Hunter Yeany (born 11 May 2005) is an American racing driver currently competing in the 2026 Michelin Pilot Challenge for Medusa Motorsports in a Ford Mustang GT4. Previously, he raced in the FIA Formula 3 Championship, the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports, and in Formula Regional Americas. He was the 2020 Formula 4 United States champion.
Career Karting Yeany's karting career was predominantly in the US: finishing 13th in the 2019 SKUSA SuperNationals XX11 - KA100 Junior Class by RLV. Aside from that, not much is known about his karting career.
Formula 4 In 2020, Yeany made his single seater debut in the Formula 4 US Championship with Velocity Racing Development, alongside Kyffin Simpson and Erik Evans. He dominated the championship, taking seven wins and 14 podiums from 15 races on his way to becoming the youngest ever winner of a Formula 4 series. His early clinching of the title led to him skipping the final round at COTA. Overall, he finished 58 points ahead of second in the standings.
Formula Regional Americas Championship 2020 Yeany made his debut in the Formula Regional Americas Championship in the final round of the 2020 season, continuing with Velocity Racing Development. The American finished all three races in the top ten, but was unable to score points due to his status as a guest driver.
2021 For 2021, Yeany raced in the series full time with the same team. He was unable to replicate his victory-laden season unlike the previous year, and missed the final two rounds due to family issues. He wounded 12th in the drivers' standings.
GB3 Championship For the fourth round of the 2021 GB3 Championship Yeany joined Fortec Motorsports, partnering Roberto Faria and Mikkel Grundtvig. The American scored eighth and 15th-placed finishes in the first two races respectively, and achieved his first podium on a European racetrack with third place in the reversed grid race on Sunday. That allowed him to end 24th in the standings with 36 points.
FIA Formula 3 Championship 2021 In August 2021, Yeany was announced to join the FIA Formula 3 Championship at the Spa-Francorchamps round, replacing Formula 2-bound Enzo Fittipaldi at Charouz Racing System. He achieved a best race result of eighteenth place over two rounds. He missed the final round due to clashing commitments with the Formula Regional Americas Championship and was replaced by Ayrton Simmons. He ended 33rd in the full standings classification.
2022
Yeany took part in the 2021 post-season test at Circuit Ricardo Tormo with Campos Racing. In January 2022, the team announced that Yeany would drive for them in the 2022 season.
In the Spielberg round, during the sprint race, Yeany injured his wrist while making contact with a rival. He managed to continue and finish 21st. However, due to his injury, he was forced to withdraw from the feature race. Ultimately, he had to miss the Budapest round as well and was replaced by Oliver Goethe. He also missed the Zandvoort round and was replaced by Sebastián Montoya. Yeany made his return at the final round in Monza, and finished the races 24th and 17th. Yeany failed to score points and finished 33rd in the championship, with a best finish of 16th.
At the end of September, Yeany partook in the post-season test with Carlin, on Day 1 and Day 3 at Jerez.
2023
On 19 December 2022, it was announced that Yeany would drive for Rodin Carlin in the 2023 season. He had similar results in the first half of the season compared to 2022, with a best finish of 16th place. Yeany was replaced by Max Esterson for the Silverstone and Hungary rounds. He later revealed on Instagram that he would not return to Formula 3 for the remainder of the season. Yeany would be eventually classified 30th in the standings.
Indy Pro 2000 / USF Pro 2000 Championship
2021 Yeany also competed in the Indy Pro 2000 Championship with Velocity Racing Development along with his Formula Regional campaign. He only competed in two rounds, before leaving the championship.
2024 Yeany would return to racing in America for 2024, driving in the USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports. He took his first victory since 2020 by winning an incident-packed first race at the NOLA Motorsports Park. Yeany would miss the round at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park due to financial issues, and was replaced by former FIA Formula 3 rival Francesco Pizzi. He placed 14th in the standings, with 148 points.
Personal life Yeany was born in Charlottesville, Virginia and his racing hero is three-time Formula One champion Niki Lauda.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition2017SKUSA SuperNationals — KA100 JuniorKartSport North America60th2018SKUSA SuperNationals — Mini SwiftVeloce Sports/Benik13th
Racing record
Racing career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2020 Formula 4 United States Championship Velocity Racing Development 15 8 1 6 14 285 1stFormula Regional Americas Championship 3 0 0 0 0 0 NC† 2021 Formula Regional Americas Championship Velocity Racing Development 12 0 1 0 0 67 12th Indy Pro 2000 Championship 8 0 0 0 0 79 14th FIA Formula 3 Championship Charouz Racing System 6 0 0 0 0 0 33rd GB3 Championship Fortec Motorsport 3 0 0 0 1 36 24th 2022 FIA Formula 3 Championship Campos Racing 11 0 0 0 0 0 33rd2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship Rodin Carlin 10 0 0 0 0 0 30th2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship TJ Speed Motorsports8110314814th2026Michelin Pilot Challenge - GSMedusa Motorsports
† As Yeany was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete Formula 4 United States 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 DC Points 2020 Velocity Racing Development MOH1 MOH2 VIR1 VIR2 VIR3 BAR1 BAR2 BAR3 BAR4 SEB1 SEB2 SEB3 HMS1 HMS2 HMS3 COA1 COA2 COA3 1st 285
Complete American open–wheel racing results Formula Regional Americas Championship (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 Pos Points 2020 Velocity Racing Development MOH1 MOH2 VIR1 VIR2 VIR3 BAR1 BAR2 BAR3 SEB1 SEB2 SEB3 HMS1 HMS2 HMS3 COA1 COA2 COA3 NC† 0 2021 Velocity Racing DevelopmentATL1ATL2ATL3ROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2MOH3BRA1BRA2BRA3VIR1VIR2VIR3COA1COA2COA3 12th 67 † As Yeany was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Indy Pro 2000 Championship / USF Pro 2000 Championship (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 Position Points 2021 Velocity Racing DevelopmentBARBARSTPSTPIMSIMSIMSLORROAROAMOHMOHGMPNJMPNJMPNJMPMOHMOH14th792024TJ Speed MotorsportsSTP1STP2LOU1LOU2LOU3IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2POR1POR2 14th 148
Complete GB3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Entrant 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 2021 Fortec Motorsport BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 SIL11 SIL12 SIL13 DON11 DON12 DON13 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SIL21 SIL22 SIL23 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 DON21 DON22 DON23 24th 36
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 DC Points 2021 Charouz Racing System CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 ZAN1 ZAN2 ZAN3 SOC1 SOC2 SOC3 33rd 0 2022 Campos Racing BHRSPR BHRFEA IMOSPR IMOFEA CATSPR CATFEA SILSPR SILFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA ZANSPR ZANFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 33rd 0 2023 Rodin Carlin BHRSPR BHRFEA MELSPR MELFEA MONSPR MONFEA CATSPR CATFEA RBRSPR RBRFEA SILSPR SILFEA HUNSPR HUNFEA SPASPR SPAFEA MNZSPR MNZFEA 30th 0
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