Keyvan Andres Soori (born 8 March 2000, in

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) is a

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ian former racing driver.

Career

Karting

Keyvan Andres Soori started his racing career in

karting Kart racing or karting is a motorsport discipline using open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on full-size motor ...

in 2011. He competed in the Minimes class of the regional

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (commonly shortened to PACA), also known as Région Sud, is one of the eighteen Regions of France, administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the Metropolitan France, mainland. The main P ...

championship. The eleven-year-old also competed in the French Bridgestone Cup. The following year the young German driver joined the Kerpener Kart Challenge in the KF3 class placing fifth in the championship. Andres was entered by Lotus Racing Karts, a subsidiary of

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. Keyvan also entered the ADAC Kart Masters event at

Kerpen Kerpen (; Ripuarian: ''Kerpe'') is the most populated town in the Rhein-Erft-Kreis (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany). It is located about 20 kilometres southwest from Cologne. As of 2023, Kerpen has a total population of 67,627. Division of ...

racing other future stars like

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. 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.

Open Wheel

;United States In 2013, Keyvan Andres made his debut in

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. At the

Virginia International Raceway Virginia International Raceway (VIR) is a race track located in Alton, Virginia, near Danville. It is less than a half-mile from the North Carolina/Virginia border just outside Milton, North Carolina, on the banks of the Dan River. VIR hosts ...

, Keyvan Andres, racing under the name Keyvan Soori, came in fourth in his first Skip Barber Formula 2000 race. Drivers like

Colton Herta Colton Thomas Herta (born March 30, 2000) is an American auto racing, racing driver who competes in the IndyCar Series, NTT IndyCar Series for Andretti Autosport, Andretti Global with Curb Agajanian Performance Group, Curb Agajanian. He is the yo ...

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and

Nikita Lastochkin Nikita Lastochkin (born May 5, 1990) is a Russian racing driver, who moved to the United States at the age of 16 years, and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Career He began racing in 2013 where he completed the 3 day Skip Barber Rac ...

also competed in the race. Andres was eventually placed eleventh in the championship winning one race, at

Road Atlanta Road Atlanta (known for sponsorship reasons as Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta) is a road course located just north of Braselton, Georgia, United States. The facility is utilized for a wide variety of events, including professional and amateur spo ...

. In the winter of 2013–14 Soori won the Skip Barber Winter Series, winning seven out of fourteen races to take the title. Due to his success Andres graduated into the

Mazda Road to Indy The USF Pro Championships Presented by Continental Tire, formerly known as the Road to Indy Presented by Cooper Tires, is a racecar driver development program, providing a scholarship-funded path to reach the IndyCar Series and Indianapolis 500. ...

program. In 2014 he raced for

Cape Motorsports Cape Motorsports is an American motorsport team that currently competes in Indy NXT. The team was founded in 2001 by brothers Dominic and Nicholas Cape. History Cape Motorsports was founded in 2001 by brothers Dominic and Nicholas Cape. The ...

Wayne Taylor Racing Wayne Taylor Racing (WTR) is a sports car racing team that was founded in 2004 by racing driver Wayne Taylor. From 2023 to 2025, the team had a partnership with Andretti Global, Andretti Autosport that also saw them rebrand as Wayne Taylor Raci ...

in the

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championship supporting the

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. At

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Soori scored his best result finishing in sixth place. For 2015 Andres switched teams joining ArmsUp Motorsports for their

campaign. Soori was the first German-registered driver since

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(

Andreas Wirth Andreas Wirth (born 19 November 1984 in Heidelberg) is a German racing driver. In 2004 Wirth won the Formula BMW USA championship after coming state-side, and then advanced to the Champ Car Atlantics in 2005 where he raced for two years, winnin ...

) to win an

Atlantic Championship The Atlantic Championship Series is an American open-wheel racing series with races throughout North America. It has previously been called Champ Car Atlantics, Toyota Atlantics (after its then engine supplier for sponsorship reasons), or just ...

race. The fifteen-year-old won his debut race in the series at

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. ;New Zealand In December 2016, Andres Soori was named as part of the Giles Motorsport line-up for the

Toyota Racing Series The Formula Regional Oceania Championship is New Zealand's premier formula racing category. The series includes races for every major trophy in New Zealand circuit racing including the New Zealand Motor Cup and the Denny Hulme Memorial Trophy. ...

. 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.

Personal life

Keyvan was born in

on 3 March 2000 to parents with

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roots. When Keyvan was two years old the family moved to

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

. In 2013 Keyvan moved to

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. The young German attended the

Community School of Naples Community School of Naples (CSN), is an independent, college preparatory day school in Naples, Florida. The school enrolls more than 800 students on 77 acres campus with 24 buildings. History CSN was founded in 1982 by a group of parents and ...

. Keyvan graduated from the Community School of Naples in 2017.

Racing record

Career summary

American Open-Wheel racing results

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

U.S. F2000 National Championship

Atlantic Championship

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

( key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in ''italics'' indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

Complete Toyota Racing Series results

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

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results

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

Complete Macau Grand Prix results

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)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andres, Keyvan 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Cologne Racing drivers from Cologne (region) German people of Iranian descent Sportspeople of Iranian descent Atlantic Championship drivers U.S. F2000 National Championship drivers Euroformula Open Championship drivers Toyota Racing Series drivers FIA Formula 3 European Championship drivers FIA Formula 3 Championship drivers Carlin racing drivers Iranian racing drivers Wayne Taylor Racing drivers Motopark Academy drivers Van Amersfoort Racing drivers HWA Team drivers German expatriate sportspeople in the United States Mücke Motorsport drivers