ECR and Chevrolet have signed a multi-year extension of the IndyCar partnership that has powered the team since its formation in 2012.
The agreement was announced on 7 October 2026. ECR is one of two teams that has remained with Chevrolet throughout the championship’s current 2.2-litre twin-turbo V6 era and is due to make its 500th race start during the 2027 season.
Renewal includes a next-generation development route
The timing gives the extension a technical dimension beyond engine supply for the current car. IndyCar plans to introduce a new chassis and engine formula in 2028. ECR driver Alexander Rossi was one of the first two drivers to test the new chassis, and the official announcement says the team will have an opportunity to take part in testing Chevrolet’s new powerplant as development continues.
That wording confirms a route into the test programme, but not a guaranteed test schedule, mileage allocation or engineering work package. The release also does not identify which ECR engineers, cars or facilities would support the powertrain work.
Chevrolet has separately said it is developing a 2.4-litre twin-turbo hybrid V6 for the 2028 package and collaborating on the next-generation chassis and competition rules. Retaining a team that already has early chassis-test experience can help the manufacturer connect engine development with a representative vehicle programme, although neither party has published technical targets or correlation data.
Continuity reaches back to ECR’s first season
ECR and Chevrolet credit their relationship with nine race wins and six pole awards, including three Indianapolis 500 poles for team co-owner Ed Carpenter. These are figures from the official release and provide competitive context rather than a forecast of results under the next rules.
Carpenter said maintaining continuity was important as ECR approached its 500th start and the championship’s next era. General Motors vice president of global motorsports competition Eric Warren described close team-manufacturer collaboration as important to the new car and powertrain. MRI has paraphrased both statements and has not reproduced their quotations.
The partners did not disclose the contract’s expiry, value, engine-allocation terms, performance incentives or commercial rights. They also did not announce changes to ECR’s ownership, driver line-up or facilities as part of the renewal.
Chevrolet announced three team extensions during the same week. MRI has reported the ECR agreement separately because it confirms a specific link between the renewed supply relationship, Rossi’s early IR-28 chassis running and the opportunity to test Chevrolet’s next engine. Arrow McLaren and Team Penske are covered as distinct contracts rather than duplicates.
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