Hunter Yeany
Hunter Yeany | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States | 11 May 2005
Formula Regional Americas Championship career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Current team | Velocity Racing Development |
Car number | 11 |
Starts | 3 |
Podiums | 0 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | NC in 2020 |
Previous series | |
2020 | Formula 4 United States Championship |
Championship titles | |
2020 | Formula 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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[]
- ^ Hillman, Rachel (2020-10-04). "Yeany wins US F4 title at Homestead, Blanco-Chock returns to top step". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (2020-11-24). "US F4 champ Hunter Yeany makes FRegional Americas step up with VRD". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Suttill, Josh (2021-01-26). "Hunter Yeany adds Indy Pro 2000 campaign with Velocity". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
- ^ Wood, Ida (2021-07-22). "US F4 champion Hunter Yeany to make BRDC British F3 debut at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ Whitfield, Steve (2021-07-25). "Faria takes maiden BRDC British F3 win in Fortec 1-2 at Spa". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
- ^ "Yeany and Chovanec to replace Fittipaldi and de Gerus at Charouz Racing System in Spa". FIAFormula3® - The Official F3® Website. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
External links[]
- Hunter Yeany career summary at DriverDB.com
- FormulaScout
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Racing drivers from Virginia
- Formula 4 drivers
- Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
- FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers
- Charouz Racing System drivers
- Fortec Motorsport drivers
- Sportspeople from Virginia Beach, Virginia