Rossi won the 2016 Indianapolis 500 and finished eleventh in series points. The following year saw him move up to Formula Renault 3.5 where again he won twice, and ended the year third behind Robert Wickens and Jean-Eric Vergne. [144] His Indianapolis 500 helmet in August was designed by TAG Heuer to honor frontline workers and heroes in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.[145]. For a long stretch of the Harvest Grand Prix Race 2, Rossi believed he was in the mix for a win. A switch to GP3 the following year provided more experience on F1 circuits and he again finished the season in fourth, this time with a pair of wins. [84] At Gateway, Rossi used fuel strategy to finish second, gaining a few points on Dixon. espn. Rossi returned to GP2 the following year with Racing Engineering and enjoyed his best campaign to date. Won the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 in 2016, the first rookie to win the 500 since 2001 and the first American rookie to win at Indianapolis since 1928. “Just try and get things going back in a decent direction. “It kind of made it a bit of a boring race,” Power said. “And I like that.”. [76] He completed a series of impressive overtakes throughout the race,[77] leading him to a fourth-place finish. His 2018 and 2019 seasons were his most successful to date, finishing second and third in the Drivers' Championship point standings those years respectively. This made Rossi the fastest Honda driver at the practice. ", Rossi continued to struggle the next two races, but rebounded at Mid-Ohio with second- and third-place finishes. Petersburg. [123], Rossi is a Protestant Christian. Get caught up on this past weekend's action, as we present Race 2 of the INDYCAR Harvest GP presented by GMR in less than 30 ... Get caught up on this past weekend's action, as we present Race 1 of the INDYCAR Harvest GP presented by GMR in less than 30 ... Miss the action from Saturday's Race 2 of the inaugural INDYCAR Harvest GP presented by GMR? “Second, third, second, third. [12] In 2013, he drove for Caterham in the first practice session of the Canadian Grand Prix and at Silverstone in July for the young driver test. That new-car feeling hasn’t worn off for seven-time @INDYCAR race winner @alexanderrossi. Alexander Rossi Team Lead, Account Executive at United Wholesale Mortgage MBA Student at Wayne State University. Josef Newgarden won for the third time in 2020 and for the first time at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. On Lap 124, he pitted with eventual race winner Takuma Sato, and they made contact. In 2013, Rossi made his debut at the 24 Hours of Le Mans, driving for Greaves Motorsport in a Zytek Z11SN. [97] Rossi's Honda lacked the horsepower of Pagenaud's Chevrolet, which was ultimately the deciding factor as he finished the race in second behind Pagenaud. The delay resulted in a 23-second pit stop, which likely would have taken him out of contention had Marcus Ericsson not spun entering the pit lane, forcing a caution flag. [41], Rossi returned to Penske's No. Rossi’s stint in F1 was briefBy now he had attracted the attention of another F1 team, Lotus, which in 2012 changed its name to Caterham. Rossi competed in the 2009–10 GP2 Asia Series. [20] He later was set to replace the injured Jules Bianchi at the Russian Grand Prix,[21] but Marussia later decided to only run a single car for Chilton. The 2020 Honda Passport has plenty of power, a long list of standard driver-assist features, and it starts around $33,000. Back-to-back wins at Spa and Monza moved him up to second in the championship, albeit far behind points leader Stoffel Vandoorne. "[35] On October 3, 2016, Rossi confirmed he would give up his reserve driver role at Manor following the 2016 season to focus on the IndyCar Series full-time.[34][36]. He's ending the season strong, but just short of the checkered flag. Will Power dominated out of the start from the pole position, driving almost entirely in clear air until a couple of lapped cars ended right in front of him. "[108] Rossi nearly collided with a spectator's car that was travelling the wrong way on the course around 33 miles into the race. However the move fell apart amid rumours that a payment from Chilton had been delayed, and following his first run in the car Rossi was told Chilton would be back in the cockpit for the rest of the weekend. Oh yeah––and Alexander Rossi drives one. Alexander Rossi's Andretti Autosport team 'reset' after the Indianapolis 500. Though his first race this season didn’t go as planned, there is still hope for future wins. 2015 and became the third American driver to race in Formula 1 since 1990. Rossi moved to the No. After that race, Rossi said the Andretti Autosport team “had kind of a reset.”, "For us, it just became about making the most of what races were left this year and trying to focus on our weaknesses and address issues that we have internally and externally,” Rossi said. According to Honda Racing News Alexander Rossi was the second-fastest racer in spring training this year. 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