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| Tõnis Kasemets | |||||||
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| Nationality |  Estonian | ||||||
| Born | (1974-03-17)March 17, 1974 (age 51) Pärnu,Estonia | ||||||
| Achievements | 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge champion driver 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship Engineer of the Year | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 5 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Team | Rocketsports Racing | ||||||
| Best finish | 19th (2006) | ||||||
| First race | 2006Grand Prix of Portland (Portland) | ||||||
| Last race | 2006Grand Prix of Road America (Road America) | ||||||
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Tõnis Kasemets (born March 17, 1974) is anEstonian racing driver and a former competitor in theCARTChamp Car World Series. He won the2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge championship, and serves as an engineer forPabst Racing in theUSF Pro 2000 Championship. Kasemets won the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship as engineer for driverMax Garcia.[1]
Kasemets started racingkarts in 1982, winning the Baltic championships in 1992 and 1993.[1] In 1995, Kasemets moved to theUnited States to race in the American series. He advanced through the open wheel ranks and by 2004 was in theToyota Atlantic series. In 2005 he placed second in the series championship toCharles Zwolsman Jr.. He participated in a partial 2006 schedule in theChamp Car World Series forPaul Gentilozzi'sRocketsports Racing.
To participate in Champ Car in 2006 he had to gather funds for a quarter of the participation costs. Kasemets wanted to do a full season of Champ Car in 2007 and in the future he wants to own a successful team à la Newman-Haas and Forsythe.[2] However, he has not appeared in a Champ Car orIndyCar Series race since 2006. He continued racing in theAtlantic Championship until its closure after the 2009 season and made hisFirestone Indy Lights debut on theStreets of Long Beach in April 2010.
Kasemets has competed in someGrand Am Road Racing events, including the2013 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.
Kasemets, whose North American career included driving stints atPabst Racing, has parlayed that relationship into being a driver coach and engineer for the team.
He currently lives inMundelein, Illinois with his son and daughter.
| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Mid-Ohio | Carbir | Ford | Formula Continental | 23 | 6 | DNF |
| 2000 | Mid-Ohio | Mygale 99 | Ford | Formula Continental | 1 | 2 | Running |
| 2003 | Mid-Ohio | Swift 008.a | Toyota 4AGE | Formula Atlantic | 20 | 8 | Running |
| 2005 | Mid-Ohio | Alfa Romeo | GT Lite | DNS | 7 | DNS | |
| 2007 | Heartland Park | Swift 014.a | Toyota 4AGE | Formula Atlantic | 2 | 2 | Running |
| 2008 | Heartland Park | Vestal 09F | Ford Kent | Formula Ford | 2 | 2 | Running |
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Brooks Associates Racing | LBH 18 | MTY | MIL | POR1 11 | POR2 12 | CLE 9 | TOR | VAN | ROA 5 | DEN | MTL | LS 5 | 13th | 81 | |||
| 2005 | Team Tonis | LBH 15 | MTY 2 | POR1 1 | POR2 1 | CLE1 2 | CLE2 4 | TOR 8 | EDM 5 | SJO 19 | DEN 8 | ROA 1 | MTL 2 | 2nd | 289 | |||
| 2007 | Newman Wachs Racing | LVG | LBH | HOU | POR1 | POR2 | CLE | MTT | TOR | EDM1 | EDM2 | SJO | ROA 17 | 29th | 4 | |||
| 2008 | Genoa Racing | LBH | LS | MTT | EDM1 | EDM2 | ROA1 3 | ROA2 3 | TRR | NJ | UTA | ATL | 21st | 51 | ||||
| 2009 | Polestar Motor Racing | SEB 7 | NJ1 6 | NJ2 7 | LIM 5 | ACC1 5 | ACC2 3 | MOH 12 | TRR 4 | MOS 6 | ATL 9 | LS 4 | 5th | 103 | ||||
| Genoa Racing | UTA 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | K-Hill Motorsports | ATL1 | ATL2 | NJ1 | NJ2 | SUM1 1 | SUM2 6 | 9th | 87 | |||||||||
| 2015 | K-Hill Motorsports | PBI 1 | ATL | ATL | WGL | WGL | VIR | VIR | MOH | MOH | PIT | PIT | NJMP | NJMP | PIT 10 | PIT 1 | 18th | 53 |
| 2023 | K-Hill Motorsports | ATL | ATL | MOH | MOH | PIT | PIT | ROA DNS | ROA 2 | SUM | SUM | 10th | 44 | |||||
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| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Team PBIR | STP | ALA | LBH 6 | INDY | IOW | WGL | 18th | 56 | [4] | ||||||||
| Andersen Racing | TOR 6 | EDM | MOH | SNM | CHI | KTY | HMS | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Team Moore Racing | STP | ALA | LBH | INDY | MIL | IOW | TOR | EDM1 | EDM2 | TRO | NHM | BAL 8 | KTY | LVS | 27th | 24 | [5] |
| Year | Team | No. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Rocketsports Racing | 18 | LBH | HOU | MTY | MIL | POR 16 | CLE 12 | TOR 15 | EDM 11 | SJO | DEN | MTL | ROA 17 | SRF | MXC | 19th | 34 | [6] |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | Wulver Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 4th |
| 2020 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | Wulver Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 11th |
| 2021 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | Wulver Racing | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1070 | 10th |
| 2022 | IMSA Prototype Challenge | Wulver Racing | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1720 | 1st |
(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 | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Wulver Motorsports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 | DAY | SEB | MOH | WGL | WGL | ELK 6 | PET | 29th | 276 | [7] |
| 2023 | Ave Motorsports | LMP3 | Ligier JS P320 | NissanVK56DE 5.6LV8 | DAY | SEB 5 | WGL 6 | MOS | ELK 6 | IMS | PET | 19th | 808 | [8] |
| 2024 | Sean Creech Motorsport | LMP2 | Ligier JS P217 | Gibson GK428 4.2 LV8 | DAY | SEB | WGL | MOS | ELK 8 | IMS | ATL | 51st | 253 | [9] |
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