Dennis Hauger
Dennis Hauger is a Norwegian racing driver who is set to compete in the IndyCar Series with Dale Coyne Racing. He competed in the 2025 Indy NXT with Andretti Global, winning the championship.
Hauger raced in [FIA 2022 FIA Formula 2 Championship|Formula 2 Championship|Formula 2] from to. He was a member of the Red Bull Junior Team and was the 2021 FIA Formula 3 champion. Hauger also won the Italian F4 Championship with Van Amersfoort Racing.
Early career
Karting
Hauger was born in Oslo and raised in Aurskog. His parents bought him a quad bike when he was two, and he started driving cross bikes at the age of four. He began his karting career at the age of five, winning his first race at the age of eight. After finishing 62 out of seventy national races on the podium the Norwegian moved into international competition in 2014. That year, Hauger claimed the ROK International title in the Mini category and followed it up the following year by claiming Mini category titles in the Vega Winter Trophy, the Italian CSAI Karting Championship and the WSK Champions Cup and Super Masters championships. In 2017, Hauger became the youngest ever champion to claim the DKM junior title and repeated this feat the following year to become the youngest DKM champion, until Harry Thompson claimed the title in 2018.Lower formulae
In October 2017, Hauger and fellow Red Bull junior Jack Doohan were signed by the TRS Arden Junior Team to contest the 2018 F4 British Championship. Claiming four victories, Hauger ended the season fourth in the overall standings, but missed out on the Junior Championship to Doohan.The following year, Hauger remained at Formula 4 level, but switched to Van Amersfoort Racing to contest the ADAC and Italian F4 championships. In the ADAC championship, Hauger claimed six victories, including one at the [2019 2019 Formula One World Championship|Formula One World Championship|Formula One] support race at the Hockenheimring, and finished as championship runner-up to Théo Pourchaire by only seven points.
Over in the Italian championship, Hauger scored twelve victories, including a weekend grand slam in the season finale at Monza, and sealed the title with a round to spare, being over 130 points ahead of fellow F1 junior drivers Gianluca Petecof of Ferrari and Paul Aron of Mercedes. His performances also helped Van Amersfoort Racing to win the team championship.
Euroformula Open Championship
In August 2019, Motopark announced Hauger would make his debut in the championship at Silverstone replacing Liam Lawson, having had to wait a round due to clashes with ADAC Formula 4 at the Red Bull Ring. The race weekend saw Hauger take a sixth place finish in the first race and a fifth place finish in the second race.FIA Formula 3 Championship
2020
In October 2019, Hauger partook in the second and third days of post-season testing in Valencia with Hitech Grand Prix. In January 2020, Red Bull confirmed Hauger would race with the British outfit in the upcoming season together with fellow Red Bull junior Liam Lawson and Renault junior Max Fewtrell. Hauger's first FIA Formula 3 points came at the Hungaroring, where he finished eighth in the first race. This put him on reverse-grid pole position for the second race. He led much of the race but dropped back when the track began to dry, finishing third to claim his maiden FIA Formula 3 podium finish. Despite this result, Hauger would fail to score points at any of the remaining races, eventually finishing seventeenth in the championship with fourteen points.In the post-season test at Catalunya, Hauger joined reigning team champions Prema Racing and consistently ran in the top ten across both testing days with a best placed finish of third in both afternoon sessions. Later that month, the Italian outfit once again fielded Hauger in the second post-season test at Jerez.
2021
In December, Prema confirmed Hauger would race with them in the 2021 season, partnering Olli Caldwell and Ferrari Driver Academy member Arthur Leclerc. He scored his first pole position in the category at the first weekend in Barcelona, beating former British F4 rival Jack Doohan. Hauger fought for the lead of Race 2 with Matteo Nannini, however the two collided, breaking Hauger's front wing and dropping him to the back. He led the entirety of Race 3 to claim his first FIA Formula 3 race victory, and ended the first round leading the championship by two points over teammate Caldwell. Hauger took consecutive second-place finishes at the Circuit Paul Ricard before taking pole position at the Red Bull Ring and finishing all three races on the podium, including a victory in Race 1 after starting 12th. After the third round, his championship lead had extended to a margin of 41 points, and Hauger extended that gap to 63 points after winning a wet-weather race at the Hungaroring. Following a round at Spa-Francorchamps in which he only scored six points however, his title rival Jack Doohan was able to bridge the gap between the two going into the penultimate round of the season. Hauger lost a chance at a podium finish three laps from the end of race two at Zandvoort due to a collision with Ido Cohen, but he was able to bounce back in the final race, extending his gap once again with his fourth win of the year. In the first race of the final round at the Sochi Autodrom, the Norwegian came up from fourth on the grid to take second, thus becoming the 2021 Formula 3 Champion with two races to spare. After the race, he stated that he had "started questioning " the previous season, but that his doubts were eradicated following his move to Prema.Following the season finale, Hauger drove an F3 development car in a tyre test in Barcelona, completing 123 laps on a dry track, with the goals of the session being to make racing in F3 more demanding, as well as developing the tyres to help the teams for the following season.
FIA Formula 2 Championship
2022
Having tested with the team at the end of 2021, Hauger announced on 14 January that he would be partnering Jehan Daruvala at Prema Racing in Formula 2. Qualifying 15th for the Bahrain opener and narrowly missing points in the sprint, he ran in the points but retired after a faulty pit stop resulted in a tyre detaching from his car. Hauger started on reverse grid pole for the Jeddah sprint race and lead the early laps, but a safety car miscommunication invoked a ten-second stop-and-go penalty, causing him to finish down in 16th place. Hauger scored his first points of the season in the feature race with sixth place. Hauger's Imola weekend was bittersweet; he scored his maiden Formula 2 podium after finishing third in the Sprint Race, but was involved in an early collision with Jack Doohan that saw his Feature Race over after three turns. His weekend in Barcelona was uneventful; he qualified fourteenth and finished twelfth in the Sprint Race and thirteenth in the Feature Race. In Monaco, Hauger led from start to finish in the sprint race to score his maiden F2 victory. In the feature race, he made up four places at the start to fifth, but a safety car compromised his pit strategy and he dropped to seventh.Hauger had an improved qualifying in [2022 2022 Baku Formula 2 round|Baku Formula 2 round|Baku] with third. His race ended after a failed overtake resulted in a crash into the wall, but he redeemed himself by winning his first feature race the next day, inheriting the lead after Jüri Vips crashed out. He failed to score in Silverstone as he was involved in a collision on the opening lap of the feature race with Roy Nissany. In Austria, he qualified in fifteenth position, and finished ninth in the sprint. During the feature Race starting on slick tyres, he passed multiple drivers who were on wets as the track dried; he eventually finished fourth after post-race penalties. Hauger qualified eighteenth in France due to a fuel pump failure, and failed to score points in the races. Hauger's poor form continued in Hungary despite a top 10 qualifying finish, as he was eliminated on the opening lap of the sprint and struggled with tyre degradation on route to nineteenth in the feature race. Hauger's pointless run continued in Spa-Francorchamps after a penalty in the feature race deprived him of points.
Hauger qualified seventh in Zandvoort; he passed Vips on the opening lap of the sprint and held third position for the remainder of the race, scoring his first podium since Baku. He finished fourth in the feature race. He had a poor qualifying in Monza, but had the pace to make up ten places to finish ninth in the sprint race. In the feature race, he made up fifteen places to finish fourth in an incident-packed race, despite having to serve a drive-through penalty at the start. He also had to serve a drive-through penalty in the early part of the race for his team's failure to fit his wheels at the three minute signal before the start. In the final race weekend of the season in Abu Dhabi, he put on a strong showing by qualifying seventh on the grid. Qualifying seventh for season finale in Abu Dhabi, Hauger finished fourth in the sprint race with a last lap pass on Amaury Cordeel, and replicated this result in the feature race.
Hauger placed tenth in the overall standings with 115 points, scoring one win and four podiums.
2023
Hauger moved to MP Motorsport for the 2023 Formula 2 Championship, still having Daruvala as his teammate. Qualifying fourth for the opening Bahrain round, he made an electric charge in the sprint race, mastering tyre wear and taking second place. An engine issue in the feature race saw Hauger lapped by the field, before ultimately retiring on lap sixteen. In Jeddah, Hauger qualified fourteenth, but moved his way up to eighth and a single point in the sprint race. He had a better feature race, securing fifth. In Melbourne, Hauger qualified tenth due to a red flag. However, he claimed victory during the sprint race from reverse pole under overcast conditions. The Norwegian was set for another podium finish on Sunday, but was punted from behind by Victor Martins during a late safety car restart. Hauger qualified fifth in Baku. He stormed into the lead of the sprint race until a late safety car restart, where on cold tyres, he crashed out at turn one with a handful of laps remaining. In the feature race, Hauger finished in sixth place.A red flag in qualifying left Hauger in seventeenth for Monaco, and he finished fifteenth in the sprint race. During the feature race still yet to pit, whilst running seventh, a timed red flag from a crash allowed him to switch tyres, he would cross the line in fifth place, continuing his record of scoring in every round. Hauger qualified in sixth for Spain. He managed to secure fourth place in a wet sprint race, losing the final podium spot to Théo Pourchaire late in the race. In the feature race, Hauger lost out to some rivals on the alternate strategy, but secured an eighth place. In Austria, Hauger finished in sixth place, scoring his only points of the weekend. Silverstone was the first round where he failed to score any points, being involved in safety car restart incident during the feature race.
Looking to rebound from a difficult double header, Hauger qualified ninth in Hungary. He passed reverse polesitter Kush Maini and controlled for his second win of the year.
In the feature race, Hauger made up more positions and finished in seventh. In Spa-Francorchamps, he qualified in sixth, and from there he would move up to fourth in the sprint race. However, second-placed Richard Verschoor was disqualified, promoting Hauger to the podium places. In the feature race, Hauger had a slow start, before his race was ruined after he was collected by Ayumu Iwasa spinning. He retired, but was later disqualified due to illegally bump starting his car as he ran for several more laps.
Hauger qualified on the front row in Zandvoort. In the feature race, he was unlucky to pit before the safety car, in which he lost positions and finished in fifth place. In Monza, a mistake in the sprint race from eighth costed him points as he dropped to twelfth. Despite that, Hauger was able to finish fifth in the feature race in a dramatic race. In Yas Marina, he ended his sophomore campaign positively, passing Isack Hadjar for fourth on the last lap in the sprint, and seventh place in the feature. Hauger ended the year eighth in the drivers' standings with 113 points, two wins and two podiums.
2023 Macau Grand Prix
In November, Hauger replaced an injured Franco Colapinto at MP Motorsport for the Macau Grand Prix. Despite his late call-up, Hauger impressed brilliantly, finishing in second during the main race.
2024
Hauger remained in Formula 2 for a third successive season in 2024, continuing his relationship with MP Motorsport alongside Williams Driver Academy member Franco Colapinto. Hauger began the season with two eighth-places in Bahrain, and earned his first rostrum of the season during the Jeddah sprint race; this was later upgraded to the race win after original winner Richard Verschoor was disqualified. His feature race was just as impressive, as he made a double overtake on Amaury Cordeel and Jak Crawford on the last lap to snatch third place. He continued his momentum with a maiden pole position in Melbourne. His podium streak continued in the sprint race as he took advantage of multiple incidents to finish in second. He looked set for another victory leading in the feature race, but crashed out on his own mid-race. After a disastrous weekend in Imola, Hauger returned to the podium again during the Monaco sprint race, holding third place from start to finish. He took a sixth place in the feature race.Hauger had a non-scoring round in Barcelona after being eliminated in a collision with Victor Martins during the feature race. Despite this setback, he managed to claim his second pole next time out in Austria. He placed in fifth during the sprint despite a last lap contact with teammate Colapinto. Hauger's horrid luck continued in the feature race as he stalled on the formation lap, and was forced to start from the pits; he only recovered to twelfth. Hauger qualified in the top three in Silverstone, taking a seventh and ninth place finish in the races. In a red-flagged Spa-Francorchamps sprint race, Hauger scored his fifth podium of the season in second place under wet conditions, but could not hold onto points during the feature race. Hauger qualified fourth in Monza, and tied Gabriel Bortoleto for eighth place on the line in the sprint race. However, Hauger's bad luck continued in the feature, being taken out in a collision with Ritomo Miyata. Ahead of the Qatar round, Hauger opted to leave Formula 2 to focus on his Indy NXT preparation for 2025, and was replaced by Richard Verschoor. He eventually finished eleventh in the standings, with one win, two poles, five podiums and 85.5 points.
Formula One
In September 2017, Hauger was named as one of four new signings to the Red Bull Junior Team. He was announced as one of four reserve drivers for the Red Bull Racing Formula One team in 2023. In October 2023, Hauger announced that he would split with Red Bull following the end of 2023 after six years with the team. Speaking about his departure, Hauger revealed that he would not be retained as early as July and accepted "the brutal nature of such decisions".Formula E
Hauger drove for the TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team during the 2024 Formula E Berlin rookie test, thus making his debut in Formula E machinery. He will drive for Andretti during the rookie free practice session of the 2026 Miami ePrix.Indy NXT
In 2025, Hauger switched to racing in America in the Indy NXT with Andretti Global, after spending three years in Formula 2. Speaking about his move to the States, Hauger revealed that he had offers to stay in F2 but it "didn't really make sense to do another year".Upon moving from Europe to America compete in Indy NXT in 2025, Hauger had to learn all the series’ tracks from scratch, which he has described as a significant part of his adaptation to American open-wheel racing.
Hauger had a dominant start to his campaign in St. Petersburg where he took pole in his maiden race, before controlling the race as he secured a first lights-to-flag victory. He would continue his form in race two at Barber, qualifying on pole for a second race in a row. Hauger would once again lead the race from start to finish, grabbing his second win in the series. Exiting Barber, Hauger built a championship lead of thirty points ahead of his teammate Lochie Hughes in second.
Going into the next two races at Indianapolis, Hauger looked to continue his form, topping the times of the only practice session of the weekend. In qualifying, he was beaten by teammate Hughes to pole by just 0.0695 of a second, ending Hauger's run of pole positions. At the start of race one, Hauger entered turn one three wide and made contact with Callum Hedge into the corner. Hauger ultimately had to take the escape road and fell down to last in the field. For the rest of the race, he would make his way back up the pack, to tenth, before a caution was displayed for a crash in front of him. James Roe made contact with the wall in the final corner and collected ninth place runner Nikita Johnson. Both drivers later retired, and Hauger inherited those two positions which moved him up to eighth place. Following the restart, Hauger attempted to gain more positions, but to no avail, and would finish the race in eighth. Teammate Hughes had won the race from pole, and his result narrowed the points gap between the two to just three points advantage Hauger. However, Hauger returned to form in the second race. He passed Hughes for the lead after an early caution and went on to take his third win, extending the points gap to fifteen.
IndyCar
Dale Coyne Racing (2026)
2026 season
In September 2025, after winning the Indy NXT title, Hauger will make his IndyCar debut in 2026 with Dale Coyne Racing. Hauger will become the first Norwegian IndyCar driver in 109 years after the only other Norwegian IndyCar driver Gil Andersen who competed in the Indianapolis 500 from 1911 until 1916.Personal life
Hauger has carried a lucky amulet, which he received from his grandmother, around his neck since he started competing in international karting competitions.Racing record
Racing career summary
† As Hauger was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.* Season still in progress.
Complete F4 British Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | Pos | Points |
| 2018 | TRS Arden Junior Racing Team | BRI 1 3 | BRI 2 7 | BRI 3 9 | DON 1 4 | DON 2 3 | DON 3 10 | THR 1 Ret | THR 2 6 | THR 3 3 | OUL 1 1 | OUL 2 6 | OUL 3 5 | CRO 1 1 | CRO 2 3 | CRO 3 1 | SNE 1 1 | SNE 2 6 | SNE 3 2 | ROC 1 3 | ROC 2 5 | ROC 3 Ret | KNO 1 7 | KNO 2 5 | KNO 3 4 | SIL 1 4 | SIL 2 5 | SIL 3 4 | BHGP 1 7 | BHGP 2 7 | BHGP 3 11 | 4th | 329 |
Complete Italian F4 Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | Pos | Points |
| 2019 | Van Amersfoort Racing | VLL 1 21 | VLL 2 10 | VLL 3 11 | MIS 1 2 | MIS 2 1 | MIS 3 C | HUN 1 1 | HUN 2 1 | HUN 3 2 | RBR 1 5 | RBR 2 1 | RBR 3 2 | IMO 1 1 | IMO 2 3 | IMO 3 1 | IMO 4 1 | MUG 1 11 | MUG 2 1 | MUG 3 1 | MNZ 1 1 | MNZ 2 1 | MNZ 3 1 | 1st | 369 |
Complete ADAC Formula 4 Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Pos | Points |
| 2019 | Van Amersfoort Racing | OSC 1 3 | OSC 2 14 | OSC 3 15 | RBR 1 1 | RBR 2 14 | RBR 3 21 | HOC 1 1 | HOC 2 2 | ZAN 1 9 | ZAN 2 17 | ZAN 3 6 | NÜR 1 Ret | NÜR 2 5 | NÜR 3 2 | HOC 1 1 | HOC 2 1 | HOC 3 1 | SAC 1 4 | SAC 2 2 | SAC 3 1 | 2nd | 251 |
Complete Euroformula Open Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Pos | Points |
| 2019 | Motopark | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | PAU 1 | PAU 2 | HOC 1 | HOC 2 | SPA 1 | SPA 2 | HUN 1 | HUN 2 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | SIL 1 6 | SIL 2 5 | CAT 1 | CAT 2 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 19th | 18 |
Complete Formula Regional European Championship results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | Pos | Points |
| 2020 | Van Amersfoort Racing | MIS 1 | MIS 2 | MIS 3 | LEC 1 | LEC 2 | LEC 3 | RBR 1 | RBR 2 | RBR 3 | MUG 1 | MUG 2 | MUG 3 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | MNZ 3 | CAT 1 3 | CAT 2 2 | CAT 3 2 | IMO 1 2 | IMO 2 4 | IMO 3 5 | VLL 1 1 | VLL 2 C | VLL 3 2 | 7th | 134 |
Complete FIA Formula 3 Championship results
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.Complete Porsche Carrera Cup Scandinavia results
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | DC | Points |
| 2020 | Mtech Competition | FAL 1 | FAL 2 | SKE 1 | SKE 2 | KAR 1 | KAR 2 | AND 1 3 | AND 2 3 | AND 3 3 | MAN 1 | MAN 2 | MAN 3 | KNU 1 | KNU 2 | NC† | 0 |
| 2022 | Porsche Experience Racing | AND1 1 | AND1 2 | SKE 1 2 | SKE 2 14 | SKE 3 DNS | AND2 1 | AND2 2 | KAR 1 | KAR 2 | RUD 1 5 | RUD 2 5 | RUD 3 4 | MAN 1 | MAN 2 | 12th | 61 |
| 2023 | Porsche Experience Racing | AND1 1 | AND1 2 | LMS 1 Ret | SKE1 1 | SKE1 2 | SKE2 1 | SKE2 2 | KAR 1 | KAR 2 | RUD 1 2 | RUD 2 2 | RUD 3 3 | MAN 1 | MAN 2 | 12th | 58 |
† As Hauger was a guest driver, he was ineligible to score points.
Complete FIA Formula 2 Championship results
† Driver did not finish the race, but was classified as they completed more than 90% of the race distance.American open–wheel racing results
Indy NXT
| Year | Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points |
| 2025 | Andretti Global | STP 1L* | BAR 1L* | IMS 8 | IMS 1L* | DET 1L* | GMP 5L | RDA 2L* | MOH 1L* | IOW 2L* | LAG 2 | LAG 16 | POR 1L* | MIL 2 | NSH 3 | 1st | 599 |
IndyCar Series
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Rank | Points | Ref |
| 2026 | Dale Coyne Racing | TBA | Dallara DW12 | Honda | STP | PHX | ARL | ALA | LBH | IMS | INDY | DET | GTW | ROA | MOH | NSH | POR | MRK | WSH | MIL | MIL | LAG | -* | 0* |
Season still in progress.