IndyCar Series 2022 Driver Lineup, Teams, Season Format, Schedule

The 2022 season will be the 111th season of the American open-wheel racing tournament and the 27th season of IndyCar series, know about the driver lineup, schedule and teams
NTT IndyCar Series 2022 season is scheduled to begin from 27th February 2022 and will be concluded on 11th September. The 2022 season will be the 111th season of the American open-wheel racing tournament and the 27th season of IndyCar series.

IndyCar Series 2022 Driver Lineup And Teams

We take a closer look at the confirmed drivers and teams of IndyCar 2022 season.
Driver

Team

Engine

Race Rounds
Dalton Kellett

A. J. Foyt Enterprises

Chevrolet

All
Tatiana Calderon

1, 3–5, 7–10, 13–14, 16–17
Kyle Kirkwood

All
Colton Herta

Andretti Autosport

Honda

All
Alexander Rossi

All
Romain Grosjean

All
Devlin DeFrancesco

Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport

All
Pato O’Ward

Arrow McLaren SP

Chevrolet

All
Juan Pablo Montoya

5-6
Felix Rosenqvist

All
Marcus Ericsson

Chip Ganassi Racing

Honda

All
Scott Dixon

All
Alex Palou

All
Jimmie Johnson

All
Tony Kanaan

All
David Malukas

Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports

All
Takuma Sato

Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing

All
Santino Ferrucci

Dreyer & Reinbold Racing

Chevrolet

6
Sage Karam

6
Conor Daly

Ed Carpenter Racing

All
Rinus VeeKay

All
Ed Carpenter

6
Callum Ilott

Juncos Hollinger Racing

All
Helio Castroneves

Meyer Shank Racing

Honda

All
Simon Pagenaud

All
Graham Rahal

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

All
Christian Lundgaard

All
Jack Harvey

Honda

All
Josef Newgarden

Team Penske

Chevrolet

All
Scott McLaughlin

All
Will Power

All
Team Changes

Meyer Shank Racing will enter two full-time racers in the 2022 IndyCar season, while Juncos Racing will return after a two-year absence.
Rahal Letterman Racing will enter three full-time racers after signing Jack Harvey. In comparison, Team Penske shrunk their team to three full-time racers.

IndyCar 2022 New Season Drivers Changes

Jimmie Johnson signed a full-time driver contract with Chip Ganassi Racing.
Ryan Hunter-Reay announced that he wouldn’t participate from Andretti Autosport team after twelve seasons of partnership.
Jack Harvey and Meyer Shank Racing severed their contract effective since 2017. Harvey will contend 2022 season by representing Rahal Letterman Racing.

Season Format

The IndyCar 2022 season will feature seventeen races, including the flagship event Indianapolis 500. All registered teams agreed to use spec Dallara IR18 chassis, universal aero kit and Firestone tires.
2022 IndyCar will be the last season where 2.2-litre V6 twin-turbocharged engine will be seen since V6 hybrid 2.4-litre engine will be introduced from 2023.
Alex Palou is the reigning IndyCar champion, and he will represent Chip Ganassi Racing.
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