Toby Sowery
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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 |
Toby Sowery (born 30 June 1995 in Melbourn) is a British racing driver.
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 |
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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 |
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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.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cambridgeshire
- English racing drivers
- MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers
- British F4 Championship drivers
- BRDC British Formula 3 Championship drivers
- U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers
- Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
- Indy Lights drivers
- People from Melbourn
- International GT Open drivers
- Blancpain Endurance Series drivers
- Team Pelfrey drivers
- Juncos Hollinger Racing drivers
- Team Lazarus drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- Italian F4 Championship drivers
- HMD Motorsports drivers
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo drivers
- Asian Le Mans Series drivers
- Algarve Pro Racing drivers