Liam Sceats (born 20 September 2005) is a racing driver from

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who currently competes in the

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driving for

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. He previously competed in the 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship for TJ Speed Motorsports.

Career

Formula Regional Oceania Championship

2023

After competing in

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and

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championships, on the 29 December 2022, it was announced that Sceats would make his debut in the

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with M2 Competition. He would get his first podium of the series at

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. 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

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and go on to get his first win in the series. At the final round at

, Sceats qualified on pole for race one, while championship leader

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crashed during qualifying. Sceats also qualified on pole for the

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(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

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for the top spot, but only briefly, as Bilinski's pace faded and was passed by

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. 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 would ultimately finish second in the championship to Bilinski.

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

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, 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

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and

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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 would 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

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, he would finish second to Nikita Johnson. However, Johnson was disqualified after the race which promoted Sceats to first. The Kiwi achieved his next podium at

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, and got his final podium of the season at the

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. Sceats finished the championship in 5th position with 256 points.

Indy NXT

2025

On 13 February 2025, it was announced that Sceats would join

to compete in the

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in the No. 30 car.

Karting record

Karting career summary

Racing record

Racing career summary

^* Season still in progress.

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results

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

Complete Formula Regional Japanese Championship results

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

American open-wheel racing results

USF Pro 2000 Championship

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

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) * Season still in progress.

External links

References

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