Toby Sowery

Toby Sowery
Sowery at the Nürburgring in 2024
NationalityUnited Kingdom British
Born (1996-06-30) 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 finish31st (2024)
First race2024 Honda Indy 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race2024 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0
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

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
MBM Motorsport 9 0 0 0 1
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 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
HMD Motorsports/Team Pelfrey 5 1 0 1 3
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
1 		LOS
2
3 		LOS
3
3 		LOS
4
1 		BHR
1
5 		BHR
2
2 		BHR
3
3 		BHR
4
4 		MMR
1
1 		MMR
2
1 		MMR
3
2 		MMR
4
5 		1st 221

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 Fortec Motorsports 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 		14th 80
MBM Motorsport 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

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 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 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points
2016 Lanan Racing SNE
1
4 		SNE
2
3 		SNE
3
2 		BRH
1
3 		BRH
2
1 		BRH
3
13 		ROC
1
14 		ROC
2
8 		ROC
3
6 		OUL
1
7 		OUL
2
1 		OUL
3
7 		SIL
1
7 		SIL
2
1 		SIL
3
C 		SPA
1
5 		SPA
2
2 		SPA
3
4 		SNE
1
3 		SNE
2
5 		SNE
3
7 		DON
1
4 		DON
2
1 		DON
3
1 		3rd 457
2017 Lanan Racing OUL
1
3 		OUL
2
Ret 		OUL
3
7 		ROC
1
10 		ROC
2
6 		ROC
3
4 		SNE
1
3 		SNE
2
5 		SNE
3
2 		SIL
1
1 		SIL
2
2 		SIL
3
1 		SPA
1
4 		SPA
2
3 		SPA
3
2 		BRH
1
3 		BRH
2
DSQ 		BRH
3
7 		SNE
1
2 		SNE
2
4 		SNE
3
2 		DON
1 		DON
2 		DON
3 		4th 432

Complete Italian F4 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 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points
2018 KDC Racing ADR
1
4 		ADR
2
21 		ADR
3
4 		LEC
1
3 		LEC
2
12 		LEC
3
3 		MNZ
1 		MNZ
2 		MNZ
3 		MIS
1 		MIS
2 		MIS
3 		IMO
1 		IMO
2 		IMO
3 		VLL
1 		VLL
2 		VLL
3 		MUG
1 		MUG
2 		MUG
3 		12th 54

Complete International GT Open results

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

Year Team Car 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Points
2018 Daiko Lazarus Racing Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EST
1
19 		EST
2
12 		LEC
1
14 		LEC
2
9 		SPA
1
20 		SPA
2
19 		HUN
1
12 		HUN
2
Ret 		SIL
1
18 		SIL
2
15 		MNZ
1
Ret 		MNZ
2
13 		CAT
1
26 		CAT
2
15 		42nd 2

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
HMD Motorsport
Team Pelfrey 		GTW
8 		POR
4 		POR
1 		LAG
2 		LAG
3
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

References

  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.
Sporting positions
Preceded by MRF Challenge Formula 2000
champion
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