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Mick Schumacher joins IndyCar team for 2026
Reuters • November 25th, 2025 8:20 am
Mick Schumacher has been driving for Alpine in the World Endurance Championship | Photo: AP
Mick Schumacher, son of Formula One great Michael, will be racing on US ovals next year after signing a deal to compete in IndyCar for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (RLL).
Schumacher will drive the No. 47 Honda alongside RLL teammates Graham Rahal and 2025 Rookie of the Year Louis Foster.
A Swiss-born German, Schumacher, 26, made 43 F1 starts for Haas from 2021-22, with a best finish of sixth place. He moved to the FIA World Endurance Championship series in 2024 and posted three podium finishes in 16 starts.
His new team, co-owned by US television host and comedian David Letterman, announced the switch on Monday.
Six of IndyCar's 17 races are on ovals or super-speedways, including the Indianapolis 500. RLL said they were planning an oval test for the German in the near future.
"Having both an F1 and an endurance background, and having competed in various racing series over the years, I have insights and knowledge that I am sure will contribute to a great partnership," Schumacher, whose father won seven F1 world titles, said in a team statement.
Talk show host David Letterman bought a stake in the team in 1996 | Photo: AP
"I was also immediately excited about the car and the American way of motorsport, which comes across as being more about pure and direct racing. It is precisely this aspect that I am very much looking forward to."
Team co-owner Bobby Rahal said Schumacher had impressed in a test on the Indianapolis road course in October.
"Everyone walked away from that event determined to do what we could to bring Mick into our program," he added.
"I think I speak for everyone at RLL when I say how thrilled we are to welcome Mick to the team and to IndyCar," he added.
The 17-race 2026 NTT IndyCar Series season begins with the Firestone Grand Prix of St Petersburg, Florida, on March 1.
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