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🇳🇿 Ryan Hunter-Reay

Racing driver from New Zealand. IndyCar. One-time champion.
Driver facts
Full name
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Born
17 December 1980(b. 1980)
Nationality
New Zealand
Current team
Series
IndyCar
Status
Active
Championships
12012
Career wins
18
Career podiums
49
Career starts
270
Career DNFs
0
Racer Rating
5,310
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Source: Wikimedia Commons
Racer Rating
5,310
Rank 787 of 38,983 indexed, -118 this season
FIA Categorisation
Platinum
FIA driver categorisation
Source: fia.com
Synthesized from 1 source, updated 0h ago

Ryan Hunter-Reay is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in IndyCar. Hunter-Reay is a one-time champion (2012), with 18 wins and 49 podiums from 270 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,310 ranks Hunter-Reay 787th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
2026 form
Last 20 races, finish position (higher is better)
P1P5P10P20DNFUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSAUSA
Recent results
Tap a row for the full race
2026-05-24Indianapolis 500IndyCarP32−118
Career-best drives
Ranked by rating won, which prices the opposition
Rating wonRaceSeriesFinish
+158Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2010IndyCarP1
+156Grand Prix of Iowa Race 1 2015IndyCarP1
+155Sao Paulo Indy 300 2010IndyCarP2
+150Camping World IndyCar Grand Prix at the Glen 2008IndyCarP1
+142ABC Supply 500 2015IndyCarP1
Circuits
Rating per start against their own form that season
Raises their game
Grand Prix of Iowa Race 18 starts+34
CHEVROLET DUAL IN DETROIT - RACE 24 starts+28
CHEVROLET DUAL IN DETROIT - RACE 14 starts+26
GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma5 starts+26
Struggles
Grand Prix of Long Beach4 starts-44
HONDA INDY TORONTO4 starts-18
Road Atlanta5 starts-9
ABC Supply Wisconsin 2504 starts-8
Season by season
SeasonSeriesTeamRacesWinsPodiumsDNFsPolesPointsPosGain/LossRating
2026▸IndyCar100000P24−1185,310
2025▸IndyCar100000P26−85,428
2024▸IndyCar100000P22−615,437
2023▸IndyCar1100000P21−2125,498
2022▸IMSA WeatherTechCadillac Racing200000P18−2225,710
2021▸IndyCar1600000P18−3995,933
2020▸IndyCar1401000P9−185,971
▸IMSA WeatherTechMazda Motorsports412000P11+7
2019▸IndyCar1702000P8−2115,981
▸IMSA WeatherTechMazda Team Joest101000P20+25
2018▸IndyCar1726000P4+3376,581
▸IMSA WeatherTechKonica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R111000P12+85
2017▸IndyCar1703000P8+746,434
▸IMSA WeatherTechKonica Minolta Cadillac DPi-V.R200000P35−144
2016▸IndyCar1603000P9−316,087
▸IMSA WeatherTechVisitFlorida Racing100000P17−131
2015▸IndyCar1623000P8+3366,434
▸IMSA WeatherTechStarworks Motorsport100000P36−132
2014▸IndyCar1836000P4−2265,859
▸IMSA WeatherTechSRT Motorsports300000P36+23
2013▸IndyCar1926000P3−4736,339
2012▸IndyCar1546000P1+3676,812
2011▸IndyCar1813000P8+206,444
2010▸IndyCar1713000P7+8436,424
2009▸IndyCar1701000P14−5945,581
2008▸IndyCar1812000P7+4576,175
2007▸IndyCar600000P17+4,3685,718
Recent coverage
No recent coverage found.
Head-to-head
Most-raced and strongest-beaten: times Hunter-Reay finished ahead vs behind
RivalRatingRacedAheadBehindRecord
🇳🇿 Scott DixonFIA Platinum6,3772637019327%
🇺🇸 Graham RahalFIA Gold5,72724612112549%
🇺🇸 Will PowerFIA Platinum6,2772379714041%
🇺🇸 Marco AndrettiFIA Gold3,41922912610355%
🇧🇷 Tony KanaanFIA Platinum3,95822510911648%
🇧🇷 Helio CastronevesFIA Platinum4,2002118412740%
🇯🇵 Takuma Sato5,7372071357265%
🇬🇧 Simon PagenaudFIA Platinum5,5881797310641%
🇺🇸 Josef NewgardenFIA Platinum6,4781787210640%
🇨🇦 James HinchcliffeFIA Gold4,847164956958%
🇯🇵 Alex PalouFIA Platinum, 4× champion7,65944123227%
🇲🇽 Pato O'WardFIA Gold, 2× champion7,02452183435%
🇩🇰 Christian LundgaardFIA Gold6,8531521313%
Raced wheel-to-wheel, not as team-mates
On the leaderboard
Global rank, 38,983 drivers indexed
#DriverSeriesRating
777🇳🇱 Nicky CatsburgIMSA WeatherTech5,318
778🇫🇷 Laurent RedonIndyCar5,316
779🇮🇹 Fabiano VandoneInternational Formula 30005,315
780🇩🇪 Mick SchumacherIndyCar5,315
781🇺🇸 Greg RayIndyCar5,314
782🇮🇹 Lorenzo ColomboWEC5,314
783🇺🇸 Tyce CarlsonIndyCar5,313
784🇺🇸 Brent CrewsNASCAR Xfinity5,311
785🇧🇪 Eric van de PoeleFIA GT Championship5,310
786🇩🇰 Mikkel JensenAsian Le Mans Series5,310
787🇳🇿 Ryan Hunter-ReayIndyCar5,310
788🇩🇰 Christian RasmussenIndyCar5,308
789🇩🇪 Marvin KirchhöferWEC5,307
790🇦🇺 David WalkerNASA5,304
791🇮🇹 Leonardo PulciniIMSA WeatherTech5,303
792🇧🇷 Pedro ClerotFormula 35,303
793🇫🇷 Bertrand GachotFormula 15,302
794🇮🇹 Piercarlo GhinzaniFormula 15,302
795🇦🇺 Ryan BriscoeWEC5,302
796🇩🇪 Andreas ScheldInternational Formula 30005,301
797🇺🇸 Eric LangInternational Formula 30005,301
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Ryan Hunter-Reay is a racing driver from New Zealand who competes in IndyCar. Hunter-Reay is a one-time champion (2012), with 18 wins and 49 podiums from 270 starts.[1]

A Racer Rating of 5,310 ranks Hunter-Reay 787th 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.

Sources: [1] Indexed race classifications
Ryan Hunter-Reay on winning Indy, McLaren, and racing's biggest "what if?"[1]
RACER - Racing News
10 Aug 2026
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The best and the worst: Ryan Hunter-Reay on his career highs and lows[2]
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3 Aug 2026
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Arrow McLaren Announces Lineup for 2027 Season with Scott Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist to Join Pato O’Ward; Ryan Hunter-Reay for Indianapolis 500[3]
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6 Jul 2026
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