Liam Sceats (born 20 September 2005) is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in the Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia – Pro for VSR. He previously competed in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship for TJ Speed Motorsports.
Early career
Formula Regional Oceania Championship
2023 After competing in karting and Formula Ford championships, on the 29 December 2022, it was announced that Sceats would make his debut in the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with M2 Competition. He would get his first podium of the series at Highlands Motorsport Park. Sceats would finish fourth in the standings with three podiums.
2024 In 2024, Sceats would return to the championship, once again driving for M2 Competition. He would qualify on pole for the third race at Euromarque Motorsport Park and go on to get his first win in the series.
At the final round at Highlands Motorsport Park, Sceats qualified on pole for race one, while championship leader Roman Bilinski crashed during qualifying. Sceats also qualified on pole for the New Zealand Grand Prix (race 3). He would have a commanding performance in race one and proceeded to win the race. Sceats managed to keep the championship alive with this result. During race two, championship rival Bilinski had climbed all the way up to second. Bilinski would fight with Bryce Aron for the top spot, but only briefly, as Bilinski's pace faded and was passed by Patrick Woods-Toth. However, this was enough for Bilinski to take the title. In the New Zealand Grand Prix, Sceats would battle with Callum Hedge for the win. Hedge kept putting pressure on Sceats, but Sceats would ultimately hold him off and win his home race. Sceats finished second in the championship to Bilinski.
2026
Sceats made a one-off cameo with HMD Motorsports with TJ Speed in the final round of the series at Highlands Motorsport Park, and scored a sole podium in the second race.
Formula Regional Japanese Championship
2023 Sceats would join the 2023 Formula Regional Japanese Championship driving for Sutekina Racing Team. He would get his first win in the third round of the championship at Okayama International Circuit, and became the first foreign race winner in championship history. Sceats would be in championship contention all season with Sota Ogawa. Sceats would get two more wins at Twin Ring Motegi and Fuji Speedway before the final round of the season at Sugo. In the second race at Fuji, championship leader Ogawa would go off during the race and ultimately have to retire. This promoted Sceats to first and allowed him to win the race. Ogawa's championship lead reduced to just 28 points going into the final round. At the final round at Sugo, Ogawa had done enough to take the title ahead of Sceats. Sceats finished second in the standings.
USF Pro 2000 Championship
2024 For 2024, Sceats would make the move to America and compete in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship with TJ Speed Motorsports. In the second race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, he would finish second to Nikita Johnson. However, Johnson was disqualified after the race which promoted Sceats to first. Sceats achieved his next podium at Road America, and got his final podium of the season at the Grand Prix of Toronto. He finished the championship in fifth position with 256 points.
Indy NXT
2025 On 13 February 2025, it was announced that Sceats would join HMD Motorsports to compete in the 2025 Indy NXT at St. Petersburg in the No. 30 car. Sceats finished 18th in the championship with five top-tenüs.
Sportscar career
One-make Lamborghini racing
2026
Sceats transitioned to sportscar racing in the form of one-make Lamborghini's where he competed in the 2026 Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia for VSR with Pole Gustaw Wisniewski. So far the duo have taken wins at Sepang, Inje, and Shanghai, and are six points behind championship leader, William Tregurtha.
Karting record
Karting career summary SeasonSeriesTeamPosition 2013 Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Cadet Raket class 12th Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Cadet class 24th 2014 46th Blossom Festival - Cadet class 8th Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Cadet Raket class 4th Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Cadet Raket class2nd Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Cadet Rok class3rd Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Cadet class 16th Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship - Cadet class 10th NZ Top Half Series - Cadet class 2015 47th Blossom Festival - Cadet class1st Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship - Cadet class2nd Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Cadet Rok class3rd Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Cadet Rok class2nd Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Cadet Raket class3rd Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Cadet class2nd NZ National Sprint Championship - Cadet 7th 2016 48th Blossom Festival - Vortex Mini Rok class 6th Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship - Vortex Mini Rok 6th Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Cadet Rok class 5th Kartsport Auckland Club Point Series - Vortex Mini Rok class 15th Giltrap Group Kartsport NZ Sprint Championship - Cadet class 10th 2017 Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship - Vortex Mini Rok3rd Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Vortex Mini Rok class 4th NZ Top Half Series - Vortex Mini Rok class Sievwright Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship - Vortex Mini ROK class 4th 2018 Kartsport Auckland - Auckland Regional Schools Championship - Rotax Max Junior class 7th 50th Blossom Festival - Rotax Max Junior class 8th Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship presented by Napier Boys High School - Junior Rotax 7th Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Rotax Junior class 7th Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Rotax Junior class 6th RMC New Zealand - Junior Max 5th NZ National Sprint Championship - Junior Max 10th 2019 Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship - Vortex Rok DVS Junior class2nd Australian Kart Championship - KA2 18th CIK Trophy of New Zealand - Vortex Rok DVS Junior2nd Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship - Junior Rotax2nd Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Rotax Junior class1st ROK Cup Superfinal - Junior ROK Ward Racing NZ National Sprint Championship - Junior Max 21st 2020 Kartsport NZ National Sprint Championship - Vortex Rok DVS Junior class Kartsport NZ North Island Sprint Championship - Rotax Light 17th Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Rotax Junior class 6th Australian Kart Championship - KA2 31st 2021 McFall Fuels Kartsport NZ National Schools Championship presented by Cambridge High School - Rotax Light 11th Pool & Spa Maintenance Ltd Kartsport Auckland City of Sails - Rotax Light class 9th
Racing record Racing career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2020-21 North Island Formula Ford Series150001?4th2021 NZ Formula Ford Championship600002858th Formula Ford Manfeild Winter Series941355063rd 2021-22 North Island Formula Ford Series1262687013rd Formula Ford New Zealand South Island Series20000??2022 NZ Formula Ford Championship841454603rd Formula Ford Manfeild Winter Series331032258th2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship M2 Competition1500132454th Formula Regional Japanese Championship Sutekina Racing Team163028219.52nd 2024 Formula Regional Oceania Championship M2 Competition1532383412nd Tasman Series600131272nd USF Pro 2000 Championship TJ Speed Motorsports1810052565th2025 Indy NXT HMD Motorsports8000016218th 2026 Formula Regional Oceania Trophy HMD Motorsports with TJ Speed300015220th Lamborghini Super Trofeo Asia - Pro VSR1030310125*2nd*
* Season still in progress.
Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship / Trophy 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 DC Points2023 M2 CompetitionHIG1 HIG2HIG3TER1TER2TER3MAN1MAN2MAN3HMP1HMP2HMP3TAU1TAU2TAU3 4th 245 2024 M2 CompetitionTAU1TAU2TAU3MAN1MAN2MAN3HMP1HMP2HMP3RUA1RUA2RUA3HIG1 HIG2HIG3 2nd 341 2026 HMD Motorsports with TJ Speed HMP1 HMP2 HMP3 HMP4 TAU1 TAU2 TAU3 TAU4 TER1 TER2 TER3 TER4 HIG1 HIG2 HIG3 20th 52
Complete New Zealand Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Main race 2023 M2 Competition Tatuus FT-60 - Toyota 6th 6th 2024 M2 Competition Tatuus FT-60 - Toyota 1st1st 2026 HMD Motorsports with TJ Speed Tatuus FT-60 - Toyota 6th 7th
Complete Formula Regional Japanese 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 Pos Points 2023 Sutekina Racing Team FUJ11 FUJ12 FUJ13 SUZ1 SUZ2 OKA1 OKA2 OKA3 MOT1 MOT2 MOT3 FUJ21 FUJ22 SUG1 SUG2 SUG3 2nd 219.5
American open-wheel racing results
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 Pos Points2024TJ Speed MotorsportsSTP1STP2LOU1LOU2LOU3IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2ROA3MOH1MOH2TOR1TOR2POR1POR2 5th 256
Indy NXT (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2025 HMD Motorsports STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MOH IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH 18th 162 * Season still in progress.
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