Bryan Herta
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Barber Saab Pro Series | |
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1993 1991 | Indy Lights champion Barber Saab Pro Series champion |
Bryan John Herta (born May 23, 1970) is an American race strategist and former race car driver. He currently runs his own team,
Racing career
CART/Champ Cars/IndyCars
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Herta enjoyed considerable success in the lower formulae, winning the Barber Formula Ford and
He graduated to IndyCar racing in 1994 with team owner A. J. Foyt, where he had several promising races before suffering a season-ending injury at Toronto.
In 1995, Herta was hired to drive for
During the next few years, Herta developed a reputation for his prowess on road courses, especially at
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/BryanHerta_2001.jpg/220px-BryanHerta_2001.jpg)
In the opening laps of the
From 2000 to 2003, Herta drove for a variety of Champ Car teams including
IRL IndyCar Series
After dabbling in sports cars, he revitalized his open-wheel racing career by substituting for an injured
In just his third IRL start, Herta picked up his first IndyCar Series win at
In early 2006, he drove at
series before returning to Andretti Green for the IRL season.As of 2006, Herta has started in the Indianapolis 500 five times (1994–1995, 2004–2006) with three top ten finishes, including a best of 3rd in 2005. Bryan has his helmets painted by AliveDesignCo.com
Sports cars
On October 31, 2006, Herta was confirmed as a driver for
After racing
Since retiring from racing, Herta served as a driver coach for
For the 2012 IZOD IndyCar Series season, Alex Tagliani ran the 500. The team switched to a Honda powered DW12 in May 2012 for the remainder of the season.
In 2016 Herta partnered with Michael Andretti as a co-owner and won the 2016 Indianapolis 500. Their car was driven by series rookie Alexander Rossi.
Herta's son,
Personal life
Herta and his wife Janette Michele (
Career racing results
American Open Wheel
(key)
Indy Lights
Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992 | Landford Racing | PHX 16 |
LBH 13 |
DET 7 |
POR 7 |
MIL 6 |
NHA 4 |
TOR 1 |
CLE 2 |
VAN 5 |
MDO 4 |
NAZ 3 |
LS 2 |
5th | 120 |
1993 | Tasman Motorsports | PHX 2 |
LBH 3 |
MIL 1 |
DET 2 |
POR 4 |
CLE 1 |
TOR 1 |
NHA 13 |
VAN 1 |
MDO 1 |
NAZ 1 |
LS 1 |
1st | 213 |
CART results
Year | Team | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | Rank | Points | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
Lola T94/00
|
Ford XB V8t | SRF | PHX | LBH | INDY 9 |
MIL 10 |
DET 9 |
POR 27 |
CLE 13 |
TOR DNS |
MIS | MDO | NHM | VAN | ROA | NZR | LS | 23rd | 11 | [4] | |||||
1995
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Reynard 95i | Ford XB V8t | MIA 10 |
SRF 15 |
PHX 20 |
LBH 26 |
NZR 23 |
INDY 13 |
MIL 24 |
DET 27 |
POR 26 |
ROA 14 |
TOR 27 |
CLE 2 |
MIS 15 |
MDO 5 |
NHM 19 |
VAN 16 |
LS 25 |
20th | 30 | [5] | ||||
1996
|
Team Rahal
|
Reynard 96i | Mercedes-Benz IC108C V8t | MIA 10 |
RIO 13 |
SRF 17 |
LBH 12 |
NZR 11 |
500 15 |
MIL 14 |
DET 13 |
POR 26 |
CLE 5 |
TOR 6 |
MIS 2 |
MDO 4 |
ROA 5 |
VAN 6 |
LS 2 |
8th | 86 | [6] | |||||
1997
|
Team Rahal
|
Reynard 97i | Ford XD V8t | MIA 10 |
SRF 22 |
LBH 6 |
NZR 7 |
RIO 6 |
STL 22 |
MIL 15 |
DET 7 |
POR 21 |
CLE 3 |
TOR 17 |
MIS 5 |
MDO 24 |
ROA 11 |
VAN 8 |
LS 6 |
FON 21 |
11th | 72 | [7] | ||||
1998
|
Team Rahal
|
Reynard 98i | Ford XD V8t | MIA 8 |
MOT 28 |
LBH 3 |
NZR 8 |
RIO 4 |
STL 23 |
MIL 11 |
DET 21 |
POR 3 |
CLE 13 |
TOR 5 |
MIS 10 |
MDO 25 |
ROA 23 |
VAN 22 |
LS 1* |
HOU 8 |
SRF 10 |
FON 15 |
8th | 97 | [8] | ||
1999 | Team Rahal
|
Reynard 99i | Ford XD V8t | MIA 12 |
MOT 23 |
LBH 3 |
NZR 22 |
RIO 13 |
STL 23 |
MIL 25 |
POR 6 |
CLE 6 |
ROA 15 |
TOR 15 |
MIS 20 |
DET 9 |
MDO 21 |
CHI 8 |
VAN 24 |
LS 1* |
HOU 5 |
SRF 4 |
FON 14 |
12th | 84 | [9] | |
2000 | Walker Racing | Reynard 2Ki | Honda HR-0 V8t | MIA | LBH 5 |
RIO 20 |
MOT | NZR | MIL | DET | 18th | 26 | [10] | ||||||||||||||
Mo Nunn Racing
|
Mercedes-Benz IC108F V8t | POR 16 |
CLE 9 |
TOR 18 |
MIS | CHI | MDO | ROA | VAN | ||||||||||||||||||
Forsythe Championship Racing | Ford XF V8t | LS 4 |
STL | HOU | SRF | FON | |||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | Zakspeed Forsythe Championship Racing |
Reynard 01i | Ford XF V8t | MTY 16 |
LBH 10 |
TXS NH |
NZR 21 |
MOT 21 |
MIL 22 |
DET 15 |
POR 14 |
CLE 3 |
TOR 18 |
22nd | 28 | [11] | |||||||||||
Forsythe Championship Racing | MIS 5 |
CHI 21 |
MDO 25 |
ROA 24 |
VAN 17 |
LAU 27 |
ROC 15 |
HOU 13 |
LS 12 |
SRF 18 |
FON 25 | ||||||||||||||||
2003 | PK Racing
|
Lola B02/00
|
Ford XFE V8t | STP | MTY | LBH | BRH | LAU | MIL | LS 11 |
POR | CLE | TOR | VAN | ROA | MDO | MTL | DEN | MIA
|
MXC | SRF | 25th | 2 | [12] |
CART career summary
Year | Team | Wins | Points | Championship Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|
1994
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
0 | 11 | 23rd |
1995
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | 0 | 30 | 20th |
1996
|
Team Rahal
|
0 | 86 | 8th |
1997
|
Team Rahal
|
0 | 72 | 11th |
1998
|
Team Rahal
|
1 | 97 | 8th |
1999 | Team Rahal
|
1 | 84 | 12th |
2000 | Forsythe/Walker/Mo Nunn | 0 | 26 | 18th |
2001 | Forsythe Championship Racing | 0 | 28 | 22nd |
2003 | PK Racing
|
0 | 2 | 25th |
2 wins, Best championship result: 8th
IndyCar Series results
Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Rank | Points | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
Dallara IR-03 | 27 | HI3R V8
|
HMS | PHX | MOT | INDY | TXS 5 |
PPIR | RIR 14 |
KAN 1 |
NSH 12 |
MIS 19 |
STL 21 |
KTY 3 |
NZR 3 |
CHI 3 |
FON 22 |
TX2 5 |
13th | 277 | [13] | |
2004
|
Dallara IR-04 | 7 | HI4R V8
|
HMS 13 |
PHX 7 |
MOT 14 |
INDY 4 |
TXS 19 |
RIR 4 |
KAN 5 |
NSH 18 |
MIL 9 |
MIS 6 |
KTY 9 |
PPIR 9 |
NZR 8 |
CHI 2 |
FON 17 |
TX2 16 |
9th | 362 | [14] | ||
2005
|
Dallara IR-05 | HI5R V8
|
HMS 14 |
PHX 7 |
STP 4 |
MOT 5 |
INDY 3 |
TXS 10 |
RIR 8 |
KAN 15 |
NSH 22 |
MIL 6 |
MIS 1 |
KTY 19 |
PPIR 12 |
SNM 13 |
CHI 14 |
WGL 8 |
FON 11 |
8th | 397 | [15] | ||
2006
|
Dallara IR-05 | HI6R V8
|
HMS 13 |
STP 4 |
MOT 6 |
INDY 20 |
WGL 13 |
TXS 11 |
RIR 6 |
KAN 13 |
NSH 11 |
MIL 7 |
MIS 11 |
KTY 10 |
SNM 10 |
CHI 15 |
11th | 289 | [16] |
IndyCar Series career summary
Year | Team | Wins | Points | Championship Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|
2003
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
1 | 277 | 13th |
2004
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
0 | 362 | 9th |
2005
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
1 | 397 | 8th |
2006
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
0 | 289 | 11th |
2 wins, best championship result: 8th
Indianapolis 500
Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1994 | Lola T94/00
|
Ford XB V8t | 22 | 9 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
1995 | Reynard 95i | Ford XB V8t | 33 | 13 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
2004 | Dallara IR-04 | HI4R V8
|
23 | 4 | Andretti Green Racing
|
2005 | Dallara IR-05 | HI5R V8
|
18 | 3 | Andretti Green Racing
|
2006 | Dallara IR-05 | HI6R V8
|
16 | 20 | Andretti Green Racing
|
Complete American Le Mans Series results
Year | Entrant | Class | Chassis | Engine | Tyres | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Rank | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002
|
Panoz Motor Sports | LMP900 | Panoz LMP01 Evo
|
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 | M | SEB ovr:8 cls:7 |
SON ovr:3 cls:3 |
MID ovr:4 cls:4 |
AME ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
WAS ovr:6 cls:6 |
TRO ovr:4 cls:4 |
MOS ovr:5 cls:5 |
MON ovr:6 cls:6 |
MIA ovr:11 cls:8 |
PET ovr:5 cls:5 |
10th | 153 | ||
2003
|
Team Nasamax | LMP900 | Reynard 01Q | Bio-ethanol )
|
G | SEB ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
ATL | SON | TRO | MOS | AME | MON | MIA | PET | NC | 0 | |||
2007
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
LMP2 | Acura ARX-01a
|
Acura 3.4L V8 | M | SEB ovr:2 cls:1 |
STP ovr:21 cls:7 |
LNB ovr:6 cls:6 |
TEX ovr:2 cls:2 |
UTA ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
LIM ovr:7 cls:6 |
MID ovr:10 cls:7 |
AME ovr:9 cls:7 |
MOS ovr:5 cls:3 |
DET ovr:19 cls:8 |
PET ovr:Ret cls:Ret |
MON ovr:6 cls:4 |
13th | 98 |
2008
|
Andretti Green Racing
|
LMP2 | Acura ARX-01b
|
Acura 3.4L V8 | M | SEB ovr:18 cls:6 |
STP ovr:6 cls:5 |
LNB ovr:6 cls:4 |
UTA ovr:8 cls:7 |
LIM | MID | AME | MOS | DET | PET | MON | 24th | 38 |
24 Hours of Le Mans results
Year | Team | Co-Drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Pos. | Class Pos. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2002 | ![]() |
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Panoz LMP01 Evo
|
LMP900 | 90 | DNF | DNF |
Complete A1 Grand Prix results
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005–06 | USA | GBR
SPR |
GBR
FEA |
GER
SPR |
GER
FEA |
POR
SPR |
POR
FEA |
AUS SPR 15 |
AUS FEA 10 |
MYS SPR 10 |
MYS FEA 7 |
UAE
SPR |
UAE
FEA |
RSA
SPR |
RSA
FEA |
IDN
SPR |
IDN
FEA |
MEX SPR 6 |
MEX FEA 13 |
USA SPR 9 |
USA FEA Ret |
CHN SPR |
CHN FEA |
16th | 23 |
References
- ^ "Andretti swaps IndyCar strategists for Herta, Kirkwood". us.motorsport.com. 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
- ^ Malsher, David (March 24, 2019). "COTA IndyCar: Herta becomes series' youngest ever winner". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved March 25, 2019.
- ^ "Honda Newsroom". 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 1994 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 1995 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 1996 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 1997 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 1998 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 1999 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 2000 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 2001 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 2003 CART Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 2004 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 2005 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
- ^ "Bryan Herta – 2006 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 2, 2023.