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Felix Rosenqvist

b. 1991

Swedish racing driver (born 1991)

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Born 1991. Felix Rosenqvist is a Swedish racing automobile driver.

Karl Felix Helmer Rosenqvist (born 7 November 1991)

German Formula 3 Championship In 2010, Rosenqvist was fifth in the German Formula Three Championship with two victories, eight podiums, and one pole position. 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 ten of the eighteen races, as he later in the season would have clashing commitments with his sportscar programme with Mercedes-Benz in Europe. He scored three wins in his campaign. where they together scored one victory, three podiums out of the ten races and finished seventh in the overall standings. He made an impressive debut in Moscow where he finished tenth and scored points in his first-ever race in the Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters. 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 IndyCar Series.

IndyCar Series Chip Ganassi Racing (2019) Subsequently, Rosenqvist signed with Chip Ganassi Racing for the 2019 IndyCar Series. In the 2020 season, Rosenqvist won his first IndyCar race at the REV Group Grand Prix at Road America.

Arrow McLaren (2020–2023)

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.

On 12 June 2021, in the first race at 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. Rosenqvist was released the following day from the hospital, but was not cleared to participate in the second Detroit race nor the following race a week later at Road America. He was replaced in those races by Oliver Askew and Kevin Magnussen, with Magnussen making his IndyCar debut.

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. 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.

Meyer Shank Racing (2024–2026)

On 5 September 2023, Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) announced that Rosenqvist would drive the No. 60 Honda in a multi-year deal beginning in the 2024 season. In the early portion of the season, Rosenqvist led 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.

Rosenqvist then had a mid-season slump, including at the 2024 Indianapolis 500. At the end of June, Meyer Shank announced Rosenqvist's departure from the team at the conclusion of the season. On July 13, he went to the White House to help promote the Freedom 250 Grand Prix along with Álex Palou and Malukas. President Donald Trump (center) with three drivers involved in the race; from left to right: Malukas, Álex Palou and Rosenqvist.

Second stint at Arrow McLaren (2027–) For 2027, Rosenqvist will return to Arrow McLaren with Pato O'Ward and Scott Dixon.

Driving style Street circuits Rosenqvist is known to be a street circuit specialist, having won and earned poles at St. Petersburg, in Tanzania. They married on 24 September 2024 in Sweden and have one daughter, born 4 May 2026.

Racing record

Complete Macau Grand Prix results Year Team Car Qualifying Quali Race Main race 2011 Mücke Motorsport Dallara F308 8th 21st DNF 2012 Mücke Motorsport Dallara F312 4th 2nd 2nd 2013 Mücke Motorsport Dallara F312 2nd 2nd DNF 2014 Mücke Motorsport Dallara F312 1st 1st 1st 2015 Prema Powerteam Dallara F315 1st 1st 1st 2016 Prema Powerteam Dallara F315 8th 6th 2nd

Complete FIA Formula 3 European Championship results (key) Season still in progress.

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2019 Dallara Honda 2928 Chip Ganassi Racing 2020 1412 2021 Chevrolet 1427 Arrow McLaren SP 2022 8 4 2023 3 27 Arrow McLaren 2024 Honda 9 27 Meyer Shank Racing 2025 5 4 2026 4 1

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 MISQR MISCR BRHQR BRHCR NÜRQR NÜRCR HUNQR HUNCR CATQR CATCR 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 HOC1 HOC2 SPL1 SPL2 LAU1 LAU2 NOR1 NOR2 ZAN1 ZAN2 MSC1 MSC2 NÜR1 NÜR2 HUN1 HUN2 HOC1 HOC2 25th 5Source:

Complete Formula E results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete IMSA SportsCar Championship Year Team Class Make Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank PointsRef 2016 Starworks Motorsport PC Oreca FLM09 Chevrolet LS3 6.2 L V8 DAY 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 SEB LBH MOH DET WGL MOS ELK LGA PET 55th 20 2024 United Autosports USA LMP2 Oreca 07 Gibson GK428 4.2 L V8 DAY SEB WGL MOS ELK IMS PET 55th 226 2025 Acura Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb-Agajanian GTP Acura ARX-06 Acura AR24e 2.4 L Turbo V6 DAY SEB LBH LGA DET WGL ELK IMS PET 33rd 345Source: † Rosenqvist did not complete sufficient laps in order to score full points.

24 Hours of Daytona

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 FUJ SUZ CHA FUJ SUG AUT MOT 10th 41Source:

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Swedish racing driver (born 1991)

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Felix Rosenqvist was born on 7 November 1991 in Värnamo.

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