1. Hunter Yeany was born on 11 May 2005 and is an American racing driver who last competed in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports.
23 Facts About Hunter Yeany
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Hunter Yeany was the 2020 Formula 4 United States champion.
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In 2020 Hunter Yeany made his single seater debut in the Formula 4 US Championship with Velocity Racing Development, alongside Kyffin Simpson and Erik Evans.
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Hunter Yeany dominated the championship, taking 7 wins and 14 podiums from 15 races on his way to becoming the youngest ever winner of a Formula 4 series.
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Hunter Yeany's early clinching of the title led to him skipping the final round at COTA.
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Hunter Yeany made his debut in the Formula Regional Americas Championship in the final round of the 2020 season, continuing with Velocity Racing Development.
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Hunter Yeany was unable to replicate his victory-laden season unlike the previous year, and missed the final two rounds due to family issues.
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Hunter Yeany achieved a best race result of eighteenth place over two rounds.
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Hunter Yeany missed the final round due to clashing commitments with the Formula Regional Americas Championship and was replaced by Ayrton Simmons.
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Hunter Yeany took part in the 2021 post-season test at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with Campos Racing.
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In January 2022, the team announced that Hunter Yeany would drive for them in the 2022 season.
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Hunter Yeany missed the Zandvoort round and was replaced by Sebastian Montoya.
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Hunter Yeany made his return at the final round in Monza, and finished the races 24th and 17th.
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Hunter Yeany failed to score points and finished 33rd in the championship, with a best finish of 16th.
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On 19 December 2022, it was announced that Hunter Yeany would drive for Rodin Carlin in the 2023 season.
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Hunter Yeany had similar results in the first half of the season compared to 2022, with a best finish of 16th place.
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Hunter Yeany was replaced by Max Esterson for the Silverstone and Hungary rounds.
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Hunter Yeany later revealed on Instagram that he would not return to Formula 3 for the remainder of the season.
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Hunter Yeany competed in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development along with his Formula Regional campaign.
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Hunter Yeany only competed in two rounds, before leaving the championship.
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Hunter Yeany took his first victory since 2020 by winning an incident-packed first race at the NOLA Motorsports Park.
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Hunter Yeany placed 14th in the standings, with 148 points.
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Hunter Yeany was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and his racing hero is three-time Formula One champion Niki Lauda.