KV Racing Technology was an auto racing team that last competed in the IndyCar Series. The team was originally formed as PK Racing before the 2003 season by Australian businessman Kevin Kalkhoven and former Formula One team manager Craig Pollock from the remnants of the PacWest team.

The team has also sponsored drivers in the Atlantic Championship.

Champ Car

In its first season, the team fielded one car and employed several drivers including Patrick Lemarié, Bryan Herta, Max Papis and Mika 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 to PKV Racing, as businessman Dan Pettit and veteran driver Jimmy Vasser replaced Pollock as co-owners. The team also expanded to field two cars for Vasser and rookie Roberto González. Vasser scored the team's best finish and second podium with a second place at Toronto, but the season was otherwise lackluster. In 2005, PKV replaced Gonzalez with former series champion Cristiano da Matta, who took the team's first win at Portland. 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 veteran Oriol Servià and rookie Katherine Legge. Vasser retired from racing after driving a third car at Long Beach. Servià scored a third place at Cleveland and finished 11th in the championship, while Legge struggled and finished 16th overall. The team's 2007 driver lineup was Neel Jani and Tristan Gommendy. Mario Domínguez subbed for Gommendy at Edmonton, 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 at Toronto and San Jose.

IndyCar

The team switched to the IndyCar Series following the unification of American open wheel racing in 2008. Dan Pettit ceased his ownership role in the team and the team changed its name to KV Racing Technology. Australian businessmen Craig Gore and John Fish brought their Team Australia branding from Walker Racing along with driver Will Power to partner Servià.

Power won the Champ Car finale, the 2008 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach a race which also counted towards the IndyCar Series championship. Vasser also competed in the race in what was his true final race. In the 2008 Indianapolis 500, the first for the team and both drivers, Power qualified 23rd and finished 13th, while Servià qualified 25th and finished 11th.

In 2009, the team ran a full-time program for Brazilian Mario Moraes. Paul Tracy also made five starts for the team: Indy 500, Watkins Glen, Edmonton, Toronto, and Mid-Ohio. Townsend Bell drove a third car for the team at the Indy 500. In 2010 the team ran full-time programs for Takuma Sato, E. J. Viso, and Mario Moraes, plus a part-time program for Paul Tracy. James Rossiter tested for the team at Barber. For 2011, Sato and Viso returned to the team, as well as gaining technical support from Lotus Cars, re-branding the team as KV Racing Technology – Lotus, or KVRT-Lotus. The team added Tony Kanaan in a third car, the #82, as a tribute to the late Formula One and Indy 500 champion Jim Clark.

In the 2011 Indianapolis 500, Sato and Viso were the first two cars retired from the race due to separate accidents.

For 2012, Sato would leave KV for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, replaced by former Formula 1 driver Rubens 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.

On 30 October 2012, HVM Racing's Simona de Silvestro joined KV for the 2013 IndyCar Series season.

Kanaan's win in the 2013 Indianapolis 500 was the first for KV, while de Silvestro scored her first podium at Houston. Kanaan departed KV to drive for Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2014 IndyCar Series season, while de Silvestro also departed the team at season's end. They were replaced by Dragon Racing teammates Sébastien Bourdais and Sebastián Saavedra for 2014.

The team had moderate success in 2014, with Saavedra claiming his first pole at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis and Bourdais taking his first IndyCar win at Honda 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 driver Stefano Coletti. Coletti would struggle heavily adapting to IndyCar, with a best finish of 8th at the 2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Bourdais would take his second win at the Chevrolet 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 for Dale Coyne Racing. Without proper funding, Kalkhoven and Vasser attempted to sell the team to Indy Lights owner Trevor 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 to Juncos Racing.

In February 2018, former KVSH co-owners Jimmy Vasser and James "Sulli" Sullivan formed a partnership with Dale Coyne to field Sébastien Bourdais for the 2018 IndyCar Series as Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan.

Drivers Patrick Lemarié (2003) Mika Salo (2003) Max Papis (2003) Bryan Herta (2003) Jimmy Vasser (2004–2006, 2008) Roberto González (2004) Cristiano da Matta (2005) Jorge Goeters (2005) Katherine Legge (2006) Oriol Servià (2006–2008) Neel Jani (2007) Tristan Gommendy (2007) Will Power (2008) Townsend Bell (2009, 2014) Mario Moraes (2009–2010) Paul Tracy (2009–2010) Takuma Sato (2010–2011) E. J. Viso (2010–2012) Tony Kanaan (2011–2013) Rubens Barrichello (2012) Simona de Silvestro (2013) Sebastián Saavedra (2014) Sébastien Bourdais (2014–2016) Stefano Coletti (2015) Bryan Clauson (2015) Stefan Wilson (2016)

Racing results

Complete Champ Car World Series results (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 PK Racing 2003 STP MTY LBH BRH LAU MIL LAG POR CLE TOR VAN ROA MDO MTL DEN MIA MEX SFR Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8t Patrick Lemarié27 10 10 13 11 19 1821st8 Bryan Herta 1125th2 Max Papis 15 12 16 9 4 9 917th25 Mika Salo 14 3 5 1116th26 PKV Racing 2004 LBH MTY MIL POR CLE TOR VAN ROA DEN MTL LAG LSV SFR MXC Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8t Jimmy Vasser12 16 12 4 8 5 2 10 8 17 8 17 5 12 58th201 Roberto González21 14 9 12 10 7 13 13 16 12 10 14 10 11 1215th136 2005 LBH MTY MIL POR CLE TOR EDM SJO DEN MTL LSV SRF MXC Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8t Jimmy Vasser12 9 14 5 6 6 4 11 11 15 7 3 3 66th217 Cristiano da Matta21 10 6 11 1* 16 17 17 10 18 6 12 19 1411th139 Jorge Goeters52 1829th3 2006 LBH HOU MTY MIL POR CLE TOR EDM SJO DEN MTL ROA SRF MXC Lola B02/00 Ford XFE V8t Oriol Servià6 18 12 8 5 10 3 12 4 8 15 16 4 13 611th197 Jimmy Vasser12 1424th7 Katherine Legge20 8 14 14 6 13 8 14 13 12 9 13 16 15 1616th133 2007 LSV LBH HOU POR CLE MTT TOR EDM SJO ROA ZOL ASN SFR MXC Panoz DP01 Cosworth XFE V8t Neel Jani21 10 7 15 12 3 6 2 9 2 10 8 5 8 99th231 22 5 11 13 7 13 12 15 8 7 16 412th140 Mario Domínguez 1778 Oriol Servià 14 3237

Complete IndyCar Series results (key) 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 2008 HMS STP MOT LBH KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL NSH MDO EDM KTY SNM DET CHI SRFDallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 Oriol Servià51271111626165231655121541759th358Panoz DP01Cosworth XFE V8t 5 Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 Will Power82582713141392515114222625852212th331Panoz DP01Cosworth XFE V8t 1* Jimmy Vasser1210NC— 2009 STP LBH KAN INDY MIL TXS IOW RIR WGL TOR EDM KTY MDO SNM CHI MOT HMS Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 Mario Moraes 5 21 19 11 33 9 10 17 16 14 11 23 18 4 3 5 714th304 Paul Tracy 711315 9 20 19 6 Townsend Bell8 432nd32 2010SAOSTPALALBHKANINDYTXSIOWWGLTOREDMMDOSNMCHIKTYMOTHMS Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 Takuma Sato5 22 22 25 18 24 20 25 19 15 25 9 25 18 26 27 12 1821st214 E. J. Viso8 12 17 16 15 27 25 11 3 11 19 8 26 19 27 26 15 1917th262 Paul Tracy15 DNQ 13 691 Mario Moraes32 24 21 13 6 7 31 21 25 5 14 7 12 11 17 18 24 2715th287 2011STPALALBHSAOINDYTXSMILIOWTOREDMMDONHASNMBALMOTKTYLSV Dallara IR-05 Honda HI7R V8 Takuma Sato5 5 16 21 8 33 5 12 8 19 20 21 4 7 18 18 10 15C13th297 E. J. Viso59 19 23 25 13 32 7 10 20 17 9 20 15 12 9 15 21 23C18th241 Tony Kanaan82 3 6 8 22 4 11 5 19 2 26 4 5 22 28 3 17 17C5th366 2012 STP ALA LBH SAO INDY DET TXS MIL IOW TOR EDM MDO SNM BAL FON Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t E. J. Viso5 8 18 12 9 18 18 19 5 24 20 16 20 16 9 2520th244 Rubens Barrichello8 17 8 9 10 11 25 DNS 10 7 11 13 15 4 5 2212th289 Tony Kanaan11 25 21 4 13 3 6 11 2 3 4 18 6 10 20 189th351 2013 STP ALA LBH SAO INDYDET TXS MIL IOW POCTOR MDO SNM BALHOU FON Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Tony Kanaan11 4 13 20 21 1 13 12 3 10 3 13 5 24 24 13 15 21 24 311th397 Simona de Silvestro78 6 18 9 8 17 16 24 16 24 21 11 10 14 11 9 5 2 10 813th362 2014 STP LBH ALA IMS INDYDET TXSHOU POC IOWTOR MDO MIL SNM FON Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Townsend Bell6 25 32nd22 Sébastien Bourdais11 13 14 15 4 7 13 20 20 4 5 16 19 1* 9 2 12 11 18 10th461 17 11 9 18 23 15 14 22 14 15 17 15 17 19 21 20 18 16 17 21st291 James Davison33 16 29th34 2015 STP NOL LBH ALA IMS INDYDET TXS TOR FON MIL IOW MDO POC SNM Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Stefano Coletti4 20 17 23 19 8 25 15 16 19 23 11 20 20 19 24 1719th203 Sébastien Bourdais11 6 21 6 8 4 11 14 1 14 5 14 1* 9 17 23 2010th406 2016 STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET ROA IOW TOR MDO POC TXS WGL SNM Dallara DW12 Chevrolet IndyCar V6t Sébastien Bourdais11 21 8 9 16 24 9 1 8 18 8 7 20 5 10 5 1014th404 Stefan Wilson25 2834th14

Run to Champ Car specifications. Non-points-paying, exhibition race. The final race at Las Vegas was cancelled due to Dan Wheldon's death.

References

External links

KV Racing Technology website