Toby Sowery
British racing driver (born 1996)
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Toby Sowery (born 30 June 1996 in Melbourn) is a British racing driver who currently competes in the GT World Challenge Endurance Cup for Paradine Motorsport. He also previously competed in the IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne Racing in the No. 51 Honda.
| Toby Sowery | |||||||
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Sowery at the Nürburgring in 2024 | |||||||
| Nationality | |||||||
| Born | 30 June 1996 Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||
| Racing licence | |||||||
| IndyCar Series career | |||||||
| 3 races run over 1 year | |||||||
| Best finish | 31st (2024) | ||||||
| First race | 2024 Honda Indy 200 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
| Last race | 2024 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland) | ||||||
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| Previous series | |||||||
| 2016–17 2014–17 2015 2014 | BRDC British Formula 3 Championship MRF Challenge MSA Formula MSV F3 Cup | ||||||
| Championship titles | |||||||
| 2014–15 2014 | MRF Challenge MSV F3 Cup | ||||||
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.[citation needed]
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.[1]
The following year, Sowery entered a few races MSA Formula with MBM Motorsport, where he finished fourteenth with eighty points.[citation needed]
In 2016, Sowery graduated to British F3 with Lanan Racing.[2] There he claimed five victories and led the standings for a time before finishing third behind eventual champion Matheus Leist.[citation needed]
Sowery returned to the MRF Challenge in 2016-17, but only as a development driver working on future upgrades for the Championship.[citation needed]
Racing record
Career summary
† 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)
Complete MSA Formula results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Fortec Motorsports | BHI 1 |
BHI 2 |
BHI 3 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
THR 1 |
THR 2 |
THR 3 |
OUL 1 Ret |
OUL 2 14 |
OUL 3 6 |
CRO 1 |
CRO 2 |
CRO 3 |
SNE 1 11 |
SNE 2 4 |
SNE 3 Ret |
KNO 1 |
KNO 2 |
KNO 3 |
14th | 80 | |||||||||
| MBM Motorsport | ROC 1 Ret |
ROC 2 9 |
ROC 3 4 |
SIL 1 3 |
SIL 2 12 |
SIL 3 Ret |
BHGP 1 8 |
BHGP 2 4 |
BHGP 3 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| 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 | Lanan Racing | SNE 1 4 |
SNE 2 3 |
SNE 3 2 |
BRH 1 3 |
BRH 2 1 |
BRH 3 13 |
ROC 1 14 |
ROC 2 8 |
ROC 3 6 |
OUL 1 7 |
OUL 2 1 |
OUL 3 7 |
SIL 1 7 |
SIL 2 1 |
SIL 3 C |
SPA 1 5 |
SPA 2 2 |
SPA 3 4 |
SNE 1 3 |
SNE 2 5 |
SNE 3 7 |
DON 1 4 |
DON 2 1 |
DON 3 1 |
3rd | 457 |
| 2017 | Lanan Racing | OUL 1 3 |
OUL 2 Ret |
OUL 3 7 |
ROC 1 10 |
ROC 2 6 |
ROC 3 4 |
SNE 1 3 |
SNE 2 5 |
SNE 3 2 |
SIL 1 1 |
SIL 2 2 |
SIL 3 1 |
SPA 1 4 |
SPA 2 3 |
SPA 3 2 |
BRH 1 3 |
BRH 2 DSQ |
BRH 3 7 |
SNE 1 2 |
SNE 2 4 |
SNE 3 2 |
DON 1 |
DON 2 |
DON 3 |
4th | 432 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete International GT Open results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
American open-wheel racing results
U.S. F2000 National Championship results
Pro Mazda Championship
Indy NXT
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | BN Racing Team Pelfrey |
STP 2 |
STP 3 |
COA 5 |
COA 6 |
IMS 7 |
IMS 5 |
INDY 4 |
RDA 4 |
RDA 8 |
TOR 5 |
TOR 2 |
MOH 9 |
MOH 2 |
3rd | 367 | |||||||
| HMD Motorsport Team Pelfrey |
GTW 8 |
POR 4 |
POR 1 |
LAG 2 |
LAG 3 |
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| 2021 | Juncos Racing | ALA 4 |
ALA 4 |
STP 13 |
STP 9 |
IMS 3 |
IMS 2 |
DET 3 |
DET 4 |
RDA 5 |
RDA 13 |
MOH 6 |
MOH 6 |
GTW 11 |
GTW 8 |
POR | POR | LAG | LAG | MOH | MOH | 9th | 236 |
| 2023 | HMD Motorsports | STP | BAR 3 |
IMS | DET 17 |
DET 13 |
RDA | MOH | IOW | NSH | IMS | GMP | POR | LAG | LAG | 23rd | 65 | ||||||
IndyCar Series
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete Asian Le Mans Series results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | Pos. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 2 |
SEB 9 |
WGL 13 |
MOS | ELK | IMS | PET | 29th | 800 |
| 2025 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 6 |
SEB 6 |
WGL 3 |
MOS | ELK | IMS 10 |
PET 10 |
25th | 1328 |
| 2026 | CrowdStrike Racing by APR | LMP2 | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 1 |
SEB |
WGL |
MOS |
ELK |
IMS |
PET |
1st* | 373* |
* Season still in progress.