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Scott Dixon

Six IndyCar championships, fifty-nine wins and the 2008 Indianapolis 500, across twenty-six seasons and all but one of them with the same team. In 2027 he leaves Chip Ganassi Racing for Arrow McLaren.

Nationality
New Zealander
Born
22 July 1980 · Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Team
Chip Ganassi Racing, No. 9 (since 2002)
Championships
6 (2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020)
Indy 500
Winner 2008
From 2027
Arrow McLaren, No. 7
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Six-Time IndyCar Champion
2001 — Present
6
IndyCar Titles
59
IndyCar Wins
436
Career Starts
2008
Indy 500 Winner

Who is Scott Dixon?

Sir Scott Dixon (born 22 July 1980) is a New Zealand racing driver who has won the IndyCar Series championship six times, in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020, and the 2008 Indianapolis 500. He has 59 wins from 436 starts, all but one of his seasons with Chip Ganassi Racing, and joins Arrow McLaren in 2027.

Full name
Scott Ronald Glyndwr Dixon
Nationality
New Zealander
IndyCar career
2003–present
Best known for
Six IndyCar titles and the 2008 Indianapolis 500

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Rider Profile

Scott Dixon: Full Biography

Sir Scott Dixon is a New Zealand racing driver who has won the IndyCar Series championship six times, in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020, and the Indianapolis 500 in 2008. Only A. J. Foyt, with seven, has won more American open-wheel titles. He has driven the No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing car since 2002.

Townsville and Auckland He was born in Brisbane to New Zealand parents who raced and who owned a dirt speedway in Townsville, and the family returned to Auckland after a serious accident involving his father. He karted from the age of seven, moved into cars at thirteen, and won titles in New Zealand and Australia before taking the 2000 Indy Lights championship.

Ganassi He won his first major open-wheel race on only his third CART start, at Nazareth in 2001, aged twenty. PacWest folded and Chip Ganassi signed him for 2002; the pair moved to the IndyCar Series the following year and won the title at the first attempt. Five more championships followed over the next seventeen seasons, along with fifty-nine race wins from 436 starts.

A Change Alongside the single-seaters he has won the 24 Hours of Daytona three times and the Petit Le Mans twice. In July 2026 he announced he would leave Chip Ganassi Racing for Arrow McLaren in 2027, on a two-year deal in the No. 7 Chevrolet. He was knighted in the 2025 New Zealand honours.

The Career

Three Chapters That Defined Scott Dixon

Chapter 01

Townsville to Auckland

He was born in Brisbane, the only son of New Zealand expatriates who raced themselves and who owned a dirt speedway in Townsville, in North Queensland. The family went back to Auckland when he was a child, after a serious accident involving his father, and he grew up in the south of the city. He karted from seven, collecting some thirty age-group titles across Australia and New Zealand, and was racing cars at thirteen. The New Zealand Formula Vee championship came in 1994, Formula Ford after it, and the Australian Drivers' Championship in 1998 when he was eighteen. He crossed to America for Indy Lights and won that title in 2000, then went to CART with PacWest and won at Nazareth on only his third start in the series, aged twenty. PacWest folded that winter. Chip Ganassi signed him for 2002, both moved to the IndyCar Series in 2003, and he won the championship in his first season there.

Scott Dixon in the red and white Target Chip Ganassi Dallara, car 9, on track during practice for the 2008 Indianapolis 500. Target Chip Ganassi Dallara · Indianapolis 500 practice, 2008 Photo: Scott Dixon, Target Chip Ganassi Dallara, Indianapolis 500 practice (2008) by Carey Akin / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped and resized) · licence
Chapter 02

Indianapolis, 2008

The second championship was the complete one: six race wins, seven pole positions, 646 points, and the Indianapolis 500. It remains the only Indianapolis 500 victory of his career, and 2008 the only season in which he has taken the race and the championship together. The following season he was beaten to the championship by his own team mate, Dario Franchitti, but passed Sam Hornish Jr. to take the series' all-time race wins record, and he has held it since. Between 2010 and 2012 he was third three years running without winning a title, which in most careers would be the story rather than a footnote.

Scott Dixon taking his victory lap in the number 9 Target car after winning the 2008 Indianapolis 500, a packed grandstand behind him and the green number 99 car alongside. Victory lap, Indianapolis 500, 2008 Photo: Scott Dixon on his victory lap, Indianapolis 500 (2008) by Chuck Carroll / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped and resized) · licence
Chapter 03

Six, and Then a Change

The third title came in 2013 and the fourth in 2015, that one after finishing the season level on points with Juan Pablo Montoya and being declared champion on a count-back of race victories. A fifth followed in 2018 and a sixth in 2020, which put him behind only A. J. Foyt on the all-time list. Álex Palou joined the team in 2021 and won five championships in six years in the car alongside his; Palou has said Dixon's particular skill is maximising a car's consistency across a stint, a race or a season. In July 2026, in his twenty-sixth IndyCar season, Arrow McLaren confirmed that Dixon would join for 2027 on a two-year deal in the No. 7 Chevrolet, alongside Pato O'Ward. He gave the team's heritage as part of the reason, noting that its founder was a New Zealander — and Dixon has himself won the Bruce McLaren Trophy.

Scott Dixon in the blue and orange PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Dallara-Honda, car 9, running practice laps for the 2018 Kohler Grand Prix at Road America. Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara-Honda · practice, Kohler Grand Prix, 2018 Photo: Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara-Honda, practice for the Kohler Grand Prix (2018) by Willsome429 / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized) · licence
Career Timeline

Scott Dixon Career Timeline: 1980–Present

Born in Brisbane

Scott Ronald Glyndwr Dixon is born on 22 July to New Zealand parents living in Queensland.

First Title

Wins the New Zealand Formula Vee championship at thirteen.

Australian Champion

Takes the Australian Drivers' Championship at eighteen.

Indy Lights

Wins the American feeder championship and moves up.

Nazareth

Wins his third CART start with PacWest Racing, aged twenty.

Ganassi

Signs for Chip Ganassi Racing after PacWest folds.

Champion at the First Attempt

Wins the IndyCar Series title in his first season in the category.

The 500 and a Second Title

Wins the Indianapolis 500 and the championship in the same year.

All-Time Wins Record

Passes Sam Hornish Jr. at the top of the series' win list.

Third Title

Four wins and a third championship.

Fourth Title

Level on points with Juan Pablo Montoya, and champion on a count-back of wins.

Sixth Title

A sixth championship, behind only A. J. Foyt on the all-time list.

Arrow McLaren

Announces he will leave Chip Ganassi Racing for Arrow McLaren in 2027.

By the Numbers

Scott Dixon IndyCar Record, Season by Season

Scott Dixon season-by-season record: team, wins, poles, podiums, points and final standing.
SeasonTeam Wins Poles Podiums Points Pos.
2003 Chip Ganassi Racing 3 3 8 507 1
2004 Chip Ganassi Racing 0 0 1 355 10
2005 Chip Ganassi Racing 1 0 1 321 13
2006 Chip Ganassi Racing 2 1 6 460 4
2007 Chip Ganassi Racing 4 2 10 624 2
2008 Chip Ganassi Racing 6 7 7 646 1
2009 Chip Ganassi Racing 5 1 10 605 2
2010 Chip Ganassi Racing 3 0 5 547 3
2011 Chip Ganassi Racing 2 2 9 518 3
2012 Chip Ganassi Racing 2 1 6 435 3
2013 Chip Ganassi Racing 4 2 6 577 1
2014 Chip Ganassi Racing 2 1 4 604 3
2015 Chip Ganassi Racing 3 2 4 556 1
2016 Chip Ganassi Racing 2 2 4 477 6
2017 Chip Ganassi Racing 1 1 7 621 3
2018 Chip Ganassi Racing 3 1 9 678 1
2019 Chip Ganassi Racing 2 0 10 578 4
2020 Chip Ganassi Racing 4 0 7 537 1
2021 Chip Ganassi Racing 1 1 5 481 4
2022 Chip Ganassi Racing 2 1 4 521 3
2023 Chip Ganassi Racing 3 0 6 578 2
2024 Chip Ganassi Racing 2 0 5 456 6
2025 Chip Ganassi Racing 1 0 3 452 3
2026 Chip Ganassi Racing 0 0 – 318 12

Championship seasons are highlighted. The official IndyCar record is 436 career starts, 59 wins, 28 pole positions and six championships. The poles column here sums to 28, matching the official figure exactly; note that the Wikipedia infobox gives 32, which neither the official site nor Wikipedia's own season table supports. The wins column covers the IndyCar Series only and sums to 58 for 2003–2025; the official total of 59 also counts the CART victory he took at Nazareth in 2001, from a Champ Car career of 39 starts, one win and three podiums that is not tabulated here. No career podium figure is claimed: the official site publishes top-five finishes (218) rather than podiums, and the two Wikipedia figures disagree with each other. The 2026 row is taken from the official site — 17 starts, no wins, 318 points, twelfth — and its podium count is shown as a dash because neither source publishes it mid-season. Figures verified 3 September 2026.

Scott Dixon in his own words

In His Own Words
I obviously spent 24 years at the same team and feel like we'd kind of plateaued a bit as a group. I think it was just time for a change.
Scott Dixon · on leaving Chip Ganassi Racing for Arrow McLaren, July 2026

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Frequently Asked

Scott Dixon: Frequently Asked Questions

How many IndyCar championships has Scott Dixon won?

Six — in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020, all of them with Chip Ganassi Racing. Only A. J. Foyt, with seven, has won more American open-wheel titles. His team mate Álex Palou has since won five.

Did Scott Dixon win the Indianapolis 500?

Yes, in 2008, the same season as his second championship. It is his only victory in the race, from a career that also includes a pole position there.

How many races has Scott Dixon won?

Fifty-nine, from 436 career starts across twenty-six seasons, according to IndyCar's official record. He took the series' all-time wins record from Sam Hornish Jr. in 2009 and has held it since.

Is Scott Dixon leaving Chip Ganassi Racing?

Yes. Arrow McLaren confirmed in July 2026 that Dixon and Felix Rosenqvist would join the team for 2027. Dixon signed a two-year deal to drive the No. 7 Chevrolet alongside Pato O'Ward, ending a relationship with Chip Ganassi Racing that began in 2002.

How did Scott Dixon win the 2015 championship?

He finished the season level on points with Juan Pablo Montoya and was declared champion on a count-back of race victories, having won three to Montoya's two.

What is Scott Dixon's driving style?

Patient and relentlessly consistent. He has said the patience came from his early years, when the family could not afford the consequences of a mistake. Marshall Pruett has described him making a hundred small steering corrections a lap, and Álex Palou credits him with maximising a car's performance across a stint, a race or a whole season.

Where is Scott Dixon from?

He was born in Brisbane to New Zealand parents who owned a dirt speedway in Townsville, and grew up in South Auckland after the family returned to New Zealand. He races under the New Zealand flag.

What has Scott Dixon won outside IndyCar?

The 24 Hours of Daytona three times, in 2006, 2015 and 2020, and the Petit Le Mans twice, in 2020 and 2024. He also won the 2000 Indy Lights title and the 1998 Australian Drivers' Championship, and his best finish at Le Mans is fourth, in 2023.

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References

Sources & Further Reading

Every statistic on this page is drawn from the following records.

  1. Scott Dixon — driver profile and career statistics · IndyCar (official)
  2. Sir Scott Dixon on why he left Chip Ganassi Racing for Arrow McLaren · The New Zealand Herald
  3. 2003 IndyCar Series · Wikipedia
  4. 2008 Indianapolis 500 · Wikipedia
  5. 2015 IndyCar Series · Wikipedia
  6. 2026 IndyCar Series · Wikipedia
  7. Scott Dixon · Wikipedia
  8. Scott Dixon (Q465201) · Wikidata entity record

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