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Pataskala, Ohio (September 4, 2026) – Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) is excited to announce that Mick Schumacher will join the team’s NTT INDYCAR SERIES program starting in 2027.Schumacher will drive the No. 66 MSR Honda alongside returning MSR driver Marcus Armstrong, who will enter his third season with the team behind the wheel of the No. 60 MSR Honda.
Coming off his first season of NTT INDYCAR SERIES competition, Schumacher has adapted quickly to the demands of North American open-wheel racing. The German driver took on the full INDYCAR calendar in his rookie campaign, including his first experience competing on ovals.
Schumacher showed promising pace throughout the season, particularly on the ovals. He qualified fourth at Phoenix Raceway and most recently qualified fourth for Race 2 in Milwaukee. He went on to score a season-best eighth-place finish at Nashville Superspeedway. Schumacher also made his Indianapolis 500 debut in May, completing all 200 laps and winning the Indy 500 Rookie of the Year honors in his first start on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.
Before making the move to INDYCAR, Schumacher built an accomplished resume across several of the highest levels of international motorsports. He captured the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship before winning the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2020. His success in Formula 2 earned him a promotion to Formula 1, where he made 43 Grand Prix starts with Haas F1 Team across the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
Schumacher later added sports car racing to his resume, competing in the FIA World Endurance Championship’s premier Hypercar category. His endurance racing experience includes multiple starts in the 24 Hours of Le Mans as well as podium finishes in FIA WEC competition.
“I’m super excited to be working with everyone at Meyer Shank Racing and really excited to be joining such an ambitious team,” said Schumacher. “It’s going to be a special journey to start working with MSR. I am looking forward to what more I can learn from the team. They’ve had some really great success, and of course, going to an Indy 500-winning team is awesome.
“It will be great to start meeting everyone on the team and working with MSR’s partners. I’m really just excited to begin working toward 2027 together and really start thinking about how we can create a great partnership together.”
Joining Schumacher at Meyer Shank Racing in 2027 will be the advanced materials company ENVE Composites. Based in Ogden, Utah, ENVE designs and manufactures high-performance carbon fiber bicycles, wheels and components engineered to optimize aerodynamics, strength-to-weight ratios, and race day performance.
In addition to their recently launched ENVE Motorsports, which competes in the USF2000 and Indy NXT series, ENVE has a well-established track record of winning at the highest level of professional cycling, including the Tour de France, through its partnership with UAE Team Emirates-XRG. The team competes on ENVE wheels and components, with pro rider Tadej Pogačar using ENVE equipment on his way to five overall Tour de France victories and two UCI World Championships.
“We’re very excited to have Mick and ENVE join us next year,” said MSR co-owner Mike Shank. “He really impressed us in his first season of INDYCAR. It is not an easy series to come into and the competition is incredibly tight, but when you look at what he’s accomplished and the progress he’s made throughout the year, we see a lot of potential in him.
“He’s also shown tremendous pace on the ovals, which is a huge hurdle for any driver coming into INDYCAR without that experience. He’s adapted quickly, and we’re excited to see what he can do with another year of experience and with our group around him. And of course we’re excited to welcome ENVE onboard. The same values drive ENVE that drive MSR and we’re both aiming for victories in our own disciples. I think that it is a perfect fit for us to join together.”
With its 2027 driver lineup officially set, Meyer Shank Racing will look to close out the 2026 season on a high note this weekend at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca before turning its focus toward preparations for 2027.
Schumacher and Armstrong will make their first race starts as MSR teammates when the 2027 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season opens with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, March 5-7.
