Toby Sowery
{{Short description|British racing driver (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{more footnotes needed|date=May 2017|blp=yes}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Toby Sowery
| image = Toby Sowery Nürburgring 2024.jpg
| caption = Sowery at the Nürburgring in 2024
| nationality = {{flagicon|GBR}} British
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|06|30}}
| birth_place = Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
| module1 =
{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
| Total_IRL_Races = 3
| Years_In_IRL = 1
| IRL_Car_Team =
| Best_IRL_Pos = 31st (2024)
| First_IRL_Race = 2024 Honda Indy 200 (Mid-Ohio)
| Last_IRL_Race = 2024 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland)
| First_IRL_Win =
| Last_IRL_Win =
| IRL_Wins = 0
| IRL_Podiums = 0
| IRL_Poles = 0
| module2 =
{{Infobox racing driver|embed=yes
| prev series = BRDC British Formula 3 Championship
MRF Challenge
MSA Formula
MSV F3 Cup
| prev series years = 2016–17
2014–17
2015
2014
| titles = MRF Challenge
MSV F3 Cup
| title years = 2014–15
2014
}}}}}}
Toby Sowery (born 30 June 1996 in Melbourn) is a British racing driver who last competed in the IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne Racing in the No. 51 Honda.
Career
=Karting=
Born in Melbourn, Sowery began karting in 2004 at the age of eight and claimed titles in Easykart, Junior TKM and Junior Rotax GP.
=Lower Formulae=
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.{{Cite web |last=IANS |date=2015-01-25 |title=Toby Sowery clinches MRF Challenge title |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/motorsports/sowery-clinches-mrf-challenge-title |access-date=2025-03-09 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}
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. 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
= Career summary =
class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"
! Season ! Series ! Team ! Races ! Wins ! Poles ! F/Laps ! Podiums ! Points ! Position |
2014
|align=left| MSV F3 Cup |align=left| Lanan Racing | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 396 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |
---|
nowrap| 2014-15
|align=left nowrap| MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship |align=left| MRF Racing | 12 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 221 |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st |
rowspan="2" | 2015
| rowspan="2" align="left" | MSA Formula Championship |align=left| Fortec Motorsports | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | rowspan="2" | 80 | rowspan="2" | 14th |
align=left| MBM Motorsport
|9 |0 |0 |0 |1 |
2016
|align=left| BRDC British Formula 3 Championship |align=left| Lanan Racing | 23 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 457 |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd |
2016-17
|align=left| MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship |align=left| MRF Racing | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† |
rowspan="4" | 2017
|align=left| BRDC British Formula 3 Championship |align=left| Lanan Racing | 21 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 432 | 4th |
align=left| U.S. F2000 National Championship
|align=left| Team Benik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 26th |
align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia
| rowspan="2" align=left| Lazarus |7 |1 |0 |0 |6 |? |? |
align=left| Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro
|2 |0 |0 |0 |0 |? |? |
rowspan=5| 2018
|align=left| International GT Open |align=left rowspan=3| Daiko Lazarus Racing | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42nd |
align=left| International GT Open - Pro-Am
| 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 13th |
align=left| Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC |
align=left| Italian F4 Championship
|align=left| KDC Racing | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 54 | 12th |
align=left| Pro Mazda Championship
|align=left| BN Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 51 | 16th |
rowspan=2| 2019
|align=left rowspan=2| Indy Lights |align=left| BN Racing/Team Pelfrey | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |rowspan=2| 367 |rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd |
align=left| HMD Motorsports/Team Pelfrey
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2021
|align=left| Indy Lights |align=left| Juncos Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 236 | 9th |
2022
|align=left| Radical World Finals - Pro 1500 |1 |1 |1 |1 |1 |N/A |style="background:#FFFFBF;"|1st{{Cite web |title=Session |url=https://www.race-monitor.com/Results/Session/7680478 |access-date=2023-07-02 |website=www.race-monitor.com}} |
2023
|align=left| Indy NXT |align=left| HMD Motorsports |3 |0 |0 |0 |1 |65 |23rd |
2023-24
|align=left| Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2 |align=left| Algarve Pro Racing | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 7th |
rowspan="3" | 2024
|align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 |align=left| CrowdStrike Racing by APR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 800 | 29th |
align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
|align=left| Century Motorsport | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 26th |
align=left| IndyCar Series
|align=left nowrap| Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 31st |
rowspan="3" | 2025
| align=left| IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 | align=left| CrowdStrike Racing by APR | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 8th* |
align=left| Middle East Trophy - GT3
| rowspan="2" align="left" | Paradine Competition | | | | | | | |
align=left| GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup
| | | | | | | |
† As Sowery was a guest driver, he was ineligible for championship points.
* Season still in progress.
=Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 results=
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! DC ! Points |
nowrap| 2014–15
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | LOS |style="background:#FFDF9F;" | LOS |style="background:#FFDF9F;" | LOS |style="background:#FFFFBF;" | LOS |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BHR |style="background:#DFDFDF;" | BHR |style="background:#FFDF9F;" | BHR |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BHR |style="background:#FFFFBF;" | MMR |style="background:#FFFFBF;" | MMR |style="background:#DFDFDF;" | MMR |style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MMR !style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 1st !style="background:#FFFFBF;" | 221 |
= Complete MSA Formula results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" |
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 |
---|
rowspan=2| 2015
!nowrap| Fortec Motorsports | style="background:#;" | BHI | style="background:#;" | BHI | style="background:#;" | BHI | style="background:#;" | DON | style="background:#;" | DON | style="background:#;" | DON | style="background:#;" | THR | style="background:#;" | THR | style="background:#;" | THR | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | OUL | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | OUL | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | OUL | style="background:#;" | CRO | style="background:#;" | CRO | style="background:#;" | CRO | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SNE | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SNE | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SNE | style="background:#;" | KNO | style="background:#;" | KNO | style="background:#;" | KNO | colspan=9| ! rowspan=2| 14th ! rowspan=2| 80 |
nowrap| MBM Motorsport
| colspan=21| | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | ROC | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ROC | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | ROC | style="background:#FFDF9F;" | SIL | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | SIL | style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SIL | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BHGP | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BHGP | style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BHGP |
= Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" |
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
! nowrap| Lanan Racing |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNE |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SNE |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SNE |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| BRH |style="background:#ffffbf;"| BRH |style="background:#dfffdf;"| BRH |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ROC |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ROC |style="background:#dfffdf;"| ROC |style="background:#dfffdf;"| OUL |style="background:#ffffbf;"| OUL |style="background:#dfffdf;"| OUL |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SIL |style="background:#ffffbf;"| SIL | SIL |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA |style="background:#dfdfdf;"| SPA |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SPA |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| SNE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| SNE |style="background:#dfffdf;"| DON |style="background:#ffffbf;"| DON |style="background:#ffffbf;"| DON !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3rd !style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 457 |
2017
! nowrap| Lanan Racing |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| OUL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| OUL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| OUL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ROC |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SNE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SNE |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SIL |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| SIL |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SPA |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| SPA |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SPA |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| BRH |style="background:#000000; color:white;"|BRH |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BRH |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SNE |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SNE |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| SNE |DON |DON |DON ! 4th ! 432 |
= Complete Italian F4 Championship results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%" |
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
! nowrap| KDC Racing |style="background:#dfffdf"| ADR |style="background:#cfcfff"| ADR |style="background:#dfffdf"| ADR |style="background:#ffdf9f"| LEC |style="background:#cfcfff"| LEC |style="background:#ffdf9f"| LEC |MNZ |MNZ |MNZ |MIS |MIS |MIS |IMO |IMO |IMO |VLL |VLL |VLL |MUG |MUG |MUG ! 12th ! 54 |
= Complete International GT Open results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
!Year !Team !Car !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !8 !9 !10 !11 !12 !13 !14 !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} !Points |
2018
! nowrap| Daiko Lazarus Racing ! nowrap| Lamborghini Huracán GT3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| EST |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LEC |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LEC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SPA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| HUN |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| HUN |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| SIL |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MNZ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MNZ |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| CAT ! 42nd ! 2 |
= American open-wheel racing results =
== U.S. F2000 National Championship results ==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! Rank ! Points |
2017
!nowrap| Team BENIK | STP | STP |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| BAR |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| BAR | IMS | IMS | RDA | RDA | IOW | TOR | TOR | MDO | MDO | WGL ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 26th ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 27 |
== Pro Mazda Championship ==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! Rank ! Points |
2018
!nowrap| RP Motorsport | STP | STP | BAR | BAR | IMS | IMS | LOR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RDA |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| RDA |TOR |TOR |MOH |MOH |GMP |POR |POR !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16th !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 51 |
== Indy NXT ==
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! Year ! Team ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! 10 ! 11 ! 12 ! 13 ! 14 ! 15 ! 16 ! 17 ! 18 ! 19 ! 20 ! Rank ! Points |
rowspan=2| 2019
!nowrap| BN Racing |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| STP |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| STP |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| COA |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| COA |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| IMS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| IMS |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| INDY |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RDA |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| RDA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| TOR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| TOR |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MDO |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| MDO |colspan=7| !rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3rd !rowspan=2 style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 367 |
nowrap| HMD Motorsport Team Pelfrey |colspan=13| |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| GTW |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| POR |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| POR |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| LAG |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| LAG |colspan=2| |
---|
2021
!nowrap| Juncos Racing |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALA |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ALA |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STP |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| STP |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| IMS |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| IMS |style="background:#FFDF9F;"| DET |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DET |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| RDA |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RDA |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MDO |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MDO |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| GTW |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| GTW | POR | POR | LAG | LAG | MDO | MDO !style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9th !style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 236 |
2023
!nowrap| HMD Motorsports | STP |style="background:#ffdf9f;"| BAR | IMS |style="background:#efcfff;"| DET |style="background:#cfcfff;"| DET | RDA | MDO | IOW | NSH | IMS | GMP | POR | LAG | LAG |colspan=6| !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 23rd !style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 65 |
==IndyCar Series==
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
! 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
!nowrap| Dale Coyne Racing w/ ! 51 ! rowspan=1 nowrap| Dallara DW12 ! rowspan=1| Honda | STP | THE | LBH | ALA | IMS | INDY | DET | ROA | LAG | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MDO | IOW | IOW | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| TOR | GTW | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POR | MIL | MIL | NSH ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 31st ! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 45 |
= Complete Asian Le Mans Series results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
|+ ! Year ! Team ! Class ! Car ! Engine !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !Pos. !Points |
nowrap| 2023–24
!nowrap| Algarve Pro Racing ! LMP2 !nowrap| Oreca 07 !nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEP |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEP |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DUB |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| ABU |style="background:#FFFFBF;"| ABU ! 7th ! 45 |
= Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results =
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"
!Year !Team !Class !Make !Engine !1 !2 !3 !4 !5 !6 !7 !{{Tooltip|Pos.|Championship position}} !Points |
2024
!nowrap| CrowdStrike Racing by APR ! LMP2 !nowrap| Oreca 07 !nowrap| Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 |style="background:#DFDFDF;"| DAY |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| WGL | MOS | ELK | IMS | PET ! 29th ! 800 |
2025
! CrowdStrike Racing by APR ! LMP2 ! Oreca 07 ! Gibson GK428 V8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| DAY |style="background:#DFFFDF;"| SEB |style="background:#;"| WGL |
|style="background:#;"| MOS
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| ELK
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| IMS
{{small|}}
|style="background:#;"| PET
{{small|}}
! 8th*
! 545*
|}
* Season still in progress.
External links
- {{official website|http://tobysowery.com}}
- {{DriverDB driver|toby-sowery}}
References
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{{Dale Coyne Racing}}
{{Juncos Hollinger Racing}}
{{HMD Motorsports}}
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