IndyCar Mid-Ohio: Palou takes pole by 0.002s for first-ever hybrid race Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou pipped Arrow McLaren rival Pato O’Ward to pole for the first race of IndyCar's hybrid era at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. Autosport · Jul 6, 2024
Palou unsure why he's “struggling a little bit” at Indy 500 Palou stormed to pole for last year’s edition of IndyCar's blue ribband event, leading the charge for the Ganassi team as all four of its cars qualified in the top 10. Autosport · May 24, 2024
Palou “struggling a little bit more” compared to last year’s Indy 500 Palou stormed to pole for last year’s edition of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing,” leading the charge for Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) as all four cars qualified in the top 10. Motorsport · May 23, 2024
Rosenqvist, Palou claim heat poles for IndyCar $1m challenge race The #60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda of Rosenqvist vaulted to over his rivals in 1m38.5831s around the 3.067-mile, 17-turn road course to seize control of the opening group. Autosport · Mar 24, 2024
Rosenqvist, Palou claim heat poles for $1 Million Challenge The No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda of Rosenqvist vaulted to over his rivals in 1m38.5831 (111.999 mph) around the 3.067-mile, 17-turn road course to seize control of the opening group. Motorsport · Mar 24, 2024
Chip Ganassi Racing unveils Palou’s DHL livery for 2024 season The iconic yellow and red colors have been given a refreshed new look for its maiden campaign with CGR on the machine driven by reigning and two-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou. Motorsport · Feb 20, 2024
CGR lands multi-year deal with Root Insurance for select rounds with Armstrong, Palou Root joins CGR, the reigning and 15-time champions, as a primary sponsor for select rounds on the No. 10 Honda driven by defending and two-time IndyCar title-winner Alex Palou, and the No. 11 entry piloted by Marcus Armstrong, the 2023 Rookie of the Year. Motorsport · Feb 15, 2024
Bourdais added to Ganassi Cadillac roster for WEC Qatar After Richard Westbrook's departure to join the JDC-Miller Motorsport Porsche team in the IMSA SportsCar Championship, it was revealed in January that returning duo Alex Lynn and Earl Bamber would have a different driving partner aboard their V-Series.R LMDh on a race-by-race basis. Autosport · Feb 2, 2024
DHL on move to Ganassi, Palou: "Chance to compete at the front of the field" DHL made the switch to Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) after an extended partnership with Andretti Global (formerly recognized as Andretti Autosport) that dated back to 2010. With Andretti, DHL captured the 2012 IndyCar title and the 2014 Indianapolis 500 in the iconic yellow and red entry driven by Ryan Hunter-Reay. Motorsport · Dec 12, 2023
Spire taps NASCAR industry veteran Doug Duchardt as team president Duchardt comes to Spire Motorsports from Chip Ganassi Racing, where he’s spent the last six years, first as chief operating officer and most recently as executive consultant. Motorsport · Dec 4, 2023
McLaren v Palou: What's on the line in high-stakes court case? A commercial court judge in the Business and Property Courts of England and Wales will decide what damages McLaren is to receive following Palou’s U-turn last summer that breached both driving and promotional contracts he’d signed to race in the IndyCar Series and act as its reserve Formula 1 driver. Motorsport · Dec 1, 2023
The American Legion moves to Linus Lundqvist’s CGR ride for 2024 The 24-year-old Swede signed a multi-year deal with CGR on Aug. 31 following an impressive showing in just three starts of 2023. He will be set with The American Legion’s red, white and blue “Be The One” livery for his rookie campaign in 2024. Motorsport · Nov 27, 2023
Bourdais, van der Zande return to CGR as 2024 Cadillac lineups take shape The duo will reprise their roles behind the wheel of the #01 Cadillac V-Series.R for a nine-race campaign next season that also features five endurance rounds. Motorsport · Nov 13, 2023
Motorsport · Nov 6, 2023 Ganassi’s Simpson participates in WEC Rookie Test in Bahrain The 19-year-old Barbadian-born Caymanian will make the jump to the IndyCar Series for 2024, driving one of the five entries for CGR.
Autosport · Oct 26, 2023 Ganassi puts IndyCar rookie Simpson through testing gauntlet The challenging schedule for the 19-year-old driver has been put together by CGR’s managing director Mike Hull.
Autosport · Oct 13, 2023 The factors that fuelled Palou’s 2023 IndyCar domination It wasn’t supposed to be this easy. IndyCar’s USP is the high number of potential race winners in its pack for such a high-level open-wheel racing series. But Alex Palou defied this logic in 2023, making his second title appear routine on track with five victories. Off the track, however,…
Autosport · Oct 9, 2023 Cadillac sticks with one 2024 WEC entry due to “cost barrier” Currently, Chip Ganassi Racing operates the lone Cadillac V-Series.R in the WEC's Hypercar class, with a desired expansion put on hold due to measured cost.
Autosport · Sep 22, 2023 Simpson's path to Ganassi IndyCar seat aided by sportscar experience The Barbados-born Caymanian was signed as a development driver with CGR in May 2022, only two races into his Indy NXT career that already featured a fifth-place finish at Barber Motorsports Park. He ended up finishing his rookie campaign ninth in the standings after switching teams from TJ Speed Motorsports…
Motorsport · Sep 21, 2023 Indy NXT grad Simpson's path to CGR seat aided by sportscar experience The Barbados-born Caymanian was signed as a development driver with CGR in May 2022, only two races into his Indy NXT career that already featured a fifth-place finish (Barber Motorsports Park). He ended up finishing his rookie campaign ninth in the overall standings despite switching teams – TJ Speed Motorsports…
Autosport · Sep 18, 2023 Simpson joins Chip Ganassi Racing for 2024 IndyCar season A development driver for CGR since May 2022, Simpson spent the past two years competing in Indy NXT. This year, he earned two podiums - including a career-best runner-up result at Mid-Ohio and one pole en route to 10th in the championship standings.
Autosport · Sep 11, 2023 Armstrong: Winning IndyCar's rookie of the year title a "great bonus" The 23-year-old Formula 2 graduate ran 12 of 17 races, which excluded ovals, in a ride share agreement with Takuma Sato.
Autosport · Aug 31, 2023 Lundqvist lands dream 2024 IndyCar seat at Chip Ganassi Racing Despite only having three IndyCar Series starts under his belt, with a best finish of 12th, the 24-year-old Swede will effectively replace fellow countryman Marcus Ericsson in Ganassi’s elite driver line-up, who signed for Andretti Autosport last week.
Motorsport · Aug 5, 2023 IndyCar Nashville: McLaughlin takes pole by big margin, Dixon shunts McLaughlin whipped around the 11-turn, 2.1-mile temporary street course with a best lap of 1m14.6099s, and will start ahead of Pato O’Ward (Arrow McLaren) and Colton Herta (Andretti).
Autosport · Aug 2, 2023 Armstrong targets full-time Ganassi IndyCar ride in 2024 Armstrong, who leads the rookie standings despite running a non-oval schedule in CGR’s #11 car, has scored top-10 finishes in half of his eight IndyCar starts.