Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing has announced that Mick Schumacher will participate in an IndyCar test with the team at Indianapolis next month.

Schumacher, son of legendary seven-time world champion, Michael Schumacher, and who currently competes in the WEC for Alpine, will drive on the road course on 13 October.

Schumacher most recently drove an open-wheel race car as Mercedes reserve driver while competing in WEC in 2024, participating in tests at Silverstone, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya and Paul Ricard. The test at IMS will enable him to familiarize himself with the technical specifications of the IndyCar series with an eye toward possible participation in the future.

During the 2025 Sonsio Grand Prix, held on the road course, RLL drivers Graham Rahal, Louis Foster and Devlin DeFrancesco qualified second, third and fifth, respectively with Rahal leading a race high 49 of 85 laps before earning the team's best finish of sixth place. This baseline should provide Schumacher with a good starting point.

"I am very much looking forward to driving my first IndyCar test," said Schumacher. "A big thank you to the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team for giving me this opportunity.

"The same goes for driving this car at Indianapolis Motor Speedway for the first time, a race track with a big history and that my dad has driven on before. I am excited to see which special features it holds.

"I am very curious to understand the special features and characteristics of this race car, which is different from the cars I am used to driving, yet similar, and I remain very interested in gaining experience in the diverse world of motorsport. Great to be able to see what it is all about and how difficult it is, since I hear a lot about how tough it is physically. It is not a secret that I am big fan of single seater racing after all, so this first IndyCar test will be an experience to treasure, and I am very much looking forward to driving a car where I can see my wheels."

"I have followed Mick's career from afar as well as that of his father," added Bobby Rahal, "so the thought of seeing him in one of our race cars is very exciting. I think it's going to be a great day for RLL and also for Mick, as he gets his first experience in an Indy car.

"Obviously, he's got a great deal of talent and knowing that we've had pretty good setups for the IMS road course, it should give him a good baseline to start from."