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.

Charlie Kimball
Kimball during Carb Day at the 2015 Indianapolis 500
NationalityUnited States American
BornCharles Newton Kimball
(1985-02-20) February 20, 1985
Chertsey, Surrey, United Kingdom
IndyCar Series career
157 races run over 10 years
Team(s)No. 4 (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)
2019 position25th
Best finish9th (2013, 2016)
First race2011 Honda Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg)
Last race2021 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach (Long Beach)
First win2013 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio (Mid-Ohio)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 6 1
Previous series
2009–10
2008–09
2006, 2008
2007
2005
2004
2003
2002		Indy Lights
A1 Grand Prix
Formula 3 Euro Series
Formula Renault 3.5 Series
British Formula Three
British Formula Ford
US Formula Ford
Formula Dodge
Awards
2003Team USA Scholarship

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.

Kimball driving for Victory Engineering in the Donington Park round of the 2007 Formula Renault 3.5 Series season.

In 2007, he competed in the Formula Renault 3.5 Series for the Italian Victory Engineering team, alongside Dutchman Giedo van der Garde.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] 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)
Kimball driving the Novo Nordisk Ganassi car at the 2015 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma

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.[4] 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.[5] His father Gordon was a designer of Formula One and Indy cars.[6]

At 22, Kimball was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and was forced to abandon his racing program midseason.[7] Undeterred, he climbed back into the cockpit the following year and claimed a podium finish in his first race after returning.[7] He is also the first licensed driver with diabetes in the history of IndyCar racing[7] (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).[8] 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.[9] The couple relocated to Indianapolis, where they live with two dogs.[10] Kathleen earned her MBA from Indiana University Kelley School of Business, and works at Kimball Marketing Group.[11]

Kimball is a long-time fan of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.[12]

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 Ref
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		 LVS1
C		 19th 233 [13]
2012 Dallara DW12 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 [14]
2013 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 [15]
2014 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 [16]
2015 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 [17]
2016 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 [18]
42 INDY
5
2017 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 [19]
2018 Carlin 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 [20]
2019 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 [21]
2020 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 4 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 [22]
2021 11 ALA
 STP
 TXS
 TXS
 IMS
22		 INDY
DNQ		 DET
 DET
 ROA
 MDO
 NSH
 IMS
 GTW
 POR
 LAG
 LBH
18		 36th 20 [23]

* Season still in progress.

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 A. J. Foyt Enterprises

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