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Ryan Norman
Ryan Norman
	Norman during Indy Lights qualifying at Portland in 2018
Nationality	American
Born	March 19, 1998 (age 26); Aurora, Ohio
Michelin Pilot Challenge career
Current team	Bryan Herta Autosport
Racing licence	FIA Silver
Car number	88
Previous series
2016 ; 2014-2015	Atlantic Championship ; Formula Enterprises ; Skip Barber Winter Series
Championship titles
2016 ; 2020	Formula Atlantic Champion ; IMSA Michelin Pilot TCR Champion
IndyCar Series career
	1 race run over 1 year
Team(s)	No. 52 (Dale Coyne Racing)
First race	2021 Honda Indy 200 (Mid-Ohio)
Last race	2021 Honda Indy 200 (Mid-Ohio)

Ryan Norman (born March 19, 1998, in Aurora, Ohio) is an American racing driver. Norman is a former motocross rider and is currently competing in the Michelin Pilot Challenge, driving for Bryan Herta Autosport and won the 2020 IMSA TCR Championship for the team. He formerly drove for Andretti Autosport in Indy Lights with multiple wins and podiums, and ran a race in the IndyCar Series in 2021 with Dale Coyne Racing.

Career

Norman started in motocross when he obtained an AMA at the age of twelve. When turning sixteen Norman's father invited Ryan for a three-day course at the Skip Barber Racing School.^[1] Norman joined the Skip Barber Winter Series for the first two rounds of the championship. In November 2015 the Ohio native finished seventh in his debut race, at Road Atlanta.

With driving coach Franklin Futrelle Norman joined the SCCA Formula Enterprises class in 2015. In his debut season Norman won the second race at Sebring International Raceway in the U.S. Majors Tour Southeastern Conference. After winning more races at Road Atlanta and Virginia International Raceway securing the second place in the championship.^[2] Comprent Motorsports driver Norman finished second at the prestigious June Sprints, behind multiple class champion Scott Rettich.^[3] Norman again finished second to Rettich at the prestigious SCCA National Championship Runoffs at Daytona International Speedway.^[4] At the end of the season Norman made his debut in a Formula Atlantic Swift 016.a. racing in the Historic Sportscar Racing organisation. At Sebring, the racing driver won his class.^[5]

For the 2016 season Norman stepped up to the Atlantic Championship joining K-Hill Motorsports coached by former ChampCar driver Tõnis Kasemets. Norman won both the Pro Atlantic Championship and the SCCA National Runoffs!

Norman raced with the SVRA organisation at selected events. At Mid-Ohio Norman made his debut in a 2007 Dallara Indy Lights racing car winning the race.^[6]

For 2017 Norman stepped up to the Indy Lights Championship driving for Andretti Autosport. After driving with the team in 2017, 2018 and 2019, with multiple race wins and podiums, Norman had his first IndyCar test with Andretti at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on June 25, 2019.^[7]

In 2020, Norman signed with Bryan Herta Autosport for a drive in the Michelin Pilot Challenge as a co-driver to Gabby Chaves and they both grabbed the 2020 IMSA Pilot TCR Championship.^[8]

2023 saw Norman pivot to the Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America, driving for WTR Andretti in the Pro class.^[9]

Racing record

Career summary

Season	Series	Team	Races	Wins	Poles	F/Laps	Podiums	Points	Position
2016	Atlantic Championship	K-Hill Motorsports	14	8	8	8	11	586	1st
2017	Indy Lights	Andretti Autosport	16	0	0	0	0	200	11th
2018	Indy Lights	Andretti Autosport	17	1	1	1	4	345	4th
2019	Indy Lights	Andretti Autosport	18	1	0	0	4	359	4th
2020	Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR	Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	10	3	1	0	5	289	1st
2021	IndyCar Series	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	1	0	0	0	0	10	39th
	Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR	Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	9	1	2	1	4	2410	8th
	IMSA SportsCar Championship - LMP3	Forty7 Motorsports	2	0	0	0	1	0	NC†
2022	Michelin Pilot Challenge - TCR	Bryan Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	10	0	0	0	1	2180	11th
2023	Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro	Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport	12	2	3	4	10	135	2nd
2024	Lamborghini Super Trofeo North America - Pro	Wayne Taylor Racing with Andretti Autosport

† As he was a guest driver, Norman was ineligible to score points

SCCA National Championship Runoffs

Year	Track	Car	Engine	Class	Finish	Start	Status
2015	Daytona	Van Diemen DP06	Mazda	Formula Enterprises	2	2	Running
2016	Mid-Ohio	Swift 016.a	Mazda-Cosworth	Formula Atlantic	1	1	Running

American Open-Wheel racing results

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, races in italics indicate fastest race lap)

Atlantic Championship

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points
2016	K-Hill Motorsports	PBI 1	SEB 1	ATL 1	ATL 6	WGL 1	WGL 1	VIR 1	VIR 1	MDO 3	MDO 1	PIT 9	PIT 5	NJMP 1	NJMP 2	DOM 1	DOM 2	1st	586

Indy Lights

Year	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Rank	Points
2017	Andretti Autosport	STP 10	STP 9	ALA 12	ALA 9	IMS 8	IMS 7	INDY 14	ROA 4	ROA 7	IOW 8	TOR 10	TOR 6	MDO 9	MDO 7	GMP 8	WGL 10			11th	200
2018	Andretti Autosport	STP 6	STP 3	ALA 5	ALA 7	IMS 5	IMS 5	INDY 5	ROA 6	ROA 5	IOW 4	TOR 3	TOR 4	MDO 5	MDO 3	GTW 1	POR 5	POR 8		4th	345
2019	Andretti Autosport	STP 7	STP 6	COA 6	COA 8	IMS 4	IMS 8	INDY 2	RDA 1	RDA 2	TOR 4	TOR 4	MDO 2	MDO 4	GTW 4	POR 7	POR 4	LAG 7	LAG 5	4th	359

* Season still in progress

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year	Team	Chassis	No.	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Rank	Points	Ref
2021	Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing	Dallara DW12	52	Honda	ALA	STP	TXS	TXS	IMS	INDY	DET	DET	ROA	MDO 20	NSH	IMS	GTW	POR	LAG	LBH	39th	10	^[10]

* Season still in progress.

References

^ "Meet the driver: Ryan Norman". Ryan Norman Racing. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ "2015 SCCA Majors Championship Point Standings Southeastern Conference" (PDF). SCCA. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ "G3R1=FE, FF". June Sprints. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ "Race Results" (PDF). SCCA. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ "2015 Points Standings Group 2 "THE BRIGGS CUNNINGHAM TROPHY"" (PDF). HSR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ "SVRA 2016 Vintage Grand Prix of Mid Ohio" (PDF). SVRA. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
^ "Andretti schedules IndyCar test for Ryan Norman". RACER. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.
^ Pruett, Marshall (January 3, 2020). "BHA reunites with Chaves in Pilot Challenge; adds Norman". Racer. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
^ Dagys, John (1 May 2023). "WTR Andretti Sets Four-Car Super Trofeo Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^ "Ryan Norman – 2021 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "Meet the driver: Ryan Norman". Ryan Norman Racing. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[2] "2015 SCCA Majors Championship Point Standings Southeastern Conference" (PDF). SCCA. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[3] "G3R1=FE, FF". June Sprints. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[4] "Race Results" (PDF). SCCA. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[5] "2015 Points Standings Group 2 "THE BRIGGS CUNNINGHAM TROPHY"" (PDF). HSR. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[6] "SVRA 2016 Vintage Grand Prix of Mid Ohio" (PDF). SVRA. Retrieved 10 August 2016.

[7] "Andretti schedules IndyCar test for Ryan Norman". RACER. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2019.

[8] Pruett, Marshall (January 3, 2020). "BHA reunites with Chaves in Pilot Challenge; adds Norman". Racer. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

[9] Dagys, John (1 May 2023). "WTR Andretti Sets Four-Car Super Trofeo Lineup". Sportscar365. John Dagys Media. Retrieved 1 May 2023.

[10] "Ryan Norman – 2021 NTT IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

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