The 2021 NASCAR Cup champion aims to make his IndyCar Series debut in a Hendrick Motorsports-owned fourth McLaren entry in the 108th running of the Indy 500 next May.
A necessary step towards that is gaining his clearance as a rookie, which has now been arranged for a test in October.
Larson has already driven the car virtually on GM’s simulator, and has had his seat fitting at McLaren’s workshops at Indianapolis – revealing that his seat insert is exactly the same as his driving advisor Tony Kanaan.
Speaking at the unveiling of his #17 car’s livery at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday morning, Arrow McLaren’s racing director Gavin Ward outlined what’s in store for Larson.
“We've got the seat fit down,” he said. “We've done some laps in the sim. We're getting ready to do some first real running here in October.
“[We will] come here straightaway, but I think we definitely wouldn't rule out other oval testing before coming back here next year. So that's definitely something we're looking at.
“Our goal is just to build up and get as much prep and seat time as we can, just to hit the ground running and be as prepared as possible come May.
“We're building up that plan. So, we'll communicate that once it's all finalised. Just in general, trying to maximize everything we can to get up and running as best as possible.”
Source: Autosport