2017 IndyCar Series

The 2017 IndyCar Series season will be the 106th edition of American open wheel racing and the 22nd under this name.

Known facts
The first team confirmed for 2017 was the Andretti Autosport trio of Munoz, Hunter-Reay and Andretti. The three drove for the team for 2014, 2015 and 2016; now they are confirmed for 2017.

Before the 2016 Indy 500, only four races have been confirmed for 2017: St. Pete, the Indy 500, Long Beach and Phoenix.

Drivers and teams

 * Andretti Autosport returns with both Andretti and RHR despite Marco having an awful 2016 season.
 * Team Penske decided to return with Power and Pagenaud due to the two being 1 and 2 in the standings after Mid-Ohio and having a combined 7 wins.

Schedule
The 2017 schedule looks like it will be between 15-20 races.
 * Mid Ohio moves from August to late July.
 * Due to Sabrina Bryan's birthday falling on qualifying day, Romania will host the event instead of Colombia.

Trivia

 * Absol will participate full-time in 2017 due to Pokémon Sun and Moon being confirmed.
 * Due to Melissa Rycroft's birthday falling on the 11th and Andretti's falling on the 13th of March, Russia, Italy and Kazakhstan will all host St. Pete.
 * Spain will host the first Detroit race due to the race falling on Rafael Nadal's birthday.
 * Boston was cancelled for 2017 due to the race being cancelled in late April 2016.