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2021 IndyCar season
NTT IndyCar Series
Season
Races17
Start dateMarch 7
End dateSeptember 19
Awards
← 2020
2022 →
Scott Dixon is the reigning IndyCar Series Drivers' Champion.

The 2021 NTT IndyCar Series will be the 26th season of the IndyCar Series and the 100th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event will be the 2021 Indianapolis 500. It will be the second year under Penske management after they took over in late 2019.

2021 was to be the final season that the Dallara DW12 UAK18 and Dallara DW12 chassis package (which debuted in 2012 and 2018 respectively) was to be used in competition. It was also scheduled to be the final season for the 2.2-litre V6 twin-turbocharged engine package that debuted in 2012; in October 2020, this was delayed for an additional season, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Contracted teams and drivers

The following teams and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams use a spec Dallara IR18 chassis with universal aero kit and Firestone tires.

Team Engine No. Driver(s) Round(s)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 14 France Sébastien Bourdais[2] All
Andretti Autosport Honda 27 United States Alexander Rossi[3] All
28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay[4] All
Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport 88 United States Colton Herta[5] All
Arrow McLaren SP[6] Chevrolet 5 Mexico Patricio O'Ward[6][7] All
7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist[8][9] All
Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson[10] All
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon[11] All
10 Spain Álex Palou[12] All
48[13] United States Jimmie Johnson[11]  R  1–3, 6, 8–14, 16–17
TBA 4–5, 7, 15
Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 20 United States Ed Carpenter[6] 4–5, 7, 15
TBA 1–3, 6, 8–14, 16–17
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay[14] All
Meyer Shank Racing[6] Honda 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey All
06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves[15] 2–3, 7, 14, 16–17
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 15 United States Graham Rahal[16] All
30 Japan Takuma Sato[17] All
Team Penske Chevrolet 2 United States Josef Newgarden[18] All
12 Australia Will Power[18] All
22 France Simon Pagenaud[18] All
TBA New Zealand Scott McLaughlin[19]  R  All
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Driver changes

Team changes

  • On October 28, 2020, it was announced that DragonSpeed, who competed on a part-time basis in the previous 2 seasons, will be leaving the IndyCar Series and they have sold their Dallara DW12 chassis to Meyer Shank Racing, who are planning to field a second car for the 2021 season.[22]
  • Team Penske ended their partnership with Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing to make room for another IndyCar entry and thus returned to competing with four cars for the first time since 2017.
  • Chip Ganassi Racing also returned to regular four-car team for the first time since 2017.

Schedule

On October 1, 2020, a seventeen-race calendar was announced.[23] Iowa Speedway did not return from the 2020 IndyCar Series calendar, while all tracks that were unable to host races in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic returned to the calendar with the exception of Circuit of the Americas and Richmond Raceway.[24][25] A second road course race at Indianapolis will be held once again, as part of a doubleheader on Brickyard weekend in August.[26][27]

Rd. Date Race name Track Location
1 March 7 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  R  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2 April 11 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by AmFirst  R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
3 April 18 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach  R  Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California
4 May 1 Texas 300  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas
5 May 2 Genesys 300
6 May 15 GMR Grand Prix  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
7 May 30 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway
8 June 12 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix  R  Belle Isle Street Circuit Detroit, Michigan
9 June 13
10 June 20 REV Group Grand Prix at Road America  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
11 July 4 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
12 July 11 Honda Indy Toronto  R  Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario
13 August 8 Music City Grand Prix[28]  R  Nashville Street Circuit Nashville, Tennessee
14 August 14 TBA[29]  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
15 August 21 Bommarito Automotive Group 500  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois
16 September 12 Grand Prix of Portland  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
17 September 19 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey  R  WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
O Short oval/Superspeedway
R Road/street course

See also

References

  1. ^ Pruett, Marshall (October 3, 2020). "IndyCar confirms engine plans". Racer. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
  2. ^ "Sebastien Bourdais to drive the No. 14 Chevrolet in 2021". Foytracing.com. September 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Cheek, Adam (July 27, 2019). "Andretti Autosport Signs Alexander Rossi, Honda to Extension". frontstretch.com. Front Stretch. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Malsher-Lopez, David (November 6, 2020). "Hunter-Reay, DHL to return with Andretti Autosport for 2021". Motorsport.com.
  5. ^ Pruett, Marshall (September 10, 2020). "Andretti looking to finalize 2021 IndyCar lineup". Racer. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.
  6. ^ a b c d Pruett, Marshall (September 12, 2020). "IndyCar Silly Season 2020, Ep. 1". Racer. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Retrieved September 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Pruett, Marshall (October 13, 2020). "O'Ward signs new deal with AMSP". Racer. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc.
  8. ^ a b "Oliver Askew to leave Arrow McLaren SP at the end of 2020". Arrowmclarensp.com. October 12, 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Felix Rosenqvist joins Arrow McLaren SP for 2021". arrowmclarensp.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ "Marcus Ericsson and Chip Ganassi Racing Continue INDYCAR Partnership in New, Multi-Year Deal". Chip Ganassi Racing. Chip Ganassi Racing Teams. October 28, 2020.
  11. ^ a b c Fryer, Jenna (September 9, 2020). "Jimmie Johnson teams with Ganassi on 2-year IndyCar program". The Associated Press. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  12. ^ a b Malsher-López, David (October 29, 2020). "Chip Ganassi Racing expands to four cars for 2021 IndyCar season with Palou". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  13. ^ a b "Chip Ganassi Racing's Instagram post: "Same number, but a new look for @jimmiejohnson in 2021. Welcome to the team, @gocarvana! 🙌🏼 . . . Check the link in our bio for more info...."". Instagram. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  14. ^ "Rinus VeeKay to continue with Ed Carpenter Racing for 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season". Edcarpenterracing.com. October 25, 2020.
  15. ^ a b Malsher-López, David (November 9, 2020). "Castroneves returns to IndyCar with Meyer Shank in 2021". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  16. ^ Hawkins, Stephen (June 9, 2018). "Rahal signs 5-year extension with Rahal Letterman Lanigan". The Associated Press. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  17. ^ Malsher-López, David (October 24, 2020). "Indy 500 winner Sato to stay with RLL in 2021 IndyCar Series". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  18. ^ a b c Brown, Nathan (August 17, 2020). "Roger Penske doesn't rule out another run with Helio Castroneves; Power, Pagenaud, Newgarden to return". Indy Star. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
  19. ^ "TEAM PENSKE WILL NOT RETURN TO SUPERCARS IN 2021". October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  20. ^ "Sebastien Bourdais signed to drive the No. 14 Chevrolet in 2021". Foytracing.com. September 15, 2020.
  21. ^ "TEAM PENSKE WILL NOT RETURN TO SUPERCARS IN 2021". October 23, 2020. Retrieved October 23, 2020.
  22. ^ Pruett, Marshall (October 28, 2020). "DragonSpeed shutters IndyCar program". Racer.com.
  23. ^ "NTT IndyCar Series announces 17-race schedule for 2021 season". IndyCar Series. Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. October 1, 2020. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  24. ^ Malsher-López, David (October 1, 2020). "IndyCar reveals 2021 calendar, two ovals gone". Autosport. Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  25. ^ Dejewski, Kevin (October 1, 2020). "IndyCar reveals 2021 schedule without COTA, Iowa, Richmond". Motorsport Week. Motorsport Media Services Ltd. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  26. ^ Ryan, Nate (September 30, 2020). "IndyCar teams with NASCAR on IMS road course doubleheader in 2021". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  27. ^ Ryan, Nate (October 1, 2020). "IndyCar announces its 2021 schedule". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  28. ^ "Nashville to host IndyCar street race in 2021". Autosport. Motorsport Network. September 16, 2020.
  29. ^ Speedway, Indianapolis Motor. "NASCAR, INDYCAR Teaming Up for Historic Brickyard Weekend". www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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