
After finishing runner-up to Mick Schumacher in the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship, Callum Ilott made his IndyCar debut in 2021 with Juncos Hollinger Racing at Portland. At the time, he was a test driver with the Ferrari Driver Academy and was Alfa Romeo’s second reserve driver in Formula 1, sharing the role with Robert Kubica.
But the Briton's F1 prospects fell through when Alfa offered Zhou Guanyu a 2022 seat over him. Ilott turned attentions elsewhere and looked at IndyCar as his true racing future, having tested the waters in endurance racing by finishing third on his Le Mans 24 Hours debut in the GTE Am class.