Colton Herta

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Colton Herta
Colton Herta (2021).jpg
Nationality Flag of the United States.svg American
BornColton Thomas Herta
(2000-03-30) March 30, 2000 (age 25)
Santa Clarita, California, United States
IndyCar Series career
116 races run over 8 years
Best finish2nd (2024)
First race 2018 Grand Prix of Sonoma (Sonoma)
Last race 2025 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix (Nashville)
First win 2019 IndyCar Classic (Austin)
Last win 2024 Music City Grand Prix (Nashville)
WinsPodiums Poles
91916
Previous series
Championship titles
2013Pacific Formula F1600

Colton Thomas Herta (born March 30, 2000) is an American racing driver who last competed in the NTT IndyCar Series for Andretti Global with Curb Agajanian. [1]

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Herta is the son of IndyCar and Champ Car driver Bryan Herta, and the youngest person ever to win an IndyCar Series race. [2] He is set to be a test driver for the Cadillac Formula One Team whilst competing in FIA Formula 2 for 2026.

Junior racing career

Karting (2010–2013)

Herta made his competitive karting debut in 2010 at the age of ten, racing karts in the SKUSA and IKF series, although he had been karting since the age of six. He made his single-seater racing debut at 13, finishing second in the SBF2000 Winter Series.[ citation needed ]

USF2000 Championship (2014)

In 2014, he made his professional racing debut in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, finishing fifteenth in the championship despite missing the opening weekend due to age requirements. In the same year, Herta made his international formula racing debut at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia with the Meritus-run AsiaCup Series, taking part in one event where he won one race win and three podium finishes. Herta also made a one-off appearance in the Global RallyCross Championship Lites, being the youngest driver to compete in the series.[ citation needed ]

Racing in Europe (2015–2016)

Herta racing at Brands Hatch in MSA Formula. MSA Formula - -10 Colton Herta USA - BTCC 2015 - Brands Hatch (16423057204).jpg
Herta racing at Brands Hatch in MSA Formula.

In 2015, he made his debut in the UK-based MSA Formula series, as the youngest driver and the only American on a grid that consisted mostly of Britons, and got his first win in the second race at Snetterton Circuit in August, thus helping the United States win the Nations Cup. He went on to collect three more victories throughout the season, finishing third overall. [3]

For 2016, he was planning to move to the newly renamed BRDC British F3 series but was too young to compete at the opening round. [4] Wanting to complete a full season, he made the switch to the Euroformula Open Championship, staying with Carlin and finished third in points, with four victories, six podium finishes, and five pole positions. Herta went on to compete in six British F3 events, earning three podium finishes including a victory at Brands Hatch.

Indy Lights (2017–2018)

Herta driving at Portland during the 2018 Indy Lights season. Herta IL Portland 2018.jpg
Herta driving at Portland during the 2018 Indy Lights season.

In 2017, Herta joined forces with the newly formed Steinbrenner Racing to pilot the 98-car in the Indy Lights Series. [5] He started the year strong with a second place finish in the first race at St. Petersburg street circuit and followed it up with a Sunday victory; Colton's first win in Indy Lights. He got his second victory at the next event at Barber Motorsports Park, the series' four-hundredth race. Herta won Rookie of the Year and finished third in the drivers championship.

In 2018, Herta remained in Indy Lights. He won four races, including all three held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (both races of the GP of Indianapolis and the Freedom 100 on the speedway). Herta finished second in points to his Andretti teammate Patricio O'Ward.

IndyCar career

In September 2018, Herta made his IndyCar Series debut at the season finale in Sonoma, driving for Harding Racing. [6]

Harding Steinbrenner Racing

2019: Rookie season

Herta won his first race at the IndyCar Classic in 2019. Colton Herta wins at Texas.jpg
Herta won his first race at the IndyCar Classic in 2019.

For the 2019 IndyCar season, Herta signed to drive the No. 88 Harding Steinbrenner Racing car. Herta was the first IndyCar Series driver born in the 2000s to start a race. On March 24, 2019, at the age of eighteen, Herta became the youngest-ever winner in IndyCar history by winning the IndyCar Classic at Circuit of the Americas. [7] He qualified fifth for the Indianapolis 500, but retired after just four laps after a gearbox failure. On June 22, 2019, at the age of nineteen, Herta became the youngest-ever pole-sitter at Road America. He won again at Laguna Seca, and finished seventh in the overall standings, just five points behind Rookie of the Year Felix Rosenqvist.

2020: Backed by Andretti

Herta again drove the #88 car for Harding Steinbrenner Racing in 2020, with additional backing from Andretti Autosport. Herta finished seventh in the opening round of the 2020 IndyCar season at Texas Motor Speedway. He finished eighth at the Indianapolis 500. On September 13, 2020, Herta won the second of two races held at Mid-Ohio. He scored a runner-up finish at the Indianapolis road course's Saturday race. With seven top-fives in fourteen races, he ranked third in points.[ citation needed ]

Andretti Autosport

2021: Three more wins

Herta driving in the 2021 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix Colton herta (51383528329).jpg
Herta driving in the 2021 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix

Going into 2021, Herta was seen as the strongest challenger in the Andretti stable to Scott Dixon for the IndyCar title. Herta would also move from the No. 88 Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Racing car to the No. 26 Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian car with backing from Indianapolis 500 title sponsor Gainbridge. Herta started his season caught up in an accident caused by Josef Newgarden in Alabama but earned his first win of the season at St. Petersburg, his first win on a street circuit. [8] He would secure two podium finishes before his second win of the season; a second-place at Road America and third place at the second round on the IMS Road Course. He was frequently beset by poor strategy, mechanical issues, and driving errors. Most notable of these was at the inaugural round in Nashville; Herta would qualify on pole position for the race, [9] lead most of the race, lost the lead under caution to Marcus Ericsson, and crashed out of the race attempting to take the lead back from Ericsson in the closing laps. [10] Herta was in place to win the race at Gateway but would have to retire the car due to a broken half shaft that happened during a pitstop. Herta would pick up his second win of the season at Laguna Seca, where he led all but one lap of the race to win from pole. [11] He finished the season off with a come from behind victory on The Streets of Long Beach when he started fourteenth and worked his way rapidly through the field to take the lead from Josef Newgarden and Scott Dixon to win his third race of the season. He ultimately finished the season fifth in the championship standings. [12]

2022: A difficult season

After intense speculation that he would be making a move to Formula One, Andretti Autosport and Herta announced that he would be racing in IndyCar in 2022, partnering Alexander Rossi, Romain Grosjean, and Devlin DeFrancesco. Herta struggled in the initial rounds of the season, including crashing after losing the lead at Long Beach, but picked up his first win of the season at the GMR Grand Prix. Herta was in place to win the second race at the IMS road course before a mechanical failure would cause him to have to retire the car for the day and his teammate Alexander Rossi would win.[ citation needed ]

2023: Winless campaign

Herta in 9th place at the GMR Grand Prix Colton Herta at the GMR Grand Prix.jpg
Herta in 9th place at the GMR Grand Prix

Herta initially signed a multi-year contract to remain with Andretti Autosport, [13] though this would be later to be extended to 2027. [14] Herta's 2023 would end with three top-five finishes, including a podium at Toronto. He also took back-to-back poles at Mid-Ohio and Road America, where he would also lead the most laps. Road America proved to be the closest Herta would come to a win in 2023, dominating the race before dropping to fifth due to a poor strategy call forcing him to save fuel in order to reach the finish. The season concluded with Herta tenth in the standings again after a tough second half including two DNFs at Nashville Street Circuit and the finale at Laguna Seca.[ citation needed ]

2024: Career best

Herta started the season with five top five finishes in the first five races, including podiums at St. Petersburg and Long Beach. He struggled with bad luck and performance issues after the Indianapolis 500, though did manage to pick up another podium finish at Laguna Seca and his first pole position on an oval at Iowa. Herta finally broke through at Toronto, qualifying on pole and winning his first race in two years. At the final race of the season at the Nashville Superspeedway, Herta broke through and took his first win on an oval, securing second place to Alex Palou in the 2024 IndyCar Series championship standings, his highest points total yet. Herta also became the highest scoring Andretti Autosport driver in the modern IndyCar era since Ryan Hunter-Reay in 2012.[ citation needed ]

2025: Final year with Andretti

Following the season's end, Herta would leave Andretti and the IndyCar series altogether to become Cadillac's test driver in Formula One, with Will Power replacing him after getting released from Team Penske. [15]

Sportscar racing

Herta participated in the 2019 24 Hours of Daytona in a BMW M8 GTE for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the WeatherTech SportsCar Championship. He, along with co-drivers Connor De Phillippi, Augusto Farfus and Philipp Eng, won the race in the GTLM class.[ citation needed ]

Herta (No. 25) drove both BMW M Hybrid V8's at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona. BMW M Hybrid V8 (cropped).jpg
Herta (No. 25) drove both BMW M Hybrid V8's at the 2023 24 Hours of Daytona.

Herta returned to Daytona participate in the 2022 edition, partnering fellow IndyCar drivers Pato O'Ward and Devlin DeFrancesco along with Eric Lux in an LMP2 entry for DragonSpeed. [16] The quartet won after Herta took the lead in the final eleven minutes of the race. [17]

In late 2022, Herta was confirmed as one of the drivers for the new BMW M Hybrid V8 prototype to be fielded by Rahal Letterman Lannigan racing during the 2023 IMSA SportsCar Championship.[ citation needed ]

In the 2024 IMSA SportsCar Championship, Herta drove the #40 Acura for Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport and earned his first overall win in the series at the 12 Hours of Sebring.[ citation needed ]

Formula One

With the attempted purchase of Sauber by Andretti Autosport in 2021, Herta was the favorite candidate to join Formula One with Alfa Romeo for the 2022 season. This led to both a seat mold made for him and a test with the simulator at the team's base in Hinwil, Switzerland—where Mario Andretti and various other reports claimed he set faster times than Kimi Räikkönen and Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo's 2021 lineup. [18] A preliminary agreement was reached with Ferrari to hold a 300 km (186.41 mi) test with Herta to allow him to participate in free practices at the United States, Mexico City and Sao Paulo Grands Prix. However, negotiations between Andretti and Sauber broke down at the end of 2021, resulting in Herta never participating in the test sessions. [19]

Herta was later signed by McLaren in 2022 as a development driver to test the MCL35M–McLaren's 2021 car. [20] He took part in his first test drive from July 11–13 around the Algarve International Circuit in Portimão. [21] Later that year, Red Bull began to show interest in having Herta as an AlphaTauri driver in 2023. [22] Herta however, lacked enough points to obtain an FIA Super Licence—necessary to be able to contest in Formula One. Red Bull began efforts to obtain one for Herta, asking the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) to consider an exception for Herta. [23] Red Bull then reached an agreement with Alpine for Herta to test their Formula One cars in September at the Hungaroring—an event the French team organised to aid effort to choose their 2023 driver—in an effort to earn Herta more super licence points. [24] [25] Alpine would accept on the condition that then AlphaTauri driver, Pierre Gasly, was free to join the French team. [26] Ultimately, the FIA refused to make an exception for Herta, [27] forcing Red Bull to abandon its efforts to bring the American driver to Formula One, with Herta not participating in the tests with Alpine. [28]

In late 2024, Herta became heavily linked to a drive at the newly-forming Cadillac Formula One Team after their bid to join Formula One in 2026 was accepted. [29] [30] Mario Andretti—a member of the board of directors—stated that one of their two seats would "most likely" go to him, but added that "you have to keep your options open." [31] Cadillac later announced that their two seats would be filled by Sergio Pérez and Valtteri Bottas in August 2025 as Herta fell short of the fourth place finish needed to secure a Super License for 2026. The next month, Herta was later announced as Cadillac's test driver for 2026, leaving Andretti's IndyCar outfit to fulfill this role. Cadillac CEO Dan Towriss also announced that Herta would aim for a seat in Formula 2, in an attempt to obtain enough super license points to be eligible for a spot in Formula One. [32] Herta would need an outright top-eight finish in Formula 2 to reach the 40 points required for an FIA Super License for 2027, or a top ten finish with free practice sessions.

Personal life

Outside of racing, Herta is a member of the indie punk rock band The Zibs, where he plays the drums. He formed the band in 2018 with his high school friends Jon Graber and Chris Broadbent. [33]

Karting record

Karting career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamPosition
2010SKUSA SoCal Pro Kart Challenge — TaG Cadet3rd
SKUSA Pro Tour — TaG Cadet1st
SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Cadet3rd
2011SKUSA SoCal Pro Kart Challenge — TaG Cadet1st
SKUSA Pro Tour — TaG Cadet1st
ROK Cup International Final — Mini ROK7th
2012California Pro Kart Challenge — TaG Junior3rd
Skip Barber Racing School 14th
SKUSA Pro Tour — TaG Junior7th
SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG JuniorPitts Performance5th
2013SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG Junior5th
2014SKUSA SuperNationals — TaG JuniorPhil Giebler Racing10th

Racing record

Career summary

SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPolesF/LapsPodiumsPointsPosition
2012–13SBF2000 Winter SeriesN/A1211042876th
2013Pacific Formula F1600PR1/BHA with Curb-Agajanian 1510610154131st
2014 U.S. F2000 National Championship JAY Motorsports12001011515th
AsiaCup Series Meritus.GP 41123598th
GRC Lites AD Racing1N/A0N/AN/A1615th
2015 MSA Formula Championship Carlin 30438123553rd
2016 Euroformula Open Championship Carlin 1645471993rd
Spanish Formula 3 Championship 62214942nd
BRDC British Formula 3 Championship 6101310919th
Masters of Formula 3 10000N/A13th
2017 Indy Lights Andretti Steinbrenner Racing 1627373003rd
2018 Indy Lights 17437134472nd
IndyCar Series Harding Racing 100002037th
2019 IndyCar Series Harding Steinbrenner Racing 1723224207th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 310028914th
2020 IndyCar Series Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport 1411024213rd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM BMW Team RLL 30000799th
2021 IndyCar Series Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian 1633253115th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD Turner Motorsport 2111128550th
2022 IndyCar Series Andretti Autosport 17121238110th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 DragonSpeed USA 110010NC
Formula One McLaren F1 Team Test driver
2023 IndyCar Series Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian 17020135610th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP BMW M Team RLL 1000027424th
2024 IndyCar Series Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian 1723165132nd
IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTP Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport 3101297018th
2025 IndyCar Series Andretti Global 1702013727th
IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP2 CrowdStrike Racing by APR 100002726th*
2026 Formula One Cadillac F1 Team Test driver

* Season still in progress.

Complete MSA Formula Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930DCPoints
2015 Carlin BHI
1

12
BHI
2

4
BHI
3

14
DON
1

15
DON
2

9
DON
3

4
THR
1

5
THR
2

6
THR
3

9
OUL
1

3
OUL
2

6
OUL
3

Ret
CRO
1

6
CRO
2

2
CRO
3

14
SNE
1

9
SNE
2

1
SNE
3

1
KNO
1

5
KNO
2

2
KNO
3

2
ROC
1

3
ROC
2

7
ROC
3

1
SIL
1

2
SIL
2

5
SIL
3

2
BHGP
1

2
BHGP
2

5
BHGP
3

1
3rd355

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers)

YearEntrant12345678910111213141516DCPoints
2016 Carlin EST
1

Ret
EST
2

5
SPA
1

6
SPA
2

5
LEC
1

18
LEC
2

EX
SIL
1

2
SIL
2

Ret
RBR
1

1
RBR
2

1
MNZ
1

16
MNZ
2

4
JER
1

1
JER
2

4
CAT
1

2
CAT
2

1
3rd199

American open-wheel racing results

U.S. F2000 National Championship

YearTeam1234567891011121314RankPoints
2014 JAY Motorsports STP STP BAR
19
BAR
7
IMS
5
IMS
20
LOR
14
TOR
5
TOR
14
MOH
10
MOH
16
MOH
13
SNM
7
SNM
9
15th115

Indy Lights

YearTeam1234567891011121314151617RankPoints
2017 Andretti Steinbrenner Racing STP
2
STP
1
ALA
10
ALA
1
IMS
12
IMS
10
INDY
13
RDA
12
ROA
3
IOW
4
TOR
4
TOR
10
MOH
2
MOH
6
GMP
3
WGL
3
3rd300
2018 Andretti Steinbrenner Racing STP
3
STP
8
ALA
2
ALA
3
IMS
1
IMS
1
INDY
1
RDA
1
RDA
2
IOW
2
TOR
7
TOR
6
MOH
2
MOH
2
GTW
2
POR
2
POR
4
2nd447

IndyCar Series

(key)

YearTeamNo.ChassisEngine123456789101112131415161718RankPointsRef
2018 Harding Racing 88 Dallara DW12 Chevrolet STP PHX LBH ALA IMS INDY DET DET TXS RDA IOW TOR MOH POC GTW POR SNM
20
37th20 [34]
2019 Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda STP
8
COA
1
ALA
24
LBH
23
IMS
23
INDY
33
DET
12
DET
12
TXS
18
RDA
8
TOR
7
IOW
18
MOH
8
POC
16
GTW
9
POR
4
LAG
1
7th420 [35]
2020 Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport TXS
7
IMS
4
ROA
5
ROA
5
IOW
19
IOW
19
INDY
8
GTW
4
GTW
6
MOH
9
MOH
1
IMS
4
IMS
2
STP
11
3rd421 [36]
2021 Andretti Autosport 26 ALA
22
STP
1
TXS
22
TXS
5
5th455 [37]
Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian IMS
13
INDY
16
DET
14
DET
4
ROA
2
MOH
13
NSH
19*
IMS
3
GTW
18
POR
8
LAG
1*
LBH
1*
2022 STP
4
TXS
12
LBH
23
ALA
10
IMS
1*
INDY
30
DET
8
ROA
5
MOH
15
TOR
2
IOW
24
IOW
12
IMS
24
NSH
5
GTW
11
POR
6
LAG
11
10th381 [38]
2023 STP
20
TXS
7
LBH
4
ALA
14
IMS
9
INDY
9
DET
11
ROA
5*
MOH
11
TOR
3
IOW
19
IOW
7
NSH
21
IMS
13
GTW
6
POR
13
LAG
23
10th356 [39]
2024 Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian STP
3
THE
4
LBH
2
ALA
8
IMS
7
INDY
23
DET
19
ROA
6
LAG
2
MOH
4
IOW
11
IOW
5
TOR
1
GTW
5
POR
4
MIL
22
MIL
3
NSH
1
2nd513 [40]
2025 STP
16
THE
4
LBH
7
ALA
7
IMS
25
INDY
14
DET
3
GTW
17
ROA
16
MOH
4
IOW
13
IOW
20
TOR
4
LAG
3
POR
10
MIL
11
NSH
11
7th372 [41]

Indianapolis 500

YearChassisEngineStartFinishTeam
2019 Dallara Honda 533 Harding Steinbrenner Racing
2020 108 Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport
2021 216 Andretti Autosport
2022 2530
2023 219
2024 1323 Andretti Global
2025 2714

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

YearEntrantClassMakeEngine123456789101112RankPoints
2019 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Twin-turbo V8 DAY
1
SEB
7
LBH MOH WGL MOS LIM ELK VIR LGA PET
3
14th89
2020 BMW Team RLL GTLM BMW M8 GTE BMW S63 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
5
DAY SEB ELK VIR ATL MOH CLT PET
6
LGA SEB
4
9th79
2021 Turner Motorsport GTD BMW M6 GT3 BMW 4.4 L Turbo V8 DAY
6
SEB MOH DET WGL WGL LIM
ELK LGA LBH VIR PET 50th285
2022 DragonSpeed USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
1†
SEB LGA MOH WGL ELK PET NC†0†
2023 BMW M Team RLL GTP BMW M Hybrid V8 BMW P66/3 4.0 L Turbo V8 DAY
6
SEB LBH LGA WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 24th274
2024 Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport GTP Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 DAY
3
SEB
1
LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS PET
7
18th970
2025 CrowdStrike Racing by APR LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 V8 DAY
6
SEB
WGL
MOS ELK IMS
PET
6th*272*
Source: [42]

Points only counted towards the Michelin Endurance Cup, and not the overall LMP2 Championship. * Season still in progress.

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