Tõnis Kasemets Explained

Tõnis Kasemets
Nationality:	Estonian
Birth Date:	17 March 1974
Birth Place:	Pärnu, Estonia
Achievements:	2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge champion
Total Champ Races:	5
Years In Champ:	1
Champ Car Team:	Rocketsports Racing
Best Champ Pos:	19th (2006)
First Champ Race:	2006 Grand Prix of Portland (Portland)
Last Champ Race:	2006 Grand Prix of Road America (Road America)
Champ Wins:	0
Champ Podiums:	0
Champ Poles:	0

Tõnis Kasemets (born March 17, 1974) is an Estonian racing driver and a former competitor in the CART Champ Car World Series. He won the 2022 IMSA Prototype Challenge championship.

Career

Kasemets started racing karts in 1982, winning the Baltic championships in 1992 and 1993.^[1] In 1995, Kasemets moved to the United States to race in the American series. He advanced through the open wheel ranks and by 2004 was in the Toyota Atlantic series. In 2005 he placed second in the series championship to Charles Zwolsman Jr.. He participated in a partial 2006 schedule in the Champ Car World Series for Paul Gentilozzi's Rocketsports Racing.

To participate in Champ Car in 2006 he had to gather funds for a quarter of the participation costs. Kasemets wanted to do a full season of Champ Car in 2007 and in the future he wants to own a successful team à la Newman-Haas and Forsythe.^[2] However, he has not appeared in a Champ Car or IndyCar Series race since 2006. He continued racing in the Atlantic Championship until its closure after the 2009 season and made his Firestone Indy Lights debut on the Streets of Long Beach in April 2010.

Kasemets has competed in some Grand Am Road Racing events, including the 2013 Rolex 24 Hours of Daytona.

Personal life

He currently lives in Mundelein, Illinois with his son and daughter.

Racing record

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
1999					23	6	DNF
2000		Mygale 99			1	2	Running
2003		Swift 008.a			20	8	Running
2005				GT Lite	DNS	7	DNS
2007		Swift 014.a			2	2	Running
2008		Vestal 09F			2	2	Running

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Atlantic Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Rank	Points
2004	Brooks Associates Racing	LBH	MTY	MIL	POR1	POR2	CLE	TOR	VAN	ROA	DEN	MTL	LS				13th	81
2005	Team Tonis	LBH	MTY	POR1	POR2	CLE1	CLE2	TOR	EDM	SJO	DEN	ROA	MTL				2nd	289
2007	Newman Wachs Racing	LVG	LBH	HOU	POR1	POR2	CLE	MTT	TOR	EDM1	EDM2	SJO	ROA				29th	4
2008	Genoa Racing	LBH	LS	MTT	EDM1	EDM2	ROA1	ROA2	TRR	NJ	UTA	ATL					21st	51
2009	Polestar Motor Racing	SEB		NJ1	NJ2	LIM	ACC1	ACC2	MDO	TRR	MOS	ATL	LS				5th	103
	Genoa Racing		UTA
2012	K-Hill Motorsports	ATL1	ATL2	NJ1	NJ2	SUM1	SUM2										9th	87
2015	K-Hill Motorsports	PBI	ATL	ATL	WGL	WGL	VIR	VIR	MDO	MDO	PIT	PIT	NJMP	NJMP	PIT	PIT 1	18th	53
2023	K-Hill Motorsports	ATL	ATL	MOH	MOH	PIT	PIT	ROA	ROA	SUM	SUM						10th	44

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Rank	Points
2010	Team PBIR	STP	ALA	LBH	INDY	IOW	WGL									18th	56
	Andersen Racing							TOR	EDM	MDO	SNM	CHI	KTY	HMS
2011	Team Moore Racing	STP	ALA	LBH	INDY	MIL	IOW	TOR	EDM1	EDM2	TRO	NHM	BAL	KTY	LVS	27th	24

IMSA Prototype Challenge

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2019	IMSA Prototype Challenge	Wulver Racing	6	0	0	1	2	139	4th
2020	IMSA Prototype Challenge	Wulver Racing	6	0	0	0	0	134	11th
2021	IMSA Prototype Challenge	Wulver Racing	5	0	0	1	0	1070	10th
2022	IMSA Prototype Challenge	Wulver Racing	5	4	3	0	5	1720	1st

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kasemets, Tõnis . www.esbl.ee . Spordikoolituse ja -Teabe Sihtasutus . 17 September 2023.
2. Web site: October 17, 2006. Tõnis Kasemets kavatseb Champ Cari sarjas jätkata. October 17, 2006.
3. Web site: Tõnis Kasemets – 2006 Champ Car World Series Results. Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. August 15, 2023.