The NTT INDYCAR SERIES is in great shape heading into the 2025 season. With less than two months to go until the teams head to the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg presented by RP Funding for the season opener the series is healthier than ever.
This year, a brand new team makes its debut with PREMA Rcing joining the grid with Robert Shwartzman and Callum Ilott.
The European racing giant heads stateside to compete in North America’s premier open-wheel racing category.
The team led by Rene Rosin will host a launch event on Froday before they begin their adventure. They have brought veteran engineer Michael Cannon to lead their engineering department.
The series has a full points awarding race at The Thermal Club in California which all of the drivers are excited about.
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou aims to become the first driver since Dario Franchitti to win the championships in a row. The Scot dominated INDYCAR from 2009 through 2011.
All but three teams, Andretti Global, Chip Ganassi Racing and Team Penske have some form of new driver line-up heading into 2025.
AJ Foyt Racing has brought in David Malukas to partner Santino Ferrucci so they will be hoping for another strong season. The team has consolidated into one race shop in Speedway, just down the street from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Arrow McLaren has brought in Christian Lundgaard to part Pato O’Ward and Nopan Siegel while Tony Kanaan remains as acting Team Principal since the departure of Gavin Ward late last year.
Dale Coyne Racing still has two open seats available.
Ed Carpenter Racing has a new driver with Alexander Rossi joining the team alongside Christian Rasmussen. The team also has a new partnership in an ownership role with Ted Gelov of the Heartland Food Products Group who has brought in Java House and Splenda to sponsor the No.20 Chevrolet driven by Alexander Rossi.
Juncos Hollinger Racing has a brand new lineup with Conor Daly and Sting Ray Robb.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing have two new drivers with Louis Foster stepping up from INDY NXT presented by Firestone and Devlin DeFrancesco returning to INDYCAR following a year away partnering series veteran Graham Rahal.
Meyer Shank Racing has retained Felix Rosenqvist who is joined by Marcus Armstrong who joins the team from Chip Ganassi Racing who are now a technical partner of MSR.
As mentioned, PREMA Racing have INDYCAR SERIES rookie Robert Shwartzman alongside Callum Ilott.
Team Penske has Josef Newgarden, who us aiming to become the first driver in INDYCAR history to win the Indianapolis 500 three years in a row.
Andretti Global has undergone a big change over the off-season following the departure of Michael Andretti and Dan Towriss taking over the team.
Colton Herta, Marcus Ericsson and Kyle Kirkwood are back with the team.
Chip Ganassi Racing has scaled back to three cars with Kyffin Simpson in the No.8 Be The One American Legion Honda, six-time series champion Scott Dixon in the No.9 PNC Bank Honda and defending series champion Alex Palou in the No.10 DHL Honda.
Scott McLaughlin remains in the No.3 Chevrolet while Will Power has an all-new livery in the No.12 Verizon Chevrolet.
The big thing for 2025 is the fact that Fox Sports has taken over the broadcast rights to the,seirs with all 17 races live on network television.
The season kicks off on March 2 and runs through August 31.
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