Английская Википедия:Bryan Herta
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Bryan John Herta (born May 23, 1970) is an American race strategist and former race car driver. He currently runs his own team, Bryan Herta Autosport in the NTT IndyCar Series and is the strategist for the #27 Andretti Autosport in the same series.[1] His team won the 2011 Indianapolis 500 with driver Dan Wheldon and the 2016 Indianapolis 500 with driver Alexander Rossi. He is the father and former strategist of IndyCar driver Colton Herta.
Racing career
CART/Champ Cars/IndyCars
Herta enjoyed considerable success in the lower formulae, winning the Barber Formula Ford and Barber Saab Pro Series, and dominating the 1993 Indy Lights championship with Tasman Motorsports.
He graduated to IndyCar racing in 1994 with team owner A. J. Foyt, where he had several promising races before suffering a season-ending injury at Toronto.
In 1995, Herta was hired to drive for Chip Ganassi Racing. Despite a pole at Phoenix, the association was unsuccessful, with Herta managing only a 20th place in the series standings while his teammate Jimmy Vasser finished 8th. Even so, Herta landed a top ride with Team Rahal for the 1996 season.
During the next few years, Herta developed a reputation for his prowess on road courses, especially at Laguna Seca Raceway. In 1996, he was the leader until the last lap, when Alex Zanardi made a pass through the "Corkscrew" chicane and took the victory. Herta, who rarely qualified below the first row at Laguna Seca, won two events at the circuit in 1998 and 1999. At the height of Herta's career, fan interest in the Shell-sponsored driver was dubbed "Hertamania" by team owner David Letterman.
In the opening laps of the 1998 event at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin's Road America circuit, Herta was involved in a major accident. In the Шаблон:Convert road course's fifth turn, Herta got too close to the back of the car of co-owner Rahal, and spun out into a paved runoff area, facing oncoming traffic. A few seconds later, Alex Barron slid into the front of Herta's car and rode up on top of it. Both drivers were uninjured; Herta reported that Barron's car had actually hit his hands, only inches from his face.
From 2000 to 2003, Herta drove for a variety of Champ Car teams including Forsythe Championship Racing, Mo Nunn Racing, and PK Racing, but never quite regained his form from the late 1990s. In 2002 Herta drove an F1 car for the first time, piloting a Minardi at the "Thunder in the Park" event held at Donington Park. This led to speculation that he would test and even race for Minardi in F1.Шаблон:Fact
IRL IndyCar Series
After dabbling in sports cars, he revitalized his open-wheel racing career by substituting for an injured Dario Franchitti halfway through the 2003 IRL season.
In just his third IRL start, Herta picked up his first IndyCar Series win at Kansas Speedway for Andretti Green Racing. He was retained in an expanded four-car squad in 2004, usually running development engines. On July 31, 2005, Herta took his second IndyCar Series win, defeating AGR teammate Dan Wheldon in a close finish in the Firestone Indy 400 at the Michigan International Speedway.
In early 2006, he drove at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and Fundidora Park for A1 Team USA in the A1 Grand Prix series before returning to Andretti Green for the IRL season.
As of 2006, Herta has started in the Indianapolis 500 five times (1994–1995, 2004–2006) with three top ten finishes, including a best of 3rd in 2005. Bryan has his helmets painted by AliveDesignCo.com
Sports cars
On October 31, 2006, Herta was confirmed as a driver for Andretti Green Racing's new Acura Le Mans prototype program for the 2007 American Le Mans Series season. He shared the car with Marino Franchitti, brother of his former teammate Dario Franchitti. On January 3, 2007, it was announced that Dario would also drive a limited ALMS programme with both Marino and Herta. Herta finished the season 7th in driver points with 1 class win. He also drove for A1 Team USA. At the event in Australia, Herta scored a 10th-place finish.
After racing
Since retiring from racing, Herta served as a driver coach for Vision Racing and founded a Firestone Indy Lights Series team named Bryan Herta Autosport, which has a technical alliance with Vision Racing's Indy Lights team. In 2009, the team fielded a full-time entry for Daniel Herrington. The team campaigned Sebastián Saavedra for eleven races of the 2010 Firestone Indy Lights season and the Indianapolis 500. In 2011 the team fielded a car for Dan Wheldon in the 2011 Indianapolis 500 which resulted in a stunning victory, and a full-time entry in Indy Lights for Duarte Ferreira.
For the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season, Alex Tagliani ran the 500. The team switched to a Honda powered DW12 in May 2012 for the remainder of the season.
In 2016 Herta partnered with Michael Andretti as a co-owner and won the 2016 Indianapolis 500. Their car was driven by series rookie Alexander Rossi.
Herta's son, Colton, is also a racing driver, and made his IndyCar debut in 2019 with Harding Steinbrenner Racing. In March 2019, Colton became the youngest ever IndyCar winner in the second round at the Circuit of the Americas.[2]
Personal life
Herta and his wife Janette Michele (née Fountaine) have three children: Calysta, Colton, and Caden.[3]
Career racing results
American Open Wheel
(key)
Indy Lights
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Landford Racing | PHX Шаблон:Small |
LBH Шаблон:Small |
DET Шаблон:Small |
POR Шаблон:Small |
MIL Шаблон:Small |
NHA Шаблон:Small |
TOR Шаблон:Small |
CLE Шаблон:Small |
VAN Шаблон:Small |
MDO Шаблон:Small |
NAZ Шаблон:Small |
LS Шаблон:Small |
5th | 120 |
| 1993 | Tasman Motorsports | PHX Шаблон:Small |
LBH Шаблон:Small |
MIL Шаблон:Small |
DET Шаблон:Small |
POR Шаблон:Small |
CLE Шаблон:Small |
TOR Шаблон:Small |
NHA Шаблон:Small |
VAN Шаблон:Small |
MDO Шаблон:Small |
NAZ Шаблон:Small |
LS Шаблон:Small |
1st | 213 |
CART results
CART career summary
| Year | Team | Wins | Points | Championship Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 0 | 11 | 23rd |
| 1995 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | 30 | 20th |
| 1996 | Team Rahal | 0 | 86 | 8th |
| 1997 | Team Rahal | 0 | 72 | 11th |
| 1998 | Team Rahal | 1 | 97 | 8th |
| 1999 | Team Rahal | 1 | 84 | 12th |
| 2000 | Forsythe/Walker/Mo Nunn | 0 | 26 | 18th |
| 2001 | Forsythe Championship Racing | 0 | 28 | 22nd |
| 2003 | PK Racing | 0 | 2 | 25th |
2 wins, Best championship result: 8th
IndyCar Series results
IndyCar Series career summary
| Year | Team | Wins | Points | Championship Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Andretti Green Racing | 1 | 277 | 13th |
| 2004 | Andretti Green Racing | 0 | 362 | 9th |
| 2005 | Andretti Green Racing | 1 | 397 | 8th |
| 2006 | Andretti Green Racing | 0 | 289 | 11th |
2 wins, best championship result: 8th
Indianapolis 500
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Lola T94/00 | Ford XB V8t | 22 | 9 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 1995 | Reynard 95i | Ford XB V8t | 33 | 13 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2004 | Dallara IR-04 | Honda HI4R V8 | 23 | 4 | Andretti Green Racing |
| 2005 | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI5R V8 | 18 | 3 | Andretti Green Racing |
| 2006 | Dallara IR-05 | Honda HI6R V8 | 16 | 20 | Andretti Green Racing |
Complete American Le Mans Series results
| Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Panoz Motor Sports | LMP900 | Panoz LMP01 Evo | Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | Шаблон:Michelin | SEB ovr:8 cls:7 |
SON ovr:3 cls:3 |
MID ovr:4 cls:4 |
AME ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
WAS ovr:6 cls:6 |
TRO ovr:4 cls:4 |
MOS ovr:5 cls:5 |
MON ovr:6 cls:6 |
MIA ovr:11 cls:8 |
PET ovr:5 cls:5 |
10th | 153 | ||
| 2003 | Team Nasamax | LMP900 | Reynard 01Q | Cosworth XDE 2.6L Turbo V8 (Bio-ethanol) |
Шаблон:Goodyear | SEB ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
ATL | SON | TRO | MOS | AME | MON | MIA | PET | NC | 0 | |||
| 2007 | Andretti Green Racing | LMP2 | Acura ARX-01a | Acura 3.4L V8 | Шаблон:Michelin | SEB ovr:2 cls:1 |
STP ovr:21 cls:7 |
LNB ovr:6 cls:6 |
TEX ovr:2 cls:2 |
UTA ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
LIM ovr:7 cls:6 |
MID ovr:10 cls:7 |
AME ovr:9 cls:7 |
MOS ovr:5 cls:3 |
DET ovr:19 cls:8 |
PET ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
MON ovr:6 cls:4 |
13th | 98 |
| 2008 | Andretti Green Racing | LMP2 | Acura ARX-01b | Acura 3.4L V8 | Шаблон:Michelin | SEB ovr:18 cls:6 |
STP ovr:6 cls:5 |
LNB ovr:6 cls:4 |
UTA ovr:8 cls:7 |
LIM | MID | AME | MOS | DET | PET | MON | 24th | 38 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
| Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Шаблон:Tooltip | Шаблон:Tooltip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Шаблон:Flagicon Panoz Motor Sports | Шаблон:Flagicon David Brabham Шаблон:Flagicon Jan Magnussen |
Panoz LMP01 Evo | LMP900 | 90 | DNF | DNF |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | USA | GBR SPR |
GBR FEA |
GER SPR |
GER FEA |
POR SPR |
POR FEA |
AUS SPR Шаблон:Small |
AUS FEA Шаблон:Small |
MYS SPR Шаблон:Small |
MYS FEA Шаблон:Small |
UAE SPR |
UAE FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
MEX SPR Шаблон:Small |
MEX FEA Шаблон:Small |
USA SPR Шаблон:Small |
USA FEA Шаблон:Small |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
16th | 23 |
References
External links
- Herta's official site
- Herta's profile from IndyCar.com
- Bryan Herta Autosport's official site
- Bryan Herta on A1 TEAM USA Official Site
- Bryan Herta's helmet painter
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