Toby Sowery
| Toby Sowery | |||||||
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Sowery at the Nürburgring in 2024 | |||||||
| Nationality | |||||||
| Born | 30 June 1996 Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 31st (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Honda Indy 200 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland) | ||||||
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| Previous series | |||||||
| 2016–17 2014–17 2015 2014 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship MRF Challenge MSA Formula MSV F3 Cup | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 2014–15 2014 | MRF Challenge MSV F3 Cup | ||||||
Toby Sowery (born 30 June 1996 in Melbourn) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Endurance Cup for Paradine Motorsport. He also previously competed in the IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne Racing in the No. 51 Honda.
Career
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Karting
[edit | edit source]Born in Melbourn, Sowery began karting in 2004 at the age of eight and claimed titles in Easykart, Junior TKM and Junior Rotax GP.[citation needed]
Lower Formulae
[edit | edit source]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.[1]
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.[2] 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 | edit source]Career summary
[edit | edit source]| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[3] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | N/A | 1st[4] |
| 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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 800 | 29th |
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | Century Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26th | |
| IndyCar Series | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 31st | |
| 2025 | IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1328 | 25th |
| Middle East Trophy - GT3 | Paradine Competition | ||||||||
| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
† As Sowery was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 results
[edit | edit source](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 | LOS 1 1 |
LOS 2 3 |
LOS 3 3 |
LOS 4 1 |
BHR 1 5 |
BHR 2 2 |
BHR 3 3 |
BHR 4 4 |
MMR 1 1 |
MMR 2 1 |
MMR 3 2 |
MMR 4 5 |
1st | 221 |
Complete MSA Formula results
[edit | edit source](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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fortec Motorsports | 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 |
14th | 80 | |||||||||
| MBM Motorsport | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
[edit | edit source](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Lanan Racing | SNE 1 4 |
SNE 2 3 |
SNE 3 2 |
BRH 1 3 |
BRH 2 1 |
BRH 3 13 |
ROC 1 14 |
ROC 2 8 |
ROC 3 6 |
OUL 1 7 |
OUL 2 1 |
OUL 3 7 |
SIL 1 7 |
SIL 2 1 |
SIL 3 C |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 2 |
SPA 3 4 |
SNE 1 3 |
SNE 2 5 |
SNE 3 7 |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 1 |
DON 3 1 |
3rd | 457 |
| 2017 | Lanan Racing | OUL 1 3 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 7 |
ROC 1 10 |
ROC 2 6 |
ROC 3 4 |
SNE 1 3 |
SNE 2 5 |
SNE 3 2 |
SIL 1 1 |
SIL 2 2 |
SIL 3 1 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 3 |
SPA 3 2 |
BRH 1 3 |
BRH 2 DSQ |
BRH 3 7 |
SNE 1 2 |
SNE 2 4 |
SNE 3 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
4th | 432 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
[edit | edit source](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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | KDC Racing | ADR 1 4 |
ADR 2 21 |
ADR 3 4 |
LEC 1 3 |
LEC 2 12 |
LEC 3 3 |
MNZ 1 |
MNZ 2 |
MNZ 3 |
MIS 1 |
MIS 2 |
MIS 3 |
IMO 1 |
IMO 2 |
IMO 3 |
VLL 1 |
VLL 2 |
VLL 3 |
MUG 1 |
MUG 2 |
MUG 3 |
12th | 54 |
Complete International GT Open results
[edit | edit source](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Daiko Lazarus Racing | Lamborghini Huracán GT3 | EST 1 19 |
EST 2 12 |
LEC 1 14 |
LEC 2 9 |
SPA 1 20 |
SPA 2 19 |
HUN 1 12 |
HUN 2 Ret |
SIL 1 18 |
SIL 2 15 |
MNZ 1 Ret |
MNZ 2 13 |
CAT 1 26 |
CAT 2 15 |
42nd | 2 |
American open-wheel racing results
[edit | edit source]U.S. F2000 National Championship results
[edit | edit source]| 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 | MOH | MOH | WGL | 26th | 27 |
Pro Mazda Championship
[edit | edit source]| 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 | edit source]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
MOH 9 |
MOH 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 |
MOH 6 |
MOH 6 |
GTW 11 |
GTW 8 |
POR | POR | LAG | LAG | MOH | MOH | 9th | 236 |
| 2023 | HMD Motorsports | STP | BAR 3 |
IMS | DET 17 |
DET 13 |
RDA | MOH | IOW | NSH | IMS | GMP | POR | LAG | LAG | 23rd | 65 | ||||||
IndyCar Series
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| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing |
51 | Dallara DW12 | Honda | STP |
THE |
LBH |
ALA |
IMS |
INDY |
DET |
ROA |
LAG |
MOH 13 |
IOW |
IOW |
TOR 15 |
GTW |
POR 17 |
MIL |
MIL |
NSH |
31st | 45 | [5] |
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
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| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | SEP 1 8 |
SEP 2 9 |
DUB 6 |
ABU 1 7 |
ABU 2 1 |
7th | 45 |
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
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| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB 9 |
WGL 13 |
MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | 29th | 800 |
| 2025 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB 6 |
WGL 3 |
MOS | ELK | IMS 10 |
PET 10 |
25th | 1328 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official website
- Toby Sowery career summary at DriverDB.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 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
- GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup 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
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- 24 Hours of Spa drivers
- IndyCar Series drivers
- Dale Coyne Racing drivers
- GT World Challenge America drivers