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Colton Herta
Youngest driver to win an IndyCar race
Colton Herta is the youngest driver ever to win an IndyCar race, at just 19 years old taking victory at the Circuit of the Americas with Harding Steinbrenner Racing.
Herta started his career in junior single seaters racing in the USF200 championship, before switching to Europe to race in BRDC F3 and the F3 Masters race at Zandvoort.
After a successful few seasons, Herta returned to the US to compete in the Road to Indy series Indy Lights, where he took four wins and 13 podiums to finish as runner up in 2018.
Alongside his commitments in IndyCar, Herta also races for BMW Team Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship. He took a class win for the team in this years Daytona 24 hours.
