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| Toby Sowery | |||||||
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Sowery at theNürburgring in 2024 | |||||||
| Nationality | |||||||
| Born | (1996-06-30)30 June 1996 (age 29) Melbourn,Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 31st (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024Honda Indy 200 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024Grand 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 inMelbourn) is aBritish racing driver who currently competes in theGT World Challenge Endurance Cup forParadine Motorsport. He also previously competed in theIndyCar Series forDale Coyne Racing in the No. 51Honda.
Born in Melbourn, Sowery began karting in 2004 at the age of eight and claimed titles in Easykart, Junior TKM and Junior Rotax GP.
In 2014, Sowery graduated to single-seaters, beginning with theMSV F3 Cup, where he took the title with ten race wins and fourteen podiums. Later that year, Sowery partook in theMRF Challenge, in which he also claimed the title.[1]
The following year, Sowery entered a few racesMSA Formula with MBM Motorsport, where he finished fourteenth with eighty points.
In 2016, Sowery graduated toBritish F3 with Lanan Racing.[2] There he claimed five victories and led the standings for a time before finishing third behind eventual championMatheus Leist.
Sowery returned to the MRF Challenge in 2016-17 but only as a development driver working on future upgrades for the Championship.
† As Sowery was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
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| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| 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] |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Car | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | Algarve Pro Racing | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 LV8 | SEP 1 8 | SEP 2 9 | DUB 6 | ABU 1 7 | ABU 2 1 | 7th | 45 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; results initalics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CrowdStrike Racing byAPR | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 LV8 | DAY 2 | SEB 9 | WGL 13 | MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | 29th | 800 |
| 2025 | CrowdStrike Racing byAPR | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 V8 | DAY 6 | SEB 6 | WGL 3 | MOS | ELK | IMS 10 | PET 10 | 25th | 1328 |
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by | MRF Challenge Formula 2000 champion 2014–15 | Succeeded by |