Felix Rosenqvist

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NationalitySweden Swedish
BornKarl Felix Helmer Rosenqvist
(1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 34)[1]
Värnamo, Sweden
TeamNo. 60 (Meyer Shank Racing)
Best finish6th (2019, 2025)
Felix Rosenqvist
Felix Rosenqvist at the Long Beach Street Circuit in 2021
NationalitySweden Swedish
BornKarl Felix Helmer Rosenqvist
(1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 34)[1]
Värnamo, Sweden
IndyCar Series career
118 races run over 8 years
TeamNo. 60 (Meyer Shank Racing)
Best finish6th (2019, 2025)
First race2019 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Last race2026 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix (Barber)
First win2020 REV Group Grand Prix,
Race 2
(Road America)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 8 7
Formula E career
Debut season2016–17
Racing licence FIA Gold
Car number94
Former teamsMahindra Racing
Starts25
Championships0
Wins3
Podiums7
Poles6
Fastest laps3
Previous series
2016
20122015
201112
2010
2009
2009
2008
200708
DTM
European Formula 3
Formula 3 Euro Series
German Formula Three
Formula Renault 2.0 NEZ
Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden
Formula Asia 2.0
Asian Formula Renault
Championship titles
2015

2009
2009
2008
European Formula 3 Championship
Formula Renault 2.0 NEZ
Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden
Formula Asia 2.0
Super Formula career
Debut season2017
Car number7
Former teamsSUNOCO Team LeMans
Starts7
Wins1
Poles0
Fastest laps2
Statistics up to date as of 19 April 2026.

Karl Felix Helmer Rosenqvist[2] (born 1 November 1991)[1] is a Swedish professional racing driver who currently drives the No. 60 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing in the NTT IndyCar Series.[3] He was named Rookie of the Year for the IndyCar Series in 2019.

Formula Renault

Rosenqvist started his single-seater career in Asia, where he won the 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Asia and 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden/NEZ titles.[citation needed]

German Formula 3 Championship

In 2010, Rosenqvist was fifth in the German Formula Three Championship with two victories, eight podiums, and one pole position. He also attended the 2010 Macau Grand Prix Formula Three where he finished ninth after having qualified seventh in his debut with the same Swedish/British racing team Performance Racing.

European Formula 3 Championship

For 2011, Rosenqvist graduated to the Formula 3 Euro Series with the Mücke Motorsport team, where he finished fifth with one win, ten podiums, and five fastest laps, and won the Masters of Formula 3 in his rookie year.

Rosenqvist driving at Hockenheim in European Formula 3.

In 2012, Rosenqvist finished third in the 2012 European Formula 3 Championship and finished second in Macau Grand Prix.

The year after, Rosenqvist narrowly missed out on the 2013 European Formula 3 Championship title to Raffaele Marciello, however winning the Masters of Formula 3 for a second time from pole position. In Macau Grand Prix he started the race from the front row but collided with Raffaele Marciello and Pipo Derani to retire in the first lap.

In his fourth year with Mücke Motorsport, Rosenqvist finished eighth in the 2014 European Formula 3 Championship in a disappointing campaign. He ended the year with a very welcomed win in the 2014 Macau Grand Prix from pole position ahead of teammate Lucas Auer

In 2015, Rosenqvist switched to Prema Powerteam, claiming the 2015 European Formula 3 Championship title with thirteen victories, 24 podiums, and seventeen pole positions. He would also take his second consecutive victory in the 2015 Macau Grand Prix, again from pole position. His extended Formula 3 career meant that he would become the most successful Formula 3 racer of all time.

Indy Lights

In February 2016, Rosenqvist announced that he would compete in the 2016 Indy Lights series for Belardi Auto Racing[4] as he failed to bring the budget for a continued programme in GP2 Series with Prema Powerteam.[citation needed] Rosenqvist had a reduced programme in the series, competing in only ten of the eighteen races, as he later in the season would have clashing commitments with his sportscar programme with Mercedes-Benz in Europe.[citation needed] He scored three wins in his campaign. He had a successful test in IndyCar with Chip Ganassi Racing at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, saying he would be happy to return to the American racing scene later in his career.[citation needed]

GT Racing

Rosenqvist joined the 2016 Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup together with French Tristan Vautier, driving a Mercedes-AMG GT3 for AKKA-ASP Team,[5] where they together scored one victory, three podiums out of the ten races and finished seventh in the overall standings. The same duo together with Renger van der Zande lined up for the classic 2016 24 Hours of Spa where they reached second place after all Mercedes-Benz cars had been given a five-minute stop and go penalty.[citation needed]

DTM

Rosenqvist started 2016 with a role as official reserve driver, having continued his long partnership with Mercedes-Benz before being promoted to a race seat with one of the cars run by ART Grand Prix following Esteban Ocon's departure to Manor Racing in Formula One.[6] He made an impressive debut in Moscow where he finished tenth and scored points in his first-ever race in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.[citation needed]

Rosenqvist driving for Mahindra Racing at the 2017 Berlin ePrix

Formula E

On 22 August 2016, it was announced that Rosenqvist would partner former Formula One driver Nick Heidfeld at the Mahindra Formula E team for the 2016–17 Formula E season.[7] On 10 June 2017, he won the first race at the Berlin ePrix. It would be the first victory for him, as well as for his team.[8] At the end of 2018, he made his last race start in Formula E before moving on to the IndyCar Series.[citation needed]

Super Formula

Rosenqvist raced in the Super Formula series for the 2017 season with Team LeMans. The same team that his manager Stefan Johansson raced with in Japanese F2 in 1981.

Super GT

Rosenqvist raced in the Super GT series for the 2018 season with Team LeMans, the same team he raced in the Super Formula series the year before.[citation needed] He replaced Andrea Caldarelli's position in the team.[9]

IndyCar Series

Chip Ganassi Racing (2019)

Rosenqvist signed with Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2019 IndyCar Series. He went on to win Rookie of the Year honors after finishing sixth in the championship standings.[10] In the 2020 season, Rosenqvist won his first IndyCar race at the REV Group Grand Prix at Road America.[11]

Arrow McLaren (2020–2023)

Rosenqvist driving for Arrow McLaren SP at the 2021 Indianapolis 500

On 13 October 2020, it was announced Rosenqvist would leave CGR and join Arrow McLaren SP in 2021, replacing Oliver Askew in the organization's No. 7 entry.[12]

On 12 June 2021, at the first of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix weekend doubleheader, Rosenqvist suffered a significant crash on lap 28 as his car experienced a stuck throttle and as a result, his car crashed hard into the wall. He did not suffer any life-threatening injuries but was taken to a downtown Detroit hospital for further evaluation.[citation needed] Rosenqvist was released the following day from the hospital but was not cleared to participate in the second Detroit race nor the following round at Road America a week later. He was replaced in said races by Oliver Askew and Kevin Magnussen respectively, with Magnussen making his IndyCar debut.[citation needed]

Rosenqvist during the 2023 Indianapolis 500

Rosenqvist stayed with McLaren for 2022, and picked up his first podium with the team at Toronto. It was announced in September that he would also be driving for the team in 2023.[13] Rosenqvist picked up three pole positions on the season at Texas, the IMS Road Course, and Laguna Seca. However he was again unable to pick up a race win for Arrow McLaren, with his best finish on the season being second at Portland.[citation needed]

Meyer Shank Racing (2024–present)

Rosenqvist celebrating at the podium at Road America

On 5 September 2023, Meyer Shank Racing announced that Rosenqvist would drive the No. 60 Honda in a multi-year deal beginning in the 2024 season.[3] In the early portion of the season, Rosenqvist lead a significant uptick in performance at Meyer Shank Racing, starting near the front of the field at St. Petersburg and taking pole at Long Beach, the latter of which gave Meyer Shank Racing their first ever IndyCar pole position.[14] He then had a mid-season slump, including at the 2024 Indianapolis 500. He finished the season with 306 points, 12th in the standings. In 2025, he had a big step forward with MSR. He sat 4th in points after 3 races. At the 2025 Indianapolis 500, he qualified for the Firestone Fast Six, qualified 5th for the race and finished 4th in the race. He then followed that up with a 2nd at Road America after charging from 12th, tying MSR's best non-Indy 500 result. He finished 6th in points with 372 pts. In 2026, he had a rough first-four races, finishing outside the top-ten. He scored the pole at Long Beach.

Driving style

Street circuits

Rosenqvist is known to be a street circuit specialist, having won and earned poles at St. Petersburg, Toronto, Grand Prix de Pau, Norisring, Macau Grand Prix (two wins) and Long Beach, where he has started countless times from the front row.

Racing record

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