Miguel Ethel Costa (born 23 February 2009) is a Brazilian and American racing driver who last competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for RPM.
Costa previously raced in the F4 Spanish Championship with Campos Racing.
Career Karting (2013–2024) Costa began competitive karting at the age of four in the USA. Racing in Micro karts at the beginning of his career, Costa finished second in the Florida Winter Tour in the Swift class, as well as finishing second in the Rok Cup USA and SKUSA SuperNationals the same year. Costa then spent the next two years racing full-time in Mini karts, most notably finishing fourth in the 2018 Orlando Cup in Mini Rok and fifth in the 2019 IAME International Final in X30 Mini. During this time frame, Costa made his debut in European karts in late 2018, before primarily racing there the following year as he won the rookie title in the Italian Karting Championship.
In 2020, Costa joined the Sauber Karting Team as he spent most of the year in mini karts, before stepping up to junior karts midway through the year, finishing sixth in the Andrea Margutti Trophy and seventh in the Italian Karting Championship in X30. Switching to OK-J for the following year, Costa had a mostly quiet year, but capped off his first full year in the category by finishing 10th in the Karting World Championship.
After starting 2022 by finishing fourth in the WSK Champions Cup for Fernando Alonso's DPK Racing, returned to the Sauber Karting Team for the rest of the year, most notably finishing second in the WSK Open Cup. During 2022, Costa was also eighth in both the Champions of the Future Winter and Euro Series, as well as finishing fifth in the WSK Final Cup and fourth in the Italian Karting Championship. Costa then spent 2023 in Senior karts as a fully-fledged member of the Sauber Academy, before leaving the stable ahead of 2024 and dabbled between the OK and KZ2 classes in his final year of karting.
Formula 4 (2025) Stepping up to single-seaters in 2025, Costa joined Campos Racing to race in the F4 Spanish Championship. Starting off the year in the Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship, Costa took a rookie win and an overall podium in race two at Navarra as he rounded out the winter eighth in points. Racing in the main championship for the rest of the year, Costa scored a best result of fourth in race one at Barcelona to end the year 14th in points.
Formula Regional (2026) In 2026, Costa joined RPM for a dual campaign in the Formula Regional Middle East Trophy and the Formula Regional European Championship. In the former, Costa scored his maiden podium in Formula Regional competition in the reverse-grid race of the first Yas Marina round as he ended the winter 15th in points. In his maiden season in the series, Costa achieved a best result of sixth at the Hockenheimring, as he ended the year 23rd overall.
Karting record Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2017Florida Winter Tour — Micro Swift2ndFlorida Winter Tour — Micro Rok2ndSKUSA SuperNationals — Micro Swift2nd2018Florida Winter Tour — Mini Rok6thSKUSA Winter Series — Mini Swift6thUnited States Pro Kart Series — Mini Swift9thOrlando Cup — Mini Rok4thSKUSA SuperNationals — Mini SwiftMR Racing23rdWSK Final Cup — 60 MiniAV Racing128th2019Florida Winter Tour — Mini RokMC Racing14thWSK Super Master Series — 60 MiniAV Racing140thWSK Euro Series — 60 MiniAV RacingTeam Driver Racing Kart27thItalian Karting Championship — 60 MiniTeam Driver Racing Kart21stIAME International Final — X30 Mini5thWSK Open Cup — 60 MiniTeam Driver Racing Kart21stWSK Final Cup — 60 Mini10thRok Cup Superfinal — Mini Rok16th2020SKUSA Winter Series — Mini Swift7thWSK Champions Cup — 60 MiniSauber AcademyNCWSK Super Master Series — 60 Mini24thWSK Euro Series — 60 Mini41stRok Cup International Final — Junior Rok19thAndrea Margutti Trophy — X30 Junior6thItalian Karting Championship — X30 Junior7th2021WSK Champions Cup — OK-JSauber Academy13thWSK Super Master Series — OK-J13thWSK Euro Series — OK-J27thChampions of the Future — OK-J54thKarting European Championship — OK-J63rdWSK Open Cup — OK-J42ndKarting World Championship — OK-J10thSouth Garda Winter Cup — OK-J25thWSK Final Cup — OK-J18th2022WSK Champions Cup — OK-JDPK Racing4thWSK Super Master Series — OK-JSauber Academy11thChampions of the Future Winter Series — OK-J8thChampions of the Future Euro Series — OK-J8thKarting European Championship — OK-J17thWSK Euro Series — OK-J13thItalian Karting Championship — OK-J4thKarting World Championship — OK-JNCWSK Open Cup — OK-J2ndWSK Final Cup — OK-J5th2023South Garda Winter Cup — OKDPK Racing29thWSK Champions Cup — OKSauber Academy22ndWSK Super Master Series — OKSauber AcademyParolin Motorsport19thChampions of the Future Euro Series — OKParolin Motorsport35thKarting European Championship — OK14thWSK Euro Series — OK17thKarting World Championship — OK20thWSK Final Cup — OK34th2024WSK Super Master Series — KZ2Modena Kart61stChampions of the Future Euro Series — OKParolin MotorsportVictoryLane43rdKarting European Championship — OKParolin Motorsport20thWSK Open Series — KZ2Modena Kart24thKarting European Championship — KZ226thKarting World Championship — OKVictoryLane11thChampions of the Future Euro Series — KZ2Modena KartNCKarting World Cup — KZ216thSources:
Racing record Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position2025 Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship Campos Racing 9 0 0 0 1 33 8th F4 Spanish Championship 19 0 0 0 0 27 14th 2026 Formula Regional Middle East Trophy RPM 11 0 0 0 1 27 15th Formula Regional European Championship 19 0 0 0 0 12 23rdSources: Season still in progress.
Complete Eurocup-4 Spanish Winter Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) YearTeam123456789DCPoints 2025 Campos RacingJER1JER2JER3POR1POR2POR3NAV1NAV2NAV3 8th 33
Complete F4 Spanish 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 DC Points 2025 Campos Racing ARA1 ARA2 ARA3 NAV1 NAV2 NAV3 POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 JER1 JER2 JER3 CRT1 CRT2 CRT3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 14th 27
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Trophy results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 DC Points 2026 RPM YMC11 YMC12 YMC13 YMC21 YMC22 YMC23 DUB1 DUB2 DUB3 LUS1 LUS2 LUS3 15th 27
Complete Formula Regional European 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 DC Points 2026 RPM RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 ZAN1 ZAN2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 HOC1 HOC2 23rd 12
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