Evagoras Papasavvas (born December 25, 2007) is an American-Cypriot racing driver who is currently competing in Formula Regional Americas Championship for Crosslink Motorsports. He most notably competed in Indy NXT for HMD Motorsports.
Racing career
USF2000
2022 On November 30, 2021, it was announced that Papasavvas would make his debut in single seaters in the 2022 U.S. F2000 National Championship driving for Jay Howard Driver Development. Due to an injury sustained racing karts, he had to miss the first half of the season. Papasavvas would make his debut at the ninth round held at Road America, but would retire during the race. He would finish 23rd in the standings.
2023 In late 2022, it was announced that Papasavvas would race in the 2023 USF2000 Championship once again with Jay Howard Driver Development. He would receive his maiden podium in the series at the first race held at St. Petersburg.
At Mid-Ohio, Papasavvas would qualify on pole by over two tenths of a second over championship leader Simon Sikes. However, since he missed the checkered flag and completed an extra lap before returning to the pit lane, he would receive a two-place grid penalty which resulted in a third place starting spot behind Sikes and Ethan Ho. Papasavvas managed to pass Ho into the first corner and got the lead from Sikes at turn four on lap one. On the last lap of the race, Sikes fought with Papasavvas for the lead out of turn four, however Sikes went wide into turn five which allowed Papasavvas to retake the lead into turn six. Papasavvas would hold on to grab his first win in the championship at his hometown track.
Indy NXT
2025 Papasavvas originally signed a deal with TJ Speed Motorsports to drive full-time in the 2025 USF Pro 2000 Championship, however, he instead backed out of the ride for a different opportunity. On February 24, 2025, it was announced that Papasavvas would join the 2025 Indy NXT driving the No. 18 for HMD Motorsports for a partial season. Papasavvas' debut would come earlier than expected, with the American filling the vacant No. 24 car for the second race at Barber following Sophia Flörsch's exit from the ride. He would have an impressive debut in the series, qualifying in third and finishing second behind race winner Dennis Hauger.
Racing record
Career summary SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition2022USF2000 ChampionshipJay Howard Driver Development1000005123rd2023USF2000 ChampionshipJay Howard Driver Development1812163234th2024 USF2000 Championship Jay Howard Driver Development1822183264th2025 Indy NXT HMD Motorsports5000111721st2026Formula Regional Americas ChampionshipCrosslink Motorsports * Season still in progress.
American open-wheel racing results
USF2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) YearTeam123456789101112131415161718RankPoints2022Jay Howard Driver DevelopmentSTP1STP2ALA1ALA2IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2MOH3TOR1TOR2POR1POR2POR323rd512023Jay Howard Driver DevelopmentSTP1STP2SEB1SEB1IMS1IMS2IMS3IRPROA1ROA2MOH1MOH2MOH3TOR1TOR2POR1POR2POR3 4th 323 2024 Jay Howard Driver Development STP1 STP2 NOL1 NOL2 NOL3 IMS1 IMS2 IRP ROA1 ROA2 MOH1 MOH2 MOH3 TOR1 TOR2 POR1 POR2 POR3 4th 326
Indy NXT (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points2025HMD Motorsports STP BAR IMS IMS DET GMP RDA MOH IOW LAG LAG POR MIL NSH 21st 117 * Season still in progress.
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