# Charlie Kimball

Charles Newton Kimball (born February 20, 1985) is an American former race car driver who most recently competed in the IndyCar Series with A. J. Foyt Enterprises. He has scored a win, six podiums, and 13 top 5s during his IndyCar career. His best season results were ninth in 2013 and 2016. In addition, he won the 2013 24 Hours of Daytona.

## Career
### 2002–2005

Born in Chertsey, England, Kimball's single-seater career started in 2002 when he took part in the American Formula Dodge national championship, finishing the season in 10th place overall. He also won three races in the SCCA Formula Ford series. For 2003 he moved up to Formula Ford US, finishing third overall with two race wins and seven podium finishes. He also contested the UK Formula Ford winter series, taking one race win to finish third overall.
In 2004, he competed in the full UK Formula Ford championship for Team JLR, taking two race wins and eleven podiums on his way to fourth in the championship. In the end-of-season Formula Ford Festival at Brands Hatch he finished in eighth place. His performances earned him a drive with front runners Carlin Motorsport in the 2005 British Formula 3 Championship, where he took five race wins to finish an impressive second behind teammate Álvaro Parente. He also finished 12th in the Marlboro Masters at Zandvoort, but failed to finish the season-ending Macau Grand Prix.

### 2006–2008

For 2006 Kimball stayed in Formula Three, but moved up to the Formula 3 Euro Series with the French Signature-Plus team. He took one race win and three podiums to finish the season in eleventh place. Once again, he took part in the Masters Formula 3 race at Zandvoort and the Macau Grand Prix, finishing in 9th and 21st places respectively.
In 2007, he competed in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the Italian Victory Engineering team, alongside Dutchman Giedo van der Garde. He competed in 12 races (leaving the series with 2 race weekends remaining) and finished 24th in points with a best finish of 8th in the Monza and Nurburgring sprint races. His departed the team due to the onset of Type 1 diabetes which required hospitalization. As part of his ongoing treatment he wears a wireless blood sugar monitor and carries sugar water on board the car while racing. In 2008, he returned to F3 EuroSeries for 6 races with Prema Powerteam. Late in 2008 he competed in the first round of the A1 Grand Prix series for A1 Team USA.

### Firestone Indy Lights (2009–2010)

For 2009 Kimball signed to drive in Indy Lights for the new Team PBIR outfit. He stated that an influencing factor in his return to the U.S. is to increase Diabetes awareness in his home country. Kimball finished 10th in points with a best finish of 4th at Watkins Glen International.
He returned to Indy Lights in 2010 and signed with AFS Racing/Andretti Autosport. Despite not winning a race or pole, Kimball had four second-place finishes on the season and captured 4th in points, one spot behind his teammate Martin Plowman.

### IndyCar Series (2011–2021)

It was announced on December 16, 2010, that Kimball would move up to the IndyCar Series in 2011, in which he would drive the No. 83 entry for Chip Ganassi Racing. Kimball finished 19th in points with a best finish of ninth at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Kimball returned to the team in 2012 and again finished 19th in points despite missing a race due to injury. He finished second at the Honda Indy Toronto, his first career podium finish. Kimball won his first IndyCar race on August 4, 2013, at the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio. He also finished second at Pocono and fourth at Barber and ranked 9th in points. In 2013, he competed in his first 24 Hours of Daytona race with Ganassi and was on the race-winning team with co-drivers Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Pruett, and Memo Rojas.
In the 2014 IndyCar season, Kimball scored four top 5 finishes and placed 9th in points. In 2015 he finished third at the Indianapolis 500 and the Grand Prix of Sonoma, and finished 5th at the Grand Prix of Indianapolis. The driver finished fifth at both Indianapolis races and got 11 top 5s in 16 races, which earned him a 9th overall position in 2016. He scored no top 5s in 2017, and he parted with Ganassi afterward.
Carlin signed Kimball for the 2018 season. He got a fifth-place finish at Toronto and collected six top 10s. Kimball ran part-time in 2019, scoring two tenth-place finishes. He joined A. J. Foyt Enterprises in 2020, where he scored two top 10s. In 2021, Kimball failed to qualify for the Indy 500 for the first time in his career.

## Personal life

Kimball was born in England but grew up in Camarillo, California. His father Gordon was a designer of Formula One and Indy cars.
At 22, Kimball was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and was forced to abandon his racing program midseason. Undeterred, he climbed back into the cockpit the following year and claimed a podium finish in his first race after returning. He is also the first licensed driver with diabetes in the history of IndyCar racing (Howdy Wilcox hid the fact he was driving with diabetes in the 1932 Indy 500 but was barred from competing when officials found out before the 1933 race). Novo Nordisk, the manufacturer of the insulin Kimball uses, became a full-time sponsor of his racing program in 2011.
Kimball married Kathleen, whom he first met in high school, in 2014, the wedding officiated by fellow driver James Hinchcliffe. The couple relocated to Indianapolis, where they live with two dogs. Kathleen earned her MBA from Indiana University Kelley School of Business, and works at Kimball Marketing Group.
Kimball is a long-time fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.

## Racing record
### Complete Formula 3 Euro Series results

(key)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | DC | Points |
| 2006 | Signature-Plus | Dallara F306/010 | Mercedes | HOC 1 22 | HOC 2 12 | LAU 1 9 | LAU 2 8 | OSC 1 10 | OSC 2 Ret | BRH 1 15 | BRH 2 11 | NOR 1 13 | NOR 2 4 | NÜR 1 10 | NÜR 2 6 | ZAN 1 11 | ZAN 2 1 | CAT 1 6 | CAT 2 2 | LMS 1 4 | LMS 2 2 | HOC 1 6 | HOC 2 Ret | 11th | 31 |
| 2008 | Prema Powerteam | Dallara F308/047 | Mercedes | HOC 1 2 | HOC 2 Ret | MUG 1 17 | MUG 2 Ret | PAU 1 Ret | PAU 2 23 | NOR 1 | NOR 2 | ZAN 1 | ZAN 2 | NÜR 1 | NÜR 2 | BRH 1 | BRH 2 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | LMS 1 | LMS 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | 17th | 8 |

### Complete Formula Renault 3.5 Series results

(key)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
| 2007 | Victory Engineering | MNZ FEA Ret | MNZ SPR 8 | NÜR FEA 16 | NÜR SPR 8 | MON FEA Ret | HUN FEA 10 | HUN SPR Ret | SPA FEA 13 | SPA SPR Ret | DON FEA Ret | DON SPR 13 | MAG FEA Ret | MAG SPR 17 | EST FEA | EST SPR | CAT FEA | CAT SPR | 24th | 7 |

### American open–wheel results

(key)

#### Indy Lights

| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Rank | Points |
| 2009 | Team PBIR | STP 10 | STP 7 | LBH 19 | KAN 13 | INDY 13 | MIL 10 | IOW 7 | WGL 4 | TOR 15 | EDM 5 | KTY 18 | MDO 13 | SNM 8 | CHI 7 | HMS 13 | 10th | 310 |
| 2010 | AFS Racing Andretti Autosport | STP 4 | ALA 2 | LBH 2 | INDY 2 | IOW 13 | WGL 11 | TOR 4 | EDM 4 | MDO 3 | SNM 2 | CHI 14 | KTY 6 | HMS 13 | | | 4th | 388 |

#### IndyCar Series

(key)
| Year | Team | Chassis | No. | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points |
| 2011 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara IR-05 | 83 | Honda | STP 22 | ALA 10 | LBH 24 | SAO 16 | INDY 13 | TXS 30 | TXS 23 | MIL 14 | IOW 22 | TOR 21 | EDM 17 | MDO 11 | NHM 9 | SNM 26 | BAL 21 | MOT 23 | KTY 13 | LVS$^1$ C | | 19th | 233 |
| 2012 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara DW12 | 83 | Honda | STP 9 | ALA 25 | LBH 18 | SAO 8 | INDY 8 | DET 8 | TXS 23 | MIL 17 | IOW 11 | TOR 2 | EDM 19 | MDO | SNM 21 | BAL 18 | FON 10 | | | | | 19th | 260 |
| 2013 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara DW12 | 83 | Honda | STP 12 | ALA 4 | LBH 21 | SAO 10 | INDY 9 | DET 14 | DET 7 | TXS 17 | MIL 17 | IOW 12 | POC 2 | TOR 21 | TOR 6 | MDO 1 | SNM 20 | BAL 6 | HOU 11 | HOU 8 | FON 10 | 9th | 427 |
| 2014 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara DW12 | 83 | Chevrolet | STP 20 | LBH 23 | ALA 10 | IMS 5 | INDY 31 | DET 9 | DET 3 | TXS 10 | HOU 18 | HOU 4 | POC 17 | IOW 10 | TOR 7 | TOR 4 | MDO 7 | MIL 16 | SNM 21 | FON 12 | | 14th | 402 |
| 2015 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara DW12 | 83 | Chevrolet | STP 21 | NLA 14 | LBH 15 | ALA 12 | IMS 5 | INDY 3 | DET 22 | DET 11 | TXS 7 | TOR 20 | FON 8 | MIL 12 | IOW 22 | MDO 23 | POC 12 | SNM 3 | | | | 12th | 372 |
| 2016 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara DW12 | 83 | Chevrolet | STP 10 | PHX 12 | LBH 11 | ALA 9 | IMS 5 | | DET 8 | DET 16 | RDA 6 | IOW 10 | TOR 11 | MDO 8 | POC 15 | TXS 6 | WGL 6 | SNM 9 | | | | 9th | 433 |
| 2016 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara DW12 | 42 | Chevrolet | | | | | | INDY 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 433 |
| 2017 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara DW12 | 83 | Honda | STP 18 | LBH 21 | ALA 15 | PHX 8 | IMS 21 | INDY 25 | DET 21 | DET 8 | TXS 21 | ROA 6 | IOW 15 | TOR 12 | MDO 13 | POC 16 | GTW 7 | WGL 7 | SNM 11 | | | 17th | 327 |
| 2018 | Carlin | Dallara DW12 | 23 | Chevrolet | STP 20 | PHX 17 | LBH 10 | ALA 23 | IMS 20 | INDY 18 | DET 19 | DET 8 | TXS 10 | ROA 18 | IOW 14 | TOR 5 | MDO 16 | POC 9 | GTW 19 | POR 7 | SNM 22 | | | 17th | 287 |
| 2019 | Carlin | Dallara DW12 | 23 | Chevrolet | STP 17 | COA | ALA | LBH | IMS | INDY 25 | DET | DET | TXS 21 | RDA | TOR | IOW | MDO | POC 10 | GTW 15 | POR 10 | LAG 15 | | | 25th | 117 |
| 2020 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Dallara DW12 | 4 | Chevrolet | TXS 11 | IMS 18 | ROA 11 | ROA 10 | IOW 17 | IOW 16 | INDY 18 | GTW 13 | GTW 18 | MDO 21 | MDO 19 | IMS 13 | IMS 23 | STP 8 | | | | | | 18th | 218 |
| 2021 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Dallara DW12 | 11 | Chevrolet | ALA | STP | TXS | TXS | IMS 22 | INDY DNQ | DET | DET | ROA | MDO | NSH | IMS | GTW | POR | LAG | LBH 18 | | | | 36th | 20 |
* Season still in progress.
* $^1$ The Las Vegas Indy 300 was abandoned after Dan Wheldon died from injuries sustained in a 15-car crash on lap 11.
| Years | Teams | Races | Poles | Wins | Top 5s | Top 10s | Indianapolis 500 wins | Championships |
| 5 | 1 | 84 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 33 | 0 | 0 |

#### Indianapolis 500

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
| 2011 | Dallara | Honda | 28 | 13 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2012 | Dallara | Honda | 14 | 8 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2013 | Dallara | Honda | 19 | 9 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2014 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 26 | 31 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2015 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 14 | 3 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2016 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 16 | 5 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2017 | Dallara | Honda | 16 | 25 | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 2018 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 15 | 18 | Carlin |
| 2019 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 20 | 25 | Carlin |
| 2020 | Dallara | Chevrolet | 29 | 18 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 2021 | Dallara | Chevrolet | DNQ | DNQ | A. J. Foyt Enterprises |