Yuven Sundaramoorthy
Yuven Sundaramoorthy (born February 22, 2003) is an Indian-American racing driver.[1] He currently competes in the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship with Exclusive Autosport and in the 2023 Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports.[2][3] He previously drove for Pabst Racing in 2022.[4] Sundaramoorthy previously competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Pabst Racing.[5]
| Yuven Sundaramoorthy | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian American |
| Born | February 22, 2003 Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2022 |
| Current team | Exclusive Autosport |
| Car number | 18 |
| Former teams | Pabst Racing |
| Starts | 31 |
| Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 10th in 2022 |
| Previous series | |
| 2018–21 2019–20 2018 2017–18 | U.S. F2000 National Championship MRF Challenge Formula Ford F1600 Championship Series |
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]
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 |
* Season still in progress.
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
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". 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.