His father woke him early to watch Formula 1 live. At three he swapped an electric car for his first go-kart, and he hasn't stopped since.
Cadet karts in 2013, third in his first Homestead Championship in 2015. At seven he was Micro Champion of both the Fall and Spring Homestead Championships, with six wins and seven poles, and Rok Cup Vice Champion. In 2017 he was Vice Champion in FWT Rok, FWT Rotax and Rok Cup USA.
He moved to Europe in 2018 to race 60 Mini, one of the most competitive junior classes. In 2019 he won the Italian Karting Championship in 60 Mini and raced at the front in WSK.
At ten he joined the Sauber Karting Team, the youngest driver to enter an F1-linked academy. He raced X30 Junior, then OK Junior in WSK and the CIK-FIA European and World Championships, and in 2022 was FIA's number-one ranked karter in his category. He stepped up to OK with Sauber and Parolin in 2023 and closed his karting career in KZ2.
His single-seater debut. Two Rookie podiums (P2 and P3) in his first weekend at Jerez, P2 overall at Navarra with a Rookie win and a Rookie second place, and eighth overall and fourth Rookie in the Winter Series with four Rookie podiums, helping Campos Racing to the teams' title. In the main championship he added two Rookie podiums, P3 at Valencia and P2 at Barcelona, where he also finished fourth overall.
His first season in the FIA Formula Regional European Championship, opening with the Formula Regional Middle East in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.
FIA Formula Regional European Championship · 10 rounds
2012 – 2026 · one helmet per year · swipe →
LN4 Fusion confirms Miguel for his second season in the series. "Joining LN4 Fusion means a lot to me. I'm extremely grateful for the opportunity and the trust the team has put in me."
Miguel talks through his days in the car at the official post-season test in Jerez.
Watch on YouTube →LN4 Fusion confirms Miguel Costa as one of its drivers for the team's debut season in the 2027 FIA Formula Regional European Championship.
Miguel looks back on the official F3 post-season test in Barcelona with DAMS, 26–27 October, and thanks the team for the opportunity.
“A avaliação da equipe foi positiva, e o brasileiro seguirá na formação para a próxima bateria.” After his first ever F3 test at Jerez, DAMS confirmed Miguel for the second official post-season test in Barcelona, 26–27 October.
After two days at Jerez in his first official F3 test, Miguel describes the medium tyre as the main challenge and calls the experience with DAMS very positive.
Miguel on his first day in an F3 car with DAMS at the official post-season test in Jerez.
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