Thomas Nepveu (R)
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#2 Cape Motorsports
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| Birthdate: |
August 24, 2004 |
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Oka, Quebec, Canada |
| Residence: |
Oka, Quebec, Canada |
| Website: |
thomasnepveu.com |
| Twitter: |
@ThomasNepveu |
| Facebook: |
Thomas Nepveu Motorsport |
| Instagram: |
@thomasnepveu |
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Sponsors:
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Cromwell / Karting Excellence / Home Hardware / Richelieu Hardware / Pétrole Bélanger / Hamster /PL-100 / Ionik / Centre de Médecine Sportive de Laval / King Canada / Festidrag Development
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Nationality: Canadian
Languages spoken: French and English
Weight: 150 lbs.
Education: Grade 11
Hobbies: Skiing, golf, dirt bike and snowmobiling riding
Charity work: Breakfast Club of Canada
Favorite sport to watch: Hockey, le Canadien de Montréal
Favorite sport to play: Golf
Interesting note about me: I have an interest in the design of collection shoes. I am nicknamed “Roadrunner” because I was very quick when I was very young. I carry his sticker on all my helmets
Favorite food: Anything with meat – lots of meat!
Guilty food pleasure: Poutine - a wonderful Quebec creation
Best meal I can cook by myself: Panini (with meat of course!)
Racing goal: A solid ride with an NTT INDYCAR SERIES team
Racing hero: Pato O'Ward and Oliver Askew who made it to INDYCAR through the Road to Indy program
Career results:
2020
- Launched his car racing career by participating in two events of the Mexican FIA NACAM Formula 4 championship, claiming a win and two podium finishes on his debut at the Autodromo de Querétaro
- Also contested one weekend in the F4 United States Championship powered by Honda, earning a best finish of eighth
- Won a round of the ROK Fest East and finished sixth in the ROK Cup series in the ROK Senior class
- Claimed one pole position in three races at the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour, finished sixth (with one podium) in the SKUSA Winter Series, and grabbed two pole positions and finished eighth in the SKUSA Pro Tour series
2019
- Moved up to the Senior class and became Canadian champion and Canadian Shifter Open champion
- Also claimed two top-five finishes in the SKUSA Pro-Tour and qualified for the final race in the WSK Euro Series in Sarno, Italy
2018
- Began racing internationally, winning the US Open series, taking third in the ROK Cup USA Florida Winter Tour series, fourth in the Grand Finals of the Rotax Max Challenge, held in Brazil, 15th in the CIK-FIA World Championship OKJ (Sweden) and fifth in ROK the Rio (Las Vegas)
2017
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Moved up to the Junior class (age 12-16), winning the second round of the ROK USA Florida Winter Tour and placing second in the Eastern Canadian Karting Championship
2016
- Joined a professional-level team, PSL Karting, to dominate the Eastern Canadian Championship with a perfect score of seven wins in seven races
- Won the Mini Swift Super Nationals, was runner-up in the Mini-Max class at the World Championship and a member of the Canadian kart team that won the World Team Championship (for the first time since 2007), competing against drivers from 54 countries
2012-2015
- Began competing on tracks in Quebec and Ontario in the Micro-Max class
- Progressed to the national level and then to the United States before stepping up to the Mini Max class, earning multiple victories along the way