Kyle Kirkwood
Kyle M. Kirkwood | |
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Nationality | ![]() |
Born | Jupiter, Florida | October 19, 1998
Indy Lights career | |
Debut season | 2020 |
Current team | Andretti Autosport |
Car number | 28 |
Best finish | TBA in 2020 |
Previous series | |
2019 2019 2018 2018 2016-17 2015 | Euroformula Open Championship Indy Pro 2000 Championship F3 Americas Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship Formula 4 United States Championship F1600 Championship Series |
Championship titles | |
2019 2018 2018 2017 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship F3 Americas Championship U.S. F2000 National Championship Formula 4 United States Championship |
Awards | |
2016 | Team USA Scholarship |
Kyle Kirkwood (born October 19, 1998) is an American auto racing driver.[1][2] He currently drives in Indy Lights, competing for Andretti Autosport.
Career
Karting
Born in Jupiter, Kirkwood began karting at a young age, often competing alongside fellow Jupiter native Oliver Askew.[3] Throughout his karting career, he amassed multiple titles, including the AM Engines Formula Tag Junior championship in 2012, the SKUSA SuperNationals XVII - S5 Junior championship in 2013 and back-to-back wins at the Florida Winter Tour in 2015 and 2016.[4][5][6]
Lower formulae
In 2015, Kirkwood made his single-seater debut in the F1600 Championship with Chastain Motorsports.[7] There he took victory in the season opener at Road Atlanta and contested a further six rounds to finish sixteenth.[8]
Following his performance in Formula 4 United States, Kirkwood returned to the Formula Ford scene in 2016 to represent Team USA in the Formula Ford Festival and Walter Hayes Trophy event, finishing seventh and fourth overall in both respective events.[9][10][11][12]
In 2016, Kirkwood joined the inaugural Formula 4 United States Championship with Primus Racing, which saw him claim a win at Mid-Ohio and finish third in the standings overall.[13] In September 2016, Kirkwood was awarded with the Team USA scholarship.[14]
After competing with them in pre-season testing at NOLA, Kirkwood returned to the championship the following year, switching to newcomers Cape Motorsports.[15][16] He achieved nine victories, including back-to-back hat-tricks at Indianapolis and Motorsport Park, wrapping up the title in the Formula One supporting season finale at the Circuit of the Americas.[17][18][19] During the season, Kirkwood was once again selected as a candidate for the Team USA scholarship.[20]
International Formula 3
In August 2018, Kirkwood joined Abel Motorsports to contest the inaugural season of F3 Americas.[21] The season saw Kirkwood claim fifteen of the seventeen race victories on offer and seal his third consecutive championship at NOLA with a round to spare.[22][23]
The following year, Kirkwood made a one-off appearance with RP Motorsport in the season finale of the Euroformula Open Championship at Monza, which saw him take a best-placed finish of sixth in race two.[24][25]
Formula E
In February 2020, Kirkwood was announced to be partaking in the rookie test at Marrakesh with BMW i Andretti Motorsport.[26]
Road to Indy
In December 2016, Kirkwood partook in the Mazda Road to Indy Shootout, but lost out on the scholarship to Askew.[27]
USF2000
In 2017, Kirkwood partook in the Chris Griffis Memorial Test with Swan-RJB Motorsports.[28] In February 2018, he reunited with Cape Motorsports to contest the 2018 championship.[29] In only his rookie season, Kirkwood dominated proceedings, taking twelve of the fourteen victories on offer and sealing his second title in a year at Mid-Ohio and equalling J.R. Hildebrand's record of wins across a season.[30][31]
Indy Pro 2000
Kirkwood graduated to the championship in 2019, selecting RP Motorsport Racing as his team.[32] After faltering in earlier rounds, Kirkwood took his maiden victories in both races at Road America.[33] From the second race at Toronto onwards, Kirkwood dominated the season and won his fourth consecutive title at the season finale in Laguna Seca despite being taken out by Danial Frost.[34][35][36]
Indy Lights
In December 2019, Kirkwood partook in the post-season test at Sebring with reigning champions Andretti Autosport.[37] The following month, Andretti confirmed Kirkwood would race with them for the 2020 season.[38]
Racing record
Career summary
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2015 | F1600 Championship Series | Chastain Motorsports | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 181 | 16th |
2016 | F4 United States Championship | Primus Racing | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 183 | 3rd |
2017 | F4 United States Championship | Cape Motorsports | 20 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 345 | 1st |
2018 | F3 Americas Championship | Abel Motorsports | 17 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 405 | 1st |
U.S. F2000 National Championship | Cape Motorsports | 14 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 374 | 1st | |
2019 | Indy Pro 2000 Championship | RP Motorsport Racing | 16 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 419 | 1st |
Euroformula Open Championship | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | ||
2020 | Indy Lights | Andretti Autosport |
† As Kirkwood was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Motorsports career results
American open–wheel racing results
U.S. F2000 Championship
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
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2018 | Cape Motorsports | STP 1 |
STP 5 |
IMS 2 |
IMS 1 |
LOR 1 |
ROA 1 |
ROA 1 |
TOR 1 |
TOR 1 |
MDO 1 |
MDO 1 |
MDO 1 |
POR 1 |
POR 1 |
1st | 440 |
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | RP Motorsport Racing | STP 14 |
STP 2 |
IMS 2 |
IMS 13 |
LOR 4 |
ROA 1 |
ROA 1 |
TOR 8 |
TOR 1 |
MDO 1 |
MDO 1 |
GTW 1 |
POR 1 |
POR 1 |
LAG 1 |
LAG 14 |
1st | 419 |
References
- ^ "Kyle-Kirkwood". indycar.com. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ "Kyle Kirkwood on IndyCar fast track after USF2000 championship". autoweek.com. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
- ^ "CATCHING UP WITH OLIVER ASKEW AND KYLE KIRKWOOD, PART ONE". November 15, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "SUPERKARTS! USA HONORS 2014 PRO TOUR CHAMPIONS". December 31, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Cole, David (April 6, 2015). "eKartingNews.com Driver of the Month – March 2015 – Kyle Kirkwood". ekartingnews.com. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Winners Crowned at the 2016 Sofina Foods Florida Winter Tour Presented By Fikse Wheels". March 14, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kirkwood Completes Chastain F1600 Line Up". February 6, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kirkwood Over Bamford at Road Atlanta". April 11, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kirkwood Heads to England to Represent F4 U.S. and Team USA Scholarship". October 19, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kirkwood to Compete for Walter Hayes Trophy in Final Team USA Scholarship Event". November 4, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (December 8, 2017). "How a classic junior formula still has great relevance today". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "TEAM USA: Askew, Kirkwood Shine in Wet Walter Hayes Trophy Final". November 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Malsher-Lopez, David (August 14, 2016). "Kirkwood, Robinson, Das take U.S. F4 victories at Mid-Ohio". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kirkwood Named as Team USA Scholarship Winner". September 30, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "F4 U.S. Official NOLA Test Track Report". February 27, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "F4 U.S. Debuts 33 Car Grid for Season Opener". April 6, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Get Out the Brooms, Kyle Kirkwood Makes Clean Sweep in Indy". June 12, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kirkwood Dominates Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Wins All Three Races". July 13, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kirkwood: Stretching the Lead". August 21, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Czaczyk, Kirkwood and Loomis Identified as 2017 Team USA Scholarship Candidates". July 26, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "A New Era of Racing Debuts in America this Weekend at PITT Race". August 3, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kirkwood Continues Winning Streak in Ligier JS P3 at IMSA Sportscar Encore". November 12, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (October 14, 2018). "Kyle Kirkwood takes F3 Americas title in style at NOLA". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (October 8, 2019). "IP2000 champion Kyle Kirkwood joins Euroformula Open finale". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Lawson wins final Euroformula race for the Dallara F317". October 13, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "BMW DTM driver Lucas Auer and Andretti youngster Kyle Kirkwood to test the BMW iFE.20 in Marrakesh". AutoMobilSport.com. February 20, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
- ^ Malsher-Lopez, David (December 8, 2016). "Askew wins Mazda Road to Indy Scholarship Shootout". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "SWAN-RJB MOTORSPORTS COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL TEXAS TEST". December 27, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Allen, Peter (February 21, 2018). "US F4 champion Kyle Kirkwood to race in USF2000 with Cape Motorsports". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kirkwood seals USF2000 title with three victories at Mid-Ohio". July 30, 2018. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (September 3, 2018). "Kyle Kirkwood equals USF2000 win record at Portland". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Wood, Elliot (March 3, 2019). "Kyle Kirkwood picks RP Motorsport for Indy Pro 2000 drive". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kirkwood completes Indy Pro 2000 sweep at Road America". Racer. June 23, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kirkwood Returns To His Winning Ways In Toronto". Speed Sport. July 14, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Kyle Kirkwood Sweeps In Indy Pro 2000". Speed Sport. July 14, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ Allen, Peter (September 23, 2019). "Lindh wins IP2000 finale after Frost off, Kirkwood taken out after sealing title". FormulaScout. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ "Indy Lights concludes two-day test at Sebring". December 12, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "INDY PRO 2000 CHAMP KIRKWOOD JOINS ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT". January 24, 2020. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Kyle Kirkwood career summary at DriverDB.com