Английская Википедия:2024 IndyCar Series

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The 2024 NTT IndyCar Series will be the 113th official championship season of American open wheel racing and the 29th season under IndyCar Series sanction. Its showcase event will be the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500.

Spanish driver Álex Palou will enter the season as the defending champion, having obtained his second IndyCar title in 2023, while Josef Newgarden will enter the season as the defending Indianapolis 500 winner.

Background and series news

The 2.2-liter engines used in the series are scheduled to have hybrid technology implemented after the original plans to debut a new 2.4-liter hybrid engine formula were scrapped. The original plan was to introduce the hybrid powertrain at the start of the season in St. Petersburg, but on December 7, 2023, IndyCar announced a delay to its introduction, until after the Indianapolis 500.

Confirmed entries

The following teams, entries, and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams will use a spec Dallara IR18 chassis with universal aero kit and Firestone tires.

Team	Engine	No.	Driver(s)	Round(s)	Ref(s)
A. J. Foyt RacingШаблон:Refn	Chevrolet	14	Шаблон:Flagicon TBA	All
		41	Шаблон:Flagicon Sting Ray Robb	All
Andretti Global	Honda	26	Шаблон:Flagicon Colton Herta	All
		27	Шаблон:Flagicon Kyle Kirkwood	All
		28	Шаблон:Flagicon Marcus Ericsson	All
Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	5	Шаблон:Flagicon Pato O'Ward	All
		6	Шаблон:Flagicon David Malukas	All
		7	Шаблон:Flagicon Alexander Rossi	All
McLaren-Hendrick		17	Шаблон:Flagicon Kyle Larson Шаблон:Color box	5
Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	8	Шаблон:Flagicon Linus Lundqvist Шаблон:Color box	All
		9	Шаблон:Flagicon Scott Dixon	All
		10	Шаблон:Flagicon Álex Palou	All
		11	Шаблон:Flagicon Marcus Armstrong	All
		TBA	Шаблон:Flagicon Kyffin Simpson Шаблон:Color box	All
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	Chevrolet	23	Шаблон:Flagicon TBA	5
		24	Шаблон:Flagicon TBA	5
Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	20	Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Rasmussen Шаблон:Color box	1–4, 6–9, 12, 14, 17
			Шаблон:Flagicon Ed Carpenter	5, 10–11, 13, 15–16
		21	Шаблон:Flagicon Rinus VeeKay	All
		TBA	Шаблон:Flagicon Christian Rasmussen Шаблон:Color box	5
Juncos Hollinger RacingШаблон:Refn	Chevrolet	77	Шаблон:Flagicon Romain Grosjean	All
		78	Шаблон:Flagicon Agustín Canapino	All
Meyer Shank RacingШаблон:Refn	Honda	06	Шаблон:Flagicon Hélio Castroneves	5
		60	Шаблон:Flagicon Felix Rosenqvist	All
		66	Шаблон:Flagicon Tom Blomqvist Шаблон:Color box	All
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	15	Шаблон:Flagicon Graham Rahal	All
		30	Шаблон:Flagicon Pietro Fittipaldi	All
		45	Шаблон:Nowrap	All
Team Penske	Chevrolet	2	Шаблон:Flagicon Josef Newgarden	All
		3	Шаблон:Flagicon Scott McLaughlin	All
		12	Шаблон:Flagicon Will Power	All

Driver changes

Preseason

• On January 12, 2023, Arrow McLaren confirmed reports that 2021 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Larson would drive for the team in the Indianapolis 500, with the entry to be co-owned by Larson's Cup Series car owner Rick Hendrick.
• On August 11, 2023, Meyer Shank Racing confirmed reports that its IMSA driver Tom Blomqvist would drive for its No. 66 entry full-time in 2024, with 4-time Indianapolis 500 winner Hélio Castroneves moving to an Indy-only role for the team, as well as receiving an ownership stake in the team.
• On August 23, 2023, Andretti Autosport confirmed reports that 2022 Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson would join the team, departing Chip Ganassi Racing after four seasons. Ganassi stated on social media the same day that it would announce driver updates "in due course". On August 31, 2023, Chip Ganassi Racing confirmed reports that 2022 Indy Lights champion Linus Lundqvist would join the team on a full-time basis, ultimately replacing Ericsson in the No. 8 car.
• On September 2, 2023, NBC Sports reported that Romain Grosjean told them that he would be departing Andretti Autosport after two seasons with the team.
  • On October 4, 2023, Grosjean released a statement confirming his departure from Andretti, and that he has commenced an arbitration proceeding in Indiana against the team, saying that he had expected to continue racing with the team "in the coming years."
• On September 5, 2023, Meyer Shank Racing confirmed reports that Felix Rosenqvist had signed to drive the No. 60 entry in a multi-year deal. Rosenqvist departs Arrow McLaren after three seasons.
• On September 5, 2023, 2019 Indianapolis 500 winner and 2016 IndyCar Series champion Simon Pagenaud released a statement confirming his departure from Meyer Shank Racing after two seasons, saying that he is focusing on his recovery from injuries sustained in a crash during practice at Mid-Ohio in 2023.
• On September 7, 2023, Chip Ganassi Racing confirmed reports that Marcus Armstrong had re-signed with the team on a full-time basis with a multi-year contract, having served as road/street course driver alongside Takuma Sato in 2023.
• On September 8, 2023, Arrow McLaren confirmed reports that David Malukas had signed to drive the No. 6 entry full-time in 2024, departing Dale Coyne Racing after two seasons.
• On September 18, 2023, Chip Ganassi Racing announced that development driver Kyffin Simpson would join the team full time in 2024, expanding the team to 5 cars. At the time of the announcement, no number has been confirmed.
• On October 23, 2023, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced that Haas F1 Team reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi will drive the team's No. 30 entry full-time in 2024, making his first start in the series since the 2021 season. The same day, RLL confirmed that Jüri Vips, who drove the No. 30 entry in the final two races of 2023, will remain under contract with the team, with the possibility of part-time competition in a fourth entry, testing duties and opportunities in IMSA competition.
• On October 25, 2023, Ed Carpenter Racing announced that 2023 Indy NXT champion Christian Rasmussen will drive the team's No. 20 entry on road and street courses in 2024, and in a third entry at the Indianapolis 500. Team owner/driver Ed Carpenter will compete in all oval races in the No. 20, having driven for the team's third entry for the last two seasons.
• On October 26, 2023, Juncos Hollinger Racing announced that they had mutually decided to part ways with driver Callum Ilott after three seasons together. On November 2, 2023, Juncos confirmed that Romain Grosjean signed for the team, replacing the outgoing Ilott.
• On December 15, 2023, A. J. Foyt Racing announced that Sting Ray Robb would drive the No. 41 entry full-time for the 2024 season, leaving Dale Coyne Racing after one season. Initial reports covering the announcement stated that Robb was to replace Benjamin Pedersen, with the entry being renumbered to 41 from the 55 which Pedersen drove in 2023. However, later that day, Pedersen released a statement on social media implying that he has not left the team and that Robb would be joining as his teammate, with team director Larry Foyt being non-committal when directly asked if Robb was replacing Pedersen during a teleconference with media.

Team changes

Preseason

• On September 5, 2023, Andretti Autosport announced a rebrand that would take effect for the 2024 season, with all of its race teams running under the Andretti Global banner.
• On October 3, 2023, Arrow McLaren and Juncos Hollinger Racing announced the formation of a strategic alliance that "may evolve over time," beginning with a "commercial and strategic focus" and "talent development opportunity."
• On November 10, 2023, Andretti Global confirmed that they would reduce to three entries from four for the 2024 season.

Schedule

The schedule was released on September 25, 2023.

Rd.	Race name	Track	Location	Date
1	Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg	Шаблон:Color box Streets of St. Petersburg	St. Petersburg, Florida	March 10
NC	The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge	Шаблон:Color box The Thermal Club	Thermal, California	March 24
2	Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach	Шаблон:Color box Streets of Long Beach	Long Beach, California	April 21
3	Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix	Шаблон:Color box Barber Motorsports Park	Birmingham, Alabama	April 28
4	Sonsio Grand Prix	Шаблон:Color box Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course	Speedway, Indiana	May 11
5	108th Running of the Indianapolis 500	Шаблон:Color box Indianapolis Motor Speedway		May 26
6	Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix	Шаблон:Color box Streets of Detroit	Detroit, Michigan	June 2
7	Grand Prix of Road America	Шаблон:Color box Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	June 9
8	Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey	Шаблон:Color box WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	June 23
9	Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio	Шаблон:Color box Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	July 7
10	Hy-Vee IndyCar Race Weekend Race 1	Шаблон:Color box Iowa Speedway	Newton, Iowa	July 13
11	Hy-Vee Indycar Race Weekend Race 2			July 14
12	Honda Indy Toronto	Шаблон:Color box Exhibition Place	Toronto, Ontario	July 21
13	Bommarito Automotive Group 500	Шаблон:Color box World Wide Technology Raceway	Madison, Illinois	August 17
14	BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland	Шаблон:Color box Portland International Raceway	Portland, Oregon	August 25
15	Milwaukee Mile Race 1	Шаблон:Color box Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	August 31
16	Milwaukee Mile Race 2			September 1
17	Big Machine Music City Grand Prix	Шаблон:Color box Nashville Street Circuit	Nashville, Tennessee	September 15

NOTE: Race names are preliminary and subject to change. Шаблон:Legend Шаблон:Legend NC Non-championship race

Schedule changes

• On August 3, IndyCar announced that the Music City Grand Prix will host the season finale from 2024 onwards. The 2024 race will feature a new layout that runs through Broadway in Downtown Nashville, but still features the Korean War Memorial Bridge. Laguna Seca's date has been moved to June to accommodate this.

• On September 10, it was announced that The Thermal Club will host an exhibition race on March 24, 2024, with the winner earning $1 million. The event will be the first non-point paying event since the 2008 Nikon Indy 300 at Surfers Paradise.

• On September 25, IndyCar released the 2024 schedule. The Texas race, which had been a feature of the schedule from the 1996–97 season, will not return in 2024. Besides Texas, the Gallagher Grand Prix will not return in 2024, ending the joint IndyCar–NASCAR weekend (where both series raced at the same venue on the same weekend) established in 2020. Both races were replaced by the Milwaukee Mile Doubleheader. Night races were also reintroduced for Gateway and the Saturday Iowa race.

See also

• 2024 Indy NXT
• 2024 USF Pro 2000 Championship
• 2024 USF2000 Championship
• 2024 USF Juniors

References

Sources

• Шаблон:Cite book

External links

• Шаблон:Official website