Andretti Global reveals plans for 575,000-square-foot headquarters in Indiana

Pressing ahead on hopes to field a Formula One team, Andretti Global unveiled plans this week to build its future headquarters in suburban Indianapolis.

The $200-million, 575,000-square-foot shop (pictured in the rendering above) on 90 acres in Fishers, Indiana, would house Michael Andretti’s IndyCar, Indy Lights, IMSA teams as well as “other future racing initiatives.”

Andretti has been trying to land a stake in F1 since last year, first by buying an existing team and since by lobbying to be added to the 20-car grid by the 2024 season. Mario Andretti told the Indianapolis Star last week that the team remains committed to the F1 project.

Michael Andretti said in February that the Indianapolis area would be the home of the proposed F1 operations under the same roof with all of his teams. The F1 engineering staff would be housed in England.

We are happy to announce plans for the future home of our global motorsports headquarters. The team has chosen Fishers, Indiana, to be the home to a 575,000 square-foot facility that will occupy approximately 90-acres.  Read more about our future home: https://t.co/YReB0QT36x pic.twitter.com/64zBMKpW8u

— Andretti Autosport / #AllAndretti (@FollowAndretti) August 22, 2022

In a Monday release, Andretti Global estimated the new headquarters in Indiana would add up to 500 jobs by early 2026 and would be part of a planned indoor amphitheater, museum and innovation center “that will preserve and showcase the Andretti legacy and inspire the future of motorsports.”

The team said in a release that construction was expected to begin in the fall for an opening in 2025. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation board of directors is slated to approve an investment of up to $19 million in