American · #40 Cadillac V-Series.R · Wayne Taylor Racing · IndyCar / F1 Test Driver
Colton Herta won the 2024 12 Hours of Sebring with Jordan Taylor and Louis Delétraz in the #40 Acura. In 2026, the same trio returns — now in a Cadillac V-Series.R — chasing back-to-back Sebring wins. And while Colton races in GTP, his father Bryan Herta runs a rival LMP2 team at the same event. Racing doesn't get more personal than this.
Colton Herta was essentially born into motorsport. His father Bryan Herta was a successful IndyCar driver and team owner, meaning Colton grew up in race paddocks, around engineers and racing cars, absorbing the culture and technical vocabulary of professional motorsport from childhood. That immersive upbringing shapes a driver in profound ways — the instincts become natural rather than learned.
Colton began racing in karting and quickly demonstrated exceptional natural talent. He moved through the Mazda Road to Indy ladder and arrived in IndyCar with the pedigree and polish of someone born for the role. He became one of the youngest drivers to win an IndyCar race, demonstrating that his natural ability was matched by the mental maturity to capitalize on it.
Herta's IndyCar career has included multiple race victories and consistent top-team performances with Andretti Autosport (now Andretti Global). He has long been considered a potential Formula 1 driver — his pace, his technical feedback ability, and his marketability as an American driver made him attractive to F1 teams looking for American market engagement.
The most discussed F1 pathway involved the Andretti team's F1 project, which ultimately resulted in the Cadillac F1 entry. Herta's role as Cadillac F1's test driver gives him a direct connection to the F1 program — testing the car's development builds, providing feedback, and maintaining his profile as a potential future race driver for that team.
The F1 test driver role also provides financial stability and F1 technical knowledge while he continues to race in IndyCar and IMSA endurance events. It is a versatile career structure that keeps multiple options open simultaneously.
The 2024 12 Hours of Sebring was a landmark moment. Herta, Jordan Taylor, and Louis Delétraz won outright in the #40 Acura ARX-06 — a team and result that captured the motorsport world's attention. Herta's contribution was a series of fast, clean stints that helped preserve both car reliability and strategic position throughout the day.
Returning in 2026 to defend that Sebring win — in the same car number but now in a Cadillac — adds a compelling thread to the team's story. The #40 has been associated with Sebring wins, and the goal is to make that association even stronger.
Bryan Herta manages the #52 LMP2 entry for Bryan Herta Autosport at Sebring, while his son Colton races the #40 GTP Cadillac for Wayne Taylor Racing. Father and son on the same circuit, in different categories, for different teams. Should both entries score strong results, the post-race celebrations will blend two very different levels of motorsport achievement into one family story.
General Motors (through the Cadillac brand) has been approved for F1 entry in the coming seasons, making it America's first fully owned F1 constructor since Eagle/Dan Gurney in the 1960s. Herta's test driver role places him at the center of this historic development. Whether he eventually races in F1 — as Cadillac's American standard-bearer — remains one of motorsport's most intriguing open questions.