22 Facts About Louis Foster

Louis James Foster was born on 27 July 2003 and is a British racing driver.

Louis Foster competes in the IndyCar Series for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing.

Louis Foster is the 2024 Indy NXT champion and won the 2022 Indy Pro 2000 championship.

Louis Foster attended Lord Wandsworth College in Hook, Hampshire in secondary school, and Yateley Manor in primary school.

Louis Foster competed at local karting circuits Camberley Kart Club and Forest Edge Kart Club winning championships at both, in 2013 and 2015 respectively.

Louis Foster made his car racing debut in the final three meetings of the 2017 Ginetta Junior Championship, driving with Elite Motorsport.

Louis Foster then competed in that year's Ginetta Junior Winter Series, where he won the Rookie Championship.

Louis Foster returned to the championship in 2018 and was a persistent title contender throughout the season.

Louis Foster claimed 19 podiums, of which 9 were victories plus four pole positions and two fastest laps on his way to second place in the championship.

Louis Foster scored the most points of any driver but lost out on the title by just eight points to teammate Adam Smalley after dropped scores were accounted for.

In February 2019, Louis Foster received sponsorship from global used car dealership Copart.

Louis Foster was immediately on the pace, taking victory in only the second race of the season.

Louis Foster followed that with a sublime weekend in Donington, winning two races and scoring a third-place finish in the other to give him a 17-point lead in the championship table.

For 2020, Louis Foster graduated to the BRDC British F3 Championship, remaining with Double R Racing.

Louis Foster followed his qualifying success with a maiden podium finish.

Louis Foster then claimed a string of top-ten finishes, including climbing ten places from 18th to 8th in the second race at Donington.

Qualifying fifth for the second race, Louis Foster launched himself to third on the first lap and put himself in prime position to take victory in only his second race in the series.

In 2021, Louis Foster switched to CryptoTower Racing to contest the full season.

Louis Foster took pole position at the first round at Portimao and finished in the podium in races 1 and 3, with his brake disc exploding on the formation lap in race 2.

Louis Foster secured another two podiums at the second round at Paul Ricard before going on to take a triple win at the third round of the championship at Spa-Francorchamps.

Louis Foster won the 2024 Indy NXT season championship in dominant fashion, winning 8 of 14 races.

Louis Foster tested an Andretti Autosport car at Road America in September 2023.