| Hunter Yeany | |
|---|---|
 Yeany in 2022 | |
| Nationality |  American |
| Born | (2005-05-11)11 May 2005 (age 20) |
| USF Pro 2000 Championship career | |
| Debut season | 2021 |
| Current team | TJ Speed Motorsports |
| Car number | 27 |
| Former teams | Velocity Racing Development |
| Starts | 16 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 3 |
| Poles | 1 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| Best finish | 14th in2021 &2024 |
| Previous series | |
| 2021–2023 2021 2020 2020 | USF Pro 2000 FIA Formula 3 GB3 FR Americas F4 United States |
| Championship titles | |
| 2020 | Formula 4 United States Championship |
Hunter Yeany (born 11 May 2005) is an American racing driver currently competing in the2026 Michelin Pilot Challenge for Medusa Motorsports in aFord Mustang GT4. Previously, he raced in theFIA Formula 3 Championship, the2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports, and inFormula Regional Americas. He was the2020 Formula 4 United States champion.
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.
In 2020, Yeany made his single seater debut in theFormula 4 US Championship with Velocity Racing Development, alongsideKyffin 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 aFormula 4 series. His early clinching of the title led to him skipping the final round atCOTA. Overall he finished 58 points ahead of second in the standings.[2]
Yeany made his debut in theFormula Regional Americas Championship in the final round of the2020 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]
For2021, Yeany raced in the series full time with the same team.[5] He 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]
For the fourth round of the2021 GB3 Championship Yeany joinedFortec Motorsports, partneringRoberto Faria andMikkel 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]
In August 2021, Yeany was announced to join theFIA Formula 3 Championship at theSpa-Francorchamps round, replacing Formula 2-boundEnzo Fittipaldi atCharouz 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 theFormula Regional Americas Championship and was replaced byAyrton Simmons.[12] He ended 33rd in the full standings classification.[13]
Yeany took part in the 2021 post-season test atCircuit Ricardo Tormo withCampos Racing. In January 2022, the team announced that Yeany would drive for them in the2022 season.[14]
In theSpielberg 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 theBudapest round as well and was replaced byOliver Goethe.[16] He also missed the Zandvoort round and was replaced bySebastian Montoya.[17] Yeany made his return at thefinal 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 withCarlin, on Day 1 and Day 3 atJerez.[21][22]
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On 19 December 2022, it was announced that Yeany would drive forRodin Carlin in the2023 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 byMax Esterson for theSilverstone andHungary rounds.[24] He later revealed onInstagram 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]
Yeany also competed in theIndy 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]
Yeany would return to racing in America for 2024, driving in theUSF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports.[28] He took his first victory since 2020 by winning an incident-packed first race at theNOLA Motorsports Park.[29] Yeany would miss the round at theLucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park due to financial issues, and was replaced by formerFIA Formula 3 rivalFrancesco Pizzi.[30] He placed 14th in the standings, with 148 points.
Yeany was born inCharlottesville, Virginia and his racing hero isthree-time Formula One championNiki Lauda.[31][32]
| Season | Series | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SKUSA SuperNationals — KA100 Junior | KartSport North America | 60th |
| 2018 | SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini Swift | Veloce Sports/Benik | 13th |
| 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 |
| 2026 | Michelin Pilot Challenge - GS | Medusa Motorsports |
† As Yeany was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
(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 | DC | Points |
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| 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 |
(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 | Pos | Points |
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| 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.
(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 | Position | Points |
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| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position) (Races initalics 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 |
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| 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 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position; races initalics 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 |
| 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 | |||
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| Preceded by | Formula 4 United States Championship Champion 2020 | Succeeded by |
| FIA Formula 2 Championship |
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| FIA Formula 3 Championship |
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