Power talks Le Mans interest

Australian IndyCar star Will Power has revealed he can race in the American championship for another five years, but also has a strong desire to drive the Le Mans 24 Hours.

Power has almost exclusively been an a single seater driver, highlighted by starring in IndyCar since 2008 and winning the championship twice in 2014 and 2022.

Despite being 43, he is still easily one of the leading drivers on the ever-competitive grid, never finishing outside of the top 10 in the championship since he arrived at Team Penske back in 2009 and winning the Indianapolis 500 in 2018.

However, Power still holds ambitions outside of IndyCar, pinpointing the 24 Hours of Le Mans as an event he would love to do.

The only racing Power has done with a roof over his head have been cameo appearances as a Supercars co-driver.

The first was in 2002 alongside Mark Larkham where they finished 11th and 16th at the Queensland 500 and Bathurst 1000 respectively.

Power returned to Ford Performance Racing in 2010 as the international guest at the Gold Coast 500 with Steven Richards and they had a best result of 13th.

Will Power heads the field at the start of race 2 of the 2005 Renault World Series at Le Mans. Image: LAT

But speaking ahead of the 2025 IndyCar season, Power revealed his desire to compete in the Le Mans 24 Hours.

He has raced at Le Mans before, albeit at the smaller Bugatti Circuit in the 2005 Formula Renault 3.5 Series and was victorious.

If Power is successful in the famous 24 Hour race, he would be the first Australian and just 15th all time to complete at least two legs of the Triple Crown featuring the Indianapolis 500, 24 Hours of Le Mans, Monaco Grand Prix wins or F1 World Championship.

“I would love to have a shot at winning that race,” Power said. 

“I’ve won the Indy 500, and when I think about those sort of opportunities, someone like Fernando Alonso certainly has a lot of good contacts in Europe.

“It’s a very cool event that I haven’t been able to do yet. It’s definitely, definitely on the radar.”

Before opening up on the Indianapolis 500, Power said IndyCar remained his focus and cautiously highlighted 2030 as a jumping off point. 

“It’s absolutely the goal to definitely keep rolling while I’m really competitive,” he said. 

“I was like very competitive last year. I won three races and seven podiums. 

“No one else in the field but (Scott) McLaughlin did that. So I’m still performance really high.

“If I wasn’t performing, I wouldn’t want to do it. I’m still learning. It’s crazy, but you’re still learning stuff.

“I think I could be absolutely competitive for another five years if I wanted.”

Photo by Jake Galstad / LAT Images

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