Hunter Yeany

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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 the Formula 4 US Championship with Velocity Racing Development, alongside Kyffin Simpson and Erik Evans.^[1] He dominated the championship, taking seven wins and 14 podiums from 15 races on his way to becoming the youngest ever winner of a Formula 4 series. His early clinching of the title led to him skipping the final round at COTA. Overall, he finished 58 points ahead of second in the standings.^[2]

Yeany made his debut in the Formula Regional Americas Championship in the final round of the 2020 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]

For 2021, 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 the 2021 GB3 Championship Yeany joined Fortec Motorsports, partnering Roberto Faria and Mikkel 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 the FIA Formula 3 Championship at the Spa-Francorchamps round, replacing Formula 2-bound Enzo Fittipaldi at Charouz 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 the Formula Regional Americas Championship and was replaced by Ayrton Simmons.^[12] He ended 33rd in the full standings classification.^[13]

Yeany took part in the 2021 post-season test at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with Campos Racing. In January 2022, the team announced that Yeany would drive for them in the 2022 season.^[14]

In the Spielberg 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 the Budapest round as well and was replaced by Oliver Goethe.^[16] He also missed the Zandvoort round and was replaced by Sebastian Montoya.^[17] Yeany made his return at the final 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 with Carlin, on Day 1 and Day 3 at Jerez.^[21][22]

On 19 December 2022, it was announced that Yeany would drive for Rodin Carlin in the 2023 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 by Max Esterson for the Silverstone and Hungary rounds.^[24] He later revealed on Instagram 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 the Indy 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 the USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports.^[28] He took his first victory since 2020 by winning an incident-packed first race at the NOLA Motorsports Park.^[29] Yeany would miss the round at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park due to financial issues, and was replaced by former FIA Formula 3 rival Francesco Pizzi.^[30] He placed 14th in the standings, with 148 points.

Yeany was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and his racing hero is three-time Formula One champion Niki 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