Spike Kohlbecker
Spike Kohlbecker | |
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Nationality | American |
Born | Luke Kohlbecker December 12, 2002 Kirkwood, Missouri, United States |
U.S. F2000 National Championship career | |
Debut season | 2021 |
Current team | Turn 3 Motorsport with Ignite Autosport |
Car number | 33 |
Former teams | Ignite Autosport with Cape Motorsports |
Starts | 33 |
Wins | 0 |
Podiums | 1 |
Poles | 0 |
Fastest laps | 0 |
Best finish | 7th in 2021 |
Previous series | |
2020 2020 2020 2019 2018-19 2018-19 2018 | Toyota Racing Series Formula 4 United States Championship Formula Pro USA Championship British Formula Ford Championship New Zealand F1600 Championship New Zealand Formula Ford Championship Ontario Formula Ford Championship |
Luke "Spike" Kohlbecker (born December 13, 2002) is an American racing driver.[1] He currently competes in the Toyota Gazoo Racing North America GR Cup with TechSport Racing.[2] Kohlbecker previously competed in the U.S. F2000 National Championship with Turn 3 Motorsport with Ignite Autosport.[3] Kohlbecker previously competed in the championship with Ignite Autosport with Cape Motorsports.[4]
Career[edit]
U.S. F2000 National Championship[edit]
In February 2021, Cape Motorsports forged an alliance with Ignite Autosport to field two full-time entries in the 2021 U.S. F2000 National Championship. Kohlbecker was signed as one of the drivers.[4] Kohlbecker made his series debut at Barber Motorsports Park and scored a top-ten finish. At the first race at Road America, Kohlbecker scored a podium finishing 3rd.
In 2022, Kohlbecker switched to Turn 3 Motorsports.[5] His entry was also being co-run by Ignite Autosport once again.
Racing record[edit]
Career summary[edit]
Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
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2018 | Ontario Formula Ford Championship | Brian Graham Racing | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 299 | 3rd |
2018-19 | New Zealand Formula Ford Championship | N/A | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 156 | 18th |
New Zealand F1600 Championship | N/A | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 277 | 7th | |
2019 | British Formula Ford Championship | Cliff Dempsey Racing | 23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 478 | 2nd |
2020 | Formula Pro USA Championship | Kiwi Motorsport | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 54 | 6th |
Toyota Racing Series | Kiwi Motorsport | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 13th | |
Formula 4 United States Championship | Crosslink/Kiwi Motorsport | 17 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 203 | 3rd | |
2021 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Ignite Autosport with Cape Motorsports | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 7th |
2022 | U.S. F2000 National Championship | Turn 3 Motorsport with Ignite Autosport | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 10th |
2023 | Toyota GR Cup North America | TechSport Racing | 13 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 191 | 3rd |
* Season still in progress.
Complete Toyota Racing Series results[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | DC | Points |
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2020 | Kiwi Motorsport | HIG 1 13 | HIG 2 12 | HIG 3 12 | TER 1 17 | TER 2 13 | TER 3 13 | HMP 1 14 | HMP 2 15 | HMP 3 Ret | PUK 1 14 | PUK 2 13 | PUK 3 12 | MAN 1 5 | MAN 2 10 | MAN 3 7 | 13th | 109 |
American open-wheel racing results[edit]
U.S. F2000 National Championship[edit]
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
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2021 | Ignite Autosport with Cape Motorsports | ALA 1 7 | ALA 2 11 | STP 1 6 | STP 2 6 | IMS 1 6 | IMS 2 7 | IMS 3 7 | LOR 11 | ROA 1 3 | ROA 2 8 | MOH 1 14 | MOH 2 11 | MOH 3 10 | NJMP 1 10 | NJMP 2 7 | NJMP 3 11 | MOH 4 10 | MOH 5 7 | 7th | 235 |
2022 | Turn 3 Motorsport with Ignite Autosport | STP 1 6 | STP 2 12 | ALA 1 10 | ALA 2 11 | IMS 1 6 | IMS 2 6 | IMS 3 10 | IRP 9 | ROA 1 9 | ROA 2 10 | MOH 1 18 | MOH 2 9 | MOH 3 17 | TOR 1 7 | TOR 2 16 | POR 1 13 | POR 2 8 | POR 3 7 | 10th | 200 |
* Season still in progress.
References[edit]
- ^ "Spike Kohlbecker (R)". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "Spike Kohlbecker Joins The Toyota Gazoo Racing North America Inaugural GR Cup with TechSport Racing". GR Cup | Toyota Gazoo Racing North America. 2023-02-28. Retrieved 2023-06-10.
- ^ "Kohlbecker Joins Turn 3 Motorsport w/ Ignite Autosport for USF2000". www.usf2000.com. Retrieved 2022-02-20.
- ^ a b Wood, Ida (2021-02-23). "Cape signs Kohlbecker and Stamer for karting-linked USF2000 line-up". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2021-10-23.
- ^ "Michael d'Orlando and Spike Kohlbecker reveal 2022 USF2000 plans". Formula Scout. 2022-02-07. Retrieved 2022-05-09.