Keyvan Andres Soori (born 8 March 2000, in Cologne, Germany) is a German-Iranian racing driver.

Keyvan Andres
Andres driving the Dallara F3 2019 during the 2019 Spielberg Formula 3 round
NationalityGermany German
Iran Iranian
via dual nationality
Full nameKeyvan Andres Soori
Born (2000-03-08) March 8, 2000 (age 24)
Cologne, Germany
FIA Formula 3 European Championship career
Debut season2017
Current teamVan Amersfoort Racing
Car number15
Former teamsMotopark
Starts60
Wins0
Poles0
Fastest laps0
Best finish18th in 2018
Previous series
2016
2015
20142015
2013–2014
2011–2013
Euroformula Open Championship
Atlantic Championship
USF2000
Formula Skip Barber
Karting
Championship titles
2013–14Skip Barber Winter Series

Career

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Karting

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Keyvan Andres Soori started his racing career in karting in 2011. He competed in the Minimes class of the regional Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur championship.[1] The eleven-year-old also competed in the French Bridgestone Cup.[2] The following year the young German driver joined the Kerpener Kart Challenge in the KF3 class placing fifth in the championship.[3] Andres was entered by Lotus Racing Karts, a subsidiary of Group Lotus. Keyvan also entered the ADAC Kart Masters event at Kerpen racing other future stars like Mick Schumacher.[4] The year 2013 was the final year in karts for the German driver. Andres scored five points in the WSK Super Master Series KFJ class.[5]

Open Wheel

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United States

In 2013, Keyvan Andres made his debut in formula racing. At the Virginia International Raceway, Keyvan Andres, racing under the name Keyvan Soori, came in fourth in his first Skip Barber Formula 2000 race. Drivers like Colton Herta, Garth Rickards and Nikita Lastochkin also competed in the race.[6] Andres was eventually placed eleventh in the championship winning one race, at Road Atlanta. In the winter of 2013–14 Soori won the Skip Barber Winter Series, winning seven out of fourteen races to take the title.[7] Due to his success Andres graduated into the Mazda Road to Indy program. In 2014 he raced for Cape Motorsports-Wayne Taylor Racing in the USF2000 championship supporting the IndyCar Series. At Indianapolis Soori scored his best result finishing in sixth place. For 2015 Andres switched teams joining ArmsUp Motorsports for their USF2000 campaign. Soori was the first German-registered driver since 2006 (Andreas Wirth) to win an Atlantic Championship race. The fifteen-year-old won his debut race in the series at Watkins Glen International.

New Zealand

In December 2016, Andres Soori was named as part of the Giles Motorsport line-up for the Toyota Racing Series. He finished 11th in the standings with a best result of 8th twice.

Europe

In 2017, he was signed to Motopark for the 2017 European Formula 3 Championship, where he switched to competing under an Iranian license.[8]

Personal life

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Keyvan was born in Cologne, Germany on 3 March 2000 to parents with Persian roots. When Keyvan was two years old the family moved to France. In 2013 Keyvan moved to Naples, Florida. The young German attended the Community School of Naples. Keyvan graduated from the Community School of Naples in 2017.

Racing record

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Career summary

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Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position
2013–14 Formula Skip Barber N/A 14 7 4 4 12 342 1st
2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship Cape Motorsports w/ Wayne Taylor Racing 14 0 0 0 0 114 17th
2015 U.S. F2000 National Championship ArmsUp Motorsports 16 0 0 0 0 177 11th
Atlantic Championship K-Hill Motorsports 7 5 2 2 6 331 5th
2016 Euroformula Open Championship Carlin 16 0 0 0 0 42 12th
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 6 0 0 0 0 18 9th
2017 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Motopark 30 0 0 0 0 0 21st
Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 15 0 0 0 0 413 11th
2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 30 0 0 0 1 18 18th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A DNF
2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship HWA Racelab 16 0 0 0 0 0 28th
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 12th

American Open-Wheel racing results

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(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

U.S. F2000 National Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points
2014 Cape Motorsports
Wayne Taylor Racing
STP
10
STP
9
BAR
14
BAR
15
IMS
22
IMS
6
LOR
8
TOR
21
TOR
13
MDO
20
MDO
9
MDO
14
SNM
11
SNM
11
16th 114
2015 ArmsUp Motorsports STP
16
STP
7
NOL
6
NOL
7
BAR
7
BAR
7
IMS
15
IMS
10
LOR
7
TOR
13
TOR
13
MDO
8
MDO
11
MDO
18
LAG
6
LAG
8
11th 177

Atlantic Championship

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Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points
2015 K-Hill Motorsports PBI ATL ATL WGL
1
WGL
1
VIR
1
VIR
2
MDO MDO PIT PIT
6
NJMP
1
NJMP
1
PIT PIT 5th 331

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2016 Carlin Motorsport EST
1

9
EST
2

10
SPA
1

9
SPA
2

21
LEC
1

14
LEC
2

8
SIL
1

13
SIL
2

13
RBR
1

6
RBR
2

16
MNZ
1

Ret
MNZ
2

7
JER
1

9
JER
2

11
CAT
1

5
CAT
2

Ret
12th 42

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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(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 Points
2017 Giles Motorsport RUA
1

12
RUA
2

10
RUA
3

Ret
TER
1

10
TER
2

8
TER
3

17
HMP
1

10
HMP
2

12
HMP
3

12
TAU
1

10
TAU
2

10
TAU
3

13
MAN
1

18
MAN
2

10
MAN
3

8
11th 423

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

Year Entrant Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 DC Points
2017 Motopark Volkswagen SIL
1

15
SIL
2

14
SIL
3

16
MNZ
1

15
MNZ
2

12
MNZ
3

Ret
PAU
1

12
PAU
2

15
PAU
3

Ret
HUN
1

14
HUN
2

18
HUN
3

16
NOR
1

14
NOR
2

17
NOR
3

14
SPA
1

13
SPA
2

12
SPA
3

13
ZAN
1

12
ZAN
2

13
ZAN
3

15
NÜR
1

17
NÜR
2

19
NÜR
3

14
RBR
1

15
RBR
2

14
RBR
3

Ret
HOC
1

20
HOC
2

Ret
HOC
3

14
21st 0
2018 Van Amersfoort Racing Mercedes PAU
1

Ret
PAU
2

14
PAU
3

14
HUN
1

16
HUN
2

15
HUN
3

13
NOR
1

10
NOR
2

3
NOR
3

Ret
ZAN
1

20
ZAN
2

18
ZAN
3

17
SPA
1

10
SPA
2

12
SPA
3

20
SIL
1

16
SIL
2

18
SIL
3

16
MIS
1

19
MIS
2

18
MIS
3

17
NÜR
1

10
NÜR
2

12
NÜR
3

15
RBR
1

18
RBR
2

Ret
RBR
3

13
HOC
1

17
HOC
2

17
HOC
3

20
18th 18

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

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Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race
2018   Van Amersfoort Racing Dallara F317 25th 20th DNF
2019   HWA Racelab Dallara F3 2019 22nd 11th 12th

Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results

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(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 DC Points
2019 HWA Racelab CAT
FEA

28
CAT
SPR

18
LEC
FEA

DNS
LEC
SPR

19
RBR
FEA

27
RBR
SPR

13
SIL
FEA

21
SIL
SPR

26
HUN
FEA

23
HUN
SPR

14
SPA
FEA

14
SPA
SPR

16
MNZ
FEA

19
MNZ
SPR

22
SOC
FEA

19
SOC
SPR

23
28th 0

References

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  1. ^ "Championat Regional PACAC 2011 Minimes" (PDF). Karting Sud. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Bridgestone Cup Finale". CR Kart. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ "5. Lauf Kart-Challenge Hahn". Kart Club Kerpen. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ^ "ADAC Kart Masters / MSC Langenfeld" (PDF). ADAC Motorsport. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  5. ^ "WSK Super Master Series – KFJ 2013 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  6. ^ "2013 SBF2000 Summer Series Point Standings" (PDF). Skip Barber. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  7. ^ "Skip Barber Winter Series 2014 standings". DriverDB.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  8. ^ "New Signing for the FIA Formula 3 European Championship: Keyvan Andres Soori". February 9, 2017. Archived from the original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Skip Barber Winter Series Champion
2013–14
Succeeded by