Toby Sowery

Toby Sowery
Toby Sowery
	Sowery at the Nürburgring in 2024
Nationality	British
Born	30 June 1996 (age 28); Melbourn, Cambridgeshire, England
IndyCar Series career
	3 races run over 1 year
Team(s)	No. 51 (Dale Coyne Racing)
Best finish	31st (2024)
First race	2024 Honda Indy 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race	2024 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland)
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

Last updated October 27, 2024

Toby Sowery (born 30 June 1996 in Melbourn) is a British racing driver who currently races in the IndyCar Series for Dale Coyne Racing in the #51

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.

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.

The following year, Sowery entered a few races MSA Formula with MBM Motorsport, where he finished fourteenth with eighty points.

In 2016, Sowery graduated to British F3 with Lanan Racing. There he claimed five victories and led the standings for a time before finishing third behind eventual champion Matheus Leist.

Sowery returned to the MRF Challenge in 2016-17 but only as a development driver working on future upgrades for the Championship.

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2014	MSV F3 Cup	Lanan Racing	14	10	10	10	14	396	1st
2014-15	MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship	MRF Racing	12	4	1	3	9	221	1st
2015	MSA Formula Championship	Fortec Motorsports	6	0	0	0	0	80	14th
2015	MSA Formula Championship	MBM Motorsport	9	0	0	0	1	80	14th
2016	BRDC British Formula 3 Championship	Lanan Racing	23	5	2	5	10	457	3rd
2016-17	MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship	MRF Racing	10	0	0	0	0	0	NC†
2017	BRDC British Formula 3 Championship	Lanan Racing	21	2	2	6	11	432	4th
	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Team Benik	2	0	0	0	0	27	26th
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia	Lazarus	7	1	0	0	6	?	?
	Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final - Pro	Lazarus	2	0	0	0	0	?	?
2018	International GT Open	Daiko Lazarus Racing	14	0	1	0	0	2	42nd
	International GT Open - Pro-Am		14	0	1	0	1	14	13th
	Blancpain GT Series Endurance Cup		1	0	0	0	0	0	NC
	Italian F4 Championship	KDC Racing	6	0	0	0	2	54	12th
	Pro Mazda Championship	BN Racing	2	0	0	1	2	51	16th
2019	Indy Lights	BN Racing/Team Pelfrey	13	0	0	0	4	367	3rd
2019	Indy Lights	HMD Motorsports/Team Pelfrey	5	1	0	1	3	367	3rd
2021	Indy Lights	Juncos Racing	14	0	0	1	3	236	9th
2022	Radical World Finals - Pro 1500	Valour Racing^[1]	1	1	1	1	1	N/A	1st^[2]
2023	Indy NXT	HMD Motorsports	3	0	0	0	1	65	23rd
2023-24	Asian Le Mans Series - LMP2	Algarve Pro Racing	5	1	0	0	1	45	7th
2024	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2	CrowdStrike Racing by APR	3	0	0	1	1	800	29th
	GT World Challenge Europe Endurance Cup	Century Motorsport
	IndyCar Series	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	2	0	0	0	0	32	31st

^† 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)

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	DC	Points
2014–15	LOS 1	LOS 2	LOS 3	LOS 4	BHR 1	BHR 2	BHR 3	BHR 4	MMR 1	MMR 2	MMR 3	MMR 4

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	Arden International	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	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	14th	80

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship results

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2017	Team BENIK	STP	STP	BAR 11	BAR 5	IMS	IMS	RDA	RDA	IOW	TOR	TOR	MDO	MDO	WGL	26th	27

Pro Mazda Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2018	RP Motorsport	STP	STP	BAR	BAR	IMS	IMS	LOR	RDA 2	RDA 2	TOR	TOR	MOH	MOH	GMP	POR	POR	16th	51

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	MDO 9	MDO 2								3rd	367
2019	HMD Motorsport Team Pelfrey														GTW 8	POR 4	POR 1	LAG 2	LAG 3			3rd	367
2021	Juncos Racing	ALA 4	ALA 4	STP 13	STP 9	IMS 3	IMS 2	DET 3	DET 4	RDA 5	RDA 13	MDO 6	MDO 6	GTW 11	GTW 8	POR	POR	LAG	LAG	MDO	MDO	9th	236
2023	HMD Motorsports	STP	BAR 3	IMS	DET 17	DET 13	RDA	MDO	IOW	NSH	IMS	GMP	POR	LAG	LAG							23rd	65

IndyCar Series

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

Year	Team	No.	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points	Ref
2024	Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing	51	Dallara DW12	Honda	STP	THE	LBH	ALA	IMS	INDY	DET	ROA	LAG	MDO 13	IOW	IOW	TOR 15	GTW	POR 17	MIL	MIL	NSH	31st	45	^[3]

Complete Asian Le Mans Series results

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


Year	Team	Class	Car	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	Pos.	Points
2023–24	Algarve Pro Racing	LMP2	Oreca 07	Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8	SEP 1 8	SEP 2 9	DUB 6	ABU 1 7	ABU 2 1	7th	45

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

External links

Official website
Toby Sowery career summary at DriverDB.com

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References

↑ "DeLeon, Sowery, Liddy Crowned Radical World Finals Champs – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
↑ "Session". www.race-monitor.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
↑ "Toby Sowery – 2024 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Rupert Svendsen-Cook	MRF Challenge Formula 2000 champion 2014–15	Succeeded by Pietro Fittipaldi

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[1] "DeLeon, Sowery, Liddy Crowned Radical World Finals Champs – Sportscar365". sportscar365.com. 13 November 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[2] "Session". www.race-monitor.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.

[3] "Toby Sowery – 2024 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

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