🇺🇸 Graham Rahal

Graham Rahal is an established professional racing driver competing in IndyCar for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, a team he co-owns with his father Bobby Rahal. He holds an FIA Gold grading in endurance racing. Rahal has been active across 20 seasons since 2005, primarily in IndyCar but with additional starts in IMSA WeatherTech multiclass endurance racing and the Star Mazda Championship early in his career.[1]

Rahal has recorded 315 IndyCar starts across two decades, taking six wins and 32 podiums on a circuit mix that spans both ovals and road and street courses. His early career brought a win and six podiums in the Star Mazda Championship in 2005 while driving for Andersen Walko Racing, the team that won the championship that year. He has added one podium across five starts in IMSA WeatherTech endurance racing. His rating of 5,610 reflects the level of established professional competition he encounters and finishes within regularly in IndyCar.[2]

Rahal races in a grid that includes multiple champions. Scott Dixon, winner of five IndyCar titles, is a regular opponent against whom Rahal typically finishes behind. Will Power, a two-time IndyCar champion, is closely matched with Rahal head-to-head. Alex Palou, who has won four consecutive IndyCar championships, has finished ahead of Rahal 28 times across their meetings. Pato O'Ward, an elite professional who won the IMSA WeatherTech prototype class championship in 2017, has outfinished Rahal on 44 occasions, though Rahal has beaten him as well.