Yuven Sundaramoorthy
| Yuven Sundaramoorthy | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | February 22, 2003 Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States |
| Indy NXT career | |
| Debut season | 2023 |
| Current team | Abel Motorsports |
| Car number | 22 |
| Starts | 15 |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 22nd in 2023 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018–21 2019–20 2018 2017–18 | U.S. F2000 National Championship MRF Challenge Formula Ford F1600 Championship Series |
Yuven Sundaramoorthy (born February 22, 2003) is an American racing driver.[1] He currently competes in Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports.[2][3] He previously drove for Exclusive Motorsport and Pabst Racing.[4] [5]
Racing career
[edit]USF Pro 2000
[edit]On December 10, 2021, it was announced that Sundaramoorthy would move up to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Pabst Racing to compete in the 2022 season.[6] He would have three podiums and end up finishing 10th in the standings.
In late September 2022, Sundaramoorthy announced that he would switch teams from Pabst Racing to drive for Exclusive Autosport for the 2023 season.[2]
Indy NXT
[edit]On July 26, 2023, it was announced that Sundaramoorthy would drive in select rounds of the 2023 Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports in the No. 57 car.[3] For 2024, Sundaramoorthy continued with Abel Motorsports, this time as the full-time driver of the No. 22 car.[7]
Racing record
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | F1600 Championship Series | K-Hill Motorsports | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 642 | 4th |
| 2018 | F1600 Championship Series | K-Hill Motorsports | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 709 | 3rd |
| Formula Ford | 8 | 1 | 5 | N/A | N/A | 123 | 2nd | ||
| U.S. F2000 National Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 28th | |
| 2019 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Pabst Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150 | 12th |
| 2019–20 | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship | MRF Racing | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 138 | 6th |
| 2020 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Pabst Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 12th |
| 2021 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Pabst Racing | 18 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 329 | 3rd |
| 2022 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Pabst Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 244 | 10th |
| 2023 | USF Pro 2000 Championship | Exclusive Autosport | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 15th |
| Indy NXT | Abel Motorsports | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 22nd | |
| 2024 | Indy NXT | Abel Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 19th* |
* Season still in progress.
Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019–20 | MRF Racing | DUB 1 7 |
DUB 2 Ret |
DUB 3 5 |
DUB 4 1 |
DUB 5 6 |
BHR 1 Ret |
BHR 2 9 |
BHR 3 3 |
BHR 4 8 |
CHE 1 10 |
CHE 2 7 |
CHE 3 6 |
CHE 4 1 |
CHE 5 2 |
CHE 6 7 |
6th | 138 |
American open-wheel racing results
[edit]U.S. F2000 National Championship
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Exclusive Autosport | STP 1 |
STP 2 |
IMS 1 |
IMS 2 |
LOR |
ROA 1 |
ROA 2 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 2 |
MOH 1 14 |
MOH 2 10 |
MOH 3 10 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
29th | 29 | ||||
| 2019 | Pabst Racing | STP 1 8 |
STP 2 11 |
IMS 1 12 |
IMS 2 13 |
LOR 12 |
ROA 1 7 |
ROA 2 12 |
TOR 1 14 |
TOR 2 8 |
MOH 1 6 |
MOH 2 14 |
POR 1 15 |
POR 2 14 |
POR 1 15 |
POR 2 9 |
12th | 150 | |||
| 2020 | Pabst Racing | ROA 1 9 |
ROA 2 8 |
MOH 1 20 |
MOH 2 6 |
MOH 3 9 |
LOR 9 |
IMS 1 8 |
IMS 2 9 |
IMS 3 14 |
MOH 4 9 |
MOH 5 14 |
MOH 6 16 |
NJMP 1 10 |
NJMP 2 5 |
NJMP 3 12 |
STP 1 21 |
STP 2 DNS |
12th | 165 | |
| 2021 | Pabst Racing | ALA 1 1* |
ALA 2 10 |
STP 1 3 |
STP 2 24 |
IMS 1 1 |
IMS 2 1* |
IMS 3 3 |
LOR 6 |
ROA 1 8 |
ROA 2 6 |
MOH 1 10 |
MOH 2 14 |
MOH 3 3 |
NJMP 1 2 |
NJMP 2 20 |
NJMP 3 3 |
MOH 1 1* |
MOH 2 19 |
3rd | 329 |
USF Pro 2000 Championship
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pabst Racing | STP 1 11 |
STP 2 7 |
ALA 1 12 |
ALA 2 11 |
IMS 1 2 |
IMS 2 8 |
IMS 3 12 |
IRP 12 |
ROA 1 10 |
ROA 2 8 |
MOH 1 13 |
MOH 2 3 |
TOR 1 6 |
TOR 2 3 |
GMP 9 |
POR 1 11 |
POR 2 11 |
POR 3 10 |
10th | 244 |
| 2023 | Exclusive Autosport | STP 1 8 |
STP 2 20 |
SEB 1 9 |
SEB 2 14 |
IMS 1 9 |
IMS 2 12 |
IRP 9 |
ROA 1 11 |
ROA 2 13 |
MOH 1 13 |
MOH 2 13 |
TOR 1 14 |
TOR 2 8 |
COTA 1 |
COTA 1 |
POR 1 |
POR 2 |
POR 3 |
15th | 121 |
Indy NXT
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Abel Motorsports | STP |
BAR |
IMS |
DET |
DET |
RDA |
MDO |
IOW |
NSH 11 |
IMS |
GMP |
POR 10 |
LAG 13 |
LAG 9 |
22nd | 77 |
| 2024 | Abel Motorsports | STP 12 |
BAR 21 |
IMS 20 |
IMS 21 |
DET 14 |
RDA 9 |
LAG 4 |
LAG 4 |
MDO 14 |
IOW 10 |
GMP 3 |
POR | MIL | NSH | 11th* | 219* |
References
[edit]- ^ "Driver: Yuven Sundaramoorthy". Anderson Promotions: U.S. F2000 National Championship. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ a b "Sundaramoorthy Joins Exclusive Autosport for 2023". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
- ^ a b "Indian American Yuven Sundaramoorthy Making Step Up to INDY NXT by Firestone with Abel Motorsports – Abel Motorsports". 26 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "Pabst Racing announces signing of Yuven Sundaramoorthy in move to Indy Pro Championship for '22". Pabst Racing. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Pabst Racing announces the return of Yuven Sundaramoorthy for the 2021 Cooper Tires USF2000 Champion". Pabst Racing. January 14, 2021. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
- ^ Woollard, Craig (2021-12-10). "Sundaramoorthy sticks with Pabst for Indy Pro debut, targets 2022 title". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
- ^ "Sundaramoorthy To Run Full Season with Abel in 2024". www.firestonetire.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- 2003 births
- Living people
- People from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
- Racing drivers from Wisconsin
- American people of Indian Tamil descent
- Formula Ford drivers
- U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers
- MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
- Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
- Indy Lights drivers
- University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni