COLTON HERTA
RACING | LIFESTYLE
Colton Herta is a nine-time INDYCAR race winner and a two-time winner of the Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona, as well as the overall winner of the 2024 12 Hours of Sebring. He became the youngest driver in INDYCAR history to win a race at age 18 and remains one of the most successful American racers of his generation.
In 2026, Herta is competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship with Hitech TGR as a step toward becoming the next American Formula 1 driver. He is also a test driver for the Cadillac Formula Team.
Herta’s career highlights include dominant victories at St. Petersburg, Monterey, Laguna Seca, and Long Beach, along with multiple pole positions and podium finishes. A second-generation racer, he is the youngest American driver to win major events at both Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Daytona International Speedway.
ON-TRACK HIGHLIGHTS
2025: Finished 7th in the NTT INDYCAR Championship with 2 pole positions, 3 podiums at the Streets of Detroit, Streets of Toronto, and WeatherTechRaceway Laguna Seca, and 7 top-ten finishes.
2024: Finished 2nd in the NTT INDYCAR Championship with 2 wins, 3 pole positions, and 14 top-ten finishes. Victories, at the Honda Indy Toronto, and the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix (Colton’s first oval win).
Finished 3rd in Rolex 24 At Daytona, 1st in Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans in the GTP class.
2023: Finished 10th in the NTT INDYCAR Championship in the NTT INDYCAR Series with 2 pole positions and 8 top-ten finishes.
2022: Highlighted by his victory at the GMR Grand Prix on the road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Herta’s third season of NTT INDYCAR competition included one victory, one podium finish (Toronto), and two pole positions (Long Beach and Toronto).
2021: Captured his fourth win at St. Petersburg from the pole. Scored the inaugural Nashville Grand Prix pole position and closed the season with back-to-back victories in California, winning from pole at Laguna Seca and an exciting win at Long Beach. Finished fifth in the NTT INDYCAR Championship.
2020: Finished third in the NTT INDYCAR Championship with one win, one pole position, and 11 top-ten finishes.
Competed in Rolex 24 At Daytona and Petit Le Mans in GT Le Mans class with BMW Team RLL
2019: Earned the title of youngest race winner in INDYCAR history, at 18 years, 359 days old with his victory at Circuit of The Americas. He also became the youngest driver INDYCAR driver to win a pole position at 19 years and 83 days old with his victory from pole at Laguna Seca.
2018: Finished second in the Indy Lights presented by Cooper Tires Championship for Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing with four wins, including the Freedom 100 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway…Became the first Indy Lights driver to sweep the Month of May, winning both doubleheader races on the IMS Road Course and the Freedom 100…Named to BMW Junior Program, testing a Formula E car with Andretti Autosport and serving as test and reserve driver for BMW Team RLL.
Made his NTT INDYCAR SERIES debut at Sonoma with Harding Racing… Tested an Indy car for Harding Racing at Portland International Raceway.
2017: Finished third in Indy Lights for Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing, earning series Rookie of the Year honors…Won two races (St. Petersburg-2 and Barber)…Won series-best seven pole positions and led a series-best 143 laps…Earned a total of seven podium finishes.
2016: Finished third in the Euroformula Open championship with four wins, five pole positions, and four fastest laps…Also competed in British Formula 3 with a win in four races.
2015: Finished third in the British Formula 4 championship, earning four wins, three pole positions, and eight fastest laps.
2014: Finished 15th in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship powered by Mazda despite missing the first race weekend because of age restriction…Earned six top-10 finishes…Competed in AsiaCup Formula BMW, taking one win and one pole.
2013: Won the Pacific F2000 Series championship with 10 wins, 10 poles. 11 fastest laps and 15 podiums…Finished second in the Skip Barber Summer Series, earning five wins, six poles, and 13 podiums.
Early career: Won first of two SKUSA karting titles at age 10, winning TAG Cadet champion in 2010 and 2011…Won a pair of IKF Championships, including the KPV2 title in 2012, and was a multi-time winner of the IKF Grand Nationals…Won numerous regional karting races and championships.
LIFESTYLE
When Colton’s not racing or thinking about racing he enjoys hardcore punk music, cycling, running, surfing, golf and playing video games. Colton’s talent isn’t limited to racing, he also plays drums in a rock band called The Zibs, which toured the West Coast in 2019.
