Topic summary
Scott Dixon
1995–1996
1997–1998
1999–2000
2001–2002
NZ Formula Ford
Australian Formula Holden
Indy Lights
CART Champ Car
- NZ Formula Vee (1994 Class II)
- NZ Formula Ford (1995 Class II, 1996 Class I)
- Australian Drivers' Championship (1998)
- Indy Lights (2000)
- IndyCar Series (2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018, 2020)
- Major victories
- 24 Hours of Daytona (2006, 2015, 2020)
- Indianapolis 500 (2008)
- Petit Le Mans (2020, 2024)
2001
2003
2004
2006
2008
2009
2015
2019
2020
CART Rookie of the Year
Jim Clark Trophy
Bruce McLaren Trophy
Jim Clark Trophy
Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner
Bruce McLaren Trophy
NZ Sportsman of the Year
Inducted into MotorSport New Zealand Wall of Fame
Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner
Jim Clark Trophy
New Zealand Order of Merit
Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner
Sir Scott Ronald Glyndwr DixonKNZM (born 22 July 1980) is a New Zealand racing driver who races the No. 7 Arrow McLarenDallara-Chevrolet car in the IndyCar Series. Dixon has won the IndyCar Series championship six times, in 2003, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2018 and 2020, and he won the 2008 Indianapolis 500 with CGR. He is a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona, with CGR in 2006 and 2015 and in 2020 with Wayne Taylor Racing. He has also won the Petit Le Mans twice.
Dixon began karting at age seven and won thirty major karting titles in his age group across Australia and New Zealand. At the age of thirteen, he progressed to car racing, winning the 1994 New Zealand Formula Vee Championship, the 1996 New Zealand Formula Ford Class II Championship, the 1998 Australian Drivers' Championship and the 2000 Indy Lights. He debuted in Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) in 2001 with the PacWest Racing team and won his first major open-wheel race in his third series start before joining CGR in 2002 when PacWest folded due to financial difficulties. Dixon and CGR moved to the IndyCar Series in 2003, winning the title in his debut season with three victories. Following a winless 2004 season, he won one race in the 2005, finished fourth in the 2006 with two victories, and finished second to Dario Franchitti in 2007 with four wins. Dixon won his second IndyCar championship in 2008, with five victories (including the Indianapolis 500).
Dixon finished second to teammate Franchitti in the 2009 season, breaking Sam Hornish Jr.'s all-time series wins record, and third in each season from 2010 to 2012. He won his third series championship with four victories in 2013, and finished third overall with two victories the following season. In 2015, he won his fourth IndyCar championship, tying Juan Pablo Montoya on points but being declared series champion due to a count-back on the number of victories taken by both drivers. During the 2016 and 2017 season, Dixon's form lowered but he took three wins to finish sixth and third overall, respectively. His three victories during the 2018 season earned him his fifth series championship, and he went on to win his sixth title two years later with four victories. After finishing fourth overall with one victory in 2021, Dixon improved on his performance with two wins for third in the points standings in 2022, finished runner-up in 2023 with three victories but he dropped to sixth overall with two wins in 2024. He was third overall in 2025 with a solitary win.
Overall, Dixon has won 59 races in American open-wheel car racing and finished on the podium 144 times. Since 2004, he has also competed in endurance racing in the American Le Mans Series, the Rolex Sports Car Series, the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans as well the International Race of Champions and V8 Supercars. He was named New Zealand's Sportsman of the Year in both 2008 and 2013. Dixon was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2009, a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit a decade later and promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM) in 2025. He is an inductee of both the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America and the Long Beach Motorsports Walk of Fame.