Tony Kanaan

Tony Kanaan
Kanaan at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 2022
NationalityBrazil Brazilian
BornAntoine Rizkallah Kanaan Filho
(1974-12-31) 31 December 1974 (age 49)
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
IndyCar Series career
296 races run over 23 years
Team(s)No. 66 (Arrow McLaren)
2022 position26th
Best finish1st (2004)
First race2002 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race2023 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
First win2003 Purex Dial Indy 200 (Phoenix)
Last win2014 MAVTV 500 IndyCar World Championships (Fontana)
Wins Podiums Poles
16 73 11
Champ Car career
93 races run over 5 years
Years active19982002
Team(s)Tasman Motorsports (1998)
Forsythe Racing (1999)
Mo Nunn Racing (2000–2002)
Best finish9th (1998, 2001)
First race1998 Marlboro Grand Prix of Miami (Homestead)
Last race2002 Gran Premio Telmex-Gigante (Mexico City)
First win1999 U.S. 500 Presented by Toyota (Michigan)
Wins Podiums Poles
1 6 4
Championship titles
1994
1997
1999
2004
2013
2015
Formula Europa Boxer champion
Indy Lights Series champion
U.S. 500 winner
IndyCar Series champion
Indianapolis 500 winner
Rolex 24 at Daytona overall winner
Awards
1998

2007
2013
CART Championship Series Rookie of the Year
Scott Brayton Award
IndyCar Series Most Popular Driver

Antoine Rizkallah "Tony" Kanaan Filho (born 31 December 1974), nicknamed ''TK,'' is a Brazilian racing driver. He is best known for racing in Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) from 1998 to 2002, and the IndyCar Series from 2002 to 2023.


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