IndyCar’s Ryan Hunter-Reay Named Sporting Director At Arrow McLaren

Ryan Hunter-Reay’s New Role

In this role as Sporting Director under Team Principal Tony Kanaan’s leadership, Hunter-Reay will maximize on-track performance while contributing to the team’s commercial efforts. He will serve as the critical bridge between competition, engineering, the driver lineup and commercial efforts.

In addition to contributions to optimizing car performance, race strategy and driver development, Hunter-Reay will act as a key ambassador for the team, strengthening its high-performance culture and supporting partner engagement and business growth initiatives.

“I am incredibly honored and excited to join Arrow McLaren as Sporting Director,” Hunter-Reay said. “After 23 years competing at the highest level of American open wheel racing, I’m eager to bring my experience, passion and insight to contribute pushing this ambitious team forward, and I’d like to thank Zak Brown (McLaren Racing CEO), Tony Kanaan and Arrow McLaren board members for this opportunity.”

Ryan Hunter-Reay’s Experience

Hunter-Reay brings a wealth of IndyCar racing expertise and technical acumen to the Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team. He has been embedded with the team since the 2026 season opener in St. Petersburg and will continue to broaden his involvement as the team pursues its championship ambitions.

“Arrow McLaren has shown tremendous potential and possesses all the ingredients necessary to continue fighting for championships and Indy 500 wins as well as the coveted Triple Crown that McLaren Racing is aiming to achieve once again,” Hunter-Reay said. “Together with the talented drivers, engineers and crew, I will work relentlessly to help elevate our performance and deliver the results this iconic team, its fans and partners deserve.”

One of the most successful open-wheel racing drivers over the past two decades, Hunter-Reay has 18 wins, seven pole positions and 1,610 laps led across 296 IndyCar Series starts.

“Some of my best memories in racing go back to my time working together with Ryan in 2010,” Kanaan said. “He played a big role in helping get that team pointed in the right direction and building a group that could compete for championships. We’re at a similar point now, and I’m excited to welcome him in this official role to help lead the team as we continue pushing this organization forward.”

The team and Ryan Hunter-Reay will decide on the driver of the fourth car entry in the Indianapolis 500 for 2027 at a later date.