The long list of IndyCar drivers signed by Arrow McLaren grew again today, as the team announced that Christian Lundgaard will take over the No. 7 Chevrolet next season. Lundgaard, now in his third full-time season with RLL Racing, has been the biggest domino in Silly Season. The 22-year-old will join Pato O’Ward and Nolan Siegel as the team’s trio of drivers for the 2025 season.

Lundgaard will be replacing Alexander Rossi, who was unable to come to an agreement with the team on a contract extension. Rossi has scored two podium results in his two years with McLaren, but now ascends to the top of the free agent list for teams to consider. Lundgaard has one win, three podiums, and two poles in his 43 career starts. He finished 8th in the championship last year and sits 11th at the halfway point this season. The full press release from today is below.

[Arrow McLaren Press Release]

Arrow McLaren IndyCar Team announced today that its 2025 driver lineup is confirmed with the addition of Christian Lundgaard who will join Pato O’Ward and Nolan Siegel in the team’s three-car lineup following the close of this season.

Christian, who is currently 11th in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES championship standings, will pilot the No. 7 VELO Arrow McLaren Chevrolet, as the team mutually parts ways with Alexander Rossi, who is in his second season with the team and finished ninth in the championship in 2023.

Christian, 22, has had a strong start to his campaign in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES earning a win, two poles and three podiums throughout his early tenure. He made an immediate splash as the 2022 NTT INDYCAR SERIES Rookie of the Year with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, which he’s raced with through his three seasons in INDYCAR.

A native of Hedensted, Denmark, Christian remains the only Danish driver in INDYCAR SERIES history to boast a race win after a dominant performance on the streets of Toronto in 2023.

Before launching a professional career in North America, Christian was an Alpine development racer competing in the FIA Formula 2 Championship where he earned two wins and nine podiums across the 2020-21 seasons. He also raced with Alpine in the 2019 FIA Formula 3 Championship and produced a win, two podiums and two poles.

The trio of Pato, Nolan and Christian will make up one of the youngest teams in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES. Each driver has proven success on his resume that warrants a promising outlook for the Arrow McLaren team in the seasons to come.