Colton Herta - Wikipedia

Karting (2010–2013)

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Herta made his competitive karting debut in 2010 at the age of ten, racing karts in the SKUSA and IKF series, although he had been karting since the age of six. He made his single-seater racing debut at the age of thirteen, finishing second in the SBF2000 Winter Series.[citation needed]

USF2000 Championship (2014)

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In 2014, Herta made his professional racing debut in the Cooper Tires USF2000 Championship Powered by Mazda, finishing fifteenth in the championship despite missing the opening weekend due to age requirements. In the same year, Herta made his international formula racing debut at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia with the Meritus-run AsiaCup Series, taking part in one event where he won one race win and three podium finishes. Herta also made a one-off appearance in the Global RallyCross Championship Lites, being the youngest driver to compete in the series.[citation needed]

Racing in Europe (2015–2016)

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In 2015, Herta made his debut in the UK-based MSA Formula series, as the youngest driver and the only American on a grid that consisted mostly of Britons, and got his first win in the second race at Snetterton Circuit in August, thus helping the United States win the Nations Cup. He went on to collect three more victories throughout the season, finishing third overall.[5]

For 2016, Herta was planning to move to the newly renamed BRDC British F3 series, but was too young to compete at the opening round.[6] Wanting to complete a full season, he made the switch to the Euroformula Open Championship, staying with Carlin and finished third in points, with four victories, six podium finishes, and five pole positions. Herta went on to compete in six British F3 events, earning three podium finishes including a victory at Brands Hatch.[citation needed]

Indy Lights (2017–2018)

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In 2017, Herta joined forces with the newly formed Steinbrenner Racing to pilot the No. 98 car in the Indy Lights Series.[7] He started the year strong with a second place finish in the first race at St. Petersburg street circuit and followed it up with a Sunday victory; Colton's first win in Indy Lights. He got his second victory at the next event at Barber Motorsports Park, the series' four-hundredth race. Herta won Rookie of the Year and finished third in the drivers championship.[citation needed]

In 2018, Herta remained in Indy Lights. He won four races, including all three held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway (both races of the GP of Indianapolis and the Freedom 100 on the speedway). Herta finished second in points to his Andretti teammate Patricio O'Ward.[citation needed]