IndyCar Arrival

Robert Wickens competes in his first season of Verizon IndyCar Series in 2018 with Schmidt Peterson Motorsports.

His 2018 IndyCar debut marks Wickens’ return to single-seat racing, after racing touring cars since 2011.

“This is an entirely new chapter to add to my racing career, and I am really excited for this opportunity that Schmidt Peterson Motorsports has given me,” Wickens noted in the Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ October 18 press release announcing his hiring.

Built for Speed

A native of Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Robert Wickens is one of auto racing’s standout stars on both sides of the Atlantic.

Wickens started his career karting in 2001, and has since raced in premiere series in both North America and Europe, most recently completing a successful six-year run in the German DTM series, where he captured six wins, 15 podium finishes and five pole positions