Hunter Yeany

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Hunter Yeany
NationalityUnited States American
Born (2005-05-11) 11 May 2005 (age 16)
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Formula Regional Americas Championship career
Debut season2020
Current teamVelocity Racing Development
Car number11
Starts3
Podiums0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finishNC in 2020
Previous series
2020Formula 4 United States Championship
Championship titles
2020Formula 4 United States Championship

Hunter Yeany (born 11 May 2005) is an American racing driver currently competing in the Indy Pro 2000 and Formula Regional Americas championships, both with Velocity Racing Development. He was the 2020 F4 US Champion. In 2021, Yeany made his FIA Formula 3 debut at the Spa-Francorchamps event, with Charouz Racing System.

Career[]

Karting[]

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.

Lower Formulae[]

In 2020 Yeany made his single seater debut in the Formula 4 US Championship with Velocity Racing Development, alongside Kyffin Simpson and Erik Evans. 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.[1]

Formula Regional Americas Championship[]

Hunter made his debut in the Formula Regional Americas Championship in the final round of the 2020 season, continuing with Velocity Racing Development. The American finished all three races in the top ten, but was unable to score points due to his status as a guest driver. For 2021 raced in the series full time with the same team.[2]

Road to Indy Career[]

Also in 2021 Yeany competed in the Indy Pro 2000 Champioship with Velocity Racing Development.[3]

GB3 Championship[]

For the fourth round of the 2021 GB3 Championship Yeany joined Fortec Motorsports, partnering Roberto Faria and Mikkel Gruntvig.[4] 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.[5]

FIA Formula 3 Championship[]

In August 2021 Yeany was announced to join the FIA Formula 3 Championship from the round in Spa-Francorchamps onwards, replacing Enzo Fittipaldi at Charouz Racing System.[6] He took part in the 2021 post-season test held in Valencia, with Campos Racing.

Karting record[]

Karting career summary[]

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

Racing record[]

Racing career summary[]

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2020 Formula 4 United States Championship Velocity Racing Development 15 7 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

† As Yeany was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula 4 United States Championship 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 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 Indy Pro 2000 Championship 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 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

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 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

References[]

  1. ^ Hillman, Rachel (2020-10-04). "Yeany wins US F4 title at Homestead, Blanco-Chock returns to top step". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  2. ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-11-24). "US F4 champ Hunter Yeany makes FRegional Americas step up with VRD". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. ^ Suttill, Josh (2021-01-26). "Hunter Yeany adds Indy Pro 2000 campaign with Velocity". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  4. ^ Wood, Ida (2021-07-22). "US F4 champion Hunter Yeany to make BRDC British F3 debut at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  5. ^ Whitfield, Steve (2021-07-25). "Faria takes maiden BRDC British F3 win in Fortec 1-2 at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  6. ^ "Yeany and Chovanec to replace Fittipaldi and de Gerus at Charouz Racing System in Spa". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-08-28.

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