Spencer Schmidt, Professional Driver

Spencer Schmidt in a race suit, holding a Bell helmet

Professional DriverPartner-Driven Programs

Late start. Accelerated curve.

  • 2026 McLaren Trophy America
  • Pro-Am championship leader
  • 4 wins, 7 podiums from 7 starts
  • 2025 Radical Cup NA Pro 1500 Vice-Champion
  • Racing since 2023
  • Third-generation racer

Next raceRound 5

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Oct 7–9 Indianapolis, Indiana

Championship finale in support of the Indianapolis 8 Hour. The calendar's only triple-header: three races decide the Pro-Am title.

Spencer Schmidt being interviewed on the Radical Cup podium
Radical Cup North America, 2025

(01)The driver

Closing the gap

I started racing at 23 with no karting, sim or junior-ladder background. Now, in my fourth season, I’m leading the McLaren Trophy America Pro-Am championship.

Without that foundation, I had to build one on purpose: applied sports psychology, cognitive and physical training, and time at the track whenever I could get it. I also put together the partnerships that pay for the racing. Partners funded nearly all of my 2025 Radical Cup season.

Read the full story

(02)McLaren Trophy America, Pro-Am

2026 in numbers

Wins
4
Including a Sonoma sweep
Top-3 finishes
7/7
Seven races, seven podiums
Podium rate
100%
Every race on the box
Pro-Am standings
P1
Championship leader

Through Road America, August 2026

(03)At a glance

Driver profile

Spencer Schmidt wearing a Bell carbon helmet

Driver profile

Spencer Schmidt

Hometown
Las Vegas, Nevada
Nationality
United States
Racing since
2023
2026 program
McLaren Trophy America, Pro-Am
Team
RWE Motorsport
Car
#47 McLaren Artura Trophy EVO
Education
Pepperdine University, BA, Magna Cum Laude
Heritage
Third-generation racer
@spencer.schmidt

“Without the traditional karting foundation, performance development became intentional rather than inherited.”

Spencer Schmidt

(04)Career highlights

Late start. Accelerated curve.

  1. 2022

    The groundwork

    Karting · Briggs LO206 Senior

    Graduated from Pepperdine and moved to Indianapolis. Worked for a kart team in exchange for parts and completed the Skip Barber Advanced F4 School.

  2. 2023

    P8 in championship

    Skip Barber Formula Race Series

    A full Formula 4 season at some of the best-known circuits in the United States.

  3. 2024

    P4 in championship

    Radical Cup North America · Pro 1500

    First Radical Cup season, finishing fourth in the Pro 1500 points. In November, worked as an Expert Host at the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix.

  4. 2025

    Vice-Champion

    Radical Cup North America · Pro 1500 · #99

    Mechanical problems left the #99 eighth in the standings after round one. Once they were fixed, consistent podiums climbed the car back up to second.

  5. 2026

    Championship leader

    McLaren Trophy America · Pro-Am · RWE Motorsport

    Four wins and a podium in all seven races so far, including a sweep of the Sonoma opener. Leads the Pro-Am standings heading into the Indianapolis finale.

(05)2026 schedule

McLaren Trophy America Pro-Am

  1. Rd01

    Mar 27–29Completed

    Sonoma Raceway

    Sonoma, California

    • Race 1P1
    • Race 2P1
  2. Rd02

    May 1–3Completed

    Miami International Autodrome

    Miami, Florida

    • Race 1P2
  3. Rd03

    Jun 12–14Completed

    Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta

    Braselton, Georgia

    • Race 1P2
    • Race 2P1
  4. Rd04

    Aug 28–30Completed

    Road America

    Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin

    • Race 1P1
    • Race 2P3
  5. Rd05

    Oct 7–9Next up

    Indianapolis Motor Speedway

    Indianapolis, Indiana

    • Race 1–
    • Race 2–
    • Race 3–

(07)Keep up to date

Follow the journey

Race weekends, sim sessions and the work in between.

@spencer.schmidt

(08)Racing made possible by

Partners

Your brand here.

Partner positions are open for 2027 and beyond, with primary, associate and single-event packages.

Explore partnerships