Kirkwood is coming off his second season in North America’s premier open-wheel championship, and first with Andretti in which he captured two victories, including the first of his career in the Grand Prix of Long Beach in April.
When the 25-year-old captured the Indy NXT championship in 2021, he became the first driver to ever claim titles in all three categories – USF 2000, USF Pro 2000, Indy NXT – a developmental ladder system for the IndyCar Series.
He also won the title in the Formula 4 United States championship and Formula Regional Americas Championship (then referred to as F3 Americas) in successive seasons in 2017 and 2018.
Additionally, on an IndyCar team with a roster that also featured highly touted Colton Herta and ex-F1 driver Romain Grosjean, Kirkwood was the only one to reach Victory Lane.
With team owner Michael Andretti vying to expand into F1 from 2025 after his entry received FIA approval, Kirkwood is hopeful to be on the shortlist of considerations for a seat.
"Yeah, I would hope that he would consider me,” Kirkwood said.
