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HMD Motorsports

HMD Motorsports is an American racing team in the Indy NXT series.[4][5] The team is owned by Henry Malukas.[2][3]

United States HMD Motorsports
BaseBrownsburg, Indiana[1]
Team principal(s)Henry Malukas[2][3]
Current seriesIndy NXT[4][5]
Former seriesFormula Regional Americas Championship[6]
IndyCar Series[1][7]

Indy Lights (2019–present)

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Background

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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HMD Motorsports garage at the 2024 Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s

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)

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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)

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2020

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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

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IndyCar Series

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C.
2022 Dallara DW12   David Malukas 17 0 0 2 1 305 16th
2023 Dallara DW12   David Malukas 17 0 0 1 1 265 17th

Indy Lights / Indy NXT

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2019 Dallara IL-15   Toby Sowery 18 1 0 1 7 367 3rd 3rd
  David Malukas 18 0 0 0 2 301 6th
2021 Dallara IL-15   David Malukas 20 7 6 4 16 524 2nd 1st
  Linus Lundqvist 20 3 3 2 11 449 3rd
  Benjamin Pedersen 20 0 0 1 6 356 4th
  Nikita Lastochkin 12 0 0 0 0 123 13th
  Manuel Sulaimán 6 0 0 0 0 75 15th
2022 Dallara IL-15   Linus Lundqvist 14 5 7 3 9 575 1st 2nd
  Danial Frost 14 1 0 0 1 382 7th
  Kyffin Simpson† 14 0 0 0 0 312 9th
  Christian Bogle 14 0 0 0 0 298 11th
  James Roe Jr.† 11 0 0 0 0 219 12th
  Antonio Serravalle† 9 0 0 0 0 204 13th
  Manuel Sulaimán 2 0 0 0 0 48 16th
  Nolan Siegel 2 0 0 0 0 42 17th
  Benjamin Pedersen 14 1 1 1 5 444 5th 3rd
2023 Dallara IL-15   Christian Rasmussen 14 5 5 5 8 539 1st 1st
  Nolan Siegel 14 2 0 2 5 415 3rd
  Danial Frost 14 1 0 0 3 361 6th
  Reece Gold† 14 1 0 0 2 334 8th
  Christian Bogle 14 0 0 0 0 266 11th
  Rasmus Lindh† 10 0 0 0 1 210 14th
  Josh Green 6 0 0 0 0 119 20th
  Kyffin Simpson 13 0 1 0 2 283 10th 5th
  Josh Pierson 9 0 0 0 0 173 15th
  Toby Sowery 3 0 0 0 1 65 23rd
  Ernie Francis Jr. 13 0 0 0 1 300 9th 6th
2024 Dallara IL-15   Caio Collet 14 1 1 3 6 436 3rd 2nd
  Callum Hedge 14 0 0 0 1 332 4th
  Reece Gold 13 0 0 1 0 289 10th
  Christian Bogle 14 0 0 0 0 284 12th
  Jonathan Browne 14 0 0 0 0 279 13th
  Josh Pierson 14 0 0 0 0 264 14th
  Christian Brooks 8 0 0 0 0 208 16th
  Nolan Siegel 5 1 1 0 3 177 17th
  Nolan Allaer 10 0 0 0 0 158 19th
  Niels Koolen 9 0 0 0 0 140 20th
  Kiko Porto 1 0 0 0 0 18 26th
  Jagger Jones 1 0 0 0 0 17 27th
  Myles Rowe 14 0 0 0 0 286 11th 5th

† Shared results with other teams.

Former series results

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Formula Regional Americas Championship

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Year Car Drivers Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points D.C. T.C.
2020 Ligier JS F3   David Malukas 17 2 0 1 15 283 2nd 2nd
  Logan Cusson† 16 0 0 0 1 64 8th
  Kyffin Simpson 9 0 0 0 0 30 13th
  Santiago Urrutia 2 0 0 0 1 15 15th
  Marco Kacic 3 0 0 0 0 1 19th

† Shared results with other teams.

Timeline

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Current series
Indy NXT 2019–present
Former series
Formula Regional Americas Championship 2020
IndyCar Series 2022–2023

References

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