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Toby Sowery (born 30 June 1995 in Melbourn) is a British racing driver.
Toby Sowery | |
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Nationality | British |
Born | Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom | 30 June 1995
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship career | |
Debut season | 2016 |
Current team | Lanan Racing |
Racing licence | FIA Silver |
Car number | 8 |
Starts | 44 |
Wins | 7 |
Poles | 4 |
Fastest laps | 11 |
Best finish | 3rd in 2016 |
Previous series | |
2014-17 2015 2014 | MRF Challenge MSA Formula MSV F3 Cup |
Championship titles | |
2014-15 2014 | MRF Challenge MSV F3 Cup |
Awards | |
2015 | McLaren Autosport BRDC Award finalist |
Career edit
Karting edit
Born in Melbourn, Sowery began karting in 2004 at the age of eight and claimed titles in Easykart, Junior TKM and Junior Rotax GP.
Lower Formulae edit
In 2014, Sowery graduated to single-seaters, beginning with the MSV F3 Cup, where he took the title with ten race wins and fourteen podiums. Later that year, Sowery partook in the MRF Challenge, in which he also claimed the title.
The following year, Sowery entered a few races MSA Formula with MBM Motorsport, where he finished fourteenth with eighty points.
In 2016, Sowery graduated to British F3 with Lanan Racing. There he claimed five victories and led the standings for a time before finishing third behind eventual champion Matheus Leist.
Sowery returned to the MRF Challenge in 2016-17 but only as a development driver working on future upgrades for the Championship.
Racing record edit
Career summary edit
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2014 | MSV F3 Cup | Lanan Racing | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 396 | 1st |
2014-15 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship | MRF Racing | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 221 | 1st |
2015 | MSA Formula Championship | Fortec Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 14th |
MBM Motorsport | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
2016 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Lanan Racing | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 457 | 3rd |
2016-17 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship | MRF Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
2017 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship | Lanan Racing | 21 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 432 | 4th |
U.S. F2000 National Championship | Team Benik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26th | |
Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia | Lazarus | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ? | ? | |
Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | ||
2018 | International GT Open | Daiko Lazarus Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42nd |
International GT Open - Pro-Am | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13th | ||
Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | ||
Italian F4 Championship | KDC Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 12th | |
Pro Mazda Championship | BN Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 16th | |
2019 | Indy Lights | BN Racing/Team Pelfrey | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 367 | 3rd |
HMD Motorsports/Team Pelfrey | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||||
2021 | Indy Lights | Juncos Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 236 | 9th |
2022 | Radical World Finals - Pro 1500 | Valour Racing[1] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st[2] |
2023 | Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 23rd |
2023-24 | Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 | Algarve Pro Racing | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7th |
2024 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 595 | 4th* |
GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Century Motorsport |
† As Sowery was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete MSA Formula 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 | DC | Points |
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2015 | Arden International | BHI 1 |
BHI 2 |
BHI 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 14 |
OUL 3 6 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 11 |
SNE 2 4 |
SNE 3 Ret |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
ROC 1 Ret |
ROC 2 9 |
ROC 3 4 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 12 |
SIL 3 Ret |
BHGP 1 8 |
BHGP 2 4 |
BHGP 3 4 |
14th | 80 |
American open-wheel racing results edit
U.S. F2000 National Championship results edit
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Team BENIK | STP | STP | BAR 11 |
BAR 5 |
IMS | IMS | RDA | RDA | IOW | TOR | TOR | MDO | MDO | WGL | 26th | 27 |
Pro Mazda Championship edit
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | RP Motorsport | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | LOR | RDA 2 |
RDA 2 |
TOR | TOR | MOH | MOH | GMP | POR | POR | 16th | 51 |
Indy NXT edit
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
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2019 | BN Racing Team Pelfrey |
STP 2 |
STP 3 |
COA 5 |
COA 6 |
IMS 7 |
IMS 5 |
INDY 4 |
RDA 4 |
RDA 8 |
TOR 5 |
TOR 2 |
MDO 9 |
MDO 2 |
3rd | 367 | |||||||
HMD Motorsport Team Pelfrey |
GTW 8 |
POR 4 |
POR 1 |
LAG 2 |
LAG 3 |
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2021 | Juncos Racing | ALA 4 |
ALA 4 |
STP 13 |
STP 9 |
IMS 3 |
IMS 2 |
DET 3 |
DET 4 |
RDA 5 |
RDA 13 |
MDO 6 |
MDO 6 |
GTW 11 |
GTW 8 |
POR |
POR |
LAG |
LAG |
MDO |
MDO |
9th | 236 |
2023 | HMD Motorsports | STP | BAR 3 |
IMS | DET 17 |
DET 13 |
RDA | MDO | IOW | NSH | IMS | GMP | POR | LAG | LAG | 23rd | 65 |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023–24 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 8 |
SEP 2 9 |
DUB 6 |
ABU 1 |
ABU 2 |
8th* | 14* |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results edit
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB 9 |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
IMS |
PET |
4th* | 595* |
* Season still in progress.
External links edit
- Official website
- Toby Sowery career summary at DriverDB.com
References edit
- ^ "DeLeon, Sowery, Liddy Crowned Radical World Finals Champs – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "Session". www.race-monitor.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.