Keyvan Andres

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Keyvan Andres
FIA F3 Austria 2019 Nr. 12 Andres 1.jpg
Andres driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2019 Spielberg Formula 3 round
Nationality Flag of Germany.svg German
Flag of Iran.svg Iranian
via dual nationality
Full nameKeyvan Andres Soori
Born (2000-03-08) March 8, 2000 (age 24)
Cologne, Germany
FIA Formula 3 European Championship career
Debut season 2017
Current team Van Amersfoort Racing
Car number15
Former teams Motopark
Starts60
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish18th in 2018
Previous series
2016
2015
20142015
2013–2014
2011–2013
Euroformula Open Championship
Atlantic Championship
USF2000
Formula Skip Barber
Karting
Championship titles
2013–14Skip Barber Winter Series

Keyvan Andres Soori (born 8 March 2000, in Cologne, Germany) is a German-Iranian racing driver.

Contents

Career

Karting

Keyvan Andres Soori started his racing career in karting in 2011. He competed in the Minimes class of the regional Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur championship. [1] The eleven-year-old also competed in the French Bridgestone Cup. [2] The following year the young German driver joined the Kerpener Kart Challenge in the KF3 class placing fifth in the championship. [3] Andres was entered by Lotus Racing Karts, a subsidiary of Group Lotus. Keyvan also entered the ADAC Kart Masters event at Kerpen racing other future stars like Mick Schumacher. [4] The year 2013 was the final year in karts for the German driver. Andres scored five points in the WSK Super Master Series KFJ class. [5]

Open Wheel

United States

In 2013 Keyvan Andres made his debut in formula racing. At Virginia International Raceway Keyvan Andres, racing under the name Keyvan Soori, came in fourth in his first Skip Barber Formula 2000 race. Drivers like Colton Herta, Garth Rickards and Nikita Lastochkin also competed in the race. [6] Andres was eventually placed eleventh in the championship winning one race, at Road Atlanta. In the winter of 2013–14 Soori won the Skip Barber Winter Series, winning seven out of fourteen races to take the title. [7] Due to his success Andres graduated into the Mazda Road to Indy program. In 2014 he raced for Cape Motorsports-Wayne Taylor Racing in the USF2000 championship supporting the IndyCar Series. At Indianapolis Soori scored his best result finishing in sixth place. For 2015 Andres switched teams joining ArmsUp Motorsports for their USF2000 campaign. Soori was the first German-registered driver since 2006 (Andreas Wirth) to win an Atlantic Championship race. The fifteen-year-old won his debut race in the series at Watkins Glen International.

New Zealand

In December 2016, Andres Soori was named as part of the Giles Motorsport line-up for the Toyota Racing Series. He finished 11th in the standings with a best result of 8th twice.

Europe

In 2017, he was signed to Motopark for the 2017 European Formula 3 Championship, where he switched to competing under an Iranian license. [8]

Personal life

Keyvan was born in Cologne, Germany on 3 March 2000 to parents with Persian roots. When Keyvan was two years old the family moved to France. In 2013 Keyvan moved to Naples, Florida. The young German attended the Community School of Naples. Keyvan graduated from the Community School of Naples in 2017.

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2013–14Formula Skip BarberN/A14744123421st
2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing 14000011417th
2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship ArmsUp Motorsports16000017711th
Atlantic Championship K-Hill Motorsports752263315th
2016 Euroformula Open Championship Carlin 1600004212th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 60000189th
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 300000021st
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport15000041311th
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 3000011818th
Macau Grand Prix 10000N/ADNF
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship HWA Racelab 160000028th
Macau Grand Prix 10000N/A12th

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

U.S. F2000 National Championship

YearTeam12345678910111213141516RankPoints
2014 Cape Motorsports
Wayne Taylor Racing
STP
10
STP
9
BAR
14
BAR
15
IMS
22
IMS
6
LOR
8
TOR
21
TOR
13
MDO
20
MDO
9
MDO
14
SNM
11
SNM
11
16th114
2015 ArmsUp Motorsports STP
16
STP
7
NOL
6
NOL
7
BAR
7
BAR
7
IMS
15
IMS
10
LOR
7
TOR
13
TOR
13
MDO
8
MDO
11
MDO
18
LAG
6
LAG
8
11th177

Atlantic Championship

YearTeam123456789101112131415RankPoints
2015 K-Hill Motorsports PBI ATL ATL WGL
1
WGL
1
VIR
1
VIR
2
MDO MDO PIT PIT
6
NJMP
1
NJMP
1
PIT PIT 5th331

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2016 Carlin Motorsport EST
1

9
EST
2

10
SPA
1

9
SPA
2

21
LEC
1

14
LEC
2

8
SIL
1

13
SIL
2

13
RBR
1

6
RBR
2

16
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

7
JER
1

9
JER
2

11
CAT
1

5
CAT
2

Ret
12th42

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearTeam123456789101112131415DCPoints
2017 Giles Motorsport RUA
1

12
RUA
2

10
RUA
3

Ret
TER
1

10
TER
2

8
TER
3

17
HMP
1

10
HMP
2

12
HMP
3

12
TAU
1

10
TAU
2

10
TAU
3

13
MAN
1

18
MAN
2

10
MAN
3

8
11th423

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantEngine123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2017 Motopark Volkswagen SIL
1

15
SIL
2

14
SIL
3

16
MNZ
1

15
MNZ
2

12
MNZ
3

Ret
PAU
1

12
PAU
2

15
PAU
3

Ret
HUN
1

14
HUN
2

18
HUN
3

16
NOR
1

14
NOR
2

17
NOR
3

14
SPA
1

13
SPA
2

12
SPA
3

13
ZAN
1

12
ZAN
2

13
ZAN
3

15
NÜR
1

17
NÜR
2

19
NÜR
3

14
RBR
1

15
RBR
2

14
RBR
3

Ret
HOC
1

20
HOC
2

Ret
HOC
3

14
21st0
2018 Van Amersfoort Racing Mercedes PAU
1

Ret
PAU
2

14
PAU
3

14
HUN
1

16
HUN
2

15
HUN
3

13
NOR
1

10
NOR
2

3
NOR
3

Ret
ZAN
1

20
ZAN
2

18
ZAN
3

17
SPA
1

10
SPA
2

12
SPA
3

20
SIL
1

16
SIL
2

18
SIL
3

16
MIS
1

19
MIS
2

18
MIS
3

17
NÜR
1

10
NÜR
2

12
NÜR
3

15
RBR
1

18
RBR
2

Ret
RBR
3

13
HOC
1

17
HOC
2

17
HOC
3

20
18th18

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

YearTeamCarQualifyingQuali RaceMain race
2018 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara F317 25th20thDNF
2019 Flag of Germany.svg HWA Racelab Dallara F3 2019 22nd11th12th

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2019 HWA Racelab CAT
FEA

28
CAT
SPR

18
LEC
FEA

DNS
LEC
SPR

19
RBR
FEA

27
RBR
SPR

13
SIL
FEA

21
SIL
SPR

26
HUN
FEA

23
HUN
SPR

14
SPA
FEA

14
SPA
SPR

16
MNZ
FEA

19
MNZ
SPR

22
SOC
FEA

19
SOC
SPR

23
28th0

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