Tõnis Kasemets

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template other Tõnis Kasemets (born March 17, 1974) is an Estonian racing driver and a former competitor in the CART Champ Car World Series. He won the 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge championship.

Career

Kasemets started racing karts in 1982, winning the Baltic championships in 1992 and 1993.[1] In 1995, Kasemets moved to the United States to race in the American series. He advanced through the open wheel ranks and by 2004 was in the Toyota Atlantic series. In 2005 he placed second in the series championship to Charles Zwolsman Jr.. He participated in a partial 2006 schedule in the Champ Car World Series for Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports Racing.

To participate in Champ Car in 2006 he had to gather funds for a quarter of the participation costs. Kasemets wanted to do a full season of Champ Car in 2007 and in the future he wants to own a successful team à la Newman-Haas and Forsythe.[2] However, he has not appeared in a Champ Car or IndyCar Series race since 2006. He continued racing in the Atlantic Championship until its closure after the 2009 season and made his Firestone Indy Lights debut on the Streets of Long Beach in April 2010.

Kasemets has competed in some Grand Am Road Racing events, including the 2013 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.

Personal life

He currently lives in Mundelein, Illinois with his son and daughter.

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status
1999 Mid-Ohio Carbir Ford Formula Continental 23 6 DNF
2000 Mid-Ohio Mygale 99 Ford Formula Continental 1 2 Running
2003 Mid-Ohio Swift 008.a Toyota 4AGE Formula Atlantic 20 8 Running
2005 Mid-Ohio Alfa Romeo GT Lite DNS 7 DNS
2007 Heartland Park Swift 014.a Toyota 4AGE Formula Atlantic 2 2 Running
2008 Heartland Park Vestal 09F Ford Kent Formula Ford 2 2 Running

American open–wheel racing results

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Atlantic Championship

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points
2004 Brooks Associates Racing LBH
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MTY MIL POR1
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
POR2
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CLE
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TOR VAN ROA
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
DEN MTL LS
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
13th 81
2005 Team Tonis LBH
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MTY
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
POR1
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
POR2
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CLE1
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CLE2
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TOR
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
EDM
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SJO
19Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
DEN
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ROA
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MTL
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2nd 289
2007 Newman Wachs Racing LVG LBH HOU POR1 POR2 CLE MTT TOR EDM1 EDM2 SJO ROA
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
29th 4
2008 Genoa Racing LBH LS MTT EDM1 EDM2 ROA1
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ROA2
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TRR NJ UTA ATL 21st 51
2009 Polestar Motor Racing SEB
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NJ1
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
NJ2
7Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
LIM
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ACC1
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ACC2
3Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOH
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TRR
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOS
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ATL
9Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
LS
4Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
5th 103
Genoa Racing UTA
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
2012 K-Hill Motorsports ATL1 ATL2 NJ1 NJ2 SUM1
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SUM2
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
9th 87
2015 K-Hill Motorsports PBI
1Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ATL ATL WGL WGL VIR VIR MOH MOH PIT PIT NJMP NJMP PIT
10Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PIT
1
18th 53
2023 K-Hill Motorsports ATL ATL MOH MOH PIT PIT ROA
DNSScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
ROA
2Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SUM SUM 10th 44

Indy Lights

Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points
2010 Team PBIR STP ALA LBH
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
INDY IOW WGL 18th 56
Andersen Racing TOR
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
EDM MOH SNM CHI KTY HMS
2011 Team Moore Racing STP ALA LBH INDY MIL IOW TOR EDM1 EDM2 TRO NHM BAL
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
KTY LVS 27th 24

Champ Car

Year Team No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points Ref
2006 Rocketsports Racing 18 LBH HOU MTY MIL POR
16Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
CLE
12Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
TOR
15Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
EDM
11Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SJO DEN MTL ROA
17Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
SRF MXC 19th 34 [3]

IMSA Prototype Challenge

Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2019 IMSA Prototype Challenge Wulver Racing 6 0 0 1 2 139 4th
2020 IMSA Prototype Challenge Wulver Racing 6 0 0 0 0 134 11th
2021 IMSA Prototype Challenge Wulver Racing 5 0 0 1 0 1070 10th
2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge Wulver Racing 5 4 3 0 5 1720 1st

WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in italics indicate fastest lap)

Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 <templatestyles src="Template:Tooltip/styles.css" />Pos.Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Points
2021 Wulver Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6 L V8 DAY SEB MOH WGL WGL ELK
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
PET 29th 276
2023 Ave Motorsports LMP3 Ligier JS P320 Nissan VK56DE 5.6L V8 DAY SEB
5Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
WGL
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
MOS ELK
6Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
IMS PET 19th 808
2024  Sean Creech Motorsport LMP2 Ligier JS P217 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY
SEB
WGL
MOS
ELK
8Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
IMS
ATL
51st 253

References

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External links

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