ROMAIN GROSJEAN TO PILOT ANDRETTI AUTOSPORT’S NO. 28 DHL HONDA

After
an impressive rookie season in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Romain Grosjean has been
named to pilot Andretti Autosport’s No. 28 DHL Honda entry for the 2022 season.
The Swiss-born French driver will join
longtime Andretti partner, DHL, in his second season competing in the NTT
INDYCAR SERIES Championship.  

“We
are thrilled to welcome Romain to the Andretti Autosport family,” said Michael
Andretti, CEO and Chairman, Andretti Autosport. “He already had an impressive
resume before coming to INDYCAR and watching what he’s been able to do in his
rookie season here has been exciting to say the least. His vast motorsport
experience will be beneficial to the team alongside our already strong 2022
driver lineup. We also couldn’t be more excited to continue our strong
partnership with DHL. The DHL sponsorship is one of the longest and most
successful in the paddock and we look forward to continued success on and off
the track.”

DHL,
headquartered in southern Florida, first appeared as a partner with the
Andretti Autosport team in 2011 as a co-primary sponsor on the 28-car, growing
to be the full primary starting in 2014. During their decorated tenure in the
NTT INDYCAR SERIES, DHL has been a part of an Indianapolis 500 win, an NTT
INDYCAR SERIES Champion, 14 wins and 39 podiums. 

“We couldn’t be happier to continue our
successful partnership with Andretti Autosport, which has provided us with one
of our most powerful avenues for connecting people to our global brand,” said
Mike Parra, CEO of DHL Express Americas. “The legendary Andretti organization
is run by a winning team whose members we have long considered part of our DHL
family, and now we are excited to also welcome their newest driver, Romain
Grosjean, to our family. We are thrilled to have such a highly regarded
international competitor taking the wheel to represent DHL, and we look forward
to a fruitful partnership with Romain and the entire Andretti team, both on and
off the track.”  

Grosjean officially made his move from Formula One, where he spent
nine seasons, to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2021. The 35-year-old began his
racing career at the age of 14 in multiple international karting championships
before collecting numerous championship titles and race wins as he ascended
Europe’s ultra-competitive open-wheel racing ladder. Before making the switch
to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, Grosjean recorded 10 podium-finishes, twice
finishing a career-best second, and finished as high as seventh in the Formula
One Championship standings. Grosjean has made quite the splash in his first
year of American open-wheel racing, recording one pole, three podiums, four
top-five finishes, leading over 50 laps and making his oval debut.

“I’m delighted to be
joining Andretti Autosport and driving the No. 28 DHL Honda for next season,”
said Grosjean. “It’s a big honor to be joining such a great team as Andretti,
anyone in the motorsport world knows the name Andretti. I’m super happy and
proud to be racing with the team. I’m also very proud to be representing with
DHL. I’ve known the DHL color on racing cars for a very long time. I couldn’t
be more proud to represent such a great company in INDYCAR. I’m hoping that we
are going to be very successful together, which is our aim on every side. I
would like also to thank Dale Coyne Racing for giving me the opportunity to
join INDYCAR. I’ve enjoyed the racing so much and it’s given me the change
today to be racing with one of the most competitive and best teams in the
world.”

Grosjean
joins already announced drivers Alexander Rossi and Colton Herta in Andretti
Autosport’s 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES lineup.