Louis Foster

Louis James Foster (born 27 July 2003) is a British racing driver. He competes full-time in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 45 Honda for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing and part-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 76 Chevrolet Silverado RST for Freedom Racing Enterprises. He is the 2024 Indy NXT champion and also won the 2022 Indy Pro 2000 championship.

During the campaign, Foster accrued several records; the first rookie to win three races in one weekend, the first driver to win five races in succession and the youngest driver to score an outright victory.

F4 British Championship

Following his successful stint in Ginetta Juniors, Foster moved to single-seaters when he joined Double R Racing for the 2019 F4 British Championship certified by FIA, powered by Ford EcoBoost season. In February 2019, Foster received sponsorship from global used car dealership Copart.

Foster was immediately on the pace, taking victory in only the second race of the season. He followed that with a sublime weekend in Donington, winning two races and scoring a third-place finish in the other to give him a seventeen point lead in the championship table.

Across the rest of the season, Foster accrued another three wins and nine podium finishes - dominating at Silverstone – to finish the year third in the championship, remaining in the title hunt until the season finale weekend at Brands Hatch.

BRDC F3 Championship For 2020, Foster graduated to the BRDC British F3 Championship, remaining with Double R Racing. The opening round at Oulton Park, scheduled for 11 and 13 April, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The season subsequently began at Oulton Park on the 1st and 2 August. In the opening qualifying session of the year, Foster set the benchmark and claimed double pole position in his debut weekend in the series. He followed his qualifying success with a maiden podium finish.

Moving on to Donington Park, Foster claimed his first win the series with a mature drive from the front-row of the grid. He then claimed a string of top-ten finishes, including climbing ten places from 18th to 8th in the second race at Donington.

Further success came at Brands Hatch when Foster scored three top-six finishes, including a third-place podium in the final race. He carried this momentum into the series' second visit to Donington Park, where he claimed another race victory, this time climbing from sixth on the grid, alongside two eleventh place finishes.

Snetterton marked Foster's most successful weekend in the series to date as the Hampshire racer took his second double pole position of the season before converting those into his third win of the year and a further second-place podium alongside fourth and fifth in the additional two races. It also meant Foster took the lead of the Jack Cavill Pole Position Cup.

Euroformula Open Foster driving at the Red Bull Ring during the 2021 Euroformula Open Championship. It was announced in October 2020 that Foster would make his debut in Euroformula Open at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. Competing with Double R Racing once again, Foster quickly found himself on the pace as he gained four places in the opening race to break into the top ten. Qualifying fifth for the second race, Foster launched himself to third on the first lap and put himself in prime position to take victory in only his second race in the series.

Shortly after making his debut at Spa-Francorchamps, it was announced that Foster would also contest the rescheduled season finale at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, with the track hosting four races in lieu of the cancelled round at Circuito del Jarama. After qualifying eleventh, tenth, fourth and twelfth, Foster pulled off a number of daring overtakes in races one and two to climb into the top ten, finishing eighth in both races. Starting from fourth in race three, Foster leapfrogged two cars on the first lap to take second place and another podium finish in the series, coming within touching distance of the win.

In 2021, Foster switched to CryptoTower Racing to contest the full season. He took pole position at the first round at Portimão and finished in the podium in races 1 and 3, with his brake disc exploding on the formation lap in race 2. Foster secured another two podiums at the second round at Paul Ricard before going on to take a triple win at the third round of the championship at Spa-Francorchamps.

In September, for finishing as Euroformula Open vice champion, Foster was nominated for the Autosport BRDC Award.

Indy Pro 2000 Earlier in 2021, Foster ran in a private test with Jay Howard Driver Development and later ran in the Chris Griffis Memorial Test with Exclusive Autosport, setting the fastest time of the test. For the 2022 season, Foster signed to drive for Exclusive Autosport for the full season. A dominant season ensued, as the Briton won seven races, taking the title at the final round at Portland.

Formula Regional During his 2023 pre-season, Foster joined the 2023 Formula Regional Oceania Championship with Giles Motorsport for the final three rounds, winning on debut at Manfeild.

Indy NXT

Following his Indy Pro Championship victory, Foster was announced to be signing for Andretti Autosport for the 2023 Indy NXT season. Foster showed speed from the very first race weekend with pole position on his debut weekend at Round 1 in St Petersburg. Over the course of the 2023 season, Foster secured four pole positions, including a double pole at the Detroit Street Circuit, and two race wins at Mid Ohio and Portland.

Foster signed again to continue with Andretti for the 2024 Indy NXT season where he won the championship in dominant fashion, winning eight of fourteen races and taking seven pole positions.

IndyCar career Foster tested an Andretti Autosport car at Road America in September 2023.

Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (2025–) 2025 season On October 9, Foster was announced to have signed a multi-year deal with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

Foster won the prestigious Indycar Rookie of the Year Award after showing consistent speed over the course of the 2025 Indycar season and finishing as the lead Rookie driver in the Championship. A highlight of the season was a stunning Pole Position at the Road America Road Course.

2026 season At the end of 2025, Foster penned a multi-year deal to remain with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing for 2026 and beyond.

NASCAR career

Before IndyCar's Mid-Ohio race, it was announced that Foster will make his debut in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series at Lime Rock Park, driving the No. 76 Chevrolet Silverado for Freedom Racing Enterprises.

Personal life Louis is the son of former British Touring Car Championship racer Nick Foster. He attended Lord Wandsworth College in Hook, Hampshire.

Racing record

Career summary Season still in progress

Complete Ginetta Junior Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 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 DC Points 2017 Elite Motorsport BHI1 BHI2 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR11 THR12 OUL1 OUL2 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 KNO1 KNO2 ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 19th 75 2018 Elite Motorsport BHI1 BHI2 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR11 THR12 OUL1 OUL2 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3ROC1 ROC2 ROC3 KNO1 KNO2 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 2nd 671

Complete F4 British Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team 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 28 29 30 Pos Points 2019 Double R Racing BRI1 BRI2 BRI3 DON1 DON2 DON3 THR11 THR12 THR13 CRO1 CRO2 CRO3 OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 THR21 THR22 THR23 KNO1 KNO2 KNO3 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 BHGP1 BHGP2 BHGP3 3rd 353

Complete MRF Challenge Formula 2000 Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

Complete BRDC British Formula 3 Championship results (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 23 24 DC Points 2020 Double R Racing OUL1 OUL2 OUL3 OUL4 DON11 DON12 DON13 BRH1 BRH2 BRH3 BRH4 DON21 DON22 DON23 SNE1 SNE2 SNE3 SNE4 DON31 DON32 DON33 SIL1 SIL2 SIL3 3rd 396

Complete Euroformula Open Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate points for the fastest lap of top ten finishers) Year Entrant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 DC Points 2020 Double R Racing HUN1 HUN2 LEC1 LEC2 RBR1 RBR2 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 MUG1 MUG2 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 CAT4 12th 57 2021 CryptoTower Racing POR1 POR2 POR3 LEC1 LEC2 LEC3 SPA1 SPA2 SPA3 HUN1 HUN2 HUN3 IMO1 IMO2 IMO3 RBR1 RBR2 RBR3 MNZ1 MNZ2 MNZ3 CAT1 CAT2 CAT3 2nd 315

Complete Formula Regional Oceania Championship results (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)

American open-wheel racing results

Indy Pro 2000 Championship (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with * indicate most race laps led)

Indy NXT (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap) (Races with L indicate a race lap led) (Races with * indicate most race laps led) Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Rank Points 2023 Andretti Autosport STP BAR IMS DET DET RDA MOH IOW NSH IMS GMP POR LAG LAG 4th 410 2024 Andretti Global STP BAR IMS IMS DET RDA LAG LAG MOH IOW GMP POR MIL NSH 1st 639

IndyCar Series (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team No. Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Rank Points Ref 2025 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 45 Dallara DW12 Honda STP THE LBH ALA IMS INDY DET GTW ROA MOH IOW IOW TOR LAG POR MIL NSH 23rd 213 2026 STP PHX ARL ALA LBH IMS INDY DET GTW ROA MOH NSH POR MRK WSH MIL MIL LAG 19th* 251*

Indianapolis 500 Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team 2025 Dallara Honda 20 12 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 2026 21 21

NASCAR (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ** – All laps led.)

Craftsman Truck Series NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results Year Team No. Make 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 Pts Ref 2026 Freedom Racing Enterprises 76 Chevy DAY ATL STP DAR ROC BRI TEX GLN DOV CLT NSH MCH COR LRP21 NWS IRP RCH NHA BRI KAN CLT PHO TAL MAR HOM -* -*