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🇰🇾 Kyffin Simpson
Racing driver from Cayman Islands. IndyCar, Chip Ganassi Racing. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Kyffin Simpson
Born
9 October 2004(b. 2004)
Nationality
Cayman Islands
Current team
Chip Ganassi Racing
Series
IndyCar
Status
Active
Championships
12021
Career wins
12
Career podiums
24
Career starts
155
Career DNFs
3
Racer Rating
5,946
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,946Rank 274 of 40,308 indexed, +320 this season
FIA Categorisation
Gold
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago
Kyffin Simpson is a racing driver from Cayman Islands who competes in IndyCar for Chip Ganassi Racing. Simpson is a one-time champion (2021), with 12 wins and 24 podiums from 155 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 5,946 ranks Simpson 274th of 40,308 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.
Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
| 2026-09-06 | Monterey | P10 | +46 |
| 2026-08-30 | Milwaukee Race 2 | P19 | −71 |
| 2026-08-29 | Milwaukee Race 1 | P16 | −36 |
| 2026-08-23 | Washington, D.C. | P5 | +108 |
| 2026-08-16 | Ontario | P14 | −4 |
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +193 | Road Atlanta 2022 | IMSA WeatherTech | P1 |
| +184 | Spa-Francorchamps 2023 | European Le Mans Series | P1 |
| +179 | Paul Ricard 2023 | European Le Mans Series | P1 |
| +165 | Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta 2021 | Formula Regional Americas | P1 |
| +160 | Detroit 2025 | IndyCar | P5 |
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Road America8 starts+18
Sebring International Raceway5 starts+11
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course10 starts+5
Daytona International Speedway4 starts+5
Struggles
Barber Motorsports Park6 starts-23
Season by season
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ▸IndyCar | Chip Ganassi Racing | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +378 | 5,946 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Tower Motorsports | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −58 | ||
| 2025 | ▸IndyCar | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +532 | 5,626 | |
| 2024 | ▸IndyCar | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | ↑925−333 | 5,093 | |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | DragonSpeed | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P30 | +24 | ||
| ▸WEC | Nielsen Racing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | −74 | ||
| 2023 | ▸Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | P11 | −550 | 4,551 |
| ▸Asian Le Mans Series | Algarve Pro Racing | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +443 | ||
| ▸European Le Mans Series | Algarve Pro Racing | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +420 | ||
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Tower Motorsports | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P7 | +143 | ||
| 2022 | ▸Indy NXT | HMD Motorsports | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | ↑325−745 | 4,096 |
| ▸IMSA WeatherTech | Gradient Racing | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P25 | ↑399+67 | ||
| 2021 | ▸Formula Regional Americas | 18 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P1 | +884 | 4,051 | |
| ▸Indy Pro 2000 Championship | Juncos Hollinger Racing | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P8 | ↑538−429 | ||
| ▸SCCA Majors | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P22 | −52 | |||
| 2020 | ▸Formula Regional Americas | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P12 | ↑75−201 | 4,229 | |
| ▸US F4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | P17 | ↑1,013−139 | |||
| 2019 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +29 | 3,236 | |
| 2018 | ▸SKUSA SuperNationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | +983 | 2,333 |
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Simpson finished ahead vs behind
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇰 Christian RasmussenFIA Gold | 5,564 | 96 | 41 | 55 | 43% |
| 🇺🇸 Nolan SiegelFIA Gold | 5,455 | 74 | 33 | 41 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 Jacob AbelFIA Silver | 4,965 | 71 | 32 | 39 | 45% |
| 🇺🇸 Sting Ray RobbFIA Gold | 4,771 | 66 | 36 | 30 | 55% |
| 🇺🇸 David Malukas | 6,692 | 54 | 14 | 40 | 26% |
| 🇲🇽 Pato O'WardFIA Gold | 7,095 | 53 | 13 | 40 | 25% |
| 🇳🇿 Scott McLaughlinFIA Platinum | 6,770 | 53 | 15 | 38 | 28% |
| 🇳🇱 Rinus VeeKayFIA Gold | 6,335 | 53 | 18 | 35 | 34% |
| 🇯🇵 Felix RosenqvistFIA Gold | 6,210 | 53 | 17 | 36 | 32% |
| 🇪🇸 Alex PalouFIA Platinum | 7,442 | 52 | 7 | 45 | 13% |
| 🇮🇹 Andrea Kimi AntonelliFIA Platinum, 3× champion | 8,411 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| 🇩🇰 Christian LundgaardFIA Gold | 7,086 | 52 | 12 | 40 | 23% |
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 40,308 drivers indexed
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 264 | 🇬🇧 Reg Parnell | Formula 1 | 5,956 |
| 265 | 🇺🇸 Brett Lunger | Formula 1 | 5,955 |
| 266 | 🇩🇪 Rolf Stommelen | Formula 1 | 5,955 |
| 267 | 🇺🇸 Andy Linden | Formula 1 | 5,952 |
| 268 | 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 269 | 🇧🇪 Willy Mairesse | Formula 1 | 5,951 |
| 270 | 🇬🇧 Brian Redman | Formula 1 | 5,948 |
| 271 | 🇬🇧 Henry Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,947 |
| 272 | 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 273 | 🇬🇧 Jackie Lewis | Formula 1 | 5,946 |
| 274 | 🇰🇾 Kyffin Simpson | IndyCar | 5,946 |
| 275 | 🇺🇸 Ross Chastain | NASCAR Cup Series | 5,946 |
| 276 | 🇺🇸 Dan Gurney | Formula 1 | 5,945 |
| 277 | 🇺🇸 Jimmy Reece | Formula 1 | 5,944 |
| 278 | 🏳️ John Love | Formula 1 | 5,943 |
| 279 | 🇺🇸 Bob Christie | Formula 1 | 5,942 |
| 280 | 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | Formula 1 | 5,941 |
| 281 | 🇵🇹 Timo Bernhard | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 5,941 |
| 282 | 🇬🇧 John Taylor | Formula 1 | 5,938 |
| 283 | 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto | IndyCar | 5,938 |
| 284 | 🇺🇸 Chuck Stevenson | Formula 1 | 5,935 |
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