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Sophia Flörsch and Indy NXT 2027: what the Abel test confirms
Her return to the cockpit on 16 October opens a discussion about next season. The goal of a full campaign remains separate from a confirmed contract.
Indy NXT by Firestone · 2026
Indy NXT by Firestone
An international single-seater competition.
2026 · LAST ROUND
Laguna Seca — R2
6 Sept 2026
Race calendar17 events across published seasons ↗Championship standings2026 · Drivers and teams ↗Meet the grid28 driver records ↗
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Sophia Flörsch and Indy NXT 2027: what the Abel test confirms
Her return to the cockpit on 16 October opens a discussion about next season. The goal of a full campaign remains separate from a confirmed contract.
Bart Harrison joins AJ Foyt for his first full Indy NXT season in 2027
The 19-year-old Englishman already has three HMD starts and tested with Foyt at Indianapolis on 16 October.
NEWSPalou sets the reference at the INDY NXT test
Kucharczyk leads the category’s regular competitors.
NEWSNiels Koolen moves to Abel for 2027
Two top-five finishes provide the starting point for the partnership.
ANALYSISHow Johnson turned consistency into a title
Two wins and repeated scoring in a season with ten winners.
The championship at a glance
2026 · CHAMPIONSHIP
Drivers’ Championship
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Nikita JohnsonCape Motorsports powered by ECR585 PTS2
Enzo FittipaldiHMD Motorsports556 PTS3
Tymek KucharczykHMD Motorsports551 PTS4MTMax TaylorAndretti Global470 PTS5
Lochie HughesAndretti Global453 PTS
Full standings ↗Nikita JohnsonCape Motorsports powered by ECR585 PTS2Enzo FittipaldiHMD Motorsports556 PTS3Tymek KucharczykHMD Motorsports551 PTS4MTMax TaylorAndretti Global470 PTS5Lochie HughesAndretti Global453 PTSTEAMS
The teams behind the drivers
Cape Motorsports powered by ECRNikita Johnson · Matteo NanniniHMD MotorsportsEnzo Fittipaldi · Tymek Kucharczyk · Jack Beeton · Salvador de Alba · Bart HarrisonAndretti GlobalMax Taylor · Lochie Hughes · Josh Pierson · Seb MurrayA.J. Foyt EnterprisesAlessandro de Tullio · Nicholas MonteiroCusick Morgan MotorsportsJM Correa · Nicolas Stati · Yuven Sundaramoorthy
All teams ↗Drivers to follow
Nikita Johnson · Racing photograph · 2024 · 2024P1 · 2026Nikita Johnson
Cape Motorsports powered by ECR
585 PTSDriver page ↗
P2 · 2026Enzo Fittipaldi
HMD Motorsports
556 PTSDriver page ↗
P3 · 2026Tymek Kucharczyk
HMD Motorsports
551 PTSDriver page ↗
Photo credits and licences
Archive photographs; the clothing and team shown can differ from the cited season.
- Nikita Johnson · 2024 · On-track photograph · YellowstoneTrinity / Wikimedia Commons · CC0 · CC0Nikita Johnson · Racing photograph · 2024Resize and WebP conversion. No facial alterations.
- Enzo Fittipaldi · 2022 · KVYTICAL / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · CC BY-SA 4.0Resize and WebP conversion. No facial alterations.
- Tymek Kucharczyk · 2024 · Eduard Cartaña / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0Crop, resize and WebP conversion. No facial alterations.
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Sourced championship data
Season complete: 17 races and 28 drivers in the official standings. Calendar dates indicate race days, not entire weekends.
Sports data checked . These are dated snapshots, not live timing.