Marcus Armstrong

Born:

July 29 2000

Nationality:

New Zealand

First race:

St. Petersburg, 2023

Races:

Wins:

Race Win %:

No.:

Team:

Meyer Shank Racing

About Marcus Armstrong

Biography

Performance by Circuit Type

Results

Biography

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.This way, Armstrong remained connected with Ganassi.

Despite his limited experience, Armstrong managed to make an immediate impression during his first season with Meyer Shank Racing. He finished in the top ten in eleven of the seventeen races, including an impressive third place at Iowa Speedway. Armstrong often challenged his more experienced teammate Felix Rosenqvist and finished just behind him in eighth place in the championship.

Performance by Circuit Type

Type	Races	Avg Finish	Race Win %
Roadcourse	20	12.6500	0%
Streetcourse	13	11.5385	0%
Oval	13	14.5385	0%

Results

Date (ET)	Race	Type	FP
2023
March 5	Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg	Streetcourse	11
April 16	Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach	Streetcourse	8
April 30	Children’s of Alabama Indy Grand Prix Barber Motorsports Park	Roadcourse	11
May 13	GMR Grand Prix Indianapolis Road Course	Roadcourse	15
June 4	Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Detroit	Streetcourse	8
June 18	Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America Road America	Roadcourse	24
July 2	Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio	Roadcourse	9
July 16	Honda Indy Toronto Toronto	Streetcourse	7
August 6	Big Machine Music City Grand Prix Nashville	Streetcourse	13
August 12	Gallagher Grand Prix Indianapolis Road Course	Roadcourse	24
September 3	Bitnile.com Grand Prix of Portland Portland	Roadcourse	19
September 10	Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey Laguna Seca	Roadcourse	8

Date (ET)	Race	Type	FP
2024
March 10	Grand Prix of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg	Streetcourse	25
March 24	The Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge The Termal Club	Roadcourse	5
April 21	Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach	Streetcourse	12
April 28	Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Barber Motorsports Park	Roadcourse	9
May 11	Sonsio Grand Prix Indianapolis Road Course	Roadcourse	5
May 26	108th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis	Oval	30
June 2	Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Detroit	Streetcourse	3
June 9	XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Road America	Roadcourse	26
June 23	Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey Laguna Seca	Roadcourse	22
July 7	Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio	Roadcourse	17
July 13	Hy-Vee Homefront 250 Iowa Speedway	Oval	10
July 14	Hy-Vee One Step 250 Iowa Speedway	Oval	19
July 21	Honda Indy Toronto Toronto	Streetcourse	5
August 17	Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Gateway	Oval	8
August 25	Grand Prix of Portland Portland	Roadcourse	5
August 31	Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s - Race 1 Milwaukee Mile	Oval	21
September 1	Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s - Race 2 Milwaukee Mile	Oval	26
September 15	Big Machine Music City Grand Prix Nashville Superspeedway	Oval	7

Date (ET)	Race	Type	FP
2025
March 2	Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg	Streetcourse	24
March 23	The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix The Termal Club	Roadcourse	7
April 13	Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach Long Beach	Streetcourse	14
May 4	Alabama Indy Grand Prix Barber Motorsports Park	Roadcourse	17
May 10	Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis Indianapolis Road Course	Roadcourse	7
May 25	109th Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis	Oval	18
June 1	Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Detroit	Streetcourse	6
June 15	Bommarito Automotive Group 500 Gateway	Oval	9
June 22	XPEL Grand Prix at Road America Road America	Roadcourse	5
July 6	Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio Mid-Ohio	Roadcourse	7
July 12	Synk 275 Iowa Speedway	Oval	9
July 13	Farm to Finish 275 Iowa Speedway	Oval	3
July 20	Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto Toronto	Streetcourse	14
July 27	Java House Grand Prix of Monterey Laguna Seca	Roadcourse	8
August 10	BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland Portland	Roadcourse	8
August 24	Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 Milwaukee Mile	Oval	10
August 31	Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix Nashville Superspeedway	Oval	19