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Yuven Sundaramoorthy

{{Short description|American racing driver (born 2003)}}

{{Infobox Champ Car driver

| name = Yuven Sundaramoorthy

| image =

| caption =

| nationality = {{flagicon|IND}} Indian
{{flagicon|USA}} American
via dual nationality

| birth_name =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2003|02|22}}

| birth_place = Oconomowoc, Wisconsin,
United States

| module1 =

{{Infobox racing driver|embed=yes

| current series = Indy NXT

| first year = 2023

| current team =

| car number = 22

| former teams = Abel Motorsports

| starts = 18

| championships = 0

| wins = 0

| podiums = 1

| poles = 0

| fastest laps = 0

| best finish = 8th

| year = 2024

| prev series = U.S. F2000 National Championship
MRF Challenge
Formula Ford
F1600 Championship Series

| prev series years = 2018–21
2019–20
2018
2017–18

}}}}

Yuven Sundaramoorthy (born February 22, 2003) is an American racing driver of Indian descent.{{Cite web |title=Driver: Yuven Sundaramoorthy |url=https://www.usf2000.com/teams-drivers/current-drivers/yuven-sundaramoorthy |access-date=December 19, 2021 |publisher=Anderson Promotions: U.S. F2000 National Championship |archive-date=November 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211124055954/https://www.usf2000.com/teams-drivers/current-drivers/yuven-sundaramoorthy |url-status=dead }} He most recently competed in Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports.{{Cite web |title=Sundaramoorthy Joins Exclusive Autosport for 2023 |url=https://www.usfpro2000.com/news/sundaramoorthy-joins-exclusive-autosport-for-2023 |access-date=2022-12-16 |website=www.usfpro2000.com}}{{Cite web |title=Indian American Yuven Sundaramoorthy Making Step Up to INDY NXT by Firestone with Abel Motorsports – Abel Motorsports |date=26 July 2023 |url=https://abelmotorsports.com/indian-american-yuven-sundaramoorthy-making-step-up-to-indy-nxt-by-firestone-with-abel-motorsports/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |language=en-US}} He previously drove for Exclusive Motorsport and Pabst Racing and competed in the US F2000 National Championship, Indian based MRF Challenge, Formula F and F1600 Championship Series.{{Cite web |date= December 10, 2021 |title= Pabst Racing announces signing of Yuven Sundaramoorthy in move to Indy Pro Championship for '22 |url= https://www.pabstracing.com/post/pabst-racing-announces-signing-of-yuven-sundaramoorthy-in-move-to-indy-pro-2000-championship-for-22 |access-date= December 11, 2021 |website=Pabst Racing |language= en}} {{Cite web |title=Pabst Racing announces the return of Yuven Sundaramoorthy for the 2021 Cooper Tires USF2000 Champion |url= https://www.pabstracing.com/post/pabst-racing-announces-the-return-of-yuven-sundaramoorthy-for-the-2021-cooper-tires-usf2000-champion |date= January 14, 2021 |access-date= December 19, 2021 |publisher= Pabst Racing |language= en}}{{Cite news |date=2025-01-29 |title=Yuven Sundaramoorthy, 1st Indian-origin driver to bag Indy podium, eyes comeback after budget drama and reveals F1 dream |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/yuven-sundaramoorthy-1st-indian-origin-driver-to-bag-indy-podium-eyes-comeback-after-budget-drama-and-reveals-f1-dream-101738053988087.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250129105239/https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/yuven-sundaramoorthy-1st-indian-origin-driver-to-bag-indy-podium-eyes-comeback-after-budget-drama-and-reveals-f1-dream-101738053988087.html |archive-date=2025-01-29 |access-date=2025-03-09 |work=Hindustan Times |language=en-us}}

Racing career

= USF Pro 2000 =

On December 10, 2021, it was announced that Sundaramoorthy would move up to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Pabst Racing to compete in the 2022 season.{{Cite web|last=Woollard|first=Craig|date=2021-12-10|title=Sundaramoorthy sticks with Pabst for Indy Pro debut, targets 2022 title|url=https://formulascout.com/sundaramoorthy-sticks-with-pabst-for-indy-pro-debut-targets-2022-title/87468|access-date=2022-02-13|website=Formula Scout|language=en-US}} He would have three podiums and end up finishing 10th in the standings.

In late September 2022, Sundaramoorthy announced that he would switch teams from Pabst Racing to drive for Exclusive Autosport for the 2023 season.

= Indy NXT =

File:Yuven IndyNXT MidOhio 2024.jpg in 2024]]

On July 26, 2023, it was announced that Sundaramoorthy would drive in select rounds of the 2023 Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports in the No. 57 car. For 2024, Sundaramoorthy continued with Abel Motorsports, this time as the full-time driver of the No. 22 car.{{Cite web |title=Sundaramoorthy To Run Full Season with Abel in 2024 |url=https://www.firestonetire.com/firestone-racing/news/2023/10/10-19-sundaramoorthy-abel-2024/ |access-date=2024-07-14 |website=www.firestonetire.com |language=en}}

Having originally been slated to contest a second season in Indy NXT with Abel, Sundaramoorthy withdrew due to "unforseen budget challenges".{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2024 |title=Sundaramoorthy Forced to Withdraw From 2025 Ride |url=https://www.indynxt.com/news/2024/12/12-11-Yuven-No2025 |access-date=December 12, 2024 |website=Indynxt.com}} At the start of 2025, he became a test engineer for Tesla, Inc..{{Cite web |last=Chakravarti |first=Neelav |date=29 January 2025 |title=Yuven Sundaramoorthy, 1st Indian-origin driver to bag Indy podium, eyes comeback after budget drama and reveals F1 dream |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/sports/others/yuven-sundaramoorthy-1st-indian-origin-driver-to-bag-indy-podium-eyes-comeback-after-budget-drama-and-reveals-f1-dream-101738053988087.html |access-date=22 February 2025 |website=hindustantimes.com}}

Racing record

= Career summary =

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center"

!Season

!Series

!Team

!Races

!Wins

!Poles

!F/Laps

!Podiums

!Points

!Position

2017

| align="left" |F1600 Championship Series

| align="left" |K-Hill Motorsports

|18

|2

|1

|2

|6

|642

|4th

rowspan="3" |2018

| align="left" |F1600 Championship Series

| rowspan="2" align="left" |K-Hill Motorsports

|20

|2

|2

|1

|9

|709

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd

align="left" |Formula Ford

|8

|1

|5

|N/A

|N/A

|123

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |2nd

align="left" |U.S. F2000 National Championship

| rowspan="1" align="left" |Exclusive Autosport

|3

|0

|0

|0

|0

|29

|28th

2019

| align="left" |U.S. F2000 National Championship

| align="left" |Pabst Racing

|15

|0

|0

|0

|0

|150

|12th

nowrap| 2019–20

|align=left nowrap| MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship

|align=left| MRF Racing

|15

|2

|1

|2

|4

|138

|6th

2020

| align="left" |U.S. F2000 National Championship

| align="left" |Pabst Racing

|16

|0

|0

|0

|0

|165

|12th

2021

| align="left" |U.S. F2000 National Championship

| align="left" |Pabst Racing

|18

|4

|4

|5

|9

|329

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |3rd

2022

|align=left| Indy Pro 2000 Championship

|align=left| Pabst Racing

|18

|0

|0

|0

|3

|244

|10th

rowspan="2" | 2023

|align=left| USF Pro 2000 Championship

|align=left| Exclusive Autosport

|13

|0

|0

|0

|0

|121

|15th

align=left| Indy NXT

|align=left| Abel Motorsports

|4

|0

|0

|0

|0

|77

|22nd

2024

|align=left| Indy NXT

|align=left| Abel Motorsports

|14

|0

|0

|0

|2

|309

|8th

* Season still in progress.

= Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 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

! DC

! Points

nowrap| 2019–20

!nowrap| MRF Racing

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | DUB
1
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | DUB
2
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | DUB
3
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | DUB
4
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | DUB
5
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" | BHR
1
{{small|Ret}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BHR
2
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" | BHR
3
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | BHR
4
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | CHE
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | CHE
2
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | CHE
3
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" | CHE
4
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" | CHE
5
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" | CHE
6
{{small|7}}

! style="background:#;" | 6th

! style="background:#;" | 138

= American open-wheel racing results =

== U.S. F2000 National Championship ==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

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

!Rank

!Points

2018

!nowrap| Exclusive Autosport

| style="background:#;" |STP
1
{{small

}

| style="background:#;" |STP
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |IMS
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |IMS
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |LOR
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |ROA
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |ROA
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |TOR
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |TOR
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
1
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |MOH
2
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |MOH
3
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#;" |POR
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |POR
2
{{small|}}

|

|

|

|

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 29th

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 29

|-

|2019

!nowrap| Pabst Racing

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |STP
1
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |STP
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMS
1
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMS
2
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |LOR
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ROA
1
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ROA
2
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |TOR
1
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |TOR
2
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |MOH
1
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
2
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |POR
1
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |POR
2
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |POR
1
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |POR
2
{{small|9}}

|

|

|

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12th

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 150

|-

|2020

!nowrap| Pabst Racing

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ROA
1
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ROA
2
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |MOH
1
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |MOH
2
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |MOH
3
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |LOR
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |IMS
1
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |IMS
2
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMS
3
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |MOH
4
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
5
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
6
{{small|16}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |NJMP
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;" |NJMP
2
{{small|5}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |NJMP
3
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |STP
1
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#FFFFFF;" |STP
2
{{small|DNS}}

|

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 12th

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 165

|-

|2021

!nowrap| Pabst Racing

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |ALA
1
{{small|1*}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ALA
2
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |STP
1
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |STP
2
{{small|24}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |IMS
1
{{small|1}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |IMS
2
{{small|1*}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |IMS
3
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |LOR
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ROA
1
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ROA
2
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |MOH
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
2
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |MOH
3
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |NJMP
1
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |NJMP
2
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |NJMP
3
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#FFFFBF;" |MOH
1
{{small|1*}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
2
{{small|19}}

! style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 3rd

! style="background:#FFDF9F;" | 329

|}

== USF Pro 2000 Championship ==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

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

!Rank

!Points

2022

!nowrap| Pabst Racing

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |STP
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |STP
2
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ALA
1
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ALA
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;" |IMS
1
{{small|2}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |IMS
2
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMS
3
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IRP
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ROA
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ROA
2
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |MOH
1
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |MOH
2
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |TOR
1
{{small|6}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;" |TOR
2
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |GMP
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |POR
1
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |POR
2
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |POR
3
{{small|10}}

! style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 10th

! style="background:#CFEAFF;" | 244

2023

!nowrap| Exclusive Autosport

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |STP
1
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;" |STP
2
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |SEB
1
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |SEB
2
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMS
1
{{small|15}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |IMS
2
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |IRP
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |ROA
1
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |ROA
2
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
1
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |MOH
2
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;" |TOR
1
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;" |TOR
2
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#;" |COTA
1
{{small

}

| style="background:#;" |COTA
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |POR
1
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |POR
2
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;" |POR
3
{{small|}}

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 15th

! style="background:#CFCFFF;" | 121

|}

== Indy NXT ==

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

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

2023

!nowrap| Abel Motorsports

| style="background:;"| STP
{{small

}

| style="background:#;"| BAR
{{small|}}

| style="background:;"| IMS
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;"| DET
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;"| DET
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;"| RDA
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;"| MDO
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;"| IOW
{{small|}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| NSH
{{small|11}}

| style="background:#;"| IMS
{{small|}}

| style="background:#;"| GMP
{{small|}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POR
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| LAG
{{small|13}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| LAG
{{small|9}}

! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 22nd

! style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 77

|-

| 2024

!nowrap| Abel Motorsports

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| STP
{{small|12}}

| style="background:#EFCFFF;"| BAR
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMS
{{small|20}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| IMS
{{small|21}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| DET
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| RDA
{{small|9}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAG
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#DFFFDF;"| LAG
{{small|4}}

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MDO
{{small|14}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| IOW
{{small|10}}

| style="background:#FFDF9F;"| GMP
{{small|3}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POR
{{small|8}}

| style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL
{{small|7}}

| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| NSH
{{small|2}}

! style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 8th

! style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 309

|}

References

{{Abel Motorsports}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sundaramoorthy, Yuven}}

Category:2003 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Oconomowoc, Wisconsin

Category:Racing drivers from Wisconsin

Category:American people of Indian Tamil descent

Category:Formula Ford drivers

Category:U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers

Category:MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship drivers

Category:Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers

Category:Indy NXT drivers

Category:University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni

Category:21st-century American sportsmen