PREMA Racing announced Sept. 17 that Callum Ilott will join the team's new NTT INDYCAR SERIES operation for its 2025 debut in the series.
Ilott, 25, is a veteran of 38 INDYCAR SERIES starts and two top-five finishes since making his NTT INDYCAR SERIES debut in 2021 with Juncos Hollinger Racing.
British driver Ilott is no stranger to the PREMA family. He joined the team for the first time in 2017, delivering six wins and 11 podium finishes in the Formula 3 European Championship. He is set for a welcomed return to the team and will drive a Chevrolet-powered Dallara for PREMA's American effort.
“It’s an incredible opportunity to experience INDYCAR with PREMA, their first steps in the series and in the U.S.,” Ilott said. “What an amazing chance. I love the racing, I love these cars, and I love the team, so it’s great to be back to what they call the Italian family home. It’s going to be something special to build off, a lot of hard work, but I’m excited to join the team and see what we can do together.”
One of the top kart racers of his generation, Ilott later moved to the GP3 Series in 2018 and made his FIA Formula 2 debut in 2019. In the following season, he was a runner-up in the F1 feeder series before moving to endurance racing and eventually to the NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2021. Earlier this year, he claimed his maiden FIA WEC Hypercar win in the 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps.
Ilott also had the chance to make multiple Formula One outings in testing and practice between 2019 and 2021. He took part in two Free Practice sessions with Alfa Romeo Racing and also served as a Scuderia Ferrari Test Driver in 2021.
“We are absolutely delighted to welcome Callum back with us for this new chapter of our history, PREMA Racing owner Rene Rosin said. “We had a great time working with him in Formula 3, and we always kept an eye on him after that. He proved to be a great fit for us in the past, and I think he will feel like picking up something he had left off.
“He proved his outstanding speed skills everywhere he competed. In addition, his prior INDYCAR experience will be an invaluable asset. Now that the opportunity to get back together has come, we are determined to make the most out of it.”
Said PREMA Racing INDYCAR CEO Piers Phillips said: “We are really looking forward to welcoming Callum to our INDYCAR team,” “His previous experiences in the series, combined with those with PREMA, will make him a key asset as we try to merge the team’s European heritage with what it will be able to learn in the U.S. We know Callum as a very talented driver, but we can also see how his professionalism has matured in the series. The information and feedback he will be able to share will be extremely important, as much as his impressive racing skills.”
The second driver for the announced two-car team will be named in the future. The 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season starts Sunday, March 2 with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding at St. Petersburg, Florida, live on FOX and the INDYCAR Radio Network.