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Hunter Yeany

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Hunter Yeany
Yeany in 2022
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 (age 19)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season2021
Current teamTJ Speed Motorsports
Car number27
Former teamsVelocity Racing Development
Starts16 (16 entries)
Wins1
Podiums3
Poles1
Fastest laps0
Best finish14th in 2021 & 2024
Previous series
2021–2023
2021
2020
2020		FIA Formula 3 Championship
GB3 Championship
FR Americas
F4 United States
Championship titles
2020Formula 4 United States Championship

Hunter Yeany (born 11 May 2005) is an American racing driver who last competed in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports. Previously, he raced in the FIA Formula 3 Championship and Formula Regional Americas. He was the 2020 Formula 4 United States champion.

Career

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Karting

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Yeany's karting career was predominantly in the US: finishing 13th in the 2019 SKUSA SuperNationals XX11 - KA100 Junior Class by RLV. Aside from that, not much is known about his karting career.

Formula 4

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In 2020 Yeany made his single seater debut in the Formula 4 US Championship with Velocity Racing Development, alongside Kyffin Simpson and Erik Evans.[1] He dominated the championship, taking 7 wins and 14 podiums from 15 races on his way to becoming the youngest ever winner of a Formula 4 series. His early clinching of the title led to him skipping the final round at COTA. Overall he finished 58 points ahead of second in the standings.[2]

Formula Regional Americas Championship

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2020

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Hunter made his debut in the Formula Regional Americas Championship in the final round of the 2020 season, continuing with Velocity Racing Development.[3] The American finished all three races in the top ten, but was unable to score points due to his status as a guest driver.[4]

2021

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For 2021 raced in the series full time with the same team.[5] Yeany was unable to replicate his victory-laden season unlike the previous year, and missed the final two rounds due to family issues.[6] He wounded 12th in the drivers' standings.[7]

GB3 Championship

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For the fourth round of the 2021 GB3 Championship Yeany joined Fortec Motorsports, partnering Roberto Faria and Mikkel Grundtvig.[8] The American scored eighth and 15th-placed finishes in the first two races respectively, and achieved his first podium on a European racetrack with third place in the reversed grid race on Sunday.[9] That allowed him to end 24th in the standings with 36 points.[10]

FIA Formula 3 Championship

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2021

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In August 2021 Yeany was announced to join the FIA Formula 3 Championship at the Spa-Francorchamps round, replacing Formula 2-bound Enzo Fittipaldi at Charouz Racing System.[11] He achieved a best race result of eighteenth place over two rounds. He missed the final round due to clashing commitments with the Formula Regional Americas Championship and was replaced by Ayrton Simmons.[12] He ended 33rd in the full standings classification.[13]

2022

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Yeany driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2022 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

Yeany took part in the 2021 post-season test at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with Campos Racing. In January 2022, the team announced that Yeany would drive for them in the 2022 season.[14]

In the Spielberg round, during the sprint race, Yeany injured his wrist while making contact with a rival. He managed to continue and finish 21st. However, due to his injury, he was forced to withdraw from the feature race.[15] Ultimately, he had to miss the Budapest round as well and was replaced by Oliver Goethe.[16] He also missed the Zandvoort round and was replaced by Sebastian Montoya.[17] Yeany made his return at the final round in Monza,[18] and finished the races 24th and 17th.[19] Yeany failed to score points and finished 33rd in the championship, with a best finish of 16th.[20]

At the end of September, Yeany partook in the post-season test with Carlin, on Day 1 and Day 3 at Jerez.[21][22]

2023

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Yeany driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2023 Spielberg Formula 3 round.

On 19 December 2022, it was announced that Yeany would drive for Rodin Carlin in the 2023 season.[23] He had similar results in the first half of the season compared to 2022, with a best finish of 16th place. Yeany was replaced by Max Esterson for the Silverstone and Hungary rounds.[24] He later revealed on Instagram that he would not return to Formula 3 for the remainder of the season.[25] Yeany would be eventually classified 30th in the standings.[26]

Indy Pro 2000 / USF Pro 2000 Championship

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2021

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Yeany also competed in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development along with his Formula Regional campaign.[5] He only competed in two rounds, before leaving the championship.[27]

2024

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Yeany would return to racing in America for 2024, driving in the USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports.[28] He took his first victory since 2020 by winning an incident-packed first race at the NOLA Motorsports Park.[29] Yeany would miss the round at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park due to financial issues, and was replaced by former FIA Formula 3 rival Francesco Pizzi.[30] He placed 14th in the standings, with 148 points.

Personal life

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Yeany was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and his racing hero is three-time Formula One champion Niki Lauda.[31][32]

Karting record

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Karting career summary

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Season Series Team Position
2017 SKUSA SuperNationals — KA100 Junior KartSport North America 60th
2018 SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift Veloce Sports/Benik 13th

Racing record

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Racing career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 Formula 4 United States Championship Velocity Racing Development 15 8 1 6 14 285 1st
Formula Regional Americas Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC†
2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship Velocity Racing Development 12 0 1 0 0 67 12th
Indy Pro 2000 Championship 8 0 0 0 0 79 14th
FIA Formula 3 Championship Charouz Racing System 6 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
GB3 Championship Fortec Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 36 24th
2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 11 0 0 0 0 0 33rd
2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship Rodin Carlin 10 0 0 0 0 0 30th
2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship TJ Speed Motorsports 8 1 1 0 3 148 14th

† As Yeany was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2020 Velocity Racing Development MOH
1
1 		MOH
2
2 		VIR
1
1 		VIR
2
3 		VIR
3
1 		BAR
1
1 		BAR
2
6 		BAR
3
2 		BAR
4
1 		SEB
1
1 		SEB
2
1 		SEB
3
1 		HMS
1
2 		HMS
2
2 		HMS
3
3 		COA
1 		COA
2 		COA
3 		1st 285

Complete American open–wheel racing results

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Formula Regional Americas Championship

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(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 Pos Points
2020 Velocity Racing Development MOH
1 		MOH
2 		VIR
1 		VIR
2 		VIR
3 		BAR
1 		BAR
2 		BAR
3 		SEB
1 		SEB
2 		SEB
3 		HMS
1 		HMS
2 		HMS
3 		COA
1
8 		COA
2
6 		COA
3
4 		NC† 0
2021 Velocity Racing Development ATL
1
7 		ATL
2
6 		ATL
3
5 		ROA
1
9 		ROA
2
4 		ROA
3
5 		MOH
1
10 		MOH
2
5 		MOH
3
8 		BRA
1
9 		BRA
2
Ret 		BRA
3
9 		VIR
1 		VIR
2 		VIR
3 		COA
1 		COA
2 		COA
3 		12th 67

† As Yeany was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.

Indy Pro 2000 Championship / USF Pro 2000 Championship

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(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 Position Points
2021 Velocity Racing Development BAR
10 		BAR
12 		STP
16 		STP
12 		IMS IMS IMS LOR ROA
8 		ROA
8 		MOH
11 		MOH
12 		GMP NJMP NJMP NJMP MOH MOH 14th 79
2024 TJ Speed Motorsports STP
1
7 		STP
2
13 		LOU
1
1* 		LOU
2
2 		LOU
3
3 		IMS
1
5 		IMS
2
11 		IMS
3
4 		IRP ROA
1 		ROA
2 		ROA
3 		MOH
1 		MOH
2 		TOR
1 		TOR
2 		POR
1 		POR
2 		14th 148

Complete GB3 Championship results

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

Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2021 Fortec Motorsport BRH
1 		BRH
2 		BRH
3 		SIL1
1 		SIL1
2 		SIL1
3 		DON1
1 		DON1
2 		DON1
3 		SPA
1 		SPA
2 		SPA
3 		SNE
1 		SNE
2 		SNE
3 		SIL2
1 		SIL2
2 		SIL2
3 		OUL
1 		OUL
2 		OUL
3 		DON2
1
8 		DON2
2
15 		DON2
3
31 		24th 36

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(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 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2021 Charouz Racing System CAT
1 		CAT
2 		CAT
3 		LEC
1 		LEC
2 		LEC
3 		RBR
1 		RBR
2 		RBR
3 		HUN
1 		HUN
2 		HUN
3 		SPA
1
18 		SPA
2
25 		SPA
3
NC 		ZAN
1
Ret 		ZAN
2
23 		ZAN
3
22 		SOC
1 		SOC
2 		SOC
3 		33rd 0
2022 Campos Racing BHR
SPR
23 		BHR
FEA
21 		IMO
SPR
17 		IMO
FEA
16 		CAT
SPR
27 		CAT
FEA
26 		SIL
SPR
16 		SIL
FEA
19 		RBR
SPR
22 		RBR
FEA
WD 		HUN
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		ZAN
SPR 		ZAN
FEA 		MNZ
SPR
24 		MNZ
FEA
17 		33rd 0
2023 Rodin Carlin BHR
SPR
20 		BHR
FEA
22 		MEL
SPR
22 		MEL
FEA
17 		MON
SPR
27 		MON
FEA
20 		CAT
SPR
16 		CAT
FEA
Ret 		RBR
SPR
19 		RBR
FEA
21 		SIL
SPR 		SIL
FEA 		HUN
SPR 		HUN
FEA 		SPA
SPR 		SPA
FEA 		MNZ
SPR 		MNZ
FEA 		30th 0

References

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