American talent misses out on Indy 500 return after change to 2026 schedule
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Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.
Colton Herta will not be able to compete in the famous Indy 500 this year due to a clash with the Formula 2 calendar.
After competing in the IndyCar Series since 2018, the American driver made the switch to Formula 2 for the 2026 season as he works towards reaching Formula 1.
At the moment, competing in events outside of Formula 1 or Formula 2 is not unusual. Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll also race in GT3 cars, and one of the Canadian’s teammates at Circuit Paul Ricard this weekend will be F2 driver Mari Boya.
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Herta will not be able to race at Indy 500
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As GPblog was first to report, Formula 2 replaced the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian rounds of the season with weekends in Miami and Canada in order to avoid a three-month-long gap after the Australian GP.
The Canadian Grand Prix clashes with the Indy 500, which means that Herta will not be able to race in Indiana that weekend.
| Colton Herta's Indy 500 results | Finishing position |
| 2019 | 33th |
| 2020 | 8th |
| 2021 | 16th |
| 2022 | 30th |
| 2023 | 9th |
| 2024 | 23th |
| 2025 | 14th |
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Andretti Global's Indy 500 line-up
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As a result, the Andretti team will compete at the famous race with three cars.
Will Power will drive the No. 26, Kyle Kirkwood the No. 27, and former F1 driver Marcus Ericsson the No. 28 Andretti car this year.
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