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Veteran engineer Hampson set for Andretti return
Craig Hampson’s next stop in the NTT IndyCar Series paddock will be with the Andretti Global team. The return engagement with Andretti comes after a four-year stint at Arrow McLaren where he served as race engineer, R&D engineer, and its director of trackside engineering from 2020-23.
Hampson, who engineered Alexander Rossi in the No. 7 Chevy last season, rejoins the Andretti team where he achieved considerable success with James Hinchcliffe in 2013 -- the Canadian’s best year in the series where he won three races -- and stayed through the 2016 season working as Andretti’s director of R&D.
The New Jersey native, who won four straight Champ Car titles as Sebastien Bourdais’ race engineer at Newman/Haas Racing, is expected to bolster Andretti’s engineering group in a managerial role once he clears the non-compete clause with Arrow McLaren.
“He’ll join us once his ‘gardening leave’ is over,” Andretti COO Rob Edwards told RACER. “It will be in a senior role on the IndyCar program.”
RACER understands Hampson is targeted for an April start date with the team.
Marshall Pruett
The 2026 season marks Marshall Pruett's 40th year working in the sport. In his role today for RACER, Pruett covers open-wheel and sports car racing as a writer, reporter, photographer, and filmmaker. In his previous career, he served as a mechanic, engineer, and team manager in a variety of series, including IndyCar, IMSA, and World Challenge.
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