Marcus Armstrong

Marcus Armstrong is a New Zealand driver who made his IndyCar debut in 2023 for Chip Ganassi Racing.

Road to the IndyCar Series

To reach this point, Armstrong won numerous karting championships at a young age. In 2014, at the age of 13, he made his motorsport debut in a New Zealand GT class, driving Toyota 86 cars. After some appearances in the New Zealand Formula Ford, he moved to Europe in 2016.

After participating in Formula 3 and Formula Renault, Armstrong competed in his first full European motorsport season in 2017 in the Italian Formula 4, winning the championship. That same year, he also finished second in the German Formula 4 championship.

In 2018 and 2019, he competed in two seasons of the FIA Formula 3 championship, finishing fifth and second in the overall standings. From 2020 to 2022, Armstrong spent three seasons in Formula 2, where, despite four wins in total, he finished 13th in the standings each season.

Part-time first IndyCar season, but still Rookie of the Year

In 2023, Armstrong made the move to the IndyCar Series, where he drove for Chip Ganassi Racing in all the road and street course events. Despite not competing in any oval races, he was still named Rookie of the Year that season.

First full-time IndyCar season

After impressing in his first IndyCar season, Armstrong secured a full-time seat in 2024. Still racing for Chip Ganassi Racing, the New Zealander finished in the top ten in eight of the seventeen races, including a third-place finish in Detroit, and ended the season 14th in the championship. Due to the introduction of the Charter Program, Chip Ganassi Racing was forced to scale down from five to three cars, which caused Armstrong to lose his seat with the top team.

A new start with Meyer Shank Racing

After losing his seat at Chip Ganassi Racing, Armstrong didn’t stay without a drive for long. The Christchurch-born driver was confirmed just days after the end of the 2024 IndyCar Series season as the second driver for Meyer Shank Racing, which will have a technical partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing starting in 2025.