Haas F1 reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi has joined Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing full-time for the 2024 IndyCar season.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL) announced today that Haas F1 Team reserve and test driver Pietro Fittipaldi has announced that multiple open-wheel champion and World Endurance Championship winner Pietro Fittipaldi will be , announced that he would be driving the #30 in his return to the series. The first full season of the NTT IndyCar Series will begin in 2024. Brazilian-American Fittipaldi, the grandson of 1989 IndyCar champion and two-time Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi, will compete in 2018 and 2021, with Dale Coyne returning to the series with nine race starts. do. . Details regarding post sponsorship will be announced at a later date.
Fittipaldi, 27, made six IndyCar Series appearances in 2018, including three on oval tracks and three on road courses. The best start was at Phoenix, where he finished 10th, and the best finish was at Portland, where he finished 9th. He was scheduled to compete in more races, but an accident during the 6 Hours of the World Endurance Championship at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit in May of the same year broke both of his legs, causing his program to be cut short mid-season. Canceled. In 2021, he shared the season with Rick Ware and Romain Grosjean in Dale Coyne Racing’s No. 51 car, driving three of the four oval races. His best qualifying result was his 13th place in his debut at the Indianapolis 500, earning him the Fastest Rookie Award. His best finish was his 15th place in the second race at Texas Motor Speedway.
The 2024 NTT IndyCar Series season begins on Sunday, March 10th at the 20th Annual St. Petersburg Firestone Grand Prix on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida. North America’s premier open-wheel series crisscrosses the United States, including the 108th Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, May 26th, and culminates with the championship finale in Nashville on Sunday, September 15th. reach. All the action on the track can be seen on NBC or NBC’s Peacock premium streaming service, or on USA Network. For more information on the series and teams, please visit www.indycar.com and www.rahal.com.
Pietro Fittipaldi, No. 30 Dallara/Honda/Firestone driver: “I am honored to join the great team at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. I look forward to using the experience I gained in the series to take on INDYCAR, one of the most competitive and diverse racing series in the world. I want to thank Mr. Rahal, Mr. Lanigan, and Mr. Letterman. I can’t wait to get started.”
Bobby Rahal, co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing: “We are very pleased to have Pietro onboard to drive the No. 30 car in RLL.” He has already joined IndyCar. I have experience working part-season. Dale Coyne Racing qualified in 2021 at Indianapolis with a strong 13th place finish. I met him then and since then he has worked hard to become the reserve driver for the Haas F1 Team. And in our conversation, I was impressed with the maturity and experience he will bring to our program going forward. We look forward to seeing what he can do in the 2024 competitive IndyCar season. ”
Mike Lanigan, co-owner of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing: “We are proud and excited to welcome Pietro to our team. The Fittipaldi family name has always been a part of our sport. The legacy lives on with Pietro and we welcome the challenge of keeping it alive.”
