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Colton Herta

nationality American age 22 years old born March 20, 2000 hometown Valencia, CA height 177 cm (5' 10")

Racing highlights

2020	3rd	NTT IndyCar Series
2018	2nd	Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tyres
2017	3rd	Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires
2016	3rd	EuroFormula Open
2015	3rd	MSA Formula Certified by FIA Powered by Ford EcoBoost
2013	2nd	SBF2000 Summer Series
2013	1st	Pacific Formula F1600

Racing career summary

Races entered	188
Wins	35
Podiums	73
Pole positions	31
Fastest laps	41
Race win percentage	18.6%
Podium percentage	38.8%

Karting highlights

2012	3rd	California Pro Kart Challenge - TaG Junior
2011	1st	SKUSA SoCal Pro Kart Challenge - TaG Cadet
2011	1st	SKUSA Pro Tour - TaG Cadet
2010	3rd	SKUSA SoCal Pro Kart Challenge - TaG Cadet
2010	1st	SKUSA Pro Tour - TaG Cadet
2010	3rd	SKUSA SuperNationals XIV - TaG Cadet sponsored by DFR

Esports career summary

(work in progress)

Races entered	9
Wins	0
Podiums	0
Pole positions	0
Fastest laps	0
Race win percentage	0%
Podium percentage	0%

Driver relations

Son of Bryan Herta.

Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.

Driver comparisons

The latest Head-to-Head comparisons generated for Colton Herta.

Colton Herta vs. Dalton Kellett | Colton Herta vs. Kyle Kirkwood | Colton Herta vs. Rinus VeeKay | Colton Herta vs. Max Chilton

Career overview – years in numbers

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.

2022	Racing	6 races	2 wins	2 podiums	1 pole positions	1 fastest race lap
2021	Racing	17 races	3 wins	5 podiums	3 pole position	2 fastest race laps
2020	Racing	18 races	1 win	2 podiums	1 pole positions	0 fastest race laps
2020	Esports	9 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
2019	Racing	20 races	3 wins	4 podiums	3 pole position	3 fastest race laps
2018	Racing	18 races	4 wins	13 podiums	3 pole position	7 fastest race laps
2017	Racing	16 races	2 wins	7 podiums	6 pole position	3 fastest race laps
2016	Racing	24 races	5 wins	9 podiums	5 pole position	6 fastest race laps
2015	Racing	30 races	4 wins	12 podiums	3 pole position	8 fastest race laps
2014	Racing	12 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	1 fastest race lap
2013	Racing	27 races	11 wins	19 podiums	6 pole position	10 fastest race laps
2012	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2011	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.
2010	Karting	Detailed karting statistics not covered by Driver Database.

Career details – the racing career of Colton Herta


Position	Points	Team
	0	DragonSpeed USA
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	1	1	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Oreca 07		Gibson 4.2		Michelin

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#	Date	Circuit	Position	Pole position	Fastest lap
2	2022-01-30	Daytona	1


Position	Points	Team
6th	132	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
5	1	1	1	1
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara DW12		Honda		Firestone

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2022-02-27	St. Petersburg	4
2	2022-03-20	Texas	12
3	2022-04-10	Long Beach	DNF
4	2022-05-01	Barber	10
5	2022-05-14	Indianapolis	1


Position	Points	Team
50th	285	Turner Motorsport
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
BMW M6 GT3		BMW 4.4 turbo		Michelin

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#	Date	Circuit	Position	Pole position	Fastest lap
2	2021-01-31	Daytona	6


Position	Points	Team
5th	455	Andretti Autosport
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
16	3	5	3	2
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara DW12		Honda		Firestone

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2021-04-18	Barber	DNF
2	2021-04-25	St. Petersburg	1
3	2021-05-01	Texas	DNF
4	2021-05-02	Texas	5
5	2021-05-15	Indianapolis	13
6	2021-05-30	Indianapolis	16
7	2021-06-12	Detroit	14
8	2021-06-13	Detroit	4
9	2021-06-20	Road America	2
10	2021-07-04	Mid-Ohio	13
11	2021-08-08	Nashville, TN	DNF
12	2021-08-14	Indianapolis	3
13	2021-08-21	Gateway	DNF
14	2021-09-12	Portland	8
15	2021-09-19	Laguna Seca	1
16	2021-09-26	Long Beach	1


Position	Points	Team
10th	79	BMW Team RLL
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
BMW M8 GTE		BMW 4.0 turbo		Michelin

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2020-01-26	Daytona	5
9	2020-10-17	Road Atlanta	6
11	2020-11-14	Sebring	4


Position	Points	Team
3rd	421	Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
14	1	2	1	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara DW12		Honda		Firestone

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2020-06-06	Texas	7
2	2020-07-04	Indianapolis	4
3	2020-07-11	Road America	5
4	2020-07-12	Road America	5
5	2020-07-17	Iowa	DNF
6	2020-07-18	Iowa	19
7	2020-08-23	Indianapolis	8
8	2020-08-29	Gateway	4
9	2020-08-30	Gateway	6
10	2020-09-12	Mid-Ohio	9
11	2020-09-13	Mid-Ohio	1
12	2020-10-02	Indianapolis	4
13	2020-10-03	Indianapolis	2
14	2020-10-25	St. Petersburg	11


Position	Points	Team
	0	Capstone Honda
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
6	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
52nd	1	BMW IMSA Team Red
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
20th	0	Andretti Motorsport
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
5th	0	BMW Team RLL
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	?	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
BMW M8 GTE


Position	Points	Team
7th	420	Harding Steinbrenner Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
17	2	2	3	2
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara DW12		Honda		Firestone

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2019-03-10	St. Petersburg	8
2	2019-03-24	Circuit of the Americas	1
3	2019-04-07	Barber	DNF
4	2019-04-14	Long Beach	DNF
5	2019-05-11	Indianapolis	DNF
6	2019-05-26	Indianapolis	DNF
7	2019-06-01	Detroit	12
8	2019-06-02	Detroit	12
9	2019-06-08	Texas	DNF
10	2019-06-23	Road America	8
11	2019-07-14	Toronto	7
12	2019-07-20	Iowa	DNF
13	2019-07-28	Mid-Ohio	8
14	2019-08-18	Pocono	DNF
15	2019-08-24	Gateway	9
16	2019-09-01	Portland	4
17	2019-09-22	Laguna Seca	1


Position	Points	Team
14th	89	BMW Team RLL
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	1	2	0	1
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
BMW M8 GTE		BMW 4.0 turbo		Michelin

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2019-01-27	Daytona	1
2	2019-03-16	Sebring	7
11	2019-10-12	Road Atlanta	3


Position	Points	Team
	0	BMW Team RLL
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
0	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
BMW M8 GTE		BMW 4.0 turbo		Continental


Position	Points	Team
2nd	447	Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
17	4	13	3	7
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara IL-15		Mazda		Cooper

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2018-03-10	St. Petersburg	3
2	2018-03-11	St. Petersburg	DNF
3	2018-04-21	Barber	2
4	2018-04-22	Barber	3
5	2018-05-11	Indianapolis	1
6	2018-05-12	Indianapolis	1
7	2018-05-25	Indianapolis	1
8	2018-06-23	Road America	1
9	2018-06-24	Road America	2
10	2018-07-08	Iowa	2
11	2018-07-14	Toronto	DNF
12	2018-07-15	Toronto	DNF
13	2018-07-28	Mid-Ohio	2
14	2018-07-29	Mid-Ohio	2
15	2018-08-25	Gateway	2
16	2018-09-01	Portland	2
17	2018-09-02	Portland	4


Position	Points	Team
37th	20	Harding Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara DW12		Chevrolet		Firestone

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#	Date	Circuit	Position	Pole position	Fastest lap
17	2018-09-16	Sonoma	20


Position	Points	Team
3rd	300	Andretti-Steinbrenner Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
16	2	7	6	3
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara IL-15		Mazda MZR-R		Cooper

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#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2017-03-11	St. Petersburg	2
2	2017-03-12	St. Petersburg	1
3	2017-04-22	Barber	10
4	2017-04-23	Barber	1
5	2017-05-12	Indianapolis	12
6	2017-05-13	Indianapolis	10
7	2017-05-26	Indianapolis	DNF
8	2017-06-24	Road America	12
9	2017-06-25	Road America	3
10	2017-07-09	Iowa	4
11	2017-07-15	Toronto	4
12	2017-07-16	Toronto	DNF
13	2017-07-29	Mid-Ohio	2
14	2017-07-30	Mid-Ohio	6
15	2017-08-26	Gateway	3
16	2017-09-03	Watkins Glen	3


Position	Points	Team
19th	109	Carlin
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
6	1	3	0	2
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Tatuus F4-016		Cosworth		Pirelli

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Position	Points	Team
3rd	199	Carlin Motorsport
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
16	4	6	5	4
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara F312		Toyta F3		Dunlop

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Position	Points	Team
13th	0	Carlin
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Dallara F315		Volkswagen		Kumho

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Position	Points	Team
3rd	355	Carlin
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
30	4	12	3	8
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Mygale F4		Ford Ecoboost 1.6		Hankook

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Position	Points	Team
15th	115	JAY MotorSports
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
12	0	0	0	1
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Van Diemen		Mazda		Cooper

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Position	Points	Team
10th	0	Phil Giebler Racing
Kart	Engine	Tyres
FA Kart


Position	Points	Team
1st	413	PR1/BHA with Curb-Agajanian
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
15	10	15	6	10
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Mygale SJ11 (Honda HPD L15A7)

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Position	Points	Team
6th	287
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
12	1	4	?	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Reynard R/T 2000		Mazda 2.0		BFGoodrich

2013 SKUSA SuperNats XVII - TaG Junior sponsored by Russell Karting Specialties
	Position	Points	Team
	5th	0


Position	Points	Team
2nd	451
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
?	?	?	?	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
5th	0	Pitts Performance
Kart	Engine	Tyres
DR

2012 Skip Barber Racing School
	Position	Points	Team
	14th	297.8

2012 California Pro Kart Challenge - TaG Junior
	Position	Points	Team
	3rd	1162

2012 SKUSA Pro Tour - TaG Junior
	Position	Points	Team
	7th	572


Position	Points	Team
7th	0
Kart	Engine	Tyres
DR (Vortex)

2011 SKUSA SoCal Pro Kart Challenge - TaG Cadet
	Position	Points	Team
	1st	1510

2011 SKUSA Pro Tour - TaG Cadet
	Position	Points	Team
	1st	1150

2011 IKF Region 7 Sprint Saturday - HPV 1 Cadet
	Position	Points	Team
	13th	999

2011 IKF Region 7 Sprint Saturday - Rookie Sportsman
	Position	Points	Team
	5th	1232

2011 IKF Region 7 Sprint Sunday - Junior 1
	Position	Points	Team
	9th	1152

2011 IKF Region 7 Sprint Sunday - HPV 1
	Position	Points	Team
	6th	1196

2010 SKUSA SoCal Pro Kart Challenge - TaG Cadet
	Position	Points	Team
	3rd	250

2010 SKUSA Pro Tour - TaG Cadet
	Position	Points	Team
	1st	1125

2010 SKUSA SuperNationals XIV - TaG Cadet sponsored by DFR
	Position	Points	Team
	3rd	0

DriverDB Rating graph

The following graph shows the change in the DriverDB Rating of Colton Herta over time since January 1st 2013. The rolling average of the graph is 10 days.

#	Date	Circuit	Position
4	2016-04-16	Brands Hatch	10
5	2016-04-17	Brands Hatch	DNF
6	2016-04-17	Brands Hatch	1
10	2016-05-28	Oulton	3
11	2016-05-30	Oulton	6
12	2016-05-30	Oulton	3

#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2016-04-23	Estoril	DNF
2	2016-04-24	Estoril	5
3	2016-05-21	Spa-Francorchamps	6
4	2016-05-22	Spa-Francorchamps	5
5	2016-06-04	Paul Ricard	18
6	2016-06-05	Paul Ricard	4
7	2016-07-23	Silverstone	2
8	2016-07-24	Silverstone	DNF
9	2016-09-10	Red Bull Ring	1
10	2016-09-11	Red Bull Ring	1
11	2016-10-01	Monza	16
12	2016-10-02	Monza	4
13	2016-10-29	Jerez	1
14	2016-10-30	Jerez	4
15	2016-11-05	Catalunya	2
16	2016-11-06	Catalunya	1

#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2015-04-04	Brands Hatch	12
2	2015-04-05	Brands Hatch	4
3	2015-04-05	Brands Hatch	13
4	2015-04-18	Donington	15
5	2015-04-19	Donington	9
6	2015-04-19	Donington	4
7	2015-05-09	Thruxton	5
8	2015-05-10	Thruxton	6
9	2015-05-10	Thruxton	9
10	2015-06-06	Oulton	3
11	2015-06-07	Oulton	6
12	2015-06-07	Oulton	DNF
13	2015-06-27	Croft	6
14	2015-06-28	Croft	2
15	2015-06-28	Croft	14
16	2015-08-08	Snetterton	9
17	2015-08-09	Snetterton	1
18	2015-08-09	Snetterton	1
19	2015-08-22	Knockhill	5
20	2015-08-23	Knockhill	2
21	2015-08-23	Knockhill	2
22	2015-09-05	Rockingham	3
23	2015-09-06	Rockingham	7
24	2015-09-06	Rockingham	1
25	2015-09-26	Silverstone	2
26	2015-09-27	Silverstone	5
27	2015-09-27	Silverstone	2
28	2015-10-10	Brands Hatch	2
29	2015-10-10	Brands Hatch	5
30	2015-10-11	Brands Hatch	1

#	Date	Circuit	Position
1	2013-04-13	Thunderhill	1
2	2013-04-14	Thunderhill	2
3	2013-05-18	Buttonwillow	2
4	2013-05-19	Buttonwillow	1
5	2013-05-19	Buttonwillow	1
6	2013-06-08	Auto Club Speedway	1
7	2013-06-09	Auto Club Speedway	1
8	2013-06-09	Auto Club Speedway	2
9	2013-07-27	Buttonwillow	1
10	2013-07-28	Buttonwillow	2
11	2013-09-07	Buttonwillow	1
12	2013-09-08	Buttonwillow	2
13	2013-10-05	Las Vegas	1
14	2013-10-06	Las Vegas	1
15	2013-10-06	Las Vegas	1

#	Date	Circuit	Position
3	2014-04-26	Barber	19
4	2014-04-27	Barber	7
5	2014-05-09	Indianapolis	5
6	2014-05-10	Indianapolis	DNF
7	2014-05-24	Indianapolis	14
8	2014-07-19	Toronto	5
9	2014-07-20	Toronto	DNF
10	2014-08-01	Mid-Ohio	10
11	2014-08-02	Mid-Ohio	16
12	2014-08-03	Mid-Ohio	13
13	2014-08-22	Sonoma, CA	7
14	2014-08-23	Sonoma, CA	9

Colton Herta

nationality American age 22 years old born March 20, 2000 hometown Valencia, CA height 177 cm (5' 10")

Racing highlights

Racing career summary

Karting highlights

Esports career summary

Driver relations

Driver comparisons

Career overview – years in numbers

Career details – the racing career of Colton Herta

2022 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship LMP2 class

2022 NTT IndyCar Series

2021 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship - GTD class

2021 NTT IndyCar Series

2020 IMSA WeatherTech Sportscar Championship - GTLM class

2020 NTT IndyCar Series

2020 IndyCar iRacing Challenge

2020 The Race All-Star Esports Series

2020 IMSA iRacing Pro Invitational Series

2020 Open Wheel 250

2020 24 Hours of Daytona - GTLM

2019 NTT IndyCar Series

2019 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM

2018 IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship - GTLM

2018 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tyres

2018 Verizon IndyCar Series

2017 Indy Lights Presented by Cooper Tires

2016 BRDC British Formula 3 Championship

2016 EuroFormula Open

2016 Kumho Tyre Masters of Formula 3

2015 MSA Formula Certified by FIA Powered by Ford EcoBoost

2014 Cooper Tires USF2000 Powered by Mazda

2014 SKUSA SuperNationals XVIII - TaG Junior

2013 Pacific Formula F1600

2012-13 SBF2000 Winter Series

2013 SKUSA SuperNats XVII - TaG Junior sponsored by Russell Karting Specialties

2013 SBF2000 Summer Series

2012 MG Tires SKUSA SuperNationals XVI - TaG Junior presented by Russell Karting Specialties

2012 Skip Barber Racing School

2012 California Pro Kart Challenge - TaG Junior

2012 SKUSA Pro Tour - TaG Junior

2011 ROK Cup International Final - Mini ROK

2011 SKUSA SoCal Pro Kart Challenge - TaG Cadet

2011 SKUSA Pro Tour - TaG Cadet

2011 IKF Region 7 Sprint Saturday - HPV 1 Cadet

2011 IKF Region 7 Sprint Saturday - Rookie Sportsman

2011 IKF Region 7 Sprint Sunday - Junior 1

2011 IKF Region 7 Sprint Sunday - HPV 1

2010 SKUSA SoCal Pro Kart Challenge - TaG Cadet

2010 SKUSA Pro Tour - TaG Cadet

2010 SKUSA SuperNationals XIV - TaG Cadet sponsored by DFR

DriverDB Rating graph