Luca Ghiotto will make his IndyCar debut this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park driving the No. 51 of Dale Coyne Racing.
The 29-year-old Ghiotto will also drive the car in the upcoming road course event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
“I’m very excited to be making my NTT INDYCAR SERIES debut this weekend at Barber Motorsports Park,” Ghiotto said in a press release. “I’ve spent the majority of my career overseas but was always intrigued and wanting to try INDYCAR. It will be my first time driving this car and my first time at this track, so there’s a steep learning curve and challenge ahead of me, but I am very much looking forward to it.”
The Italian driver has seven career wins in Formula 2. Recently he has served as a test and simulator driver for the Nissan Formula E team.
“We know it won’t be an easy first race for Luca jumping in the car like this with no testing whatsoever,” team owner Dale Coyne said. “That said, he has plenty of experience in different types of race cars and has proven himself over the years. We look forward to seeing what he can do in the next two races and know that he will bring experience and knowledge to the team.”
