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🇺🇸 Charlie Kimball

Racing driver from United States. IndyCar.
Driver facts
Full name
Charlie Kimball
Born
20 February 1985(b. 1985)
Nationality
United States
Current team
Series
IndyCar
Status
Retired
Career wins
2
Career podiums
15
Career starts
203
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,340
Charlie Kimball
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,340
Rank 756 of 38,983 indexed, +0 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Charlie Kimball is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar. Kimball has recorded 2 wins and 15 podiums from 203 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,340 ranks Kimball 756th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2021 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2021-09-26Grand Prix at Long BeachIndyCarP18—
2021-05-15Grand Prix of IndianapolisIndyCarP22−72
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+174Grand Prix of Toronto 2012IndyCarP2
+155Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio 2013IndyCarP1
+144Pocono INDYCAR 500 2013IndyCarP2
+140Zandvoort 2006Formula 3 Euro SeriesP1
+136GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma 2015IndyCarP3
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Indianapolis 5005 starts+23
Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio4 starts+21
Indy Grand Prix of Alabama4 starts+14
MAVTV 5004 starts+13
Struggles
Grand Prix of Long Beach4 starts-44
GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma5 starts-31
FIRESTONE GRAND PRIX OF ST. PETERSBURG4 starts-24
ABC Supply Wisconsin 2504 starts-18
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2021▸IndyCar200000P26−715,340
2020▸IndyCar1400000P22−1005,339
2019▸IndyCar700000P24−935,545
2018▸IndyCar1700000P17−2565,408
2017▸IndyCar1700000P17−4705,672
2016▸IndyCar1600000P11+4745,721
2015▸IndyCar1602000P11−1506,265
▸IMSA WeatherTechChip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates100000P36−30
2014▸IndyCar1801000P11−2375,944
2013▸IndyCar1912000P10+5816,274
2012▸IndyCar1401000P15+4225,693
2011▸IndyCar1800000P24↑650−4035,271
2010▸Indy NXTKV AFS Racing1305000P3−985,024
2008▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesPrema Powerteam301000P20−695,122
2007▸Formula V8 3.5Victory Engineering700000P24−2435,191
2006▸Formula 3 Euro SeriesSignature-Plus1813000P8↑191+5065,433
▸Formula 3 MacauSignature-Plus200000—−123
2005▸Formula 3 MacauCarlin Motorsport100000—+3,5094,859
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Kimball finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇳🇿 Scott DixonFIA Platinum6,3771593212720%
🇺🇸 Graham RahalFIA Gold5,7271595910037%
🇳🇿 Ryan Hunter-ReayFIA Platinum5,3101595910037%
🇯🇵 Takuma Sato5,737158827652%
🇺🇸 Will PowerFIA Platinum6,2771575110632%
🇺🇸 Marco AndrettiFIA Gold3,419156728446%
🇨🇦 James HinchcliffeFIA Gold4,847151579438%
🇧🇷 Tony KanaanFIA Platinum3,958149549536%
🇬🇧 Simon PagenaudFIA Platinum5,5881443810626%
🇺🇸 Josef NewgardenFIA Platinum6,478139518837%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,659167944%
🇲🇽 Pato O'WardFIA Gold, 2× champion7,0241731418%
🇩🇪 Sebastian VettelFIA Platinum, 4× champion6,8842251723%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
746🇬🇧 Perry McCarthyFIA GT Championship5,354
747🇮🇹 Enrico BertaggiaInternational Formula 30005,352
748🇩🇪 Sven MüllerSuper GT5,352
749🇫🇷 Théo PourchaireWEC5,351
750🇬🇧 Kenny AchesonInternational Formula 30005,350
751🇺🇸 Robbie GroffIndyCar5,350
752🇦🇺 Josh BerryNASCAR Cup Series5,348
753🇫🇷 Jonathan CochetNürburgring Langstrecken-Serie5,345
754🇧🇷 Enzo FittipaldiIndy NXT5,344
755🇧🇷 Guilherme SalasStock Car Pro Series5,343
756🇺🇸 Charlie KimballIndyCar5,340
757🇫🇷 François HesnaultFormula 15,340
758🇬🇧 Sam HancockWEC5,340
759🇺🇸 Gar RobinsonIMSA WeatherTech5,339
760🇺🇸 Jason LefflerNASCAR Truck5,337
761🇩🇪 Alexander MattschullAsian Le Mans Series5,336
762🇯🇵 Haruki KurosawaSuper GT5,335
763🇬🇧 Ross HockenhullInternational Formula 30005,335
764🇩🇪 Benjamin GoetheWEC5,334
765🇬🇧 Jeff WardIndyCar5,334
766🇦🇺 Rob NguyenInternational Formula 30005,334
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Charlie Kimball is a racing driver from United States who last raced in IndyCar. Kimball has recorded 2 wins and 15 podiums from 203 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,340 ranks Kimball 756th of 38,983 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Charlie Kimball discusses move to Carlin for 2018[1]
INDYCAR.com
25 Mar 2026
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AJ Foyt Racing Signs Charlie Kimball for the Indianapolis 500 and the Indy Grand Prix in May[2]
AJ Foyt Racing
11 Feb 2021
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Q&A: AJ Foyt Racing Driver Charlie Kimball on Full-Time Return & Educating Fans[3]
Autoweek
15 May 2020
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