Enzo Fittipaldi will slide in the cockpit for an evaluation test in IndyCar machinery with Arrow McLaren later this month at The Thermal Club, the team confirmed on Friday.
The 23-year-old Miami-born Brazilian American currently competes in Formula 2 with Van Amersfoort Racing, where he currently has one win and two podiums and sits 12th in the championship standings.
Arrow McLaren, which has already set next year’s lineup with Pato O'Ward, Christian Lundgaard and Nolan Siegel, confirmed the news via a statement:
“Arrow McLaren will satisfy their allotted evaluation test with Enzo Fittipaldi at The Thermal Club on Tuesday, November 19,” the statement read. “Each lap in our cars is important as we continue preparations for the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season, and we’re proud to extend this one to Enzo, whose family is so closely connected to the history of McLaren Racing.
"We’re eager to collect learnings and apply them in the form of a points race at The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix on March 23. For removal of doubt, our 2025 lineup is firm with Pato, Nolan and Christian.”
The grandson of two-time Formula 1 World Champion and two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi, Enzo is also the brother of Pietro Fittipaldi. Pietro is a reserve driver for Haas F1 Team, who also just completed his first full-time IndyCar season with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.
This will mark just the second time that Enzo, the 2018 Italian Formula 4 champion, has driven an IndyCar. In October 2023, he pounded laps at Sebring International Raceway for Dale Coyne Racing, sharing the track with brother Pietro, who was testing with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing at that time.
The upcoming test with Arrow McLaren is set for Nov. 19 just outside of Palm Springs, California, the venue that previously hosted the $1 Million Challenge — a non-points exhibition for the IndyCar Series — during the 2024 season. The Thermal Club will next host a championship round in North America’s premier open-wheel champion on March 23, 2025.
Muito obrigado pela oportunidade @ArrowMcLaren 🦈 pic.twitter.com/DJ11aavHwC
— Enzo Fittipaldi (@enzofitti) November 1, 2024
