Citrone/Buhl Autosport

Citrone/Buhl Autosport is an American racing team, currently competing in the NTT IndyCar Series with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing as technical team and Spencer Pigot as a driver.[1][2]

Citrone/Buhl Autosport
Founded2019
Founder(s)Robert Citrone
Nick Citrone
Robbie Buhl
Tom Buhl
BaseDetroit, Michigan, United States
Team principal(s)Robbie Buhl
Current seriesIndyCar Series
Noted drivers Spencer Pigot

The team was created after a friendship of over 20 years by Robert Citrone, who is a co-founder of Discovery Capital Management[3] and minority owners at the Pittsburgh Steelers,[4] and Robbie Buhl, a former CART and IRL IndyCar Series racing driver,[5] 8-time competitor in the Indy 500, who won the IndyLights in the 1992 season and has won two races in IndyCar in the 1996-1997 season in Pennzoil 200 at the New Hampshire International Speedway for Team Menard[6] and in the 2000 season in the Walt Disney World Speedway race for the Dreyer & Reinbold Racing.[7] In 2016, Robbie, along with his brother Tom Buhl, started Buhl Sport Detroit, a motorsports marketing company, professional race team, and teen driving program based in Detroit, Michigan. Buhl's racing team, Racing4Detroit, ran in the Americas Rallycross Championship in 2018 and 2019, with Alex Keyes as the racing driver.

History

IndyCar

On February 27, 2020, the newly formed team announces its participation in the GMR Grand Prix and the Indy 500[8][9] in May, with American Spencer Pigot[10] as driver, champion in the Pro Mazda Championship in the 2014 season[11] and champion in the Indy Lights in 2015[12] with the Juncos Racing team[13][14] and former IndyCar driver for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing,[15] Ed Carpenter Racing[16] and Juncos Racing[17] and Bobby Rahal's team, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing as the technical team. Tom Vigne has joined the team as the chief mechanic of the No. 45 RLL with Citrone/Buhl Autosport entry and Shota Suto will be a mechanic on the car.

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the rounds set in May were moved to June and August.

Racing results

IndyCar Series

(key)

Year Chassis Engine Drivers No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Pos. Pts.
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with Citrone/Buhl Autosport
2020 TEX IMS ROA ROA IOW IOW INDY GTW GTW MDO MDO IMS IMS STP
Dallara DW12 Honda HI20TT V6t Spencer Pigot 45 24 25 32nd 17

* Season still in progress

References
  1. PROFESSIONAL INDYCAR TEAM FORGED BY THOSE PASSIONATE ABOUT RACING. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  2. Buhl Sport Detroit - THE ULTIMATE IN MOTORSPORTS EXPERIENCES. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  3. Robert Citrone Co-founder, Discovery Capital Management. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  4. Pittsburgh Steelers ownership at a glance. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  5. Driver Robbie Buhl Statistics. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  6. Buhl Wins, I.R.L. Style: Fast, and on the Last Lap. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  7. Buhl slips past Cheever to win season opener. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  8. Pigot returns with Rahal, Buhl for Indy GP and 500. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  9. Spencer Pigot lands with Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Citrone/Buhl for two-race month of May deal. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  10. Spencer Pigot. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  11. JUNCOS RACING: 2014 PRO MAZDA CHAMPIONS. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  12. SPENCER PIGOT’S STAR RISES AGAIN, WINS INDY LIGHTS CHAMPIONSHIP. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  13. PRO MAZDA – JUNCOS COMPLETES ITS 2014 QUARTET WITH SPENCER PIGOT AND KYLE KAISER. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  14. Combined with Juncos Racing’s pair (Pigot and Kyle Kaiser). Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  15. AMERICAN FORCE: PIGOT JOINS RAHAL FOR 2016 RACES. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  16. Pigot to return to Ed Carpenter Racing. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
  17. Juncos confirms Pigot for Indy 500. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
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