Chip Ganassi Racing have confirmed that six-time champion Scott Dixon, three-time and defending champion Alex Palou, and Kyffin Simpson will form their driver line-up for the 2025 IndyCar campaign.
In 2024, Palou won his third championship in four seasons to cement his place as one of the true IndyCar greats, holding off the Penskes and Colton Herta to take the crown in Nashville by 31 points. His relentless consistency was key to his success once again.
For Scott Dixon, it was a more frustrating season as he ended up in P6 in the standings thanks to bad luck. The Kiwi continued to be the benchmark on fuel saving, and his race pace is as strong as ever.
Despite Linus Lindqvist scoring two podiums, a pole, and finishing five places ahead in the championship, Kyffin Simpson gets the nod for the final seat as CGR scales back to three full-time cars next year.
Chip Ganassi, Owner, Chip Ganassi Racing: “By all accounts 2024 was another stellar year for our organization with five INDYCAR SERIES wins and our third championship in the last four seasons. So, as we move toward 2025, we are looking to defend the championship with a strong lineup of drivers and look to continue Kyffin’s development and the development of our young drivers through our INDY NXT program.”
Scott Dixon, Driver, No. 9 PNC Bank Honda: “I’m excited. I’m ready to get going. I wish there wasn’t such a long offseason. We had lots of great races last year. It didn’t end the way that we would’ve liked with some DNFs and some poor results here and there, but the team did a great job with great speed. I’m looking forward to the season, and obviously going for championship number seven.”
Alex Palou, Driver, No. 10 DHL Honda: “2024 was another amazing season in the books. The work doesn’t stop, and I can’t wait to be back on track with more hunger than ever in 2025!”
Kyffin Simpson, Driver, No. 8 Journie Rewards Honda: “I am very excited to continue with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2025. I look forward to building on a strong start to my INDYCAR career and I can’t wait to see what our team can achieve together.”
As they return to Indy NXT next season, the team has confirmed Irishman Jonathan Browne, and Dutch driver Niels Koolen.
Browne ran with HMD Motorsports this year, finishing 13th in the standings. His best result was P6 at St. Pete.
Koolen ran in 9 of the 14 races as he finished P20 in the standings. The Dutch driver also competed in F2 at Monza and Baku, where he was a long way off the pace.
Jonathan Browne, Driver, No. 9 CGR INDY NXT Car: “This is very much a dream come true. In terms of being brought into an organization like Chip Ganassi Racing, it’s huge. I’m just excited to get started and get to racing. It’s a huge honor and privilege to be a part of this organization.”
Niels Koolen, Driver, No. 10 CGR INDY NXT Car: “I’m excited to be doing my second year and first full season in INDY NXT. I look forward to working with Chip Ganassi Racing who have great pedigree and vast experience across many different categories.”
