Ugo started out in karting aged just seven, winning the Mkro ROK Cup USA Championship in 2014. From this point onwards, he has progressed rapidly up the rungs of the motorsports ladder.

Ugo began his karting career in America and has since racked up numerous karting championships such as the Junior ROK Challenge of the Americas and Mini X30 IAME All-Stars Finals in 2017.

Aged 14, the American won the prestigious OK-Junior FIA European Karting Championship in 2020 with Kart Republic, joining a list of winners including four-time F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel and fellow ADD and McLaren Formula 1 driver Lando Norris.

Following this triumph, he was signed by McLaren to their Young Driver Programme in 2021, while he enjoyed another fruitful year. He placed fourth in the CIK-FIA World Karting Championship in OK karts, while also being the WSK Euro Series title runner-up.

2022 marked the start of Ugo’s single-seaters career, and the first year of it was a successful one, securing third-place overall and top rookie in British Formula 4. He showed his prowess in tricky, wet conditions at Brands Hatch with a superb win for Carlin.

With two wins and 11 podiums, Ugo made the step up from British F4 to Italian and European F4 with Prema in 2023. Unsurprisingly, the success continued for him, winning the Euro 4 championship, while securing top three championship finishes in Italian F4 and F4 UAE.

Ugo’s rise through the ranks continued in 2024 as he moved to the Formula Regional Championship by Alpine with Prema, securing a win and a pole in the series. His highlight of the year, however, was a measured display to win the legendary Macau Grand Prix, putting the motorsport world on notice and joining the likes of Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher on the winners’ list.

For 2025, Ugo makes the step up to the world stage, joining the FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema.