Graham Rahal
Graham Robert Rahal (/ˈreɪhɔːl/ RAY-hawl; born January 4, 1989) is an American race car driver and small business owner. He currently races in the IndyCar Series with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, a team partially owned by his father Bobby Rahal, the winner of the 1986 Indianapolis 500.
Racing career
[edit]Early racing
[edit]In 2005, he won the Formula Atlantic class at the SCCA Runoffs and finished fourth in Star Mazda Series standings. After the season concluded, Rahal raced with A1 Team Lebanon for the final three rounds of 2005-06 A1 Grand Prix season.[1] He moved to a full-time ride in the Champ Car Atlantic Series in 2006, where he won five races and finished second in the season standings. He also drove in the Indy Pro Series event on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course in conjunction with the 2006 United States Grand Prix and finished second. Rahal would once again jump in A1GP's Team Lebanon car for one race in the second round of the 2006-07 A1 Grand Prix season. SpeedTV reported in August 2006 that Rahal would drive for Newman/Haas Racing in the Champ Car World Series in 2007.[2]
2007
[edit]On January 27 Rahal drove in the 24 Hours of Daytona. One of four drivers of the Southard Motorsports Lexus Riley, the car ran into early troubles and finished 62nd out of 70 entries. On March 18, he drove in the 12 Hours of Sebring American Le Mans Series race for his father's Rahal Letterman Racing team. He drove a Porsche 911 GT3-RSR with two other drivers, finishing 6th in the GT2 class and 15th overall.
On March 27 news reports from the previous summer were confirmed when he was announced as the second driver for Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing in the Champ Car World Series[3] and drove the No. 2 Panoz DP01 sponsored by MEDI|ZONE alongside his teammate, three-time series champion Sébastien Bourdais. On April 8 in his debut in the Champ Car World Series at the Vegas Grand Prix, Rahal hit the wall on the front stretch on the first lap and retired from the race. On April 15 at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach he finished his first Champ Car race, ending up 8th. On April 22, in just his 3rd Champ Car race, he became the youngest ever podium finisher in Champ Car history after finishing 2nd in Houston. Rahal completed his rookie season in 5th place in series points with four podium finishes but without a race win.
2008
[edit]With the creation of a single American open-wheel racing series for 2008, Rahal and the Newman/Haas/Lanigan team became part of the IndyCar Series, including Rahal's first Indianapolis 500.
He missed the Gainsco Auto Insurance Indy 300 due to a crash in testing, after which his team could not get his car repaired in time for the race. He made his series debut at the second race of the season, the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and despite an early spin in the race, Rahal won the race by 3.5192 seconds from the two-time defending winner of the race, Hélio Castroneves. He became the youngest[4] person at the time to win a major American open-wheel race – aged 19 years, 93 days – and the fourth to win in his first appearance in the IndyCar Series. The best finish Rahal would manage the rest of the year was a pair of 8th place finishes at Watkins Glen and Sonoma; he finished 17th in points, 4th among series rookies.
2009
[edit]Rahal returned to Newman/Haas/Lanigan for the 2009 IndyCar Series, taking over the No. 02 car with McDonald's as his sponsor. He began the season by taking pole position at St. Petersburg, his first in his IndyCar career, thus becoming the youngest ever polesitter aged 20 years, 90 days. This was the first time a Rahal had won an IndyCar pole since his father started first at Toronto in 1992, which was Bobby's third in a row that season.[5] He finished seventh after damaging the car in a first-lap crash. His season was also undermined by bad relations with his team-mate Robert Doornbos – when Doornbos left midseason, Rahal commented "We could certainly have a second driver who is more of a team player."[6] He finished the season 7th in points with two podium finishes.
Rahal was linked with the US F1 Team, the American-based Formula One team, that was set to debut in the 2010 World Championship. The team's sporting director, Peter Windsor, mentioned Rahal as a potential candidate for a seat with the Charlotte-based outfit.[7] However, Windsor later decided against hiring either Rahal or Marco Andretti due to fears that they would not be able to get their FIA Super Licences in time for the 2010 season. Eventually, the team failed to compete in the 2010 Formula One season, with the team ultimately folding and banned from participating in any FIA-sanctioned championship.
2010
[edit]Rahal did not return to Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing for the 2010 IndyCar Series, due to McDonald's discontinuing their sponsorship to focus on the 2010 Winter Olympics.
On March 10, 2010, Sarah Fisher Racing announced Rahal would pilot Fisher's No. 67 Dollar General car in the first two North American events of 2010, the Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg and the Indy Grand Prix of Alabama. Fisher was originally planning on driving the races herself, in addition to seven oval races, before deciding that putting Rahal in the car could be a benefit to everyone, including Dollar General, who are based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.[8] On April 6, 2010, Sarah Fisher Racing announced the addition of the Grand Prix of Long Beach to Rahal's schedule. Rahal's placing in those three races was 9th, 17th, and 22nd (retired) respectively.
After the Grand Prix of Long Beach, Rahal was signed to drive for his father's team, Rahal Letterman Racing, in the 2010 Indianapolis 500. Rahal qualified in the seventh position for the race and finished 12th. On June 10, 2010, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced the signing of Rahal for the Iowa Corn Indy 250 at Iowa Speedway, filling in for the injured Mike Conway in the No. 24 entry on a one-off basis. Rahal returned to Newman/Haas Racing for 6 of the remaining 8 races of the 2010 season, starting with Toronto, and returned to Sarah Fisher Racing for the Kentucky Speedway race. Rahal's 2010 totals included 12 starts for four teams and a 20th-place finish in points.
On October 10, 2010, Rahal finished runner-up at the RoboPong 200 all-star kart event at the New Castle Motorsports Park with teammate Conor Daly.[9]
2011–2012
[edit]Rahal signed to drive the No. 38 car for Chip Ganassi Racing with Service Central sponsorship beginning in 2011 as the team expanded from two to four cars and continued with the team into 2012.[10]
Rahal, co-drove the No. 01 TELMEX/Target Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates car to victory in the Rolex 24 at Daytona along with Scott Pruett, Memo Rojas, and Joey Hand. It came 30 years after his father, Bobby won the race, partnering with Brian Redman and Bob Garretson.
2013–2023
[edit]From 2013 onwards, Graham Rahal returned to his father's team Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. While a second-place finish at the 2013 Long Beach Grand Prix showed promise early in the season, 2013 would be a building year for the new partnership.
2015 brought great results for Rahal with three podiums in the first half of the season; 2nd at Barber Motorsports Park, 2nd at the 2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis, and a 3rd at the Sunday race in Detroit.
During the 2015 season, Rahal broke a 6+ year winless streak by winning the 2015 MAVTV 500 at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, CA. Rahal again won later in the season at the 2015 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. The win was especially poignant for Rahal since he grew up in Ohio and also put Rahal in the championship hunt for the first time in his career. Rahal ended finishing 4th in the standings after a disappointing performance in the last two races.
2016 brought another win to Rahal's almost decade-long IndyCar career after winning the 2016 Firestone 600 at Texas Motor Speedway. The margin of victory was only .008 of a second, the fifth-closest finish in IndyCar history.[11]
In 2017, Rahal had six top-five finishes, down from eight top-five finishes in both 2015 and 2016, but he did pick up wins in both races at the Detroit Grand Prix (June 3 and 4).[12]
In 2018, Rahal scored a best finish of second from the streets of St. Petersburg and finished the championship eighth overall.
2019 marked the fifth-straight year Rahal finished in the top 10 for the IndyCar Series championship, finishing eighth overall with a best finish of third at Texas Motor Speedway.
Rahal finished second at the 2020 Indianapolis Grand Prix before earning two third place finishes at the second Iowa race and the Indianapolis 500 to finish sixth in the points. In 2021, he would only score one podium at Texas Motor Speedway to finish 10th in the points, and in 2022, he would finish 11th in points with a best finish of fourth at Toronto, marking the first year since 2014 that he had finished outside the top ten in points.
In 2023, Rahal initially appeared to miss out the Indianapolis 500 after teammate Jack Harvey bumped him out of the field in the last chance qualifying session. However, after Stefan Wilson was ruled out due to an injury after a crash in practice, Rahal was chosen as the replacement driver for the #24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet.[13] Rahal finished 22nd 5 laps down in the race after being involved in an accident. After the Indy 500 however Rahal experienced a rebound in performance, taking pole positions at the second race on the IMS Road Course and at Portland and picking up his first podium position on road course in years.
Business interests
[edit]Rahal opened Graham Rahal Performance (GRP), in May 2017 and has grown the business from an automotive tuning and parts shop to including exotic car sales. GRP is based in Brownsburg, Indiana.
Graham is also a junior partner with Bobby Rahal Automotive Group, a network of car dealerships in western and central Pennsylvania.
Personal life
[edit]
Rahal was born in Columbus, Ohio. He attended New Albany school systems in Ohio and graduated in June 2007 with plans to attend Denison University. Rahal is a die-hard Ohio State fan and enjoys NHL hockey and golf. He is a car enthusiast and owns a growing Ducati collection.
Rahal is married to former NHRA drag racer Courtney Force, daughter of 16-time NHRA drag racing champion and legend John Force.[14] In May 2020, the pair announced they were expecting their first child; in November she gave birth to a daughter, Harlan Ann Rahal.[15]
Rahal started the Graham Rahal Foundation in 2009 to support Alex's Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer and The Association of Hole in the Wall Camps (known as SeriousFun Children's Network as of April 2012).[16] In 2019, Rahal and wife Courtney Force took on the foundation in a joint effort, changing the name to Graham & Courtney Rahal Foundation (GCRF). GCRF supports Turns for Troops, benefitting the national nonprofit SoldierStrong, and Colorado State University's One Cure.
Motorsports career results
[edit]Career summary
[edit]| Season | Series | Team name | Races | Wins | Poles | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Formula BMW USA | Vitesse Farm Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 7th |
| 2005 | Star Mazda Series | Andersen Racing | 12 | 1 | 0 | 370 | 4th |
| 2005–06 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Lebanon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd † |
| 2006 | Champ Car Atlantic | Conquest Racing | 12 | 5 | 0 | 242 | 2nd |
| Indy Pro Series | Kenn Hardley Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 28th | |
| American Le Mans Series | Alex Job Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26th | |
| Rolex 24 at Daytona | Tafel Racing | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A | 16th | |
| 2006–07 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Lebanon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23rd † |
| 2007 | Champ Car World Series | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 5th |
| Rolex 24 at Daytona | Southard Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 28th | |
| American Le Mans Series | Rahal Letterman Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22nd | |
| 2008 | IndyCar Series | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 19 | 1 | 0 | 288 | 17th |
| Rolex 24 at Daytona | Michael Shank Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | |
| 2009 | IndyCar Series | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | 17 | 0 | 2 | 385 | 8th |
| 2010 | IndyCar Series | Sarah Fisher Racing | 12 | 0 | 0 | 235 | 20th |
| Rahal Letterman Racing | |||||||
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | |||||||
| Newman/Haas Racing | |||||||
| 2011 | IndyCar Series | Chip Ganassi Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 320 | 9th |
| Rolex 24 at Daytona | 1 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 1st | ||
| 2012 | IndyCar Series | Chip Ganassi Racing | 15 | 0 | 0 | 333 | 10th |
| Rolex 24 at Daytona | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6th | ||
| International V8 Supercars Championship | Kelly Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | N/A | NC | |
| 2013 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 19 | 0 | 0 | 319 | 18th |
| 2014 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 19th |
| United SportsCar Championship - GTLM | BMW Team RLL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 36th | |
| 2015 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 16 | 2 | 0 | 490 | 4th |
| United SportsCar Championship - GTLM | BMW Team RLL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 23rd | |
| 2016 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 16 | 1 | 0 | 484 | 5th |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTLM | BMW Team RLL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 30th | |
| 2017 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 17 | 2 | 1 | 522 | 6th |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - GTD | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 68th | |
| 2018 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 392 | 8th |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - Prototype | Acura Team Penske | 3 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 31st | |
| 2019 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 10th |
| IMSA SportsCar Championship - DPi | Acura Team Penske | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30th | |
| 2020 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 14 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 6th |
| 2021 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 16 | 0 | 0 | 389 | 7th |
| 2022 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 17 | 0 | 0 | 345 | 11th |
| 2023 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 16 | 0 | 2 | 276 | 15th |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing / Cusick Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | IndyCar Series | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
† Team result
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
[edit]| Year | Track | Car | Engine | Class | Finish | Start | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mid-Ohio | Swift 014.a | Toyota | Formula Atlantic | 1 | 1 | Running |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Lebanon | GBR SPR |
GBR FEA |
GER SPR |
GER FEA |
POR SPR |
POR FEA |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
UAE SPR |
UAE FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
MEX SPR 13 |
MEX FEA 14 |
USA SPR Ret |
USA FEA Ret |
CHN SPR 18 |
CHN FEA 11 |
23rd | 0 |
| 2006–07 | NED SPR |
NED FEA |
CZE SPR 12 |
CZE FEA 12 |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
MYS SPR |
MYS FEA |
IDN SPR |
IDN FEA |
NZL SPR |
NZL FEA |
AUS SPR |
AUS FEA |
RSA SPR |
RSA FEA |
MEX SPR |
MEX FEA |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
GBR SPR |
GBR SPR |
23rd | 0 |
American open-wheel racing results
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)
Champ Car Atlantic
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Mi-Jack Conquest Racing | LBH 5 |
HOU 15 |
MTY 1 |
POR 27 |
CLE1 1 |
CLE2 1 |
TOR 15 |
EDM 2 |
SJO 12 |
DEN 1 |
MTL 1 |
ROA 20 |
2nd | 242 |
Indy Pro Series
[edit]| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kenn Hardley Racing | HMS | STP1 | STP2 | INDY | WGL | IMS 2 |
NSH | MIL | KTY | SNM1 | SNM2 | CHI | 28th | 43 |
Champ Car World Series
[edit]| Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | Panoz DP01 | Cosworth XFE | LVG 17 |
LBH 8 |
HOU 2 |
POR 9 |
CLE 8 |
MTT 7 |
TOR 11 |
EDM 3 |
SJO 6 |
ROA 3 |
ZOL 3 |
ASN 9 |
SRF 11 |
MXC 4 |
5th | 243 | [17] |
IndyCar Series
[edit](key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Pts | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing | Dallara IR-05 | 06 | Honda | HMS Wth |
STP 1 |
MOT | KAN 12 |
INDY 33 |
MIL 25 |
TXS 11 |
IOW 10 |
RIR 18 |
WGL 8 |
NSH 12 |
MDO 16 |
EDM 26 |
KTY 25 |
SNM 8 |
DET 13 |
CHI 19 |
17th | 288 | [18] | ||
| Panoz DP01 | Cosworth | LBH 13 |
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| 2009 | Dallara IR-05 | 02 | Honda | STP 7 |
LBH 12 |
KAN 7 |
INDY 31 |
MIL 4 |
TXS 22 |
IOW 11 |
RIR 3 |
WGL 13 |
TOR 20 |
EDM 7 |
KTY 5 |
MDO 8 |
SNM 21 |
CHI 5 |
MOT 3 |
HMS 11 |
7th | 385 | [19] | |||
| 2010 | Sarah Fisher Racing | 67 | SAO | STP 9 |
ALA 17 |
LBH 22 |
KAN | 20th | 235 | [20] | ||||||||||||||||
| 66 | KTY 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rahal Letterman Racing | 30 | INDY 12 |
TXS | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 24 | IOW 9 |
WGL | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Newman/Haas Racing | 02 | TOR 5 |
EDM | MDO 20 |
SNM 9 |
CHI 10 |
MOT 8 |
HMS 10 |
||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 38 | STP 17 |
ALA 18 |
LBH 13 |
SAO 2 |
INDY 3 |
TXS 9 |
TXS 30 |
MIL 2 |
IOW 15 |
TOR 13 |
EDM 25 |
MDO 24 |
NHM 26 |
SNM 8 |
BAL 10 |
MOT 12 |
KTY 12 |
LVS3 C |
9th | 320 | [21] | |||
| 2012 | Dallara DW12 | STP 12 |
ALA 4 |
LBH 24 |
SAO 16 |
INDY 13 |
DET 19 |
TXS 2 |
MIL 9 |
IOW 9 |
TOR 23 |
EDM 4 |
MDO 11 |
SNM 5 |
BAL 11 |
FON 6 |
10th | 333 | [22] | |||||||
| 2013 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 15 | STP 13 |
ALA 21 |
LBH 2 |
SAO 22 |
INDY 25 |
DET 9 |
DET 9 |
TXS 21 |
MIL 16 |
IOW 5 |
POC 18 |
TOR 20 |
TOR 13 |
MDO 18 |
SNM 11 |
BAL 17 |
HOU 7 |
HOU 18 |
FON 15 |
18th | 319 | [23] | ||
| 2014 | STP 14 |
LBH 13 |
ALA 17 |
IMS 21 |
INDY 33 |
DET 2 |
DET 21 |
TXS 12 |
HOU 11 |
HOU 16 |
POC 19 |
IOW 7 |
TOR 6 |
TOR 20 |
MDO 5 |
MIL 14 |
SNM 20 |
FON 18 |
19th | 345 | [24] | |||||
| 2015 | STP 11 |
NLA 8 |
LBH 11 |
ALA 2 |
IMS 2 |
INDY 5 |
DET 23 |
DET 3 |
TXS 15 |
TOR 9 |
FON 1 |
MIL 3 |
IOW 4 |
MDO 1 |
POC 20 |
SNM 18 |
4th | 490 | [25] | |||||||
| 2016 | STP 16 |
PHX 5 |
LBH 15 |
ALA 2 |
IMS 4 |
INDY 14 |
DET 4 |
DET 11 |
ROA 3 |
IOW 16 |
TOR 13 |
MDO 4 |
POC 11 |
TXS 1 |
WGL 21 |
SNM 2 |
5th | 484 | [26] | |||||||
| 2017 | STP 17 |
LBH 10 |
ALA 13 |
PHX 21 |
IMS 6 |
INDY 12 |
DET 1 |
DET 1 |
TEX 4 |
ROA 8 |
IOW 5 |
TOR 9 |
MDO 3 |
POC 9 |
GTW 12 |
WGL 5 |
SNM 6 |
6th | 522 | [27] | ||||||
| 2018 | STP 2 |
PHX 9 |
LBH 5 |
ALA 7 |
IMS 9 |
INDY 10 |
DET 23 |
DET 5 |
TXS 6 |
ROA 6 |
IOW 7 |
TOR 21 |
MDO 9 |
POC 14 |
GTW 10 |
POR 23 |
SNM 23 |
8th | 392 | [28] | ||||||
| 2019 | STP 12 |
COA 4 |
ALA 23 |
LBH 4 |
IMS 9 |
INDY 27 |
DET 7 |
DET 7 |
TXS 3 |
RDA 4 |
TOR 9 |
IOW 8 |
MDO 9 |
POC 9 |
GTW 18 |
POR 23 |
LAG 12 |
10th | 389 | [29] | ||||||
| 2020 | TXS 17 |
IMS 2 |
ROA 7 |
ROA 23 |
IOW 12 |
IOW 3 |
INDY 3 |
GTW 18 |
GTW 20 |
MDO 4 |
MDO 4 |
IMS 7 |
IMS 7 |
STP 9 |
6th | 377 | [30] | |||||||||
| 2021 | ALA 7 |
STP 15 |
TXS 5 |
TXS 3 |
IMS 5 |
INDY 32 |
DET 5 |
DET 5 |
ROA 11 |
MDO 6 |
NSH 5 |
IMS 7 |
GTW 23 |
POR 10* |
LAG 4 |
LBH 16 |
7th | 389 | [31] | |||||||
| 2022 | STP 7 |
TXS 22 |
LBH 7 |
ALA 8 |
IMS 16 |
INDY 14 |
DET 26 |
ROA 8 |
MDO 12 |
TOR 4 |
IOW 9 |
IOW 14 |
IMS 7 |
NSH 23 |
GTW 10 |
POR 5 |
LAG 18 |
11th | 345 | [32] | ||||||
| 2023 | STP 6 |
TXS 24 |
LBH 12 |
ALA 17 |
IMS 10 |
INDY DNQ |
DET 25 |
ROA 11 |
MDO 7 |
TOR 9 |
IOW 28 |
IOW 20 |
NSH 15 |
IMS 2* |
GTW 20 |
POR 12 |
LAG 27 |
15th | 276 | [33] | ||||||
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Cusick Motorsports |
24 | Chevrolet | INDY 22 |
|||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 15 | Honda | STP 14 |
THE 11 |
LBH 17 |
ALA 11 |
IMS 9 |
INDY 15 |
DET 15 |
ROA 10 |
LAG 24 |
MDO 18 |
IOW 16 |
IOW 8 |
TOR 10 |
GTW 23 |
POR 9 |
MIL 20 |
MIL 23 |
NSH 23 |
18th | 251 | [34] | ||
| 2025 | STP |
THE |
LBH |
ALA |
IMS |
INDY |
DET |
GTW |
ROA |
MDO |
IOW |
IOW |
TOR |
LAG |
POR |
MIL |
NSH |
- | 0 | |||||||
* Season still in progress.
- 1 The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Indianapolis 500 wins |
Championships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 5 | 174 | 3 | 6 | 41 | 73 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis 500
[edit]| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dallara | Honda | 13 | 33 | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing |
| 2009 | Dallara | Honda | 4 | 31 | Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing |
| 2010 | Dallara | Honda | 7 | 12 | Rahal Letterman Racing |
| 2011 | Dallara | Honda | 30 | 3 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2012 | Dallara | Honda | 12 | 13 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2013 | Dallara | Honda | 26 | 25 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 2014 | Dallara | Honda | 20 | 33 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 2015 | Dallara | Honda | 17 | 5 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 2016 | Dallara | Honda | 26 | 14 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 2017 | Dallara | Honda | 14 | 12 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 2018 | Dallara | Honda | 30 | 10 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 2019 | Dallara | Honda | 17 | 27 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 2020 | Dallara | Honda | 8 | 3 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 2021 | Dallara | Honda | 18 | 32 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 2022 | Dallara | Honda | 21 | 14 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 2023 | Dallara | Honda | DNQ | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | |
| Chevrolet | 33 | 22 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing/Cusick Motorsports | ||
| 2024 | Dallara | Honda | 33 | 15 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
IMSA SportsCar Championship
[edit](key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Class | Make | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | BMW Team RLL | GTLM | BMW Z4 GTE | BMW 4.4 L V8 | DAY 4 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | IMS | ELK | VIR | AUS | ATL | 30th | 29 | |
| 2015 | BMW Team RLL | GTLM | BMW Z4 GTE | BMW 4.4 L V8 | DAY 4 |
SEB |
LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | ELK | VIR | COA | PET |
23rd | 29 | ||
| 2016 | BMW Team RLL | GTLM | BMW M6 GTLM | BMW 4.4 L V8 | DAY 11 |
SEB | LBH | LGA | WGL | MOS | LRP | ELK | VIR | COA | PET | 30th | 21 | |
| 2017 | Michael Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian |
GTD | Acura NSX GT3 | Acura 3.5 L Turbo V6 | DAY 11 |
SEB | LBH | COA | DET | WGL | MOS | LIM | ELK | VIR | LGA | PET | 68th | 20 |
| 2018 | Acura Team Penske | P | Acura ARX-05 | Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 | DAY 9 |
SEB 15 |
LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET 5 |
31st | 64 | ||
| 2019 | Acura Team Penske | DPi | Acura ARX-05 | Acura AR35TT 3.5 L Turbo V6 | DAY | SEB | LBH | MDO | DET | WGL | MOS | ELK | LGA | PET 3 |
30th | 30 |
References
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External links
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- Official website
- IndyCar Driver Page at the Wayback Machine (archived July 24, 2011)
- Graham Rahal Un-official Fan Zone
- Graham Rahal career overview at the Wayback Machine (archived August 31, 2007)
- Graham Rahal career summary at DriverDB.com
- IndyCar 11 in '11 video
- IndyCar 36: Graham Rahal - IndyCar documentary
- 1989 births
- Living people
- 24 Hours of Daytona drivers
- A1 Team Lebanon drivers
- American Le Mans Series drivers
- Atlantic Championship drivers
- Champ Car drivers
- Force family
- Formula BMW USA drivers
- Indianapolis 500 drivers
- Indy Lights drivers
- IndyCar Series drivers
- Lebanese racing drivers
- People from New Albany, Ohio
- Indy Pro 2000 Championship drivers
- Racing drivers from Columbus, Ohio
- Rolex Sports Car Series drivers
- SCCA National Championship Runoffs winners
- Sportspeople from Columbus, Ohio
- Supercars Championship drivers
- WeatherTech SportsCar Championship drivers
- Conquest Racing drivers
- Newman/Haas Racing drivers
- Sarah Fisher Racing drivers
- Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing drivers
- Chip Ganassi Racing drivers
- Meyer Shank Racing drivers
- BMW M drivers
- Dreyer & Reinbold Racing drivers
- Kelly Racing drivers
- Team Penske drivers
- A1 Grand Prix drivers
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