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KV Racing Technology

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KV Racing Technologywas anauto racingteam that last competed in theIndyCar Series.The team was originally formed asPK Racingbefore the 2003 season by Australian businessmanKevin Kalkhovenand formerFormula Oneteam managerCraig Pollockfrom the remnants of thePacWestteam.[1]

United StatesKV Racing Technology
Founded2003
Founder(s)Kevin Kalkhoven
Jimmy Vasser
Folded2017
BaseIndianapolis,Indiana,USA
Teamprincipal(s)Kevin Kalkhoven
Jimmy Vasser
James Sullivan
Former seriesChamp Car World Series,IndyCar Series
Teams'
Championships		0
Drivers'
Championships		0
KV Racing's No. 5 car at the2008 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg

The team has also sponsored drivers in theAtlantic Championship.

Champ Car

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In its first season, the team fielded one car and employed several drivers includingPatrick Lemarié,Bryan Herta,Max PapisandMika Salo,the latter of which scored the team's best result of third late in the season.

For 2004, the team was significantly revamped. It was renamed toPKV Racing,as businessman Dan Pettit and veteran driverJimmy Vasserreplaced Pollock as co-owners. The team also expanded to field two cars for Vasser and rookieRoberto González.Vasser scored the team's best finish and second podium with a second place atToronto,but the season was otherwise lackluster. In 2005, PKV replaced Gonzalez with former series championCristiano da Matta,who took the team's first win atPortland.Da Matta finished 11th in the championship, while Vasser scored two third-place finishes and was sixth overall.

For 2006, the team fielded full season entries for veteranOriol Serviàand rookieKatherine Legge.Vasser retired from racing after driving a third car atLong Beach.Servià scored a third place atClevelandand finished 11th in the championship, while Legge struggled and finished 16th overall. The team's 2007 driver lineup wasNeel JaniandTristan Gommendy.Mario Domínguezsubbed for Gommendy atEdmonton,and Servià replaced Gommendy for the final two races due to sponsorship issues. The team's best results were Jani's pair of second places finishes atTorontoandSan Jose.

IndyCar

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Takuma Satoat the2011 Indy Japan: The Final.

The team switched to theIndyCar Seriesfollowing the unification of American open wheel racing in 2008. Dan Pettit ceased his ownership role in the team and the team changed its name toKV Racing Technology.Australian businessmenCraig Goreand John Fish brought theirTeam Australiabranding fromWalker Racingalong with driverWill Powerto partner Servià.

Power won the Champ Car finale, the2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beacha race which also counted towards the IndyCar Series championship. Vasser also competed in the race in what was his true final race. In the2008 Indianapolis 500,the first for the team and both drivers, Power qualified 23rd and finished 13th, while Servià qualified 25th and finished 11th.

Bryan Clauson's damaged No. 88Jonathan Byrd's Racingcar, run in conjunction with KV Racing Technology. returning to the garage at the2015 Indianapolis 500.

In 2009, the team ran a full-time program for BrazilianMario Moraes.Paul Tracyalso made five starts for the team: Indy 500, Watkins Glen, Edmonton, Toronto, and Mid-Ohio.Townsend Belldrove a third car for the team at the Indy 500. In 2010 the team ran full-time programs forTakuma Sato,E. J. Viso,andMario Moraes,plus a part-time program for Paul Tracy.James Rossitertested for the team at Barber. For 2011, Sato and Viso returned to the team, as well as gaining technical support fromLotus Cars,re-branding the team as KV Racing Technology – Lotus, or KVRT-Lotus. The team addedTony Kanaanin a third car, the #82, as a tribute to the lateFormula Oneand Indy 500 championJim Clark.[2]

In the2011 Indianapolis 500,Sato and Viso were the first two cars retired from the race due to separate accidents.

For 2012, Sato would leave KV forRahal Letterman Lanigan Racing,replaced by formerFormula 1driverRubens Barichello.The team also announced that it would be partnering with Chevrolet. Although he was winless, Kanaan would finish 9th that season with a best finish of 2nd at Milwaukee. Both Viso and Barichello would struggle that year for results, with both drivers leaving the team at the end of the year.[3]

On 30 October 2012,HVM Racing'sSimona de Silvestrojoined KV for the2013 IndyCar Series season.[4]

Kanaan's win in the2013 Indianapolis 500was the first for KV, while de Silvestro scored her first podium at Houston. Kanaan departed KV to drive forChip Ganassi Racingfor the2014 IndyCar Series season,while de Silvestro also departed the team at season's end.[5]They were replaced by Dragon Racing teammatesSébastien BourdaisandSebastián Saavedrafor 2014.

The team had moderate success in 2014, with Saavedra claiming his first pole at theGrand Prix of Indianapolisand Bourdais taking his first IndyCar win atHonda Indy Toronto.Though Bourdais finished 10th in standings, a lack of results saw Saavedra's release from the team. His replacement for 2015 would be former GP2 driverStefano Coletti.Coletti would struggle heavily adapting to IndyCar, with a best finish of 8th at the2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis.[6]Bourdais would take his second win at theChevrolet Dual in Detroit.KV would release Coletti at the end of the season, reducing to only Bourdais' No. 11 for the 2016 season. The team would take its second consecutive win in Detroit.

Despite the win, funding for the team was in doubt as Kalkhoven wished to sell the team's equipment. In response, Bourdais departed KVSH forDale Coyne Racing.Without proper funding, Kalkhoven and Vasser attempted to sell the team toIndy LightsownerTrevor Carlin,but the deal fell through. On 16 February 2017, Vasser and Kalkhoven released statements confirming the end of KV Racing Technology, and the sale of equipment and technical data toJuncos Racing.

In February 2018, former KVSH co-ownersJimmy Vasserand James "Sulli" Sullivan formed a partnership withDale Coyneto fieldSébastien Bourdaisfor the2018 IndyCar SeriesasDale Coyne Racingwith Vasser-Sullivan.[7]

Drivers

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Racing results

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Complete Champ Car World Series results

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

Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Pts Pos Pts
PK Racing
2003 STP MTY LBH BRH LAU MIL LAG POR CLE TOR VAN ROA MDO MTL DEN MIA MEX SFR
LolaB02/00 FordXFEV8t B Patrick Lemarié 27 10 10 13 11 19 18 21st 8
Bryan Herta 11 25th 2
Max Papis 15 12 16 9 4 9 9 17th 25
Mika Salo 14 3 5 11 16th 26
PKV Racing
2004 LBH MTY MIL POR CLE TOR VAN ROA DEN MTL LAG LSV SFR MXC
LolaB02/00 FordXFEV8t B Jimmy Vasser 12 16 12 4 8 5 2 10 8 17 8 17 5 12 5 8th 201
Roberto González 21 14 9 12 10 7 13 13 16 12 10 14 10 11 12 15th 136
2005 LBH MTY MIL POR CLE TOR EDM SJO DEN MTL LSV SRF MXC
LolaB02/00 FordXFEV8t B Jimmy Vasser 12 9 14 5 6 6 4 11 11 15 7 3 3 6 6th 217
Cristiano da Matta 21 10 6 11 1* 16 17 17 10 18 6 12 19 14 11th 139
Jorge Goeters 52 18 29th 3
2006 LBH HOU MTY MIL POR CLE TOR EDM SJO DEN MTL ROA SRF MXC
LolaB02/00 FordXFEV8t B Oriol Servià 6 18 12 8 5 10 3 12 4 8 15 16 4 13 6 11th 197
Jimmy Vasser 12 14 24th 7
Katherine Legge 20 8 14 14 6 13 8 14 13 12 9 13 16 15 16 16th 133
2007 LSV LBH HOU POR CLE MTT TOR EDM SJO ROA ZOL ASN SFR MXC
PanozDP01 CosworthXFEV8t B Neel Jani 21 10 7 15 12 3 6 2 9 2 10 8 5 8 9 9th 231
Tristan Gommendy 22 5 11 13 7 13 12 15 8 7 16 4 12th 140
Mario Domínguez 17 18th 78
Oriol Servià 14 3 6th 237

Complete IndyCar Series results

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Year Chassis Engine Tyres Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Pts Pos Pts
2008 HMS STP MOT LBH1 KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO EDM KTY SNM DET CHI SRF2
DallaraIR-05 HondaHI7RV8 F Oriol Servià 5 12 7 11 11 6 26 16 5 23 16 5 5 12 15 4 17 5 9th 358
PanozDP01 CosworthXFEV8t B 5
DallaraIR-05 HondaHI7RV8 F Will Power 8 25 8 27 13 14 13 9 25 15 11 4 22 26 25 8 5 22 12th 331
PanozDP01 CosworthXFEV8t B 1*
Jimmy Vasser 12 10 NC —
2009 STP LBH KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL TOR EDM KTY MDO SNM CHI MOT HMS
DallaraIR-05 HondaHI7RV8 F Mario Moraes 5 21 19 11 33 9 10 17 16 14 11 23 18 4 3 5 7 14th 304
Paul Tracy 7 23rd 113
15 9 20 19 6
Townsend Bell 8 4 32nd 32
2010 SAO STP ALA LBH KAN INDY TXS IOW WGL TOR EDM MDO SNM CHI KTY MOT HMS
DallaraIR-05 HondaHI7RV8 F Takuma Sato 5 22 22 25 18 24 20 25 19 15 25 9 25 18 26 27 12 18 21st 214
E. J. Viso 8 12 17 16 15 27 25 11 3 11 19 8 26 19 27 26 15 19 17th 262
Paul Tracy 15 DNQ 13 6 27th 91
Mario Moraes 32 24 21 13 6 7 31 21 25 5 14 7 12 11 17 18 24 27 15th 287
2011 STP ALA LBH SAO INDY TXS MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO NHA SNM BAL MOT KTY LSV
DallaraIR-05 HondaHI7RV8 F Takuma Sato 5 5 16 21 8 33 5 12 8 19 20 21 4 7 18 18 10 15 C3 13th 297
E. J. Viso 59 19 23 25 13 32 7 10 20 17 9 20 15 12 9 15 21 23 C3 18th 241
Tony Kanaan 82 3 6 8 22 4 11 5 19 2 26 4 5 22 28 3 17 17 C3 5th 366
2012 STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TXS MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO SNM BAL FON
DallaraDW12 ChevroletIndyCarV6t F E. J. Viso 5 8 18 12 9 18 18 19 5 24 20 16 20 16 9 25 20th 244
Rubens Barrichello 8 17 8 9 10 11 25 DNS 10 7 11 13 15 4 5 22 12th 289
Tony Kanaan 11 25 21 4 13 3 6 11 2 3 4 18 6 10 20 18 9th 351
2013 STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TXS MIL IOW POC TOR MDO SNM BAL HOU FON
DallaraDW12 ChevroletIndyCarV6t F Tony Kanaan 11 4 13 20 21 1 13 12 3 10 3 13 5 24 24 13 15 21 24 3 11th 397
Simona de Silvestro 78 6 18 9 8 17 16 24 16 24 21 11 10 14 11 9 5 2 10 8 13th 362
2014 STP LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TXS HOU POC IOW TOR MDO MIL SNM FON
DallaraDW12 ChevroletIndyCarV6t F Townsend Bell 6 25 32nd 22
Sébastien Bourdais 11 13 14 15 4 7 13 20 20 4 5 16 19 1* 9 2 12 11 18 10th 461
Sebastián Saavedra 17 11 9 18 23 15 14 22 14 15 17 15 17 19 21 20 18 16 17 21st 291
James Davison 33 16 29th 34
2015 STP NOL LBH ALA IMS INDY DET TXS TOR FON MIL IOW MDO POC SNM
DallaraDW12 ChevroletIndyCarV6t F Stefano Coletti 4 20 17 23 19 8 25 15 16 19 23 11 20 20 19 24 17 19th 203
Sébastien Bourdais 11 6 21 6 8 4 11 14 1 14 5 14 1* 9 17 23 20 10th 406
2016 STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET ROA IOW TOR MDO POC TXS WGL SNM
DallaraDW12 ChevroletIndyCarV6t F Sébastien Bourdais 11 21 8 9 16 24 9 1 8 18 8 7 20 5 10 5 10 14th 404
Stefan Wilson 25 28 34th 14
  1. ^Run toChamp Carspecifications.
  2. ^Non-points-paying, exhibition race.
  3. ^Thefinal race at Las Vegaswas cancelled due toDan Wheldon'sdeath.

References

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  1. ^"Pollock launches PK Racing team".Autosport.Autosport International.Retrieved12 February2017.
  2. ^"Sato, Viso confirmed for 2011 IndyCar season with KV Racing Technology-Lotus".PRNmag.Ignition & Luxury Performance Magazine.Retrieved12 February2017.
  3. ^Lamm, John."Rubens Barrichello to IndyCar".Road & Track Magazine.Retrieved12 February2017.
  4. ^"Simona de Silvestro to drive No. 78".ESPN.Associated Press.30 October 2012.Retrieved30 May2013.
  5. ^"IndyCar: Ganassi Signs Kanaan, Announces Switch To Chevy".Fox Sports.Associated Press. 4 October 2013.Retrieved4 October2013.
  6. ^"KV Racing Technology names Stefano Coletti for 2015 Verizon IndyCar Series seat".Autoweek.9 March 2015.Retrieved12 February2017.
  7. ^"Coyne_Racing_News_05-24-15".Archived fromthe originalon 13 March 2018.Retrieved7 February2018.
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