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Lando Norris has opened the door to a future Triple Crown bid, saying after a visit to Indianapolis Motor Speedway that he does not want to rule out the Indy 500 and that his Monaco Grand Prix win for McLaren last year means he has already completed one part of the challenge.
Asked by local reporters at Indianapolis whether he could one day race in the 500, Norris said: “You never know. I don’t wanna say no, and I certainly want to try things outside of Formula 1.” The reigning world champion said his interest goes well beyond F1, adding that he loves “bikes,” “rally,” and “IndyCar,” as well as “all racing in general.”
That openness matters because Norris tied it directly to one of motorsport’s rarest career targets. “It’s part of the Triple Crown for McLaren as well,” he said. “I won Monaco, that’s part one done,” leaving “two more to do” with the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans still missing.
The Triple Crown is made up of victories in the Monaco Grand Prix, the Indy 500 and Le Mans. Graham Hill remains the only official driver to complete it, having won Monaco five times, the Indy 500 in 1966 and Le Mans in 1972.
Norris said the idea had not previously been a personal ambition, but admitted it now feels more realistic and more appealing. “I’ve never really had a thought of trying to achieve the Triple Crown, but I’ve ticked one of the boxes already,” he said. He added that watching Fernando Alonso chase the same feat had helped sharpen the appeal: “Seeing Fernando attempt it and things like that, it always makes it more inviting.”
The McLaren driver made the Indianapolis trip immediately after retiring from the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix. While there, he met 2026 Indy 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist, spent time with Zak Brown, Roger Penske, Daniel Ricciardo and Conor Daly, and took laps at the Speedway with Tony Kanaan.
For McLaren, Norris’s comments are significant because the team already has a presence in IndyCar and now has a Formula 1 world champion publicly acknowledging that two-thirds of the Triple Crown path still sits in front of him. Norris stopped well short of calling it a firm target, but he made clear that neither Indianapolis nor Le Mans is off the table.