sergio SETTE CAMARAStock Car Pro Series4,901
1,282🇬🇧 Will PalmerGP3 Series4,901
1,283🇩🇪 Joel Sturm24H Series4,900
1,284🇺🇸 Nikita JohnsonIndy NXT4,900
1,285🇺🇾 Santi UrrutiaIndy NXT4,900
1,286🇬🇧 John BennettFormula 24,899
1,287🇺🇸 Robert NoakerIMSA Pilot Challenge4,899
1,288🇨🇭 Jean-Denis DeletrazRoad to Le Mans4,897
1,289🇮🇹 Roberto LacorteAsian Le Mans Series4,897
1,290🇨🇭 Alexandre CoignyAsian Le Mans Series4,896
1,291🇬🇧 Ben BarnicoatIMSA WeatherTech4,896
1,292🇳🇱 Henkie WaldschmidtFormula 3 Euro Series4,896
1,293🇯🇵 James RossiterWEC4,895
1,294🇺🇸 Nick SanchezNASCAR Xfinity4,895
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Nikita Johnson is a racing driver from United States who competes in Indy NXT for Cape Motorsports powered by ECR. Johnson is a one-time champion (2024), with 14 wins and 28 podiums from 84 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 4,900 ranks Johnson 1284th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Detroit double duty for Indy NXT and IMSA racer Johnson[1]
RACER - Racing News
29 May 2026
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Can Nikita Johnson Pull Away or Will Parity Reign in IMS Twinbill?[2]
indycar.com
7 May 2026
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Gulfport Honors 17-Year-Old Racing Phenom Nikita Johnson[3]
The Gabber Newspaper
9 Apr 2026
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