Felix Rosenqvist
Felix Rosenqvist | |||||||
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Nationality | Swedish | ||||||
Born | Värnamo, Sweden | 7 November 1991||||||
IndyCar Series career | |||||||
54 races run over 4 years | |||||||
Team(s) | No. 7 (Arrow McLaren SP) | ||||||
2020 position | 11th | ||||||
Best finish | 6th | ||||||
First race | 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Streets of St. Petersburg) | ||||||
Last race | 2022 Honda Indy 200 (Mid-Ohio) | ||||||
First win | 2020 REV Group Grand Prix Presented by AMR, Race 2 (Road America) | ||||||
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Statistics current as of 17 July 2022 | |||||||
Formula E career | |||||||
Debut season | 2016–17 | ||||||
Car number | 94 | ||||||
Former teams | Mahindra Racing | ||||||
Starts | 25 | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 3 | ||||||
Podiums | 7 | ||||||
Poles | 6 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 3 | ||||||
Previous series | |||||||
2016 2012–2015 2011–12 2010 2009 2009 2008 2007–08 | 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 | ||||||
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Felix Rosenqvist (born 7 November 1991) is a Swedish racing driver currently racing for Arrow McLaren SP in the NTT IndyCar Series. He was named Rookie of the Year for the IndyCar Series in 2019.
Racing career
Formula Renault
Rosenqvist started his single-seater career in Asia, he won the 2008 Formula Renault 2.0 Asia and 2009 Formula Renault 2.0 Sweden/NEZ titles.
German Formula 3 Championship
In 2010 he 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, he graduated to the Formula 3 Euro Series with the Mücke Motorsport team, where he finished fifth with one win, 10 podiums, and five fastest laps, and won the Masters of Formula 3 in his rookie year.
In 2012 he finished third in the 2012 European Formula 3 Championship and finished second in Macau Grand Prix.
The year after he 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, the Swede 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 he switched to Prema Powerteam, claiming the 2015 European Formula 3 Championship title with 13 victories, 24 podiums, and 17 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 he announced that he would compete in the 2016 Indy Lights series for Belardi Auto Racing as he failed to bring the budget for a continued programme in GP2 Series with Prema Powerteam. Rosenqvist had a reduced programme in the series, competing in only 10 of the 18 races, as he later in the season would have clashing commitments with his sportscar programme with Mercedes-Benz in Europe. He scored 3 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.
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 where they together scored 1 victory, 3 podiums out of the 10 races and finished 7th 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 2nd place after all Mercedes-Benz cars have been given a 5-minute stop and go penalty.
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. He made an impressive debut in Moscow where he finished 10th and scored points in his first-ever race in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
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. 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. At the end of 2018, he made his last race start in Formula E before moving on to the Indy Car Series.
Street circuits
Rosenqvist is known to be a street circuit specialist having won in Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Honda Indy Toronto, Grand Prix de Pau, Norisring and Macau Grand Prix twice, where he has started 7 times from the front row.
Super Formula
Rosenqvist raced in the Super Formula series for the 2017 season with Team LeMans. His team is the same as his manager Stefan Johansson contests 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. He replaced Andrea Caldarelli's position in the team.
IndyCar Series
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. In the 2020 season, Rosenqvist won his first IndyCar race at the REV Group Grand Prix at Road America.
On 13 October 2020 it was announced Rosenqvist would leave the team and join Arrow McLaren SP in 2021, replacing Oliver Askew in the organization's No. 7 entry.
On June 12, 2021, at the first of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix weekend doubleheader, Rosenqvist suffered a significant crash on lap 28 as his #7 Arrow McLaren 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. 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.
Racing record
Career summary
† As Rosenqvist was a guest driver, he was ineligible for points.
Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results
(key)
Year | Entrant | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | DC | Points |
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2011 | Mücke Motorsport | Mercedes | LEC 1 2 |
LEC 2 4 |
LEC 3 Ret |
HOC 1 5 |
HOC 2 5 |
HOC 3 3 |
ZAN 1 2 |
ZAN 2 3 |
ZAN 3 2 |
RBR 1 Ret |
RBR 2 10 |
RBR 3 Ret |
NOR 1 DSQ |
NOR 2 5 |
NOR 3 5 |
NÜR 1 3 |
NÜR 2 2 |
NÜR 3 4 |
SIL 1 4 |
SIL 2 7 |
SIL 3 Ret |
VAL 1 2 |
VAL 2 6 |
VAL 3 4 |
HOC 1 2 |
HOC 2 1 |
HOC 3 Ret |
5th | 219 |
2012 | Mücke Motorsport | Mercedes | HOC 1 3 |
HOC 2 3 |
HOC 3 3 |
BRH 1 7 |
BRH 2 5 |
BRH 3 Ret |
RBR 1 9 |
RBR 2 Ret |
RBR 3 11 |
NOR 1 6 |
NOR 2 4 |
NOR 3 14 |
NÜR 1 4 |
NÜR 2 3 |
NÜR 2 Ret |
ZAN 1 1 |
ZAN 2 6 |
ZAN 3 4 |
VAL 1 13 |
VAL 2 8 |
VAL 3 1 |
HOC 1 1 |
HOC 2 9 |
HOC 3 1 |
4th | 212.5 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results
(key)
American open-wheel racing results
Indy Lights
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Belardi Auto Racing | STP 7 |
STP 1 |
PHX 15 |
ALA 14 |
ALA 8 |
IMS 4 |
IMS 6 |
INDY 9 |
RDA | RDA | IOW | TOR 1 |
TOR 1 |
MDO | MDO | WGL | LAG | LAG | 12th | 185 |
IndyCar Series
(key)
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points |
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2019 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara DW12 | 10 | Honda | STP 4 |
COA 23 |
ALA 10 |
LBH 10 |
IMS 8 |
INDY 28 |
DET 4 |
DET 16 |
TXS 12 |
RDA 6 |
TOR 5 |
IOW 14 |
MDO 2 |
POC 22 |
GTW 11 |
POR 2 |
LAG 5 |
6th | 425 |
2020 | TXS 20 |
IMS 15 |
ROA 18 |
ROA 1 |
IOW 14 |
IOW 15 |
INDY 12 |
GTW 8 |
GTW 7 |
MDO 6 |
MDO 22 |
IMS 5 |
IMS 11 |
STP 18 |
11th | 306 | |||||||
2021 | Arrow McLaren SP | 7 | Chevrolet | ALA 21 |
STP 12 |
TXS 13 |
TXS 16 |
IMS 17 |
INDY 27 |
DET 25 |
DET | ROA | MDO 23 |
NSH 8 |
IMS 13 |
GTW 16 |
POR 6 |
LAG 19 |
LBH 13 |
21st | 205 | ||
2022 | STP 17 |
TXS 21 |
LBH 11 |
ALA 16 |
IMS 6 |
INDY 4 |
DET 10 |
ROA 6 |
MDO 27 |
TOR 3 |
IOW 26 |
IOW 7 |
IMS 9 |
NSH 7 |
GTW 16 |
POR |
LAG |
8th* | 340* |
* Season still in progress.
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | Dallara | Honda | 29 | 28 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
2020 | 14 | 12 | |||
2021 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 14 | 27 | Arrow McLaren SP |
2022 | 8 | 4 |
Complete Blancpain GT Series Sprint Cup results
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Pos. | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | AKKA ASP | Mercedes-AMG GT3 | Pro | MIS QR 7 |
MIS CR 32 |
BRH QR 9 |
BRH CR 9 |
NÜR QR 27 |
NÜR CR 10 |
HUN QR 2 |
HUN CR 4 |
CAT QR 3 |
CAT CR 1 |
7th | 51 |
Complete Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Car | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Mercedes-Benz DTM Team ART | Mercedes-AMG C63 DTM | HOC 1 |
HOC 2 |
SPL 1 |
SPL 2 |
LAU 1 |
LAU 2 |
NOR 1 |
NOR 2 |
ZAN 1 |
ZAN 2 |
MSC 1 10 |
MSC 2 20 |
NÜR 1 12 |
NÜR 2 18 |
HUN 1 8 |
HUN 2 11 |
HOC 1 Ret |
HOC 2 Ret |
25th | 5 |
Complete Formula E results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Team | Chassis | Powertrain | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Pos | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016–17 | Mahindra Racing | Spark SRT01-e | Mahindra M3Electro | HKG 15 |
MRK 3 |
BUE 18 |
MEX 16† |
MCO 6 |
PAR 4 |
BER 1 |
BER 2 |
NYC 15 |
NYC 2 |
MTL 9 |
MTL 2 |
3rd | 127 | |
2017–18 | Mahindra Racing | Spark SRT01-e | Mahindra M4Electro | HKG 14 |
HKG 1 |
MRK 1 |
SCL 4 |
MEX Ret |
PDE 5 |
RME Ret |
PAR 8 |
BER 11 |
ZUR 15 |
NYC 14 |
NYC 5 |
6th | 96 | |
2018–19 | Mahindra Racing | Spark SRT05e | Mahindra M5Electro | ADR Ret |
MRK | SCL | MEX | HKG | SYX | RME | PAR | MCO | BER | BRN | NYC | NYC | 25th | 0 |
† Driver did not finish the race but was classified as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.
Complete Super Formula results
(Races in bold indicate pole position)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | SUNOCO Team LeMans | SUZ 11 |
OKA 12 |
OKA 4 |
FUJ 2 |
MOT 3 |
AUT 2 |
SUG 5 |
SUZ C |
SUZ C |
3rd | 28.5 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | Dragonspeed – 10 Star | Henrik Hedman Ben Hanley |
Oreca 07-Gibson | LMP2 | 343 | 14th | 12th |
Complete WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
Year | Team | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Starworks Motorsport | PC | Oreca FLM09 | Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 | DAY 7† |
SEB | LBH | LGA | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | COA | PET | 31st | 1 |
2018 | Jackie Chan DCR JOTA | P | Oreca 07 | Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 | DAY 11 |
SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET | 55th | 20 |
† Rosenqvist did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.
24 Hours of Daytona
Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | Starworks Motorsport | Sean Johnston Maro Engel Mark Kvamme |
Oreca FLM09-Chevrolet | PC | 179 | DNF | DNF |
2018 | Jackie Chan DCR JOTA | Robin Frijns Daniel Juncadella Lance Stroll |
Oreca 07-Gibson | P | 777 | 15th | 11th |
Complete Super GT results
Year | Team | Car | Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | Lexus Team LeMans Wako's | Lexus LC 500 | GT500 | OKA 4 |
FUJ 5 |
SUZ | CHA 2 |
FUJ 7 |
SUG 11 |
AUT 9 |
MOT 6 |
10th | 41 |
- 1991 births
- Living people
- People from Värnamo Municipality
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- German Formula Three Championship drivers
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- Italian Formula Renault 2.0 drivers
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