Kyffin Simpson (born 9 October 2004 in

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) is a Cayman-based

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- Barbadian racing driver.

Biography

Barbados-born but a resident of the

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of the

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, Simpson made his car racing debut in 2020 for Velocity Racing Development in the US Formula 4 Championship after 9 years of karting across the Caribbean. He twinned this with a

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campaign, and dominated the championship in his second season with podiums in all but five races. Winning the FR Americas title meant Kyffin was in line to receive HPD’s scholarship fund worth $600,000 to drive for one of the Honda-powered teams in

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in 2022, but he turned it down due to Japan’s ongoing travel restrictions due to COVID-19. His Regional F3 success also opened the door to join the

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ladder with

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team

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. In 2022, Simpson signed a multi-year deal as a development driver with

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, whilst also progressing to

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, partnering James Roe Jr. at TJ Speed Motorsports. Following eight races with the team, Simpson moved to

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Racing record

Career summary

* Season still in progress.

Formula Regional Americas Championship

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship results

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position; results in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap)

American open-wheel results

Indy Lights

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) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in ''italics'' indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Kyffin 2004 births Caymanian sportsmen British racing drivers Barbadian racing drivers Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers Indy Lights drivers Living people Formula Regional Americas Championship drivers Dale Coyne Racing drivers Juncos Hollinger Racing drivers WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers Formula 4 drivers