Liam Sceats

Liam Sceats
Nationality	New Zealander
Born	(2005-09-20) 20 September 2005 (age 19) Auckland, New Zealand [1]
USF Pro 2000 Championship career
Debut season	2024
Current team	TJ Speed Motorsports
Car number	26
Starts	14 (14 entries)
Wins	1
Podiums	4
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	TBD in 2024
Previous series
2023 2021–22 2021–22 2021-22 2020-21, 2021-22	Formula Regional Japanese Championship Formula Ford Manfeild Winter Series NZ Formula Ford Championships Formula Ford New Zealand South Island Series North Island Formula Ford Series

Liam Sceats (born 20 September 2005) is a racing driver from New Zealand who is currently competing in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship for TJ Speed Motorsports. ^{[2] [3]}

Career

Formula Regional Japanese Championship

2023

Sceats would join the 2023 Formula Regional Japanese Championship driving for Sutekina Racing Team. He would get his first win in the third round of the championship at Okayama International Circuit, and became the first foreign race winner in championship history. ^[4] Sceats would be in championship contention all season with Sota Ogawa. Sceats would get two more wins at Twin Ring Motegi and Fuji Speedway before the final round of the season at Sugo. ^{[5] [6]} In the second race at Fuji, championship leader Ogawa would go off during the race and ultimately have to retire. This promoted Sceats to first and allowed him to win the race. Ogawa's championship lead reduced to just 28 points going into the final round. At the final round at Sugo, Ogawa had done enough to take the title ahead of Sceats. ^[7] Sceats would finished second in the standings.

Formula Regional Oceania Championship

2023

On December 29, 2022, it was announced that Sceats would compete in the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition. ^[8] He would get his first podium of the series at Highlands Motorsport Park. Sceats would finish fourth in the standings with three podiums.

2024

In 2024, Sceats would return to the championship, once again driving for M2 Competition. ^[9] He would qualify on pole for the third race at Euromarque Motorsport Park and go on to get his first win in the series.

At the final round at Highlands Motorsport Park, Sceats qualified on pole for race one, while championship leader Roman Bilinski crashed during qualifying. ^[10] Sceats also qualified on pole for the New Zealand Grand Prix (race 3). He would have a commanding performance in race one and proceeded to win the race. Sceats managed to keep the championship alive with this result. During race two, championship rival Bilinski had climbed all the way up to second. Bilinski would fight with Bryce Aron for the top spot, but only briefly, as Bilinski's pace faded and was passed by Patrick Woods-Toth. However, this was enough for Bilinski to take the title. In the New Zealand Grand Prix, Sceats would battle with Callum Hedge for the win. Hedge kept putting pressure on Sceats, but Sceats would ultimately hold him off and win his home race. ^{[11] [12]} Sceats would ultimately finish second in the championship to Bilinski.

USF Pro 2000 Championship

2024

For 2024, Sceats would make the move to America and compete in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports. ^[3] In the second race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he would finish second to Nikita Johnson. ^[13] However, Johnson was disqualified after the race which promoted Sceats to first. The Kiwi achieved his next podium at Road America, and got his final podium of the season at the Grand Prix of Toronto. Sceats finished the championship in 5th position with 256 points.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Season	Series	Team	Position
2013	Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Cadet Raket class		12th
	Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Cadet class		24th
2014	46th Blossom Festival - Cadet class		8th
	Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Cadet Raket class		4th
	Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Cadet Raket class		2nd
	Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Cadet Rok class		3rd
	Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Cadet class		16th
	Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship - Cadet class		10th
	NZ Top Half Series - Cadet class
2015	47th Blossom Festival - Cadet class		1st
	Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship - Cadet class		2nd
	Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Cadet Rok class		3rd
	Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Cadet Rok class		2nd
	Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Cadet Raket class		3rd
	Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Cadet class		2nd
	NZ National Sprint Championship - Cadet		7th
2016	48th Blossom Festival - Vortex Mini Rok class		6th
	Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship - Vortex Mini Rok		6th
	Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Cadet Rok class		5th
	Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Vortex Mini Rok class		15th
	Giltrap Group Kartsport NZ Sprint Championship - Cadet class		10th
2017	Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship - Vortex Mini Rok		3rd
	Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Vortex Mini Rok class		4th
	NZ Top Half Series - Vortex Mini Rok class
	Sievwright Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship - Vortex Mini ROK class		4th
2018	Kartsport Auckland - Auckland Regional Schools Championship - Rotax Max Junior class		7th
	50th Blossom Festival - Rotax Max Junior class		8th
	Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship presented by Napier Boys High School - Junior Rotax		7th
	Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Rotax Junior class		7th
	Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Rotax Junior class		6th
	RMC New Zealand - Junior Max		5th
	NZ National Sprint Championship - Junior Max		10th
2019	Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship - Vortex Rok DVS Junior class		2nd
	Australian Kart Championship - KA2		18th
	CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Vortex Rok DVS Junior		2nd
	Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship - Junior Rotax		2nd
	Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Rotax Junior class		1st
	ROK Cup Superfinal - Junior ROK	Ward Racing
	NZ National Sprint Championship - Junior Max		21st
2020	Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship - Vortex Rok DVS Junior class
	Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Rotax Light		17th
	Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Rotax Junior class		6th
	Australian Kart Championship - KA2		31st
2021	McFall Fuels Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship presented by Cambridge High School - Rotax Light		11th
	Pool & Spa Maintenance Ltd Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Rotax Light class		9th

Racing record

Racing career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2020-21	North Island Formula Ford Series		15	0	0	0	1	?	4th
2021	NZ Formula Ford Championship		6	0	0	0	0	285	8th
	Formula Ford Manfeild Winter Series		9	4	1	3	5	506	3rd
2021-22	North Island Formula Ford Series		12	6	2	6	8	701	3rd
	Formula Ford New Zealand South Island Series		2	0	0	0	0	?	?
2022	NZ Formula Ford Championships		8	4	1	4	5	460	3rd
	Formula Ford Manfeild Winter Series		3	3	1	0	3	225	8th
2023	Formula Regional Oceania Championship	M2 Competition	15	0	0	1	3	245	4th
	Formula Regional Japanese Championship	Sutekina Racing Team	16	3	0	2	8	219.5	2nd
2024	Formula Regional Oceania Championship	M2 Competition	15	3	2	3	8	341	2nd
	USF Pro 2000 Championship	TJ Speed Motorsports	18	1	0	0	5	256	5th

Complete Formula Regional Oceania 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	DC	Points
2023	M2 Competition	HIG 1 5	HIG 2 Ret	HIG 3 3	TER 1 6	TER 2 5	TER 3 3	MAN 1 Ret	MAN 2 8	MAN 3 3	HMP 1 11	HMP 2 7	HMP 3 6	TAU 1 4	TAU 2 5	TAU 3 5	4th	245
2024	M2 Competition	TAU 1 5	TAU 2 4	TAU 3 3	MAN 1 3	MAN 2 6	MAN 3 3	HMP 1 2	HMP 2 6	HMP 3 5	RUA 1 2	RUA 2 8	RUA 3 1	HIG 1 1	HIG 2 9	HIG 3 1	2nd	341

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results

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

Year	Entrant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Pos	Points
2023	Sutekina Racing Team	FUJ1 1 4	FUJ1 2 Ret	FUJ1 3 5	SUZ 1 3	SUZ 2 2	OKA 1 4	OKA 2 4	OKA 3 1	MOT 1 3	MOT 2 4	MOT 3 1	FUJ2 1 4	FUJ2 2 1	SUG 1 2	SUG 2 3	SUG 3 5	2nd	219.5

American open-wheel racing results

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(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	Pos	Points
2024	TJ Speed Motorsports	STP 1 3	STP 2 6	LOU 1 18	LOU 2 8	LOU 3 11	IMS 1 2	IMS 2 1*	IMS 3 5	IRP 9	ROA 1 8	ROA 2 3	ROA 3 8	MOH 1 14	MOH 2 19	TOR 1 16	TOR 2 2	POR 1 15	POR 2 12	5th	256

External links

• Liam Sceats career summary at DriverDB.com

References

1. https://www.usfpro2000.com/teams-drivers/current-drivers/liam-sceats-(r)
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8. "Sceats joins race to inaugural Castrol Toyota Formula Regional title". Toyota GAZOO Racing NZ. 2022-12-29. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
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