Luke McKeown is the 2026 INDYCAR Thrustmaster iRacing Pro Series champion. It’s one of the more dramatic title runs in the series’ short history. The Team Redline driver arrived at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca 10 points behind championship leader Michele Costantini. A solid race and a first-lap disqualification for Costantini gave McKeown the title by 15 points.
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Costantini received a mechanical black flag on the opening lap after contact in the midfield. So his championship bid was effectively over before it started. McKeown navigated the 40-lap feature cleanly and came home fifth, enough to secure the INDYCAR iRacing Pro Series title. It capped a season of early dominance, a 37-point deficit with two rounds to go, and a title that turned on the first lap at Laguna Seca.
Bico Claims First-Career Series Win
Meanwhile, the race itself went to Alessandro Bico of Williams F1 Team Gaming. It was his first-career win in the series. Bico started on the harder Primary compound tires while several front-runners gambled on the softer Alternate. The overcut strategy paid off. After the pit cycle, Bico extended his lead steadily and crossed the line nearly 10 seconds clear of Team Redline’s Edoardo Leo.
McKeown had led the championship for most of the season after winning the opening round at Long Beach. However, a crash at Nashville Superspeedway dropped him 37 points back with two races remaining. A dominant win at Mid-Ohio, where Team Redline locked out the top five, cut the gap to 10 going into the finale. As it turned out, he needed every one of those points.
McKeown finishes the eight-race season with 228 points. Costantini ended second overall despite the disqualification, 20 points back. Team Redline’s Florian Lebigre and Diogo Pinto completed the top four. Furthermore, the title adds another official iRacing eSports championship to McKeown’s record, alongside the FIA F4 Esports Global Championship he won in 2024. Full results are at iracing.com/indycar-esports.
