Yuven Sundaramoorthy

Yuven Sundaramoorthy
Nationality	American
Born	(2003-02-22) February 22, 2003 (age 22) Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, United States
Indy NXT career
Debut season	2023
Car number	22
Former teams	Abel Motorsports
Starts	18
Championships	0
Wins	0
Podiums	1
Poles	0
Fastest laps	0
Best finish	8th in 2024
Previous series
2018–21 2019–20 2018 2017–18	U.S. F2000 National Championship MRF Challenge Formula Ford F1600 Championship Series

Yuven Sundaramoorthy (born February 22, 2003) is an American racing driver. ^[1] He most recently competed in Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports. ^{[2] [3]} He previously drove for Exclusive Motorsport and Pabst Racing and competed in the US F2000 National Championship, Indian based MRF Challenge, Formula F and F1600 Championship Series. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Racing career

USF Pro 2000

On December 10, 2021, it was announced that Sundaramoorthy would move up to the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Pabst Racing to compete in the 2022 season. ^[7] He would have three podiums and end up finishing tenth in the standings.

In late September 2022, Sundaramoorthy announced that he would switch teams from Pabst Racing to drive for Exclusive Autosport for the 2023 season. ^[2]

Indy NXT

Sundaramoorthy in his No. 22 Abel Motorsports Indy NXT car at Mid-Ohio in 2024

On July 26, 2023, it was announced that Sundaramoorthy would drive in select rounds of the 2023 Indy NXT with Abel Motorsports in the No. 57 car. ^[3] For 2024, Sundaramoorthy continued with Abel Motorsports, this time as the full-time driver of the No. 22 car. ^[8]

Having originally been slated to contest a second season in Indy NXT with Abel, Sundaramoorthy withdrew due to "unforseen budget challenges". ^[9] At the start of 2025, he became a test engineer for Tesla, Inc. ^[10]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2017	F1600 Championship Series	K-Hill Motorsports	18	2	1	2	6	642	4th
2018	F1600 Championship Series	K-Hill Motorsports	20	2	2	1	9	709	3rd
	Formula Ford		8	1	5	N/A	N/A	123	2nd
	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Exclusive Autosport	3	0	0	0	0	29	28th
2019	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Pabst Racing	15	0	0	0	0	150	12th
2019–20	MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship	MRF Racing	15	2	1	2	4	138	6th
2020	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Pabst Racing	16	0	0	0	0	165	12th
2021	U.S. F2000 National Championship	Pabst Racing	18	4	4	5	9	329	3rd
2022	Indy Pro 2000 Championship	Pabst Racing	18	0	0	0	3	244	10th
2023	USF Pro 2000 Championship	Exclusive Autosport	13	0	0	0	0	121	15th
	Indy NXT	Abel Motorsports	4	0	0	0	0	77	22nd
2024	Indy NXT	Abel Motorsports	14	0	0	0	2	309	8th

* Season still in progress.

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 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
2019–20	MRF Racing	DUB 1 7	DUB 2 Ret	DUB 3 5	DUB 4 1	DUB 5 6	BHR 1 Ret	BHR 2 9	BHR 3 3	BHR 4 8	CHE 1 10	CHE 2 7	CHE 3 6	CHE 4 1	CHE 5 2	CHE 6 7	6th	138

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2018	Exclusive Autosport	STP 1	STP 2	IMS 1	IMS 2	LOR	ROA 1	ROA 2	TOR 1	TOR 2	MOH 1 14	MOH 2 10	MOH 3 10	POR 1	POR 2					29th	29
2019	Pabst Racing	STP 1 8	STP 2 11	IMS 1 12	IMS 2 13	LOR 12	ROA 1 7	ROA 2 12	TOR 1 14	TOR 2 8	MOH 1 6	MOH 2 14	POR 1 15	POR 2 14	POR 1 15	POR 2 9				12th	150
2020	Pabst Racing	ROA 1 9	ROA 2 8	MOH 1 20	MOH 2 6	MOH 3 9	LOR 9	IMS 1 8	IMS 2 9	IMS 3 14	MOH 4 9	MOH 5 14	MOH 6 16	NJMP 1 10	NJMP 2 5	NJMP 3 12	STP 1 21	STP 2 DNS		12th	165
2021	Pabst Racing	ALA 1 1*	ALA 2 10	STP 1 3	STP 2 24	IMS 1 1	IMS 2 1*	IMS 3 3	LOR 6	ROA 1 8	ROA 2 6	MOH 1 10	MOH 2 14	MOH 3 3	NJMP 1 2	NJMP 2 20	NJMP 3 3	MOH 1 1*	MOH 2 19	3rd	329

USF Pro 2000 Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2022	Pabst Racing	STP 1 11	STP 2 7	ALA 1 12	ALA 2 11	IMS 1 2	IMS 2 8	IMS 3 12	IRP 12	ROA 1 10	ROA 2 8	MOH 1 13	MOH 2 3	TOR 1 6	TOR 2 3	GMP 9	POR 1 11	POR 2 11	POR 3 10	10th	244
2023	Exclusive Autosport	STP 1 8	STP 2 20	SEB 1 9	SEB 2 14	IMS 1 15	IMS 2 12	IRP 9	ROA 1 10	ROA 2 13	MOH 1 13	MOH 2 13	TOR 1 14	TOR 2 8	COTA 1	COTA 1	POR 1	POR 2	POR 3	15th	121

Indy NXT

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with ^L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2023	Abel Motorsports	STP	BAR	IMS	DET	DET	RDA	MOH	IOW	NSH 11	IMS	GMP	POR 10	LAG 13	LAG 9	22nd	77
2024	Abel Motorsports	STP 12	BAR 21	IMS 20	IMS 21	DET 14	RDA 9	LAG 4	LAG 4	MOH 14	IOW 10	GMP 3	POR 8	MIL 7	NSH 2	8th	309

References

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2. "Sundaramoorthy Joins Exclusive Autosport for 2023". www.usfpro2000.com. Retrieved 2022-12-16.
3. "Indian American Yuven Sundaramoorthy Making Step Up to INDY NXT by Firestone with Abel Motorsports – Abel Motorsports". 26 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
4. "Pabst Racing announces signing of Yuven Sundaramoorthy in move to Indy Pro Championship for '22". Pabst Racing. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
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7. Woollard, Craig (2021-12-10). "Sundaramoorthy sticks with Pabst for Indy Pro debut, targets 2022 title". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
8. "Sundaramoorthy To Run Full Season with Abel in 2024". www.firestonetire.com. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
9. "Sundaramoorthy Forced to Withdraw From 2025 Ride". Indynxt.com. December 11, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2024.
10. Chakravarti, Neelav (29 January 2025). "Yuven Sundaramoorthy, 1st Indian-origin driver to bag Indy podium, eyes comeback after budget drama and reveals F1 dream". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 22 February 2025.