Founded | 1972 |
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Founder(s) | Bill Abel |
Base | Indianapolis, Indiana |
Team principal(s) | Bill Abel John Brunner |
Current series | IndyCar Series Indy NXT |
Former series | U.S. F2000 National Championship Formula 4 United States Championship Formula Regional Americas Championship Indy Pro 2000 Championship |
Current drivers | Jacob Abel Yuven Sundaramoorthy Josh Mason Jordan Missig Taylor Ferns |
Website | https://abelmotorsports.com/ |
Abel Motorsports is an American auto racing team in the IndyCar Series and Indy NXT series. The team is owned by Bill Abel.
History
They have competed at numerous levels of the Road to Indy. In April 2024, at Barber Motorsports Park, the team recorded its first victory in the Indy NXT series.
After competing in the 2023 Indianapolis 500, the team announced an attempt to make the race in 2024. In early May, 2024, the team announced they had withdrawn their entry in the race, after driver R. C. Enerson failed to locate funding for the effort.
Current series results
Indy Lights/NXT
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2022 | Dallara IL-15 | Jacob Abel | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 355 | 8th | 4th |
Antonio Serravalle† | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 13th | |||
Ryan Phinny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 14th | |||
Flinn Lazier | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 15th | |||
2023 | Dallara IL-15 | Jacob Abel | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 397 | 5th | 3rd |
Colin Kaminsky | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 17th | |||
Yuven Sundaramoorthy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 22nd | |||
Francesco Pizzi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 22nd | |||
2024 | Dallara IL-15 | Jacob Abel | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 517 | 2nd | 3rd |
Yuven Sundaramoorthy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 309 | 8th | |||
Jordan Missig | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 22nd | |||
Taylor Ferns | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 24th | |||
Josh Mason | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 25th |
† Serravalle competed for HMD Motorsports with Dale Coyne Racing from round 3 onwards.
IndyCar Series
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. |
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2023 | Dallara DW12 | R. C. Enerson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 36th |
Former series results
U.S. F2000 National Championship
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2015 | Élan DP08 | Bill Abel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 22nd | 10th |
2018 | Tatuus USF-17 | Jacob Abel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 23rd | 12th |
Formula 4 United States Championship
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2017 | Ligier JS F4 | Jacob Abel | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 24th | 14th |
John Andrew Entwistle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35th | |||
2018 | Ligier JS F4 | Jacob Loomis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 13th | 6th |
Jacob Abel | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15th |
Formula Regional Americas Championship
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2018 | Ligier JS F3 | Kyle Kirkwood | 17 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 405 | 1st | 1st |
Jacob Abel | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 4th | |||
2019 | Ligier JS F3 | Jacob Abel | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 155 | 4th | 3rd |
Danny van Dongen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC | |||
2020 | Ligier JS F3 | Jacob Abel | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 133 | 5th | 4th |
Blake Upton | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 14th |
Indy Pro 2000 Championship
Year | Car | Drivers | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | D.C. | T.C. |
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2019 | Tatuus PM-18 | Parker Thompson | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 344 | 3rd | 3rd |
Jacob Abel | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 9th | |||
2020 | Tatuus PM-18 | Jacob Abel | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107 | 14th | N/A |
2021 | Tatuus PM-18 | Jacob Abel | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 292 | 6th | 5th |
Timeline
Current series | |
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Indy NXT | 2022–present |
IndyCar Series | 2023–present |
Former series | |
U.S. F2000 National Championship | 2015, 2018 |
Formula 4 United States Championship | 2017–2018 |
Formula Regional Americas Championship | 2018–2020 |
Indy Pro 2000 Championship | 2019–2021 |
References
- "News". Abel Motorsports. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
- "USAC standout Ferns joins Abel Motorsports for oval Indy NXT races". RACER. 2024-03-27. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- "2024 Preview: Abel Motorsports". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- "Abel savors breakthrough Indy NXT win at Barber". RACER. 2024-04-30. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- Speedway, Indianapolis Motor. "Enerson To Drive Abel Motorsports' Entry in Indy 500". www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- "John Brunner Q&A: Abel pushing for IndyCar future sooner than later". us.motorsport.com. 2023-11-01. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- "Abel aims to follow Indy 500 return with full-time program in 2025". RACER. 2024-01-04. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- Brown, Nathan. "'Disappointing, but understandable': Abel Motorsports gives up on Indy 500 return plans". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
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