Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team today announced that Scott Dixon, six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500 winner, and Felix Rosenqvist, reigning Indy 500 winner, will join the team in the 2027 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season on multiyear agreements.<\/p>\n
The two will join Pato O\u2019Ward in the team\u2019s three-car full-season lineup, and Ryan Hunter-Reay, 2014 Indianapolis 500 winner, will get in the driver\u2019s seat again in May to race the team\u2019s fourth entry in the 111th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Three Indy 500 winners and one of the most competitive oval racers in the series will complete Arrow McLaren\u2019s Indy 500 lineup for 2027 as McLaren Racing returns to its quest to achieve the prestigious Triple Crown of Motorsport\u2014victories at the Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Monaco Grand Prix. <\/p>\n
Scott is a six-time INDYCAR champion (2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020), a winner of the 2008 Indianapolis 500 and ranks second all-time in series victories with 59 wins. The New Zealander also holds the INDYCAR record for career starts and has earned victories in 23 different seasons, underscoring an unprecedented level of consistency and longevity. <\/p>\n
Beyond his success in INDYCAR, Scott is a three-time overall winner of the Rolex 24 at Daytona, was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 2024 and most recently into the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum Hall of Fame this past May. <\/p>\n
Felix returns to Arrow McLaren, having raced with the team from 2021 through 2023. He won the 2026 Indianapolis 500 in the closest finish in the race\u2019s century-plus history. In 2023, the Swede brought Arrow McLaren its first front row start in the Indianapolis 500 since Johnny Rutherford secured pole position in 1976. <\/p>\n
Felix holds two race wins and seven pole positions in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. He was also named Rookie of the Year in the series in 2019. <\/p>\n
Ryan, who was named the team\u2019s Sporting Director last month, brings a wealth of experience to the team with 296 career INDYCAR starts, earning 18 victories and 47 podium finishes. He is the 2012 INDYCAR SERIES champion and is also the only American to record victories in INDYCAR, CART, Champ Car, American Le Mans Series and Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series. <\/p>\n
Additional details regarding car number assignments will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n
Scott Dixon, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cJoining Arrow McLaren in 2027 is an exciting next step in my career. It was a big decision for myself, for my family, and I\u2019m looking forward to contributing to what the team, Zak and Tony are building there. As a New Zealander, being part of Bruce McLaren\u2019s legacy will be special; his spirit and grit are still very much rooted in that team, and I\u2019m excited to carry that on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Felix Rosenqvist, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m excited to return to Arrow McLaren next season and reunite with Pato, of course, and also Tony, Zak and the crew and engineers I worked with previously. There are a lot of familiar faces, and we\u2019ve got an incredible lineup with Scott joining and Ryan returning for the 500. I think our collective experience will be a huge benefit. I\u2019ve still got work to do to finish this season strong, but I\u2019m looking forward to what\u2019s to come at Arrow McLaren.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ryan Hunter-Reay, Sporting Director and Driver, Arrow McLaren, said:<\/p>\n
“I have unfinished business with the 500, and so does this team. Our focus is on Indy; learn from the past, and our number one goal is to win the Indy 500. We have ample amount of time to be fully prepared in working toward a big month of May in 2027 racing alongside Pato, Scott and Felix. The four of us certainly know our way around the Speedway. In the meantime, working with the team full time as Sporting Director offers a unique opportunity to have a direct impact on our ambitious development plans for the 2027 season, the Indy 500 and beyond.”<\/p>\n
Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing, said:<\/p>\n
\u201cOur IndyCar team has shown fantastic momentum, and this lineup of Pato, Scott, Felix and Ryan will strengthen every aspect of our program. We\u2019ve got our eyes firmly set on the Championship as well as winning the Indianapolis 500 to secure the Triple Crown in the Papaya era. These four drivers bring a wealth of experience as well as great chemistry and will no doubt have a positive impact across our entire team. Christian\u2019s and Nolan\u2019s contributions have helped shape the progress we\u2019re building on today, and I appreciate the energy and drive they have brought to the team since they joined.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tony Kanaan, Team Principal, Arrow McLaren, said:<\/p>\n
“It\u2019s never an easy decision, but when you have the opportunity to bring drivers of this caliber into your team, you take it seriously. Scott’s accomplishments speak for themselves, Felix is this year\u2019s 500 winner and consistently fast and competitive and Ryan has the experience and the capability to win the 500 again, without a doubt. Add that talent to what we have with Pato who\u2019s knocking on the door of his own 500 win, and we\u2019re the threat we\u2019ve been building up to be in the championship and the 500. <\/p>\n
We\u2019ll keep our focus on Christian and Pato\u2019s championship fight and Nolan\u2019s work toward top-ten finishes for the remainder of the season. Christian and Nolan have been awesome teammates and they\u2019ve given a lot to help us build up this team the past two years.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team today announced that Scott Dixon, six-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion and 2008 Indianapolis 500…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":784493,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[573],"tags":[64,63,817,813,816,85],"class_list":["post-784492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784492","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=784492"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/784492\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/784493"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=784492"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=784492"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=784492"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}