Turn 3 Motorsport

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Flag of the United States.svg Turn 3 Motorsport
Turn3MotorsportLogo.png
Founded2016
Founder(s) Peter Dempsey
Base Mundelein, Illinois, United States
Current series USF Pro 2000 Championship
Former series USF2000 Championship
Current driversUSF Pro 2000:
Flag of Ireland.svg 2. Adam Fitzgerald
Flag of the United States.svg 3. Danny Dyszelski
Flag of the United States.svg 33. Tyke Durst
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 44. Lochie Hughes
Flag of the United States.svg 68. Ethan Ho
Drivers'
Championships		 USF Pro 2000 Championship :
2024: Lochie Hughes
Website http://www.turn3motorsport.com/

Turn 3 Motorsport is an American motorsport team founded in 2016 by Irish race car driver and coach, Peter Dempsey. Co-owned by Mandy Dempsey, [1] it competes in the USF Pro Championships, including the USF2000 and USF Pro 2000 series.

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History

Turn 3 Motorsport was founded in 2016 by race car driver and coach Peter Dempsey. The team specializes in race car preparation, engineering, and driver development. The team competes in the USF Pro Championships. [2]

2019 season

Turn 3 Motorsport competed in its inaugural racing season, securing championship titles in the 1340cc, 1500cc, and overall categories of the Blue Marble Cocktails Radical Cup North America with drivers Eric Wagner and Antoine Comeau. [3] [4] [5] [6]

NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill

Turn 3 Motorsport won the 2019 NASA 25 Hours of Thunderhill endurance race, leading 638 of 672 laps. The #10 Eastern Radical SR3 RSX 1340 carried drivers Eric Wagner, Antoine Comeau, Neil Alberico, and Peter Dempsey to victory, becoming the first car with an engine capacity of under two liters to win the endurance event in its 16 years of running. [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship

In its series debut, Turn 3 Motorsport won the season opener of the 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship with driver Danial Frost. [14] Throughout the season, the team secured a pole position, earned six podium finishes, and placed third overall in the championship. [15] [16] [17] [18]

2021 Expansion and Success

In 2021, Turn 3 Motorsport expanded to a two-car operation in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship while continuing their Indy Pro 2000 campaign. The team won the season finale of their inaugural USF2000 season with American driver Josh Green. [19] The team also earned another podium finish and secured fifth place overall in the championship. In the Indy Pro 2000 series, Turn 3 Motorsport won the season finale with driver James Roe and secured a pole position at World Wide Technology Raceway, finishing seventh overall in the championship and fourth in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship. [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25]

2022 Road to Indy

In 2022, Turn 3 Motorsport achieved podium finishes, a race win, and pole positions in seven out of nine races on the Road to Indy schedule. Drivers Josh Green, Jonathan Browne, and Christian Weir contributed to these accomplishments across the USF2000 and Indy Pro 2000 championships. [26] [27] Spike Kohlbecker also joined Turn 3 Motorsport with Ignite Autosport for the 2022 USF2000 Championship season. [28]

2023 and 2024

In 2023, Turn 3 Motorsport tied for the most wins in the USF Pro 2000 season with drivers Michael d'Orlando and Christian Brooks securing five victories for the team. [29] The team also earned seven pole positions – the most of any team – and four additional podium finishes, ultimately finishing second overall in the Team championship. [30] [31] [32] [33]

In June 2023, Turn 3 Motorsport raced at the newly repaved Road America road course in Wisconsin with a four-car lineup featuring driver Louka St-Jean joining regulars Michael d'Orlando, Jonathan Browne, and Jackson Lee. [34] [35] [36] [37] Turn 3 Motorsport ended the year by securing a win with Michael d’Orlando and a podium finish with Jonathan Browne in the USF Pro 2000 season finale at the VP Racing Fuels Grand Prix of Portland. [38]

In 2024, Turn 3 Motorsport clinched the USF Pro 2000 Championship with driver Lochie Hughes at the Portland International Raceway season finale. [39] [40] [41] [42] Hughes won the season-opening round in St. Petersburg, Florida, and went on to earn seven consecutive podium finishes, including a clean sweep of wins at the Road America tripleheader event. [4] [43] [44] [44] The team secured a total of four pole positions, five wins, and six additional podium finishes, finishing second in the Team Championship. [45] [46] [44]

Recognition

Drivers

Current Drivers

Former Drivers

Racing Record

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesPodiumsPointsPosition
2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport1854113951st
2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport185742884th
2022 USF Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport181342986th
2022 USF2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport180122298th
2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport181102437th
2021 USF2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport181022795th
2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship Turn 3 Motorsport171163293rd
2019Radical Cup North AmericaTurn 3 Motorsport1813411-1st

References

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