Colton Herta misses F1 super licence due to IndyCar website error
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Oct 31, 2026, 11:28 AM
Last updated Oct 31, 2026
Colton Herta has not yet secured his F1 super licence following a miscalculation involving his standings in IndyCar. Ahead of the Mexico Grand Prix, Herta needed one more point to qualify after finishing with 39 points. An error on the IndyCar website misclassified his finishing position in 2025, leading both the FIA and Cadillac to assume he had the necessary points before the mistake was discovered. Herta's opportunity to claim the final point remains as he is likely to participate in the upcoming practice session in Brazil, where he can still earn his super licence.
- •Colton Herta has 39 super licence points.
- •IndyCar mistakenly listed Herta as sixth instead of seventh in 2025.
- •FIA and Cadillac relied on this incorrect classification.
- •Herta can still earn the final point in Brazil practice.
- •Successful completion in Brazil may lead to F1 debut.
- 11:28 AMYahoo Sports — How a phone call from GPblog temporarily cost Herta his super licence
"Because of an apparently trivial mistake, Colton Herta has still not earned an F1 super licence. GPblog also inadvertently played a part in what happened.
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