Santino Michael Ferrucci (born May 31, 1998) is an American professional racing driver. He competes full-time in the IndyCar Series, driving the No. 14 Chevrolet for A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He has also previously raced in the FIA Formula 2 Championship and the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Career Lower formulae Ferrucci competed in five races in German Formula Three for EuroInternational, scoring second in his fourth. He also completed three races in British Formula 3 for Fortec Motorsport, scoring a pole and two wins as well as the end of European Formula 3 season, again for EuroInternational.
Reuniting with Fortec, Ferrucci participated in the Macau Grand Prix. Ferrucci finished the main race in eighth.
FIA Formula 3 European Championship
At the start of 2015, Ferrucci competed in the Toyota Racing Series for Giles Motorsport. Ferrucci finished the season third overall, scoring his only win at Manfeild and scoring five other podiums.
Ferrucci returned to European Formula 3, this time with Mücke Motorsport, finishing eleventh overall and scoring his only podium in Formula 3 at Spa. At the end of the year, Ferrucci once again raced in the Macau Grand Prix, this time finishing sixth in the main race.
GP3 Series Ferrucci moved to the GP3 Series with newcomers DAMS. Ferrucci's best result was a third in the sprint race at Spa-Francorchamps and ended the season twelfth in the standings.
In February 2017, Ferrucci retained a DAMS drive for a second GP3 season. He only competed in the first three events, and scored points in only the first two races, before making a switch to Formula 2.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
Ferrucci made his Formula 2 debut in Hungary in 2017 and finished the remainder of the year with Trident, with ninth his best result for a race and 22nd in the season standings. For the 2018 season, Ferrucci remained in Formula 2, competing alongside Arjun Maini at Trident.
In July, Ferrucci was banned from four F2 races (Hungary and Belgium rounds) and fined €60,000 after making deliberate contact with his teammate Maini on the cooldown lap after the sprint race at Silverstone. He was also disqualified from the sprint race results after not attending the hearing for a separate incident where he deliberately forced Maini off the track during the race. He was also found to have driven his car from the F2 paddock to the pitlane wearing one glove and holding a phone, which resulted in an additional €6,000 fine. His attempt to run a "Make America Great Again" livery in support of Donald Trump was blocked by the FIA as being in violation of the political slogans policy.
On July 18, Ferrucci was fired by the Trident F2 team, alleging behavioral issues and lack of payments. Trident noted that Ferrucci was able to fund his Detroit IndyCar drive, whilst defaulting on debt to them. An Italian court subsequently ordered Ferrucci to pay Trident €502,000, plus interest and legal fees, for breach of contract and failing to provide payments. Six days later, Trident announced that their GP3 Series driver Alessio Lorandi would be Ferrucci's replacement for the rest of the season.
Ferrucci finished nineteenth in the standings, with seven points and a best result of sixth in the Baku Sprint race.
Formula One
After confirmation of Ferrucci's entry into the 2016 GP3 Series, he became a test and reserve driver for the Haas F1 Team alongside Ferrari Driver Academy member and GP3 champion, Charles Leclerc. Ferrucci got his first taste of F1 machinery when he tested for Haas at Silverstone after the British Grand Prix. Haas retained Ferrucci as development driver for 2017 and 2018.
IndyCar Series 2018
In June 2018, Ferrucci made his debut in the IndyCar Series at the Detroit Grand Prix for Dale Coyne Racing as a substitute for Pietro Fittipaldi. Ferrucci retired from his first race after being shunted out of the race by Charlie Kimball on lap 56.
After his departure from Formula 2, Ferrucci contested the final two rounds of the IndyCar Series season with Dale Coyne Racing.
2019 Ferrucci signed with Coyne to contest the full 2019 IndyCar Series season driving the No. 19 Cly-Del Honda. In his season debut at the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, Ferrucci recorded a top-ten finish, bringing his car home in ninth position. At the Indianapolis Grand Prix, he posted his second top-ten finish of the IndyCar season heading into preparations for his first Indianapolis 500 effort. After qualifying 23rd for the Indy 500, Ferrucci moved through the 33-car field to finish in seventh position, earning him Rookie of the Year honors in his first-ever race at the Indianapolis 500. Three races later, Ferrucci recorded his best career IndyCar finish by taking the checkered flag in fourth position at Texas Motor Speedway.
2020 After teammate Sébastien Bourdais's departure from Dale Coyne Racing, Ferrucci moved to Bourdais's No. 18 SealMaster Honda for the 2020 season. He finished fourth at the Indianapolis 500, and scored five top-fives out of fourteen races, to finish thirteenth in points.
2021 Ferrucci signed with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing to run a third car sponsored by Hyvee at the 2021 Indianapolis 500. Ferucci drove the car to sixth place, the highest of any of the RLL drivers in the race. Ferrucci's results at the Indy 500 earned him four additional drives with RLL at Detroit, Mid-Ohio, and Nashville. Ferrucci recorded top-ten finishes at both races in Detroit as well as Mid Ohio but also crashed the No. 45 car in such a manner that the team could not fix it in time for the second Detroit race, forcing him to run with a car that used what was still drivable off of No. 45 car and Takuma Sato's backup/superspeedway car. Ferrucci expressed to Bobby Rahal that he would be open to a full-time return to IndyCar if Rahal were to give him a drive in the third RLL car. RLL ultimately chose Alpine Academy driver Christian Lundgaard to drive their third car full time, ending Ferrucci's tenure with the team.
2022
Ferrucci signed with Dreyer & Reinbold Racing to compete in the 2022 Indianapolis 500 alongside Sage Karam. However, he would also fill in for Jack Harvey at Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for the XPEL 375, as Harvey withdrew after qualifying due to a crash declaring him not fit to race.
After Callum Ilott crashed during the 2022 Indianapolis 500 and was deemed not fit by IndyCar, Ferrucci was appointed as his replacement at the Detroit Grand Prix.
2023 Ferrucci returned to IndyCar in 2023 full-time with A. J. Foyt Racing, partnering Indy Lights graduate Benjamin Pedersen. It was his first full IndyCar campaign since 2020.
Ferrucci qualified fourth for the 2023 Indy 500 in the A. J. Foyt Racing No. 14 Chevrolet with a speed of 233.661 mph.
Ferrucci finished third in the 2023 Indy 500 in the A. J. Foyt Racing No. 14, the best finish of an A. J. Foyt Racing entry since 2000.
2024
Ferrucci continued with A. J. Foyt Racing in 2024, now alongside Sting Ray Robb.
Ferrucci qualified sixth for the 2024 Indianapolis 500 and finished 8th.
In June, Ferrucci apologized for making insensitive comments after Saturday practice incidents involving Andretti Global drivers Colton Herta and Kyle Kirkwood at the 2024 Detroit Grand Prix. At Portland, Ferrucci took his first pole position and would go on to finish eighth in the race. At the 2024 Hy-Vee Milwaukee Mile 250s, he finished fourth in both the first and second races.
Ferrucci was the revelation of the season, using the team's technical partnership with Penske to score 11 top-10 finishes in 17 starts, propelling him to his best championship finish of 9th.
2025 Ferrucci had a slow start to the 2025 season, but finished fifth at the Indianapolis 500, kicking off a streak of four straight top-fives, including his second and third career podiums at Detroit and Road America, respectively.
Midget car racing In January 2021, Ferrucci made his midget car racing debut in the Chili Bowl for Dave Mac Motorsports. He failed to finish his G Feature race and was classified in tenth.
NASCAR
On January 8, 2021, it was confirmed that Ferrucci would run a 20-race schedule piloting the No. 26 Toyota Supra for Sam Hunt Racing for the upcoming NASCAR Xfinity Series season. Ferrucci had limited stock car racing experience prior to NASCAR, with his lone foray being a super late model test with Fury Race Cars in 2020. Ferrucci would return to the team's No. 26 car for the Xfinity Series races at Pocono and the Indianapolis Road Course in 2022.
Personal life Ferrucci was born in Woodbury, Connecticut, to Mike and Valerie Ferrucci. Growing up, his racing idol was Michael Schumacher.
Karting record
Karting career summary Season Series Team Position2005SKUSA SuperNationals — Comer9th2006WKA Manufacturer's Cup — Yamaha Junior Sportsman25thWKA Manufacturer's Cup — Cadet Sportsman21stStars of Karting National — Cadet33rd2007Florida Winter Tour — Comer Cadet10thStars of Karting West — CadetTeam OVRP14thStars of Karting East — Cadet10th2008Canadian National Karting Championships — Rotax Mini MAX12thCanadian National Karting Championships — Rotax Micro MAX2ndRotax Max Challenge USA Grand Nationals — Minimax3rdStars of Karting National — Cadet12thStars of Karting West — Cadet6thStars of Karting East — Cadet3rdFlorida Winter Tour — Comer CadetSan Yves Motorsports1st2009WKA Manufacturer's Cup — Yamaha Sportsman Lite7thWKA Manufacturer's Cup — Yamaha Sportsman Heavy11thWSK North American Series — CadetMaranello North America8thWKA Manufacturer's Cup — Cadet Sportsman2ndFlorida Winter Tour — Comer Cadet1st2010WSK Nations Cup — 60 Mini6thRotax Max Challenge Northeast Regional Series — Mini Max1stMSA Formula Kart Stars — Cadet8thSuper 1 National Championship — Comer Cadet7th2011SKUSA SuperNationals — Junior15thWSK Master Series — 60 MiniLenzokart8thAndrea Margutti Trophy — 60 MiniLuxor Racing Team14th2012Rotax Max Challenge Grand Finals — Junior62ndWSK Euro Series — KF311thCIK-FIA European Championship — KF36th
Racing record
Career summary Season Series Team Races Wins Poles F/Laps Podiums Points Position 2012–13 SBF2000 Winter Series ? 10 3 3 4 6 - NC 2013 F2000 Championship ? 8 0 1 0 4 288 5th 2014 FIA Formula 3 European Championship EuroInternational 20 0 0 0 0 24 19th German Formula 3 Championship 5 0 0 0 1 33 10th British Formula 3 Championship Fortec Motorsport 3 2 1 2 3 - NC† Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 8th 2015 FIA Formula 3 European Championship Mücke Motorsport 33 0 0 1 1 91 11th Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 0 0 N/A 6th Toyota Racing Series Giles Motorsport 16 1 0 2 6 765 3rd 2016 GP3 Series DAMS 18 0 0 0 1 36 12th Formula One Haas F1 TeamTest/Reserve driver 2017 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 10 0 0 0 0 4 22nd GP3 Series DAMS 6 0 0 0 0 3 19th Formula One Haas F1 TeamDevelopment driver 2018 FIA Formula 2 Championship Trident 13 0 0 0 0 7 19th IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing 4 0 0 0 0 66 27th Formula One Haas F1 TeamDevelopment driver 2019 IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing 17 0 0 0 0 351 13th 2020 IndyCar Series Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan 14 0 0 0 0 290 13th 2021 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sam Hunt Racing 7 0 0 N/A N/A 122 37th IndyCar Series Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 5 0 0 1 0 146 24th 2022 IndyCar Series Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 1 0 0 0 0 71 28th Dreyer & Reinbold Racing 1 0 0 0 0 Juncos Hollinger Racing 1 0 0 0 0 NASCAR Xfinity Series Sam Hunt Racing200002260th 2023 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises 17 0 0 0 1 214 19th2024 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises1701003679th2025 IndyCar Series A. J. Foyt Enterprises17000229316th2026IndyCar SeriesA. J. Foyt Enterprises18000028017th † As Ferrucci was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score championship points.
* Season still in progress.
Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)