William Steven Power (born 1 March 1981) is anAustralian racing driver who is set to compete in theIndyCar Series, driving the No. 26Dallara-Honda forAndretti Global. He won the2018 Indianapolis 500 and has won the IndyCar Championship twice, in2014 and2022. Power is one of the most successful drivers inIndy car racing history, currently fourth all-time in wins (45), first all-time in poles (71), and fourth all-time in podiums (108).
Power was born inToowoomba,Queensland. The son of open-wheel racer Bob Power, he started his career in Queensland driving aDatsun 1200 at Morgan Park Raceway, Warwick as well as at Carnel Raceway, Stanthorpe. In 1999, Power began driving an ageing family-owned Swift SC92F in the Queensland Formula Ford Championship, winning races in a sporadic campaign. In 2000, Power ran a full campaign leading to his first title in the Swift while simultaneously racing a late-modelSpectrum 07 on theAustralian Formula Ford Championship, finishing a promising seventh. Still running a small family-oriented team in 2001, Power upgraded to a Stealth RF95, a Western Australian modification of a 1995 Van Diemen. Power finished second in the series behind the factory-supported Van Diemen driver,Will Davison.
After three years of Formula Ford racing, Power moved intoFormula Holden, racing for the Graham Watson-owned Ralt Australia team driving a Reynard 94D. Power swept all before him in Formula Holden, winning the title by over 50 points fromStewart McColl, claiming the2002 Australian Drivers' Championship[2] by winning 7 times and achieving 3pole positions.[3]
Midway through the 2002 season, Power was allowed to drive for the Bevan Carrick-owned Cooltemp Racing Formula 3 team, driving a Dallara-Toyota as well in theAustralian Formula 3 Championship. Despite missing the opening races, Power missed out on winning the Formula 3 championship by only a handful of points to James Manderson.
Europe beckoned and in 2003 Power joined theBritish Formula 3 Championship racing initially for Diamond Racing, then later forFortec Motorsport as tight funding prevented a full campaign. A second place at Thruxton demonstrated his ability and Power mounted a full campaign in 2004 withAlan Docking Racing but finished the season in the ninth position with five podium finishes.
Power tested aMinardi Formula One car in 2004 with his Australian Formula Ford and British Formula 3 rivalWill Davison in Italy.[4]
During 2005, Power competed in theWorld Series by Renault for theCarlin Motorsport team, where he proved very competitive. During the WSR championship, he scored two race victories, with four trips to the podium in total, and qualified his car on the front row five times. In addition to driving in the WSR, Power was also one of the featured drivers for theAustralian team in the2005–06 A1 Grand Prix season. Power raced in the series opener atBrands Hatch and piloted Australia to a second-place finish behindTeam Brazil.
In late 2005, Power joinedChamp CarTeam Australia at theLexmark Indy 300 event atSurfers Paradise in Australia, which also resulted in his departure from the World Series by Renault championship even though that season was still in progress and Power ultimately ended seventh in the championship.[5] In the Indy 300 Power ran strongly until being knocked off the track by teammateAlex Tagliani. After the Surfers Paradise event, he signed a multi-year contract to race for the team, which began immediately at the next Champ Car round inMexico City after Tagliani's teammateMarcus Marshall was released for what was described as a "serious breach of contract".
Power drove full-time for Team Australia in 2006. He performed well throughout the season with nine top-ten finishes and strong qualifying results. In Mexico at the final round of the season, Power took his first podium finish in Champ Car. He won the "rookie of the year" award[6] and finished in sixth place in the championship standings.
In his home race in 2006, at Surfers Paradise in Australia, he scored the first pole position of his career in Champ Cars, in front of his home crowd. However, contact fromPaul Tracy in the pit lane and then an ambitious overtaking move bySébastien Bourdais resulted in a bent left steering arm, and he fell to the back, one lap down by the time the car was repaired, eventually finishing twelfth.[7]
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On 8 April 2007, Power won his first Champ Car race at the inauguralVegas Grand Prix, held on the streets ofLas Vegas,Nevada, United States. He qualified on the pole position and led most laps, becoming the first Australian driver to win in the series. On 8 July, at the Steelback Grand Prix of Toronto, with rain pouring down and visibility near zero when he got behind other cars, Power decided it was time to get aggressive. Power drove from fourth to first in fourteen laps, finally splashing past rookieRyan Dalziel to take the lead with 23 minutes to go, and went on to an easy victory.
To get to the lead, Power also had to pass three-time Champ Car World Series championSébastien Bourdais and rookieNeel Jani. Thanks to a series of late caution flags, he was able to go after each of them in turn. "I was close behind Sebastien and I knew he was quite tentative in the wet and I attacked him," Power said. "I got him on a restart. Then the next restart, I got Neel and the next restart, I got Dalziel. It's just about being aggressive at the right time and not hitting anyone". "I just drove so hard here because we've just had so much bad luck in the last few races," said Power, whose first Champ Car victory came in the 2007 opener in Las Vegas. "I didn't care; I just went hard. The car was good in the wet. It was good in the dry, and we stuck it to them." Power had podium finishes at Long Beach, Mont-Tremblant, and Mexico City and pole positions at Houston, Edmonton, Surfers Paradise, and Mexico City to place fourth in the final point standings in 2007.
The merger of Champ Car and theIRL left his future uncertain. Power's Walker Racing team announced they would not be making the switch from Champ Car to IRL due to a lack of sponsorship.[8] However, Power later signed with KV Racing Technology, to drive the No. 8 Aussie Vineyards—Team Australia car in 2008, continuing to work with Team Australia bossCraig Gore.[9]
Power won the final Champ Car race at Long Beach in 2008, also giving Power his first IndyCar Series win. He scored two top-five finishes in IndyCar Series races, enough for twelfth overall, outpointed by teammateOriol Servià. In the non-points event in Surfers' Paradise, Australia, Power won the pole position but crashed out while leading the race.
Team Penske announced on 13 January 2009 that for the 2009 IndyCar Series season, Power would replaceHélio Castroneves at the helm of the No. 3 Team Penske Honda-Dallara while Castroneves attended to his federal tax evasion charges.[10] Power drove the No. 3 Team Penske Honda-Dallara to a sixth place finish in theGrand Prix of St. Petersburg, the first race of the year. Following St. Petersburg, Castroneves was acquitted of all tax evasion charges and returned to the team for the following race at theGrand Prix of Long Beach.Roger Penske came prepared for this scenario, however, and had spare cars on hand for both St. Petersburg and Long Beach, employing the option beginning at Long Beach and continuing through five more races that season. Power's new car, the No. 12 Penske Racing Verizon Wireless Honda/Dallara was officially entered for the Long Beach Grand Prix late on Friday evening and all the setup data garnered from his two sessions in the No. 3 Dallara was successfully transferred over.[11] Power stormed to a dominant pole position with the last-minute effort and ultimately finished second toDario Franchitti after leading 16 laps. Power was also entered in the same third car for the Indianapolis 500, in which he finished in fifth place after a pit crew gaffe on the final stop – while Power was running 2nd – cost him a shot at Castroneves for the victory. To reward Power for his efforts, he was retained by the team to drive in five more races in Toronto, Edmonton, Kentucky, Sonoma, and Homestead. His team was crewed by Penske'sRolex Sports Car Series team, as Power's races were specifically scheduled on their RSCS off-weekends. Power's dreams and efforts came to fruition when he captured his first IndyCar race win, driving the No. 12, in dominant fashion at theRexall Edmonton Indy.
Power's season was brought to an abrupt close during practice for the 2009 Motorola Indy 300 in Sonoma however, asNelson Philippe spun exiting turn 3 and stalled in the middle of the racing groove. As turn 3 is a completely blind corner, taken at high speed while cresting a hill, oncoming drivers had no indication there was anything over the hill and no time to react once they got there.E. J. Viso could barely avoid him, making light contact, but Power, following just behind Viso, had nowhere to go and crashed heavily into Philippe. Both drivers were airlifted from the racetrack in short order. Power had twofractured vertebrae while Philippe suffered a fractured ankle. Both drivers were concussed in the incident and were hospitalised. Both drivers' injuries would cause them to miss the rest of2009 season.[12]
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On 19 November 2009, Team Penske announced that Power would join the team full-time for the 2010 season with sponsorship fromVerizon Wireless. Power dominantly opened the season, winning the first two races of the 2010 season at Brazil and St. Petersburg, making him the first IndyCar driver sinceSam Hornish Jr. in 2001 to win the first two events of the year.[13] He went on to win from the pole atWatkins Glen International, giving Roger Penske his first IndyCar Series win at the historic track. Over the course of the season, Power scored five wins (all on road courses) and a record[14] eight pole positions. Power's efforts were rewarded with triumph in the Mario Andretti Road Course Championship, winning the inauguralMario Andretti Trophy as the road course champion for the2010 IndyCar Series season.
During the2011 IndyCar Series season he won six races;Barber Motorsports Park,São Paulo, the second doubleheader event atTexas Motor Speedway,Edmonton City Center Airport,Infineon Raceway, and the inauguralBaltimore Grand Prix. However, his season was far from easy. At Toronto, he and championship leaderDario Franchitti touched in turn 3 while battling for fifth, resulting in a spin for Power, which put him midpack where he was hit byformer teammateAlex Tagliani. Power was irate with both drivers, particularly Franchitti, who with some level of controversy was not penalised for the contact and won the race.
With a few laps to go during the IndyCar Series' 225-mile return toNew Hampshire Motor Speedway, amid protests from drivers and teams to not restart because of wet track conditions, the race was restarted and Power caught in the ensuing melee started by a spinningDanica Patrick. An irate Power exited his vehicle and spoke with several officials, even consulting with his race strategistTim Cindric before displayingthe finger to IndyCar director of competitionBrian Barnhart. Power's immortal obscene gesture was captured on live television and met with immense support from IndyCar Series fans as well as support from members of several other team organisations in the paddock. Power's "Double Angry Birds" gesture, however, ended up landing him with a $30,000 fine, payable through public services to the league, although team ownerRoger Penske said he would gladly pay the fine off. Power won the pole at theKentucky Speedway and led the first 48 laps until he had contact with rookieAna Beatriz as he exited his pit box.
The resulting damage relegated him to nineteenth place, while title rival Franchitti led the most laps, finished 2nd, and took an eighteen-point advantage. Power's season ended in a violent, high-speed 15-car crash atthe final race of the season in Las Vegas that claimed the life of British driverDan Wheldon. Wheldon, Power, and three other drivers were taken to the hospital. He lost any chance of having the points championship after the wreck, due in part to his role in the accident (his car was damaged beyond repair) and also to the fact that the race was abandoned following the wreck. Power was later diagnosed with avertebral compression fracture in histhoracic vertebrae and had surgery to correct the problem.
For the2012 IndyCar Series season, Power returned to Team Penske to once again pilot the No. 12 car with teammates Castroneves and Briscoe. The road and street course heavy 2012 schedule played into Power's strength, making him one of the pre-season favorites to win the championship. After opening the season with a seventh-place finish at St. Petersburg, Power scored three consecutive victories at Barber Motorsports Park, the streets of Long Beach, and the streets of São Paulo to vault into the championship lead. Power held onto the points lead until the tenth of fifteen races when rival driverRyan Hunter-Reay scored his third of three consecutive wins to take over the lead. Power regained the lead and built a 36-point advantage with two races remaining after strong second-place finishes at Mid-Ohio and Sonoma, coupled with two misfortunate finishes by Hunter-Reay. The season's penultimate race on the streets of Baltimore saw Power and Hunter-Reay choosing different strategies when the rain began falling.
Electing to remain on slick tires despite the wet conditions, Hunter-Reay gained the track position necessary to earn a much-needed win, while Power finished sixth. With the lead cut to seventeen points entering theMAVTV 500 season finale on the two-mileAuto Club Speedway in Fontana, California, Power was well-positioned to earn his first championship. Those hopes took a huge hit when Power's car spun and hit the wall on lap 55 of the 250-lap race. Despite heavy damage, Team Penske got Power's car back on track long enough to gain an additional position, forcing Hunter-Reay to finish fifth or better to win the championship. Hunter-Reay ran outside of championship position for most of the race but finally moved into the top five with 21 laps remaining, eventually finishing fourth. Hunter-Reay's championship resulted in Power finishing second in the standings for the third consecutive season. Despite losing the overall championship, Power won for the third time the Mario Andretti Trophy as the 2012 road course champion.
The 2013 season began very slowly for Power. In St. Petersburg, during a caution period, his car was run over byJ. R. Hildebrand's, resulting in damage to both cars; Power was relegated to a sixteenth place finish. In Barber, he finished fifth. In São Paulo, a blown engine and fire on the front stretch forced him to end his day early. He was competitive in Indianapolis, but he was not a factor in the race. He was involved in a crash in Detroit that took out several other cars, yet he remained in the top ten in points. Things started to pick up after Mid-Ohio. In Sonoma, afterScott Dixon collided with one of his crew members, Dixon was forced to make a drive-through penalty, handing the lead of the race to Power. He led the next twelve laps en route to his first win of 2013. He again collided with Dixon in Baltimore that ended up having the bad end for Dixon. In Houston on Saturday, Power andScott Dixon battled all day until lap 64, when a slow pit stop cost him the win. Dixon ended up winning that day. Power's teammate,Hélio Castroneves, had troubles throughout the day. On Sunday, Power avenged Dixon, as he dominated the race and won over Dixon. However, the win was overshadowed by Dixon's teammate,Dario Franchitti, crashing on the final lap. Power won the season finale in Fontana to end 2013 on a hot streak, winning three out of the last five races. He finished fourth in points for the season.
Power won the 2014 season-opener in St. Petersburg after passing pole-sitterTakuma Sato (2017 Indianapolis 500 winner) on lap 31. However, controversy arose during the race when, with 28 laps remaining, Power seemed to slow down, bunching the field and causingJack Hawksworth to crash intoMarco Andretti.[15]
In Long Beach, after some controversy between him andSimon Pagenaud, he finished second behindMike Conway. At Barber, mistakes cost him a shot at victory lane. In the GP of Indianapolis, a pit road penalty cost him a win. In the Indianapolis 500, he was merely a factor in the race. In the first of two races at Detroit, Power battled hard withGraham Rahal in the closing laps but came home with the victory for hometown Roger Penske, his team owner. The second day, his teammate won. At Texas, again a pit road penalty cost him yet another trophy, but he rallied back to finish second in a dramatic finish.
In the final race at Fontana, Power drove on to finish in ninth and won his first IndyCar championship, 62 points ahead of Hélio Castroneves in the standings. Power broke down in tears as he stood on the championship podium.
Power had a difficult2015 IndyCar Series season but somehow managed to finish third in the championship despite several incidents, including being taken out completely without fault on consecutive ovals. Showing flashes of speed he for example took pole for the season double points finale atSonoma. He broke a record and clocked 1:16.2597, at an average speed of 112.589 mph (181.194 km/h).[16] As it was, a win would have taken him ahead of eventual championScott Dixon, but would not have been enough to put him ahead of teammate. The duo of Power andJuan Pablo Montoya. collided during the race, ending Power's championship chances.
The vast majority of Power's success in IndyCar has been on the road and street courses, where he has often shown great speed during qualifying and races. Although he won the second leg atTexas Motor Speedway, the general inability to squeeze out ovals wins hampered Power in his first three title runs. In2014, he won at the miler inMilwaukee and finished second at Texas, helping him to seal his first title. At the end of 2015, Power had won three oval races, one each on long, intermediate, and short ovals, with the nineteen road course wins being spread out over ten wins on street courses and nine on runoff road courses, with two of those being at the hybrid airport track inEdmonton. Being more seasoned on ovals, Power came close to winning the2015 Indianapolis 500 on his eighth attempt only just losing out to teammateJuan Pablo Montoya.[citation needed]
Power missed the season-opening race at St. Petersburg due to the medical team believing that he had a concussion stemming from an accident that he had in one of the practices leading up to the race; it turned out that he did not have a concussion (it could have been an ear or sinus infection that was causing the concussion-like symptoms).[17] Despite this setback, Power would go on to finish second in the points behind his teammateSimon Pagenaud and won four of the sixteen races that year: the second race at Detroit (Belle Isle), Road America, Toronto, and Pocono.[18]
Power's 2017 season was not as good as his 2016 season, despite not missing any races. He only finished fifth in the points and claimed three victories: Indianapolis Grand Prix, Texas, and Pocono. However, Power did claim more pole positions in 2017 – five – compared with the one he received in 2016.[19]
Power would emerge as a championship contender once again 2018. Despite a slow start to the season, including DNFs at Phoenix and Birmingham, Power won the2018 IndyCar Grand Prix, scoringTeam Penske's two-hundredth win in the series. Power won the 102nd running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 27, 2018.[20] He also won at Gateway. He was in contention for the series title up until a late accident at Portland took him out of the championship fight.
Power again started the season slowly but by the end of the season found his form and continued his winning ways, winning atPocono Raceway and at theGrand Prix of Portland, increasing his streak of winning at least one race per season in IndyCar to ten seasons.
Power again returned to Team Penske in the pandemic shortened 2020 season. Despite again starting the season slowly he found his rhythm late in the season and clinched his first victory at theHonda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio and a second at the Harvest Grand Prix, increasing his streak of winning at least one race per season in IndyCar to eleven seasons. He finished the season by getting pole position in St. Petersburg but ultimately retired during the race.
With the departure of Helio Castroneves toMeyer Shank Racing Power became the longest-tenured member of Penske's IndyCar stable.2021 would be one of the toughest years of Power's career and one of the toughest for Team Penske since they returned to IndyCar. Although Power scored his best opening result to the season since2015 and was signed to a new multi-year contract with Penske that will keep him with the team through the 2023 season he struggled frequently after committing himself to a more aggressive driving style and a shake-up of crew chiefs in the Penske IndyCar paddock.[21][22] Power was nearly bumped from the105th Indianapolis 500 before managing to survive and qualify 32nd on the grid, his lowest start to date in the race and the lowest of all the Penske drivers in 2021.[23] Power further incurred controversy during the first race inDetroit, when he led most of the race after a red flag caused byFelix Rosenqvist only to finish twentieth with five laps to go when his car'sECU overheated and prevented a restart during another red flag incident caused byRomain Grosjean, after which he blamed IndyCar for costing him the win.[24][25] InNashville Power was involved in several wheel to wheel contact incidents with teammatesSimon Pagenaud andScott McLaughlin, one of which caused a red flag.[26] Power won his first race of 2021 at the second round on the IMS Road Course, snapping a career-long 315-day winless streak and giving Roger Penske his first win at the speedway since he purchased the facility. Power got his first pole of the season at Gateway to bring him within four of Mario Andretti's all-time IndyCar pole position record. He ultimately finished ninth in the championship.
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2022 was a massive rebound year for Power after his difficult 2021. He started the year by scoring top five finishes in each of the first five races. He picked up his only win of the season at the final Detroit Grand Prix held on Belle Isle, redeeming himself from the previous year's misfortune. He picked up five pole positions on the season, including clinching a rare double pole position at the Iowa double header. His fifth pole position brokeMario Andretti's record for the most poles in IndyCar history. Power was one of five drivers heading into the season finale at Laguna Seca who were mathematically still in contention for the series title, holding a twenty point lead overJosef Newgarden andScott Dixon and needing to finish no worse than third to clinch the championship. In the end, Power would come out as victorious and win the 2022Astor Cup and 2022 Indycar Series.
2023 would be the most difficult season of Power's IndyCar career. He recorded only three podium finishes on the season and saw his streak of sixteen consecutive seasons with a race win snapped.
2024 would be a much stronger season for Power. He picked up three second place finishes in the first five point scoring races. Following the Indianapolis 500, Power picked up three wins on the season. He snapped his two year winless streak at Road America, picked up his first win on an oval since 2019 at the second round in Iowa, and took a third win on the season in Portland. For much of the season, Power was the main challenger toAlex Palou for the championship. Ultimately Power's run at a third title came up short in Nashville, and he finished fourth in the 2024 IndyCar Series standings.
Power started the2025 season with a 26th-place DNF atSt. Petersburg. With a podium at theIndy GP, the2025 Indianapolis 500 gave issues as Power and teammate,Josef Newgarden, were the subjects of controversy during the fast-12 qualifying shootout. Before starting their qualifying attempts, Power's and Newgarden's cars were found to have illegal modified attenuators. As this violated IndyCar rules, both drivers were ordered to start the race at the back of the field, with Power ultimately starting in last place as a result. Key members ofTeam Penske were originally suspended for the rest of the event, before later being fired because of the scandal.[27] Both drivers would forfeit their qualification points and were also fined $100,000.[28]
Power would come home in nineteenth place, later promoted to sixteenth, following post race penalties being handed toAndretti driver’sKyle Kirkwood andMarcus Ericsson andPrema driver,Callum Ilott.[29] He was the only Penske driver to finish the race, as his teammatesScott McLaughlin crashed out on the parade laps, and Newgarden retiring because of mechanical problems. After earning a podium atIowa, Power and Penske came through and won atPortland.
Power finished the season at Nashville with a 21st place finish, ending his season ninth in points. Two days later, Penske officials announced that Power would be leaving the team after 17 years with the team.[30]
The day after his Penske departure,Andretti Global announced they had signed Power for the 2026 season to replace the departingColton Herta.[31]
In 2023, Power was scheduled to make hissports car racing debut, signing on to take part in the2023 24 Hours of Daytona withSunEnergy1 Racing.[32] However, he would be replaced byLuca Stolz just under two weeks before the event was set to take place, as he stepped away from the ride to care for his wife after she suffered complications from a recent surgery.[33]
Power's brother, Damien Power, is a stand-up comedian.[34] Power plays thedrums in his spare time, often playing the drums at charity events organised by IndyCar.[35]
Power married Liz Cannon in 2010. The two met during Power's CART days when Liz joined Walker Racing as a receptionist and eventually worked in PR for the team.[36] Their son was born in December 2016.[37]
In 2013, Power supplied the voice for the Australian anchor in the animated feature filmTurbo.[38]
| Season | Series | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | All Star Karting Classic - Masters | 24th |
| 200 Miles of Newcastle | 53rd | |
| 2010 | 200 Miles of Newcastle | 4th |
| 2013 | SuperNationals XVII - TaG Master | 30th |
| 2014 | SuperNationals XVIII - TaG Master | 2nd |
| 2019 | SuperNationals XXII - X30 Master | 18th |
| 2021 | SuperNationals XVIV - X30 Senior | 50th |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Poles | F/Laps | Podiums | Points | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | Robert Power | 4 | 0 | 0 | ? | 1 | 15 | 19th |
| 1999 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | Robert Power | 2 | 0 | 0 | ? | 0 | 8 | 18th |
| 2000 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | Robert Power | 16 | 0 | 0 | ? | 2 | 94 | 7th |
| Queensland Formula Ford Championship | 12 | 5 | 3 | ? | 12 | 210 | 1st | ||
| 2001 | Australian Formula Ford Championship | Robert Power | 15 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 210 | 2nd |
| 2002 | Australian Drivers' Championship | Ralt Australia | 12 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 197 | 1st |
| Australian Formula 3 Championship | Cooltemp Pty Ltd | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 204 | 2nd | |
| V8 Supercar Championship Series | Larkham Motor Sport | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 45th | |
| 2003 | British Formula 3 International Series | Diamond Racing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 14th |
| Fortec Motorsport | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| 2004 | British Formula 3 International Series | Alan Docking Racing | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 9th |
| FIA European Formula 3 Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 9th | ||
| Formula One | Minardi Cosworth | Test driver | |||||||
| 2005 | Champ Car World Series | Team Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 22nd |
| Formula Renault 3.5 Series | Carlin Motorsport | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 7th | |
| 2005-06 | A1 Grand Prix | A1 Team Australia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51‡ | 13th‡ |
| 2006 | Champ Car World Series | Team Australia | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 213 | 6th |
| 2007 | Champ Car World Series | Team Australia | 14 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 262 | 4th |
| 2008 | IndyCar Series | KV Racing Technology | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 331 | 12th |
| Nikon Indy 300 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 22nd | ||
| 2009 | IndyCar Series | Penske Racing | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 215 | 19th |
| 2010 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 597 | 2nd |
| V8 Supercar Championship Series | Ford Performance Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2011 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 16 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 555 | 2nd |
| 2012 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 15 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 465 | 2nd |
| International V8 Supercars Championship | Ford Performance Racing | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | NC† | |
| 2013 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 498 | 4th |
| 2014 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 18 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 671 | 1st |
| 2015 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 493 | 3rd |
| 2016 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 15 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 532 | 2nd |
| 2017 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 562 | 5th |
| 2018 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 582 | 3rd |
| 2019 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 550 | 5th |
| 2020 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 14 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 396 | 5th |
| 2021 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 357 | 9th |
| 2022 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 560 | 1st |
| 2023 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 425 | 7th |
| 2024 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 498 | 4th |
| 2025 | IndyCar Series | Team Penske | 17 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 357 | 9th |
† As he was a guest driver, Power was ineligible to score points.
‡ Team standings.
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | Chassis | Engine | 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 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Diamond Racing | Ralt F303 | Mugen-Honda | DON 1 17 | DON 2 23 | SNE 1 Ret | SNE 2 19 | CRO 1 | CRO 2 | KNO 1 | KNO 2 | SIL 1 | SIL 2 | 14th | 40 | |||||||||||||||
| Fortec Motorsport | Dallara F303 | Renault Sodemo | CAS 1 5 | CAS 2 12 | OUL 1 12 | OUL 2 9 | ROC 1 5 | ROC 2 15 | THR 1 Ret | THR 2 2 | SPA 1 4 | SPA 2 17 | DON 1 Ret | DON 2 11 | BRH 1 23 | BRH 2 17 | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Alan Docking Racing | Dallara F304 | Mugen-Honda | DON 1 Ret | DON 2 4 | SIL 1 2 | SIL 2 C | CRO 1 15 | CRO 2 Ret | KNO 1 2 | KNO 2 2 | SNE 1 10 | SNE 2 3 | SNE 3 3 | CAS 1 6 | CAS 2 13 | DON 1 Ret | DON 2 10 | OUL 1 12 | OUL 2 Ret | SIL 1 4 | SIL 2 6 | THR 1 10 | THR 2 18 | SPA 1 8 | SPA 2 9 | BRH 1 Ret | BRH 2 9 | 9th | 111 |
(key) (Races inbold indicate pole position)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Carlin Motorsport | ZOL 1 DNS | ZOL 2 DNS | MON 1 12 | VAL 1 3 | VAL 2 14 | LMS 1 4 | LMS 2 1 | BIL 1 2 | BIL 2 1 | OSC 1 Ret | OSC 2 14 | DON 1 13 | DON 2 Ret | EST 1 10 | EST 2 12 | MNZ 1 | MNZ 2 | 7th | 64 |
(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) (Races in italics indicate fastest lap)
| Year | Entrant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | DC | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–06 | Australia | GBR SPR 4 | GBR FEA 2 | GER SPR | GER FEA | POR SPR | POR FEA | AUS SPR | AUS FEA | MYS SPR | MYS FEA | UAE SPR | UAE FEA | RSA SPR | RSA FEA | IDN SPR | IDN FEA | MEX SPR | MEX FEA | USA SPR | USA FEA | CHN SPR | CHN FEA | 13th | 51 |
(key)
| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Rank | Points | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Walker Racing | 25 | Lola B02/00 | Ford XFE | LBH | MTY | MIL | POR | CLE | TOR | EDM | SJO | DEN | MTL | LVS | SRF 15 | 22nd | 17 | [39] | ||
| 5 | MXC 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006 | LBH 9 | HOU 7 | MTY 11 | MIL 11 | POR 18 | CLE 9 | TOR 7 | EDM 6 | SJO 6 | DEN 4 | MTL 5 | ROA 13 | SRF 12 | MXC 3 | 6th | 213 | [40] | ||||
| 2007 | Panoz DP01 | Cosworth XFE | LVG 1 | LBH 3 | HOU 11 | POR 4 | CLE 10 | MTT 3 | TOR 1 | EDM 15 | SJO 4 | ROA 16 | ZOL 4 | ASN 14 | SRF 16 | MXC 2 | 4th | 262 | [41] | ||
| IndyCar Series results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | No. | Chassis | Engine | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Rank | Points | Ref |
| 2008 | KV Racing Technology | 8 | Dallara IR5 | Honda | HMS 25 | STP 8 | MOT DNP | KAN 27 | INDY 13 | MIL 14 | TXS 13 | IOW 9 | RIR 25 | WGL 15 | NSH 11 | MOH 4 | EDM 22 | KTY 26 | SNM 25 | DET 8 | CHI 5 | 12th | 331 | [42] | ||
| Panoz DP01 | Cosworth | LBH 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Penske Racing | 3 | Dallara IR05 | Honda | STP 6 | 19th | 215 | [43] | ||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | LBH 2 | KAN | INDY 5 | MIL | TXS | IOW | RIR | WGL | TOR 3 | EDM 1 | KTY 9 | MOH | SNM Wth | CHI | MOT | HMS | ||||||||||
| 2010 | Team Penske | SAO 1 | STP 1 | ALA 4 | LBH 3 | KAN 12 | INDY 8 | TXS 14 | IOW 5 | WGL 1 | TOR 1 | EDM 2 | MOH 2 | SNM 1 | CHI 16 | KTY 8 | MOT 3 | HMS 25 | 2nd | 597 | [44] | |||||
| 2011 | STP 2 | ALA 1 | LBH 10 | SAO 1 | INDY 14 | TXS 3 | TXS 1 | MIL 4 | IOW 21 | TOR 24 | EDM 1 | MOH 14 | NHM 5 | SNM 1 | BAL 1 | MOT 2 | KTY 19 | LVS1 C | 2nd | 555 | [45] | |||||
| 2012 | Dallara DW12 | Chevrolet | STP 7 | ALA 1 | LBH 1 | SAO 1 | INDY 28 | DET 4 | TXS 8 | MIL 12 | IOW 24 | TOR 15 | EDM 3 | MOH 2 | SNM 2 | BAL 6 | FON 24 | 2nd | 465 | [46] | ||||||
| 2013 | STP 16 | ALA 5 | LBH 16 | SAO 24 | INDY 19 | DET 8 | DET 20 | TXS 7 | MIL 3 | IOW 17 | POC 4 | TOR 15 | TOR 18 | MOH 4 | SNM 1 | BAL 18 | HOU 12 | HOU 1 | FON 1 | 4th | 498 | [47] | ||||
| 2014 | STP 1 | LBH 2 | ALA 5 | IMS 8 | INDY 8 | DET 1 | DET 2 | TXS 2 | HOU 14 | HOU 11 | POC 10 | IOW 14 | TOR 9 | TOR 3 | MOH 6 | MIL 1 | SNM 10 | FON 9 | 1st | 671 | [48] | |||||
| 2015 | 1 | STP 2 | NLA 7 | LBH 20 | ALA 4 | IMS 1 | INDY 2 | DET 4 | DET 18 | TXS 13 | TOR 4 | FON 19 | MIL 22 | IOW 10 | MOH 14 | POC 4 | SNM 7 | 3rd | 493 | [49] | ||||||
| 2016 | 12 | STP Wth | PHX 3 | LBH 7 | ALA 4 | IMS 19 | INDY 10 | DET 20 | DET 1 | ROA 1 | IOW 2 | TOR 1 | MOH 2 | POC 1 | TXS 8 | WGL 20 | SNM 20 | 2nd | 532 | [50] | ||||||
| 2017 | STP 19 | LBH 13 | ALA 14 | PHX 2 | IMS 1 | INDY 23 | DET 18 | DET 3 | TXS 1 | ROA 5 | IOW 4 | TOR 21 | MOH 2 | POC 1 | GTW 20 | WGL 6 | SNM 3 | 5th | 562 | [51] | ||||||
| 2018 | STP 10 | PHX 22 | LBH 2 | ALA 21 | IMS 1 | INDY 1 | DET 7 | DET 2 | TXS 18 | ROA 23 | IOW 6 | TOR 18 | MOH 3 | POC 2 | GTW 1 | POR 21 | SNM 3 | 3rd | 582 | [52] | ||||||
| 2019 | STP 3 | COA 24 | ALA 11 | LBH 7 | IMS 7 | INDY 5 | DET 18 | DET 3 | TXS 9 | ROA 2 | TOR 18 | IOW 15 | MOH 4 | POC 1 | GTW 22 | POR 1 | LAG 2 | 5th | 550 | [53] | ||||||
| 2020 | TXS 13 | IMS 20 | ROA 2 | ROA 11 | IOW 21 | IOW 2 | INDY 14 | GTW 17 | GTW 3 | MOH 1 | MOH 7 | IMS 6 | IMS 1 | STP 24 | 5th | 396 | [54] | |||||||||
| 2021 | ALA 2 | STP 8 | TXS 14 | TXS 13 | IMS 11 | INDY 30 | DET 20 | DET 6 | ROA 3 | MOH 25 | NSH 14 | IMS 1 | GTW 3 | POR 13 | LAG 26 | LBH 10 | 9th | 357 | [55] | |||||||
| 2022 | STP 3 | TXS 4 | LBH 4 | ALA 4 | IMS 3 | INDY 15 | DET 1 | ROA 19 | MOH 3 | TOR 15 | IOW 3 | IOW 2 | IMS 3 | NSH 11 | GTW 6 | POR 2 | LAG 3 | 1st | 560 | [56] | ||||||
| 2023 | STP 7 | TXS 16 | LBH 6 | ALA 3 | IMS 12 | INDY 23 | DET 2 | ROA 13 | MOH 3 | TOR 14 | IOW 5 | IOW 2 | NSH 10 | IMS 6 | GTW 9 | POR 25 | LAG 4 | 7th | 425 | [57] | ||||||
| 2024 | STP 2 | THE DNQ | LBH 6 | ALA 2 | IMS 2 | INDY 24 | DET 6 | ROA 1 | LAG 7 | MOH 11 | IOW 18 | IOW 1 | TOR 12 | GTW 18 | POR 1 | MIL 2 | MIL 10 | NSH 24 | 4th | 498 | [58] | |||||
| 2025 | STP 26 | THE 6 | LBH 5 | ALA 5 | IMS 3 | INDY 16 | DET 4 | GTW 27 | ROA 14 | MOH 26 | IOW 3 | IOW 24 | TOR 11 | LAG 7 | POR 1* | MIL 26 | NSH 21 | 9th | 357 | [59] | ||||||
| 2026 | Andretti Global | 26 | Honda | STP | PHX | ARL | ALA | LBH | IMS | INDY | DET | GTW | ROA | MOH | NSH | POR | MRK | MIL | MIL | LAG | -* | 0* | ||||
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Dallara | Honda | 23 | 13 | KV Racing Technology |
| 2009 | Honda | 9 | 5 | Team Penske | |
| 2010 | 2 | 8 | |||
| 2011 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 2012 | Chevrolet | 5 | 28 | ||
| 2013 | 6 | 19 | |||
| 2014 | 3 | 8 | |||
| 2015 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 6 | 10 | |||
| 2017 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2019 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 2020 | 22 | 14 | |||
| 2021 | 32 | 30 | |||
| 2022 | 11 | 15 | |||
| 2023 | 12 | 23 | |||
| 2024 | 2 | 24 | |||
| 2025 | 33 | 16 |
| 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 | 31 | Final pos | Points |
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| 2002 | Larkham Motor Sport | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | PHI R3 | PHI R4 | EAS R5 | EAS R6 | EAS R7 | HID R8 | HID R9 | HID R10 | CAN R11 | CAN R12 | CAN R13 | BAR R14 | BAR R15 | BAR R16 | ORA R17 | ORA R18 | WIN R19 | WIN R20 | QLD R21 11 | BAT R22 18 | SUR R23 | SUR R24 | PUK R25 | PUK R26 | PUK R27 | SAN R28 | SAN R29 | 46th | 82 | ||
| 2010 | Ford Performance Racing | YMC R1 | YMC R2 | BHR R3 | BHR R4 | ADE R5 | ADE R6 | HAM R7 | HAM R8 | QLD R9 | QLD R10 | WIN R11 | WIN R12 | HID R13 | HID R14 | TOW R15 | TOW R16 | PHI Q | PHI R17 | BAT R18 | SUR R19 Ret | SUR R20 13 | SYM R21 | SYM R22 | SAN R23 | SAN R24 | SYD R25 | SYD R26 | NC | 0 † | ||||
| 2012 | Ford Performance Racing | ADE R1 | ADE R2 | SYM R3 | SYM R4 | HAM R5 | HAM R6 | BAR R7 | BAR R8 | BAR R9 | PHI R10 | PHI R11 | HID R12 | HID R13 | TOW R14 | TOW R15 | QLD R16 | QLD R17 | SMP R18 | SMP R19 | SAN Q | SAN R20 | BAT R21 | SUR R22 3 | SUR R23 3 | YMC R24 | YMC R25 | YMC R26 | WIN R27 | WIN R28 | SYD R29 | SYD R30 | NC | 0 † |
† Not Eligible for points
| Year | Team | Car | Co-driver | Position | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Larkham Motor Sport | Ford AU Falcon |  Mark Larkham | 18th | 157 |
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position | Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Scuderia Prancing Horse Racing | Des Wall Paul Freestone James Koundouris | Porsche 996 GT3-RS | A | 474 | DNF | DNF |
| Year | Team | Co-drivers | Car | Class | Laps | Overall position | Class position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 75 Express | Kenny HabulChaz Mostert | Mercedes-AMG GT3 Evo | Pro-Am | 198 | 6th | 6th |
But while he could briefly revel in the victory from the pole on the 2.303-mile Infineon Raceway course, William Steven Power hasn't altered his mind-set entering the final four-race stretch in pursuit of his first championship.
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| Preceded by | Australian Drivers' Championship Champion 2002 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Champ Car Rookie of the Year 2006 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Not awarded | Winner of theIndyCar Series Mario Andretti Road Course Trophy 2010–2012 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | IndyCar Series Champion 2014 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Winner of theIndyCar Series Mario Andretti Road Course Trophy 2014–2015 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Indianapolis 500 Winner 2018 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | IndyCar Series Champion 2022 | Succeeded by |
| Awards and achievements | ||
| Preceded by | Sir Jack Brabham Award 2018 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Ben Atkinson with Cody Crocker | Sir Jack Brabham Award 2007 | Succeeded by Mark Webber 2009 |
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