Sargeant’s Tanned, Rested and Ready to Go

By Dennis Krause

Who is the last driver from the United States to score a point in Formula One?

If you said Logan Sargeant, you’d be correct. The Florida native scored a tenth-place finish at Circuit of the Americas in 2023 during his brief tenure with the Williams F1 team [2023-24], the first driver from the United States to do so in 30 years.

Since his release from the Williams team midway through the ’24 season, Sargeant has kept a low profile. There was a deal to race a Le Mans Prototype 2 (LMP2) class car in Europe this season, but that changed before he could even turn a wheel.

Now, thanks to new manager Oliver Gavin, Sargeant will make his return to racing as a co-driver for PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports in IMSA’s WeatherTech SportsCar Championship in next weekend’s TireRack.com Battle on the Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Motul Petit Le Mans at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta.

“Yeah, it all came about pretty quickly,” said Sargeant. “I'm very fortunate and grateful for that opportunity. I started working with a new manager, Oliver Gavin. He did a great job. He was connected with with [PR1 Mathiasen Motorsports team owner] Bobby [Oergel]. The opportunity came across the table, and I couldn’t have asked for a better way back into the sport.

“I took that break, but it was a much needed one, and I feel super fresh coming into it. That test {at Indianapolis] was super useful for me to to find my feet again. And I feel, I feel super ready and just grateful for the opportunity.”

It won’t be Sargeant’s first foray into sports cars, however.

“I did three or four races in 2021,” noted Sargeant, “two in LMP2 and two in GT3. The atmosphere within sports cars is really, really enjoyable. It's really enjoyable to work with your teammates towards a common goal and have that camaraderie. And that's one of the parts I loved about it, and it's the part that I'm most looking forward to going back into it is, is all of us working together, you know, making compromises for each other, and ultimately going after the best result we can, which hopefully will be wins. That was really the part that I loved about it, and the part that I'm really looking forward to. And outside of that, just racing at a high level again, and that's what I'm most looking forward to.”

According to Sargeant, the recent test at Indy gave him a chance to dust off the cobwebs and get his competitive juices flowing again.

“Yeah, it was a it was a pleasure to have that first test. I think especially for me, having taken some time off. That test was super important. I feel like immediately hit the ground running, both from my side, from the team side, the car felt great. And even just judging from the previous bit of experience I've had a P2 car, I really felt like the car was in a good place. So that was that was hugely positive, positive for myself to get back in the car and start dusting all the cobwebs, I guess you can say, and start building up for the race.

“I think it's a fantastic championship,” Sargeant continued. “It's a huge privilege for me to be able to race back home again, which I haven't been able to do in a really, really long time. So that's that's another big positive, and just really excited to compete at a high level again, and a great team with two great teammates {Benjamin Peterson and Naveen Rao] to go out and get some good results.”

After competing at the highest level in single-seater racing, sports car racing could now be a long-term goal for Sargeant.

“I have a great opportunity in front of me in these with these last two races and IMSA, it's a championship I've always been very interested in. It’s a great team and a great car to be in. And I think, truthfully, I'm very near sighted right now. I just want to, for one, get back in a car, really find my rhythm again, which I feel like already was coming very naturally in the test. Keep building upon that and deliver good results.

“So I'm really only looking at these next two races and then see what happens for next year. But I'd be more than happy to have a long career in sports cars. That would be an exciting path forward for me, but no clear, you know, path at the moment.

“At the end of the day, obviously, I've taken a break, so there's a slight factor of, you know, building back up. But like I said, I've had that test. I have a test before Atlanta. You know, we use that time extremely valuably. We've done a great job with that. And, you know, I don't go into Indy feeling under prepared. I go into Indy feeling great, and that's how I look at it. I go in, I feel, prepared, I feel good, and I'm just ready to deliver for the team and hopefully produce good results, and that, in turn, will result in doors opening for next year. So that's that's how I'm looking at it.”

As Sargeant returns to racing in the states, he’ll get to share the track again with drivers he grew up racing with, something he’s also looking forward to.

“Yeah, it's cool because a lot of my friends race in IMSA, and people who I grew up racing with, not necessarily in the same class, but just to be able to share a track with all them again, which I haven't been able to do again for super long time is a privilege. And again, it kind of goes back to that atmosphere thing we were talking about just being more enjoyable and being around, you know, a lot of people who you enjoy interacting with, and it's just a good experience.”

Dennis Krause has spent decades covering all forms of motorsports, including over 40 Indianapolis 500s, with stints at WIBA Radio, PIT PASS - Radio’s Premier Motorsports Magazine and Motorsports Minute. Follow him on X @DennisKrause500 or motorsportsminute.bluesky.social or motorsportsminute on Threads or MotorsportsMinute+ on Facebook.

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