Chip Ganassi Racing, OpenAI Announce Strategic Collaboration

ST. PETERSBURG, FL (Feb. 28, 2025) -- Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR), the reigning and back-to-back NTT INDYCAR SERIES champions, and OpenAI announced today a strategic research collaboration across all CGR teams that will utilize OpenAI’s artificial intelligence technology to maximize performance both on the racetrack and in the front office.

Through the partnership, CGR will look to benefit from the extensive software engineering and research capabilities that OpenAI brings.  Working with its engineers, CGR will create advanced efficiency as they can help automate knowledge-based tasks in ways that were previously impossible or at least time-consuming.

Notes of Interest:

• Innovative Collaboration: OpenAI is a research and deployment company with a mission to create safe and powerful AI that benefits all humanity. Opportunities exist within multiple aspects of the team allowing for improved processes, in stride with CGR’s efforts to push forward innovation in motorsports. This is OpenAI’s first collaboration in motorsports.
• OpenAI will have a presence across all the organizations race cars in both the INDYCAR SERIES and the INDY NXT Series for the entire season.

Quoteboard:

• Sam Altman, CEO, OpenAI: “Racing has always been a proving ground for innovation, and we’re excited to explore how our AI technology can contribute alongside the incredible talent at Chip Ganassi Racing. INDYCAR is a sport where every detail counts, and we’re eager to see how advanced technology can support the team’s expertise in pushing performance forward.”
• Chip Ganassi, Owner, Chip Ganassi Racing: “Over the years, we have had the good fortune of partnering with some of the most iconic brands in the world, but I am not sure there is one that is more important right now than OpenAI. Sam and his team have been amazing at helping us try to maximize the power of artificial intelligence to make us better both on and off the racetrack. We look forward to continuing to attack business and racing challenges with the folks at OpenAI, some of the smartest and most creative people around.”

About Chip Ganassi Racing

Chip Ganassi has been a fixture in the auto racing industry for more than 35 years and is considered one of the most successful and innovative owners in motorsports. Today, his teams include three Honda cars in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES and two entries in INDY NXT by Firestone. Chip Ganassi Racing (CGR) has won 23 championships and more than 260 races, including five wins in the Indianapolis 500, eight Rolex 24 At Daytona victories, and wins in the 12 Hours of Sebring and the 24 Hours of Le Mans. CGR boasts state-of-the-art facilities in Indianapolis, where the INDYCAR and INDY NXT teams are located, and a corporate office in Pittsburgh. For more information, visit ChipGanassiRacing.com.