Tõnis Kasemets

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.

Tõnis Kasemets
NationalityEstonia Estonian
Born (1974-03-17) March 17, 1974
Pärnu, Estonia
Achievements2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge champion
Champ Car career
5 races run over 1 year
Team(s)Rocketsports Racing
Best finish19th (2006)
First race2006 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland)
Last race2006 Grand Prix of Road America (Road America)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 0

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
YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1999Mid-OhioCarbirFordFormula Continental236DNF
2000Mid-OhioMygale 99FordFormula Continental12Running
2003Mid-OhioSwift 008.aToyota 4AGEFormula Atlantic208Running
2005Mid-OhioAlfa RomeoGT LiteDNS7DNS
2007Heartland ParkSwift 014.aToyota 4AGEFormula Atlantic22Running
2008Heartland ParkVestal 09FFord KentFormula Ford22Running

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

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
18		 MTY MIL POR1
11		 POR2
12		 CLE
9		 TOR VAN ROA
5		 DEN MTL LS
5		 13th 81
2005 Team Tonis LBH
15		 MTY
2		 POR1
1		 POR2
1		 CLE1
2		 CLE2
4		 TOR
8		 EDM
5		 SJO
19		 DEN
8		 ROA
1		 MTL
2		 2nd 289
2007 Newman Wachs Racing LVG LBH HOU POR1 POR2 CLE MTT TOR EDM1 EDM2 SJO ROA
17		 29th 4
2008 Genoa Racing LBH LS MTT EDM1 EDM2 ROA1
3		 ROA2
3		 TRR NJ UTA ATL 21st 51
2009 Polestar Motor Racing SEB
7		 NJ1
6		 NJ2
7		 LIM
5		 ACC1
5		 ACC2
3		 MDO
12		 TRR
4		 MOS
6		 ATL
9		 LS
4		 5th 103
Genoa Racing UTA
5
2012 K-Hill Motorsports ATL1 ATL2 NJ1 NJ2 SUM1
1		 SUM2
6		 9th 87
2015 K-Hill Motorsports PBI
1		 ATL ATL WGL WGL VIR VIR MDO MDO PIT PIT NJMP NJMP PIT
10		 PIT
1		 18th 53
2023 K-Hill Motorsports ATL ATL MOH MOH PIT PIT ROA
DNS		 ROA
2		 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
6		 INDY IOW WGL 18th 56
Andersen Racing TOR
6		 EDM MDO SNM CHI KTY HMS
2011 Team Moore Racing STP ALA LBH INDY MIL IOW TOR EDM1 EDM2 TRO NHM BAL
8		 KTY LVS 27th 24

Champ Car
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points Ref
2006 Rocketsports Racing LBH HOU MTY MIL POR
16		 CLE
12		 TOR
15		 EDM
11		 SJO DEN MTL ROA
17		 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

References
  1. "Kasemets, Tõnis". www.esbl.ee. Spordikoolituse ja -Teabe Sihtasutus. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  2. "Tõnis Kasemets kavatseb Champ Cari sarjas jätkata". October 17, 2006. Retrieved October 17, 2006.
  3. "Tõnis Kasemets – 2006 Champ Car World Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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