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Base | Brownsburg, Indiana[1] |
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Team principal(s) | Henry Malukas[2][3] |
Current series | Indy NXT[4][5] |
Former series | Formula Regional Americas Championship[6] IndyCar Series[1][7] |
HMD Motorsports is an American racing team in the Indy NXT series.[4][5] The team is owned by Henry Malukas.[2][3]
Indy Lights (2019–present)
[edit]Background
[edit]HMD Motorsports was formed from the Indy Lights operations of BN Racing. In August of 2019, BN Racing sold off their Indy Lights operation to Henry Malukas.[8] Henry Malukas then formed HMD Motorsports as a result.
2019
[edit]Toby Sowery won the Sunday race at Portland for HMD Motorsports/Team Pelfrey.[9][10] HMD was to run the 2020 Indy Lights series, but the season was cancelled due to COVID-19.[6][11]
2021
[edit]HMD Motorsports, together with Global Racing Group fielded four cars to start the 2021 Indy Lights series season.[2][3][12] Drivers included Benjamin Pedersen, Linus Lundqvist, Nikita Lastochkin, and David Malukas. Exclusive Autosport, due to delaying its planned Indy Lights entry, sold their two cars to HMD/GRG.[13] Linus Lundqvist won Race 1 from pole at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Alabama with teammate David Malukas winning Race 2 from pole.[14][15] Malukas won Race 2 from pole at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.[16] Lundqvist won the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race 1 from pole with teammate Malukas winning Race 2 from pole.[17][18] Malukas won Race 2 at Road America, both races at Gateway, and Portland Race 1.[19][20][21] Lundqvist would use another car at Gateway due to a crash before the races.[20] Manuel Sulaimán joined the team at Portland, replacing Lastochkin.[22] Lundqvist won the season finale at Mid-Ohio.[23]
2022
[edit]HMD partnered with Dale Coyne Racing for the 2022 Indy Lights series season. Drivers included Christian Bogle, Danial Frost, Linus Lundqvist, and Manuel Sulaimán.[24][25] The teams partnership continued with Global Racing Group, fielding driver Benjamin Pedersen.[24] Lundqvist won several races throughout the season, while teammate Frost won at the Indy Lights Grand Prix of Indianapolis Race 1.[26][27] Sulaimán would leave the team and be replaced by Antonio Serravalle starting at Indianapolis.[28] Kyffin Simpson would join the team starting at Iowa, moving over from TJ Speed.[29] Serravalle would leave and be replaced by James Roe starting at Nashville, who also moved over from TJ Speed.[30] Pedersen would win at Portland.[31] Nolan Siegel joined the team for the season finale at Laguna Seca [32] Lundqvist would win the series championship at Race 1 of Laguna Seca.[33]
2023
[edit]HMD Motorsports fielded an entry for Force Indy driver Ernie Francis Jr..[34] HMD also took over the teams equipment and personal.[35] The team started 2023 with nine cars in the Indy NXT field.[36] Christian Rasmussen won the championship racing for HMD.[37] Rasmussen almost ran out of funding three times during the season.[38]
2024
[edit]Myles Rowe joined Force Indy/HMD for 2024.[34][39] HMD started 2024 with ten cars in the Indy NXT field.[40]
IndyCar (2022–2023)
[edit]HMD Motorsports partnered with Dale Coyne Racing to run David Malukas in the 2022 IndyCar Series and 2023 IndyCar Series.[41][42][43] The partnership would end after 2023.[1][7]
Formula Regional Americas Championship (2020)
[edit]2020
[edit]HMD Motorsports entered the 2020 Formula Regional Americas Championship series with drivers David Malukas and Santiago Urrutia after the cancellation of the 2020 Indy Lights series.[6] Logan Cusson joined the team starting at Barber Motorsports Park.[44] Kyffin Simpson joined the team starting at Sebring International Raceway.[45] David Malukas would win the Saturday race at Sebring.[46] Marco Kacic joined the team for Circuit of the Americas.[47]
Current series results
[edit]IndyCar Series
[edit]Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. |
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2022 | Dallara DW12 | ![]() |
17 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 305 | 16th |
2023 | Dallara DW12 | ![]() |
17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 265 | 17th |
Indy Lights / Indy NXT
[edit]Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2019 | Dallara IL-15 | ![]() |
18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 367 | 3rd | 3rd |
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18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 301 | 6th | |||
2021 | Dallara IL-15 | ![]() |
20 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 524 | 2nd | 1st |
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20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 449 | 3rd | |||
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20 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 356 | 4th | |||
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12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 13th | |||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 15th | |||
2022 | Dallara IL-15 | ![]() |
14 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 575 | 1st | 2nd |
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14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 382 | 7th | |||
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14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 312 | 9th | |||
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14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 11th | |||
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11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 12th | |||
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 13th | |||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16th | |||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 17th | |||
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14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 444 | 5th | 3rd | ||
2023 | Dallara IL-15 | ![]() |
14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 539 | 1st | 1st |
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14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 415 | 3rd | |||
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14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 361 | 6th | |||
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14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 334 | 8th | |||
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14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 266 | 11th | |||
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10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 210 | 14th | |||
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6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 20th | |||
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13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 283 | 10th | 5th | ||
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 15th | |||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 23rd | |||
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13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 300 | 9th | 6th | ||
2024 | Dallara IL-15 | ![]() |
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† Shared results with other teams.
Former series results
[edit]Formula Regional Americas Championship
[edit]Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2020 | Ligier JS F3 | ![]() |
17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 283 | 2nd | 2nd |
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16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 8th | |||
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9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 13th | |||
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2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15th | |||
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3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19th |
† Shared results with other teams.
Timeline
[edit]Current series | |
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Indy NXT | 2019–present |
Former series | |
Formula Regional Americas Championship | 2020 |
IndyCar Series | 2022–2023 |
References
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- ^ a b c Pruett, Marshall (17 November 2020). "GRG, HMD, partner for four-car Indy Lights assault". RACER.
- ^ a b c Pruett, Marshall (20 May 2021). "IndyCar-like Lights program taking HMD/GRG to the next level". RACER. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ a b Wittich, Steve (7 March 2019). "Previewing the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires season and opening event in St. Petersburg, Fla". TSO Ladder presented by Cooper Tires.
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- ^ a b c "FR Americas move for HMD Indy Lights pair". RACER. SCCA. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
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