IndyCar: Driver changes from 2021 to 2022

Several teams have made changes to their driver lineups between the 2021 and 2022 IndyCar seasons. Here’s a brief rundown.

Ahead of the 2022 IndyCar season, there have been quite a few changes in the driver lineup from last year among a number of different teams.

Let’s have a look at where all of the changes were made to the driver lineup between the 2021 and 2022 seasons.

NOTE: Only full-time cars are included in the list below. (R) means rookie.

Multiple changes

A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet

• In: #11 – Tatiana Calderon (R) (road and street courses)
• In: #11 – TBD (ovals)
• In: #14 – Kyle Kirkwood (R)
• Out: #14 – Sebastian Bourdais
• No change: #4 – Dalton Kellett

Andretti Autosport, Honda

• In: #28 – Romain Grosjean
• In: #29 – Devlin DeFrancesco (R) (Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport)
• Out: #28 – Ryan Hunter-Reay
• Out: #29 – James Hinchcliffe
• No change: #26 – Colton Herta (with Curb-Agajanian)
• No change: #27 – Alexander Rossi

Carlin*, Chevrolet

*Carlin have a new technical alliance with Juncos Hollinger Racing, but they will not run one of their own cars in 2022.

• Out: #59 – Max Chilton (road and street courses, Indy 500)
• Out: #59 – Conor Daly (ovals)

Dale Coyne Racing, Honda

• In: #18 – David Malukas (R) (with HMD Motorsports)
• In: #51 – Takuma Sato (with Rick Ware Racing)
• Out: #18 – Ed Jones (with Vasser-Sullivan)
• Out: #51 – Romain Grosjean (road and street courses)
• Out: #51 – Pietro Fittipaldi (ovals)

Meyer Shank Racing, Honda

• In: #06 – Helio Castroneves (was part-time in 2021)
• In: #60 – Simon Pagenaud
• Out: #60 – Jack Harvey

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda

• In: #30 – Christian Lundgaard
• In: #45 – Jack Harvey
• Out: #30 – Takuma Sato
• Out: #45 – Oliver Askew, Santino Ferrucci, Christian Lundgaard (all part-time; #45 Honda was also a part-time entry in 2021)
• No change: #15 – Graham Rahal

One change

Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda

• In: #48 – Jimmie Johnson (was part-time, road and street courses only, in 2021; now full-time)
• Out: #48 – Tony Kanaan (still set for Indy 500 in a fifth Chip Ganassi Racing entry, but not all oval races like in 2021)
• No change: #8 – Marcus Ericsson
• No change: #9 – Scott Dixon
• No change: #10 – Alex Palou

Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet

• In: #20 – Conor Daly (was part-time, road and street courses only, in 2021; now full-time)
• Out: #20 – Ed Carpenter (still set for Indy 500 in a third Ed Carpenter Racing entry, but not all oval races like in 2021 as of now)
• No change: #21 – Rinus VeeKay

Juncos Hollinger Racing, Chevrolet

• In: #77 – Callum Ilott (R) (was part-time in 2021)

Team Penske, Chevrolet

• Out: #22 – Simon Pagenaud
• No change: #2 – Josef Newgarden
• No change: #3 – Scott McLaughlin
• No change: #12 – Will Power

No changes

Arrow McLaren SP, Chevrolet

• #5 – Pato O’Ward
• #7 – Felix Rosenqvist

The 2022 IndyCar season is scheduled to get underway on Sunday, February 27 with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on the streets of St. Petersburg. This race is set to be broadcast live on NBC beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET.