HMD Motorsports

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Flag of the United States.svg HMD Motorsports
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Base Brownsburg, Indiana [1]
Team principal(s)Henry Malukas [2] [3]
Current series Indy NXT [4] [5]
Former series Formula Regional Americas Championship [6]
IndyCar Series [1] [7]

HMD Motorsports is an American racing team in the Indy NXT series. [4] [5] The team is owned by Henry Malukas. [2] [3]

Contents

Indy NXT (2019–present)

2019

The origins of HMD Motorsports traces back to BN Racing's Indy Lights operation as the team had entered the 2019 Indy Lights series. [8] David Malukas ran for the team in 2019 with a limited budget. [9] Toby Sowery won the Sunday race at Portland for HMD Motorsports/Team Pelfrey. [10] [11] During the season, the BN Racing Indy Lights team was bought out by Henry Malukas. [12] [ non-primary source needed ] This led to the creation of HMD Motorsports while BN Racing continued to be a separate entity. HMD was to run the 2020 Indy Lights series, but the season was cancelled due to COVID-19. [6] [13]

2021

HMD Motorsports, together with Global Racing Group fielded four cars to start the 2021 Indy Lights series season. [2] [3] [14] Drivers included Benjamin Pedersen, Linus Lundqvist, Nikita Lastochkin, and David Malukas. Exclusive Autosport, due to delaying its planned Indy Lights entry, sold their two cars to HMD/GRG. [15] Linus Lundqvist won Race 1 from pole at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Alabama with teammate David Malukas winning Race 2 from pole. [16] [17] Malukas won Race 2 from pole at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. [18] Lundqvist won the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race 1 from pole with teammate Malukas winning Race 2 from pole. [19] [20] Malukas won Race 2 at Road America, both races at Gateway, and Portland Race 1. [21] [22] [23] Lundqvist would use another car at Gateway due to a crash before the races. [22] Manuel Sulaimán joined the team at Portland, replacing Lastochkin. [24] Lundqvist won the season finale at Mid-Ohio. [25]

2022

HMD partnered with Dale Coyne Racing for the 2022 Indy Lights series season. Drivers included Christian Bogle, Danial Frost, Linus Lundqvist, and Manuel Sulaimán. [26] [27] The teams partnership continued with Global Racing Group, fielding driver Benjamin Pedersen. [26] Lundqvist won several races throughout the season, while teammate Frost won at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race 1. [28] [29] Sulaimán would leave the team and be replaced by Antonio Serravalle starting at Indianapolis. [30] Kyffin Simpson would join the team starting at Iowa, moving over from TJ Speed. [31] Serravalle would leave and be replaced by James Roe starting at Nashville, who also moved over from TJ Speed. [32] Pedersen would win at Portland. [33] Nolan Siegel joined the team for the season finale at Laguna Seca [34] Lundqvist would win the series championship at Race 1 of Laguna Seca. [35]

2023

HMD Motorsports fielded an entry for Force Indy driver Ernie Francis Jr.. [36] HMD also took over the teams equipment and personal. [37] The team started 2023 with nine cars in the Indy NXT field. [38] Christian Rasmussen won the championship racing for HMD. [39] Rasmussen almost ran out of funding three times during the season. [40]

2024

HMD Motorsports garage at the 2024 Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s 2024 Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s 020 (HMD Motorsports garage).jpg
HMD Motorsports garage at the 2024 Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s

Myles Rowe joined Force Indy/HMD for 2024. [36] [41] HMD started 2024 with ten cars in the Indy NXT field. [42] Nolan Siegel did not race at Road America due to being needed by IndyCar Series team Juncos Hollinger Racing as a replacement driver, with Kiko Porto taking his place for the weekend. [43] Siegel then left the team to compete in the 2024 IndyCar Series for Arrow McLaren. [44] Caio Collet won in his rookie season at Mid-Ohio, and later would be series rookie of the year. [45] [46] Christian Brooks joined the team starting at Laguna Seca. [43] Nolan Allaer ended his season in July to focus on 2025. [47]

2025

HMD formed a partnership with USF Pro 2000 based team TJ Speed. [48] Hailie Deegan joined HMD for 2025. [49]

IndyCar (2022–2023)

HMD Motorsports partnered with Dale Coyne Racing to run David Malukas in the 2022 IndyCar Series and 2023 IndyCar Series. [50] [51] [52] The partnership would end after 2023. [1] [7]

Formula Regional Americas Championship (2020)

2020

HMD Motorsports entered the 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship series with drivers David Malukas and Santiago Urrutia after the cancellation of the 2020 Indy Lights series. [6] Logan Cusson joined the team starting at Barber Motorsports Park. [53] Kyffin Simpson joined the team starting at Sebring International Raceway. [54] David Malukas would win the Saturday race at Sebring. [55] Marco Kacic joined the team for Circuit of the Americas. [56]

Current series results

Indy Lights / Indy NXT

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2019 Dallara IL-15 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Sowery 1810173673rd3rd
Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas 1800023016th
2021 Dallara IL-15 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas 20764165242nd1st
Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist 20332114493rd
Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Pedersen 2000163564th
Flag of Russia.svg Nikita Lastochkin 12000012313th
Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Sulaimán 600007515th
2022 Dallara IL-15 Flag of Sweden.svg Linus Lundqvist 1457395751st2nd
Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost 1410013827th
Flag of Barbados.svg Kyffin Simpson†1400003129th
Flag of the United States.svg Christian Bogle 14000029811th
Flag of Ireland.svg James Roe Jr.†11000021912th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Antonio Serravalle†9000020413th
Flag of Mexico.svg Manuel Sulaimán 200004816th
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Siegel 200004217th
Flag of the United States.svg Benjamin Pedersen 1411154445th3rd
2023 Dallara IL-15 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Rasmussen 1455585391st1st
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Siegel 1420254153rd
Flag of Singapore.svg Danial Frost 1410033616th
Flag of the United States.svg Reece Gold†1410023348th
Flag of the United States.svg Christian Bogle 14000026611th
Flag of Sweden.svg Rasmus Lindh†10000121014th
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Green 6000011920th
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Kyffin Simpson 13010228310th5th
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Pierson 9000017315th
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Toby Sowery 300016523rd
Flag of the United States.svg Ernie Francis Jr. 1300013009th6th
2024 Dallara IL-15 Flag of Brazil.svg Caio Collet 1411364363rd2nd
Flag of New Zealand.svg Callum Hedge 1400013324th
Flag of the United States.svg Reece Gold 13001028910th
Flag of the United States.svg Christian Bogle 14000028412th
Flag of Ireland.svg Jonathan Browne 14000027913th
Flag of the United States.svg Josh Pierson 14000026414th
Flag of the United States.svg Christian Brooks 8000020816th
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Siegel 5110317717th
Flag of the United States.svg Nolan Allaer 10000015819th
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Koolen 9000014020th
Flag of Brazil.svg Kiko Porto 100001826th
Flag of the United States.svg Jagger Jones 100001727th
Flag of the United States.svg Myles Rowe 14000028611th5th

† Shared results with other teams.

Former series results

Formula Regional Americas Championship

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.T.C.
2020 Ligier JS F3 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas 17201152832nd2nd
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Logan Cusson†160001648th
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Kyffin Simpson 900003013th
Flag of Uruguay.svg Santiago Urrutia 200011515th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Marco Kacic30000119th

† Shared results with other teams.

IndyCar Series

YearCarDriversRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsD.C.
2022 Dallara DW12 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas 17002130516th
2023 Dallara DW12 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas 17001126517th

Timeline

Current series
Indy NXT 2019–present
Former series
Formula Regional Americas Championship 2020
IndyCar Series 2022–2023

References

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