Keyvan Andres

Keyvan Andres Soori (born 8 March 2000, in Cologne, Germany) is a German-Iranian racing driver.

Keyvan Andres
Andres driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2019 Spielberg Formula 3 round
Nationality	German Iranian via dual nationality
Full name	Keyvan Andres Soori
Born	(2000-03-08) March 8, 2000 (age 24) Cologne, Germany
FIA Formula 3 European Championship career
Debut season	2017
Current team	Van Amersfoort Racing
Car number	15
Former teams	Motopark
Starts	60
Wins	0
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	18th in 2018
Previous series
2016 2015 2014–2015 2013–2014 2011–2013	Euroformula Open Championship Atlantic Championship USF2000 Formula Skip Barber Karting
Championship titles
2013–14	Skip Barber Winter Series

Career

Karting

Keyvan Andres Soori started his racing career in karting in 2011. He competed in the Minimes class of the regional Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur championship.^[1] The eleven-year-old also competed in the French Bridgestone Cup.^[2] The following year the young German driver joined the Kerpener Kart Challenge in the KF3 class placing fifth in the championship.^[3] Andres was entered by Lotus Racing Karts, a subsidiary of Group Lotus. Keyvan also entered the ADAC Kart Masters event at Kerpen racing other future stars like Mick Schumacher.^[4] The year 2013 was the final year in karts for the German driver. Andres scored five points in the WSK Super Master Series KFJ class.^[5]

Open Wheel

United States

In 2013 Keyvan Andres made his debut in formula racing. At Virginia International Raceway Keyvan Andres, racing under the name Keyvan Soori, came in fourth in his first Skip Barber Formula 2000 race. Drivers like Colton Herta, Garth Rickards and Nikita Lastochkin also competed in the race.^[6] Andres was eventually placed eleventh in the championship winning one race, at Road Atlanta. In the winter of 2013–14 Soori won the Skip Barber Winter Series, winning seven out of fourteen races to take the title.^[7] Due to his success Andres graduated into the Mazda Road to Indy program. In 2014 he raced for Cape Motorsports-Wayne Taylor Racing in the USF2000 championship supporting the IndyCar Series. At Indianapolis Soori scored his best result finishing in sixth place. For 2015 Andres switched teams joining ArmsUp Motorsports for their USF2000 campaign. Soori was the first German-registered driver since 2006 (Andreas Wirth) to win an Atlantic Championship race. The fifteen-year-old won his debut race in the series at Watkins Glen International.

New Zealand

In December 2016, Andres Soori was named as part of the Giles Motorsport line-up for the Toyota Racing Series. He finished 11th in the standings with a best result of 8th twice.

Europe

In 2017, he was signed to Motopark for the 2017 European Formula 3 Championship, where he switched to competing under an Iranian license.^[8]

Personal life

Keyvan was born in Cologne, Germany on 3 March 2000 to parents with Persian roots. When Keyvan was two years old the family moved to France. In 2013 Keyvan moved to Naples, Florida. The young German attended the Community School of Naples. Keyvan graduated from the Community School of Naples in 2017.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2013–14	Formula Skip Barber	N/A	14	7	4	4	12	342	1st
2014	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing	14	0	0	0	0	114	17th
2015	U.S. F2000 National Championship	ArmsUp Motorsports	16	0	0	0	0	177	11th
	Atlantic Championship	K-Hill Motorsports	7	5	2	2	6	331	5th
2016	Euroformula Open Championship	Carlin	16	0	0	0	0	42	12th
	Spanish Formula 3 Championship		6	0	0	0	0	18	9th
2017	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Motopark	30	0	0	0	0	0	21st
	Toyota Racing Series	Giles Motorsport	15	0	0	0	0	413	11th
2018	FIA Formula 3 European Championship	Van Amersfoort Racing	30	0	0	0	1	18	18th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	DNF
2019	FIA Formula 3 Championship	HWA Racelab	16	0	0	0	0	0	28th
	Macau Grand Prix		1	0	0	0	0	N/A	12th

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2014	Cape Motorsports Wayne Taylor Racing	STP 10	STP 9	BAR 14	BAR 15	IMS 22	IMS 6	LOR 8	TOR 21	TOR 13	MDO 20	MDO 9	MDO 14	SNM 11	SNM 11			16th	114
2015	ArmsUp Motorsports	STP 16	STP 7	NOL 6	NOL 7	BAR 7	BAR 7	IMS 15	IMS 10	LOR 7	TOR 13	TOR 13	MDO 8	MDO 11	MDO 18	LAG 6	LAG 8	11th	177

Atlantic Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Rank	Points
2015	K-Hill Motorsports	PBI	ATL	ATL	WGL 1	WGL 1	VIR 1	VIR 2	MDO	MDO	PIT	PIT 6	NJMP 1	NJMP 1	PIT	PIT	5th	331

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2016	Carlin Motorsport	EST 1 9	EST 2 10	SPA 1 9	SPA 2 21	LEC 1 14	LEC 2 8	SIL 1 13	SIL 2 13	RBR 1 6	RBR 2 16	MNZ 1 Ret	MNZ 2 7	JER 1 9	JER 2 11	CAT 1 5	CAT 2 Ret	12th	42

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

(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
2017	Giles Motorsport	RUA 1 12	RUA 2 10	RUA 3 Ret	TER 1 10	TER 2 8	TER 3 17	HMP 1 10	HMP 2 12	HMP 3 12	TAU 1 10	TAU 2 10	TAU 3 13	MAN 1 18	MAN 2 10	MAN 3 8	11th	423

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year	Entrant	Engine	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
2017	Motopark	Volkswagen	SIL 1 15	SIL 2 14	SIL 3 16	MNZ 1 15	MNZ 2 12	MNZ 3 Ret	PAU 1 12	PAU 2 15	PAU 3 Ret	HUN 1 14	HUN 2 18	HUN 3 16	NOR 1 14	NOR 2 17	NOR 3 14	SPA 1 13	SPA 2 12	SPA 3 13	ZAN 1 12	ZAN 2 13	ZAN 3 15	NÜR 1 17	NÜR 2 19	NÜR 3 14	RBR 1 15	RBR 2 14	RBR 3 Ret	HOC 1 20	HOC 2 Ret	HOC 3 14	21st	0
2018	Van Amersfoort Racing	Mercedes	PAU 1 Ret	PAU 2 14	PAU 3 14	HUN 1 16	HUN 2 15	HUN 3 13	NOR 1 10	NOR 2 3	NOR 3 Ret	ZAN 1 20	ZAN 2 18	ZAN 3 17	SPA 1 10	SPA 2 12	SPA 3 20	SIL 1 16	SIL 2 18	SIL 3 16	MIS 1 19	MIS 2 18	MIS 3 17	NÜR 1 10	NÜR 2 12	NÜR 3 15	RBR 1 18	RBR 2 Ret	RBR 3 13	HOC 1 17	HOC 2 17	HOC 3 20	18th	18

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

Year	Team	Car	Qualifying	Quali Race	Main race
2018	Van Amersfoort Racing	Dallara F317	25th	20th	DNF
2019	HWA Racelab	Dallara F3 2019	22nd	11th	12th

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	DC	Points
2019	HWA Racelab	CAT FEA 28	CAT SPR 18	LEC FEA DNS	LEC SPR 19	RBR FEA 27	RBR SPR 13	SIL FEA 21	SIL SPR 26	HUN FEA 23	HUN SPR 14	SPA FEA 14	SPA SPR 16	MNZ FEA 19	MNZ SPR 22	SOC FEA 19	SOC SPR 23	28th	0

References

1. (PDF). Karting Sud. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
2. "Bridgestone Cup Finale". CR Kart. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
3. "5. Lauf Kart-Challenge Hahn". Kart Club Kerpen. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
4. "ADAC Kart Masters / MSC Langenfeld" (PDF). ADAC Motorsport. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
5. "WSK Super Master Series – KFJ 2013 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
6. "2013 SBF2000 Summer Series Point Standings" (PDF). Skip Barber. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
7. "Skip Barber Winter Series 2014 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
8. . February 9, 2017. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.

External links

• Keyvan Andres career summary at DriverDB.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jake Eidson	Skip Barber Winter Series Champion 2013–14	Succeeded by Timo Reger