Ernesto Rivera (racing driver)
| Ernesto Rivera | |
|---|---|
 Rivera driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2025 Eurocup-3 season | |
| Nationality |  Mexico |
| Born | Ernesto Rivera Pavlovich 1 December 2008 |
| FIA Formula 3 career | |
| Debut season | 2026 |
| Current team | Campos Racing |
| Car number | 3 |
| Starts | 17 |
| Wins | 2 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 1 |
| Best finish | 7th in 2026 |
| Previous series | |
| Statistics up to date as of 19 October 2026. | |
Ernesto Rivera Pavlovich (born 1 December 2008) is a Mexican racing driver who is set to compete in FIA Formula 3 with Campos Racing as part of the Red Bull Junior Team.[1]
He is a winner in Spanish F4, placing fifth in 2024. Rivera then graduated to Eurocup-3 in 2025, placing fourth.
Career
[edit]Karting
[edit]Rivera has an impressive karting record. He was a regular at the front of the SKUSA SuperNationals between 2021 and 2023. In 2022, Rivera won the SuperNationals in the X30 Junior class, followed by a debut in the KA100 Junior category, which resulted in an appearance in the finale.[2][3] 2023 resulted in further success, as he finished second in the Rotax US Trophy, as he joined the championship in the Senior category.[4] at the SuperNationals, Rivera won both the X30 Junior and the KA100 Senior titles.[5][6] He ended the year in Bahrain at the Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals.[7]
Formula 4
[edit]In 2024, it was announced that Rivera would be stepping up to cars to join Campos Racing for the 2024 Formula Winter Series and the 2024 F4 Spanish Championship.[8] In the Formula Winter Series, he showed signs of pace, and scored one podium over eleven races, as he finished 15th in the championship and fourth in the rookie standings.[9][10] As he moved on to his main season in the F4 Spanish Championship, he impressed immediately as he secured a podium in the first round of the season at Jaramá.[11] Rivera then proceeded to win his first race in the championship in Portimão.[12] He had a consistent year compared to his rivals, scoring points in all but six races, as he finished a respectable fifth place in his rookie season of car-racing.[13] He later announced that he would be competing in one round of the 2024 F4 British Championship at Zandvoort with Hitech Pulse-Eight.[14]
Formula Regional
[edit]2025
[edit]In January 2025, Campos Racing announced that Rivera would step up to Eurocup-3 with them for 2025.[15] He drove with the team as a guest driver in the final round of the Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship,[16] with a best finish of sixth in race one.
2026
[edit]In preparation for his Formula 3 campaign, Rivera would compete in the pre-season Formula Regional Oceania Trophy with M2 Competition.[17]
FIA Formula 3
[edit]2026
[edit]
Rivera made the jump to Formula 3 in 2026, remaining with Campos Racing.[18] He was replaced by Patrick Heuzenroeder for Barcelona pre-season testing after sustaining a back injury during the final round of the Formula Regional Oceania Trophy.[19]
2027
[edit]Rivera will continue with Campos for a second Formula 3 season in 2027.[20]
Formula One
[edit]In September 2024, it was confirmed that Rivera would be joining the Red Bull Junior Team after a successful trial at the Red Bull Driver Search.[21] He would join the academy with three other young drivers.[22]
Karting record
[edit]Karting career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Junior | HRI Mexico | 34th |
| 2022 | SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Junior | Rolison Performance Group | 1st |
| SKUSA SuperNationals - KA100 Jr. | 39th | ||
| 2023 | Rotax US Trophy - Senior Max | 2nd | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Junior | Rolison Performance Group | 1st | |
| SKUSA SuperNationals - X30 Senior | 25th | ||
| SKUSA SuperNationals - KA100 Sr. | 1st | ||
| Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals - Rotax Senior | NC | ||
| Sources:[1][23] | |||
Racing record
[edit]Racing career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Formula Winter Series | Campos Racing | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 15th |
| F4 Spanish Championship | Griffin Core by Campos Racing | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 148 | 5th | |
| F4 British Championship | Hitech Pulse-Eight | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 22nd | |
| 2025 | Formula Regional Middle East Championship | Pinnacle Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 9th |
| Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship | Campos Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| Eurocup-3 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 176 | 4th | ||
| 2026 | Formula Regional Oceania Trophy | M2 Competition | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 134 | 11th |
| FIA Formula 3 Championship | Campos Racing | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 7th | |
| Macau Grand Prix | Van Amersfoort Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/a | TBD | |
| 2027 | FIA Formula 3 Championship | Campos Racing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | TBD |
* Season in progress.
† As Rivera was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula Winter Series results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Campos Racing | JER 1 23 |
JER 2 34 |
JER 3 6 |
CRT 1 DSQ |
CRT 2 Ret |
CRT 3 14 |
ARA 1 Ret |
ARA 2 10 |
ARA 3 26 |
CAT 1 C |
CAT 2 3 |
CAT 3 19 |
15th | 24 |
Complete F4 Spanish Championship results
[edit](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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Griffin Core by Campos Racing |
JAR 1 9 |
JAR 2 Ret |
JAR 3 2 |
POR 1 8 |
POR 2 1 |
POR 3 4 |
LEC 1 5 |
LEC 2 4 |
LEC 3 4 |
ARA 1 32† |
ARA 2 25 |
ARA 3 6 |
CRT 1 7 |
CRT 2 5 |
CRT 3 20 |
JER 1 4 |
JER 2 6 |
JER 3 Ret |
CAT 1 4 |
CAT 2 4 |
CAT 3 11 |
5th | 148 |
Complete F4 British Championship results
[edit](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 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hitech Pulse-Eight | DPN 1 |
DPN 2 |
DPN 3 |
BHI 1 |
BHI 2 |
BHI 3 |
SNE 1 |
SNE 2 |
SNE 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
SILGP 1 |
SILGP 2 |
SILGP 3 |
ZAN 1 5 |
ZAN 2 26 |
ZAN 3 6 |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
DPGP 1 |
DPGP 2 |
DPGP 3 |
DPGP 4 |
SILN 1 |
SILN 2 |
SILN 3 |
BHGP 1 |
BHGP 2 |
BHGP 3 |
BHGP 4 |
22nd | 18 |
Complete Formula Regional Middle East Championship results
[edit](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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pinnacle Motorsport | YMC1 1 5 |
YMC1 2 13 |
YMC1 3 5 |
YMC2 1 17 |
YMC2 2 12 |
YMC2 3 5 |
DUB 1 25† |
DUB 2 22 |
DUB 3 9 |
YMC3 1 8 |
YMC3 2 5 |
YMC3 3 7 |
LUS 1 9 |
LUS 2 2 |
LUS 3 7 |
9th | 101 |
Complete Eurocup-3 Spanish Winter Championship results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Campos Racing | JER 1 |
JER 2 |
JER 3 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
ARA 1 5 |
ARA 2 5 |
NC† | 0 |
† As Rivera was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Eurocup-3 results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Campos Racing | RBR 1 3 |
RBR 2 6 |
POR 1 2 |
POR SR 26 |
POR 2 1 |
LEC 1 4 |
LEC SR 8 |
LEC 2 3 |
MNZ 1 1 |
MNZ 2 5 |
ASS 1 13 |
ASS 2 17 |
SPA 1 11 |
SPA 2 1 |
JER 1 Ret |
JER 2 3 |
CAT 1 Ret |
CAT 2 14 |
4th | 176 |
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Trophy results
[edit](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | M2 Competition | HMP 1 9 |
HMP 2 Ret |
HMP 3 3 |
HMP 4 8 |
TAU 1 7 |
TAU 2 2 |
TAU 3 14 |
TAU 4 7 |
TER 1 Ret |
TER 2 10 |
TER 3 C |
TER 4 Ret |
HIG 1 14 |
HIG 2 18† |
HIG 3 WD |
HIG 4 WD |
11th | 134 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
[edit](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 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Campos Racing | MEL SPR |
MEL FEA |
MON SPR Ret |
MON FEA 5 |
CAT SPR Ret |
CAT FEA 7 |
RBR SPR 1 |
RBR FEA 18 |
SIL SPR 14 |
SIL FEA 10 |
SPA SPR 8 |
SPA FEA 1 |
HUN SPR 3 |
HUN FEA 6 |
MNZ SPR 7 |
MNZ FEA Ret |
MAD SPR 6 |
MAD FEA1 8 |
MAD FEA2 9 |
7th | 87 | |
| 2027 | Campos Racing | BHR SPR |
BHR FEA |
JED SPR |
JED FEA |
MEL SPR |
MEL FEA |
MTL SPR |
MTL FEA |
MON SPR |
MON FEA |
SIL SPR |
SIL FEA |
RBR SPR |
RBR FEA |
MNZ SPR |
MNZ FEA |
MAD SPR |
MAD FEA |
IST SPR |
IST FEA |
TBD | TBD |
Complete Macau Grand Prix results
[edit]| Year | Team | Car | Qualifying | Quali Race | Main Race |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Van Amersfoort Racing |
Tatuus T-326 | TBD | TBD | TBD |
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Driver: Ernesto Rivera | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "Skusa – Supernationals". Kartcom. 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "Championships | Driver Database". www.driverdb.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "Rotax Challenge Grand Finals". Kartcom. 2023-12-09. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "Campos Racing". www.camposracing.com. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2024-03-10). "MP's Griffin Peebles wins the Formula Winter Series title at Barcelona". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ "Formula Winter Series Overall Points" (PDF). 11 July 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 December 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2024-05-12). "Lucas Fluxa crashes out then wins red-flagged Spanish F4 race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2024-06-09). "Campos's Ernesto Rivera gets first Spanish F4 win in safety car-filled race". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ "F4 Spanish Championship Standings 2024 | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (2024-07-10). "International Formula 4 stars Kieffer and Rivera to cameo in British F4". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
- ↑ Wood, Ida (28 January 2025). "Campos Racing to field three Red Bull juniors in Eurocup-3". Formula Scout. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Jerez marks the start of the winter series for Eurocup-3 and F4 Spain". Campos Racing.
- ↑ "Red Bull's Rivera brings Mexican flare to talent filled NZ grid". toyota.co.nz. 27 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ↑ "Campos Racing confirms Ernesto Rivera for 2026 F3 season". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 30 September 2025. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
- ↑ "Rivera out of 2026 F3 pre-season tests in Barcelona; Heuzenroeder steps in with Campos Racing". pitdebrief.com. 9 February 2026. Retrieved 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Ernesto Rivera returns with Campos Racing for the 2027 season". FIA_Formula 3® - The Official F3® Website. 18 October 2026. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
- ↑ "F1: Ernesto Rivera ficha con el equipo junior de Red Bull" (in Spanish). 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ "Red Bull bolsters F1 junior academy with four signings". RacingNews365. 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ↑ "Rivera Ernesto". Kartcom. 4 December 2021. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
External links
[edit]- Ernesto Rivera career summary at DriverDB.com
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