hinchcliffe started in indycar in 2011. he drove for the newman/haas team. he won rookie of the year. later, his team stopped racing in indycar and he had to find a new team. for 2012, he was hired by andretti autosport. a year later he had a very successful year. he won three races in st. petersburg, brazil, and iowa. he continued driving for andretti. in 2015, hinchcliffe joined schmidt peterson motorsports and replaced simon pagenaud. during monday practice before the 2015 indianapolis 500, hinchcliffe suffered serious injuries in a crash.