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2025 IndyCar Series

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2025 IndyCar season
NTT IndyCar Series
Season
Races17
Start dateMarch 2
End dateAugust 31
Awards
Drivers' championSpain Álex Palou
Manufacturers' CupJapan Honda
Rookie of the YearUnited Kingdom Louis Foster
Indianapolis 500 winnerSpain Álex Palou
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Defending series champion Álex Palou (left) won his fourth championship; Pato O'Ward (right) finished second.

The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series was the 114th official championship season of American open-wheel racing and the 30th season under IndyCar Series sanction. Its showcase event was the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500, which was won by Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou for the first time. Palou also entered the season as the back-to-back defending champion and earned a three-peat. He became the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 and season driver's title in the same year since Dario Franchitti in 2010.

Background and series news

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After IndyCar's television contract with NBC Sports lapsed in 2024, the series signed a new agreement with Fox Sports that saw all races being covered on the Fox broadcast network.[1] On January 14, 2025, Fox announced its broadcast team for the 2025 season. Will Buxton was named the lead commentator, who previously covered Formula One, while Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe, who previously served as analysts for NBC and are also former IndyCar drivers, retained their roles in the new lineup.[2]

On September 12, 2024, IndyCar announced that the Firestone Tire and Rubber Company had signed an extension to remain as the series' sole tire supplier.[3]

On September 23, 2024, IndyCar announced its first ever charter system, which began in 2025 and will extend until 2031. 25 charters were awarded among all teams that competed full-time in the 2024 season, with a maximum of 3 for each team. Chartered entries were qualified to compete for the 22 Leaders Circle contracts. At every race on the calendar outside of the Indianapolis 500, starting fields were limited to 27 cars, and chartered entries were guaranteed a starting position. Qualification for the Indianapolis 500 remained open, and no teams had a guaranteed entry in the 33-car starting field.[N 1][6]

As a new entrant in the series, PREMA Racing was excluded from receiving charters. If a race event outside of the Indianapolis 500 were to feature additional cars, those would have had to compete against the two PREMA cars for the two 'open' spots in the field.[7]

On February 11, Doug Boles was named as the new president of IndyCar, replacing Jay Frye. Boles also continued to hold his role as president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[8]

Numerous technical violations found during qualifying and the race for the Indianapolis 500, particularly involving the cars of Team Penske, led to the start of an overhaul of IndyCar's officiating system. The series announced after the race that they would create an independent officiating board for race stewarding and technical inspections, in part due to increasing concerns with Roger Penske owning both the IndyCar series and a competing team in the series. The new officiating board was targeted to be ready for the 2026 season.[9] Further, the series announced their intent to begin using a scanning system during inspections to assist with finding possible rules infractions on cars.[10] The new scanning process was rolled out at Portland, where four cars were impounded after the race and scanned to check for technical compliance.[11]

On July 31, 2025, Fox Sports parent company Fox Corporation announced that it had acquired a one-third stake in IndyCar parent company Penske Entertainment. As part of the acquisition, Fox Sports' TV contract was extended to 2030.[12][13]

Confirmed entries

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The following teams, entries, and drivers were contracted to compete in the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams used a spec Dallara DW12 chassis with 2018 universal aero kit and Firestone tires.

Team Engine No. Driver(s) Round(s) Ref(s)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises[N 2] Chevrolet 4 United States David Malukas All [14]
14 United States Santino Ferrucci All [15]
Andretti Global Honda 26 United States Colton Herta All [16]
27 United States Kyle Kirkwood All [17]
28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson All [18]
98 United States Marco Andretti 6 [19][20]
Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward All [21]
6 United States Nolan Siegel All [22]
7 Denmark Christian Lundgaard All [23]
Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick 17 United States Kyle Larson  R [N 3] 6 [24]
Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 8 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson All [25]
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon All [26]
10 Spain Álex Palou All [27]
Dale Coyne Racing Honda 18 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay All [28]
50 United States Jacob Abel  R  16 [29]
51 1–15, 17 [30]
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
Cusick Motorsports 		Chevrolet 23 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 6 [31][32]
24 United Kingdom Jack Harvey 6 [32]
Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 20 United States Alexander Rossi All [33]
21 Denmark Christian Rasmussen All [33]
33 United States Ed Carpenter 6 [33]
Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 76 United States Conor Daly All [34]
77 United States Sting Ray Robb All [35]
Meyer Shank Racing[N 4]
with Curb-Agajanian 		Honda 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 6 [36]
60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist All [37]
66 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong All [38]
PREMA Racing Chevrolet 83 Israel Robert Shwartzman  R  All [39]
90 United Kingdom Callum Ilott All [40]
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 15 United States Graham Rahal All [41]
30 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco All [42]
45 United Kingdom Louis Foster  RY  All [43]
75 Japan Takuma Sato 6 [44]
Team Penske Chevrolet 2 United States Josef Newgarden All [45]
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin All [46]
12 Australia Will Power All [47]
Icon Status
 R  Eligible for Rookie of the Year
 RY  Rookie of the Year

Driver changes

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Preseason

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  • On July 2, 2024, Arrow McLaren announced that Christian Lundgaard would replace a departing Alexander Rossi, after Rossi and the team were unable to agree on a new contract.[23]
  • On August 13, 2024, A.J. Foyt Enterprises confirmed it had signed David Malukas full-time on a multi-year deal. Malukas departs Meyer Shank Racing after running the final 10 races of 2024 with them.[14]
  • On September 17, 2024, PREMA Racing confirmed reports that Callum Ilott would join full-time in the No. 90 entry for the 2025 season. Ilott moves from Jota Sport in the World Endurance Championship and also competed in two IndyCar races in 2024 as an injury substitute for Arrow McLaren.[40]
  • On September 19, 2024, Meyer Shank Racing confirmed that it had signed Marcus Armstrong for the 2025 season, replacing David Malukas in the No. 66 entry. Armstrong departs Chip Ganassi Racing after two seasons.[38]
  • On September 20, 2024, Racer reported that Ed Carpenter Racing informed Rinus VeeKay that it would end their relationship after five seasons.[48] On September 23, VeeKay confirmed this report via social media.[49]
  • On September 25, 2024, Ed Carpenter Racing confirmed its driver line-up, with Alexander Rossi joining the team on a multi-year deal in the No. 20 entry, Christian Rasmussen moving from the No. 20 to the No. 21 entry full-time on a multi-year deal, and owner/driver Ed Carpenter returning to an Indy 500-only role in a third entry.[33]
  • On October 9, 2024, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced the signing of 2024 Indy NXT Champion Louis Foster to a multi-year deal, in the No. 45 entry, replacing Lundgaard.
  • On October 30, 2024, Chip Ganassi Racing confirmed reports that Kyffin Simpson would move from the No. 4 entry to the No. 8, taking the place of a departing Linus Lundqvist.
  • On November 5, 2024, PREMA Racing confirmed reports that it had signed Robert Shwartzman to fill its second race seat for the 2025 season. Shwartzman moves from AF Corse in the FIA World Endurance championship.[39]
  • On November 20, 2024, Juncos Hollinger Racing announced the signing of Sting Ray Robb to one of its entries for the 2025 season. He was later confirmed to be assigned to the No. 77 entry.[35]
  • On December 4, 2024, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing-Cusick Motorsports confirmed its Indy 500 lineup, with Jack Harvey joining the team in the No. 24 car at the Indianapolis 500.[32]
  • On December 9, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing confirmed Devlin DeFrancesco to drive its third entry, replacing Pietro Fittipaldi after one season.[42]
  • On December 18, 2024, Juncos Hollinger Racing confirmed that Conor Daly would drive the No. 78 entry full-time in 2025, after driving it part-time in 2024, and replacing a departing Romain Grosjean.[34] On February 28, 2025, the car appeared with No. 76 instead, using the number representing a brand, and the respective font, of sponsor 76. Daly said a sponsorship announcement was expected for Thermal.[50]
  • On January 13, 2025, Dale Coyne announced that Jacob Abel would drive the No. 51 entry full-time, moving from Indy NXT.[30]
  • On February 14, 2025, Dale Coyne announced Rinus VeeKay would drive the No. 18 entry full time.[28]
  • On March 11, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced that Takuma Sato would return to the team as an Indianapolis 500 only entry for the second year in a row.[44]

Team changes

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Preseason

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  • On April 9, 2024, Italian junior formula and endurance racing team PREMA Racing announced it would enter two full-time entries in IndyCar in 2025, having secured a supply of Chevrolet engines.[51][52]
  • On August 19, 2024, Meyer Shank Racing confirmed that it would be switching technical alliance partners from Andretti Global to Chip Ganassi Racing, having been with Andretti since 2020.[53]
  • On September 4, 2024, Racer reported that Chip Ganassi Racing would downsize its IndyCar operation from five to three cars.[54]
  • On January 3, 2025, Arrow McLaren announced that McLaren Group had purchased the remaining 25% stake of the team from Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson as of December 31, 2024.[55]
  • On January 13, 2025, with the confirmation of Jacob Abel to the No. 51 entry, Dale Coyne's partnership with Rick Ware Racing has ended, reverting the Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing entry name back to Dale Coyne Racing.
  • On March 20, 2025, Abel Motorsports announced that they would not enter the Indianapolis 500 as they did in 2024, opting to instead keep their chassis available as a backup for the Dale Coyne Racing entry of Jacob Abel, the son of team owner Bill Abel.[56]

Mid-season

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  • On April 1, 2025, it was announced that Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing appointed former IndyCar president Jay Frye as a team president.[57]
  • On May 21, 2025, following failed technical inspections of the cars driven by Josef Newgarden and Will Power during qualifying for the Indianapolis 500, Team Penske announced that president Tim Cindric, managing director Ron Ruzewski, and general manager Kyle Moyer had all been dismissed by the team.[58]

Schedule

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The schedule was released on June 13, 2024.[1]

Icon Legend
 O  Oval/Speedway
 R  Road course
 S  Street circuit
Rd. Date Race name Track Location
1 March 2 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  S  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2 March 23 The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix  R  Thermal Club Thermal, California
3 April 13 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach  S  Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California
4 May 4 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix  R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
5 May 10 Sonsio Grand Prix  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
6 May 25 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway
7 June 1 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix  S  Streets of Detroit Detroit, Michigan
8 June 15 Bommarito Automotive Group 500  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois
9 June 22 XPEL Grand Prix at Road America  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
10 July 6 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
11 July 12 Synk 275 Powered by Sukup  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa
12 July 13 Farm to Finish 275 Powered by Sukup
13 July 20 Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto  S  Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario
14 July 27 Java House Grand Prix of Monterey  R  WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California
15 August 10 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
16 August 24 Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250  O  Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin
17 August 31 Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee

Schedule changes

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  • The race at the Thermal Club that was the non-championship $1 Million Challenge in 2024 became a full points-paying race in 2025. It was the first American open-wheel racing championship race in Riverside County, California since the 1983 CART season.
  • The Milwaukee Mile, which held a double-header in 2024, only hosted a single race in 2025.
  • The race at World Wide Technology Raceway moved from August to June.
  • On February 18, 2025, INDYCAR announced race lengths were extended for six races.
    • Long Beach – 90 Laps (five additional laps)
    • Mid-Ohio – 90 Laps (ten additional laps)
    • Iowa – 275 Laps (25 additional laps each race)
    • Toronto – 90 Laps (five additional laps)
    • Nashville – 225 Laps (19 additional laps)

Sponsorship changes

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On February 21, Hy-Vee announced that they were ending their event sponsorships for Iowa and Milwaukee.[59] Sukup Manufacturing was announced as the new title sponsor for the Iowa race weekend.[60] Snap-on was announced as the new title sponsor for Milwaukee.[61]

On June 4, IndyCar announced that the sponsorship name of the Nashville race would be changing from the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix to the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix for 2025 and beyond.[62]

On July 1, Java House was announced as the new title sponsor for the Monterey Grand Prix.[63][64]

Results

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Rd. Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race winner Report
Driver Team Engine
1 St. Petersburg New Zealand Scott McLaughlin United States Josef Newgarden New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
2 Thermal Club Mexico Pato O'Ward Mexico Pato O'Ward Mexico Pato O'Ward Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
3 Long Beach United States Kyle Kirkwood Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson United States Kyle Kirkwood United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda Report
4 Barber Spain Álex Palou Spain Álex Palou Spain Álex Palou Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
5 IMS GP Spain Álex Palou Spain Álex Palou United States Graham Rahal Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
6 Indianapolis 500 Israel Robert Shwartzman Brazil Hélio Castroneves Japan Takuma Sato Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
7 Detroit United States Colton Herta Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson United States Kyle Kirkwood United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda Report
8 Gateway Australia Will Power Spain Álex Palou United States David Malukas United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda Report
9 Road America United Kingdom Louis Foster Sweden Felix Rosenqvist New Zealand Scott Dixon Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
10 Mid-Ohio Spain Álex Palou New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Spain Álex Palou New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
11 Iowa 1 United States Josef Newgarden Mexico Pato O'Ward United States Josef Newgarden Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet Report
12 Iowa 2 Spain Álex Palou United States David Malukas Spain Álex Palou Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
13 Toronto United States Colton Herta United States Colton Herta Spain Álex Palou Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet Report
14 Laguna Seca Spain Álex Palou Spain Álex Palou Spain Álex Palou Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
15 Portland Denmark Christian Lundgaard[N 5] Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report
16 Milwaukee Spain Álex Palou United States David Malukas Spain Álex Palou Denmark Christian Rasmussen Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet Report
17 Nashville Mexico Pato O'Ward Spain Álex Palou Mexico Pato O'Ward United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report

Season report

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Opening rounds

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Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin claimed the first pole position of the year at the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg ahead of Andretti's Colton Herta,[65] but the race was decided on tire strategy after a first-lap collision involving Penske’s Will Power, McLaren’s Nolan Siegel and RLL’s Louis Foster brought out an early caution. Several frontrunners, including CGR's Álex Palou, dove into the pits to switch off the fragile alternate tire. That set up a decisive advantage as the race would run green to the finish. McLaughlin led the most laps before fading during the following pit cycles and Herta’s fight for the win ended with pit lane issues. CGR’s Scott Dixon briefly looked in control despite running without radio communication, before Palou undercut his teammate during the final round of stops and pulled away. Penske’s Josef Newgarden chased him until lapped traffic allowed Dixon to slip past him for second on the final lap. Palou scored his first St. Petersburg victory, starting off his campaign for a championship three-peat in the best way.[66][67]

McLaren’s Pato O'Ward secured pole position at the Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix ahead of teammate Christian Lundgaard, marking the team’s first front row lockout in their IndyCar history, while all three Penske drivers failed to advance past the opening round of qualifying.[68] O’Ward controlled the opening stints and led a race-high 51 laps, with Lundgaard and Palou running close behind as the race unfolded without interruption. Palou gained ground in the final stint by switching to the alternate tire, overtaking Lundgaard after a prolonged battle before rapidly closing down a near ten-second deficit to O’Ward. He completed the winning move on lap 56 and pulled clear to secure his thirteenth career victory by more than ten seconds. The race ran green from start to finish with only minor incidents, and O’Ward finished second with Lundgaard third, giving McLaren two cars on the podium. Herta and MSR’s Felix Rosenqvist completed the top five as Palou extended his lead in the standings to 39 points over O’Ward.[69][70]

Andretti’s Kyle Kirkwood claimed pole position for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach for the second time, ahead of teammate Herta.[71] The race was the second consecutive event to run caution-free and was therefore shaped by tire and pit strategy on the tight street circuit. Kirkwood and Palou both switched to the primary compound early, trading lap times at the head of the field while Herta slipped back after the first pit sequence. Palou gained ground through an undercut on the final round of stops and emerged close behind Kirkwood, but the Andretti driver held firm under pressure and gradually extended his lead to 2.7 seconds to claim Andretti’s first win of the year at the flag. Lundgaard recovered from twelfth on the grid and a crash in qualifying to finish third after passing Rosenqvist in the closing laps, while Power completed the top five. All 27 cars reached the finish, marking the first yellow-free Long Beach race since 2016, as Kirkwood ended Palou’s winning streak and closed to within 34 points of the championship lead.[72][73]

Palou was back on top in qualifying for the Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix, securing pole position ahead of his CGR teammate Marcus Armstrong, with McLaughlin lining up third for Penske.[74] At the start, Palou retained the lead, while Armstrong came under early pressure from McLaughlin and Lundgaard. The race was the third in a row to run without a caution, and differing pit strategies produced several position changes throughout the field. McLaughlin briefly moved ahead during the first cycle, but Palou regained control after the second round of stops, maintaining consistent pace on the primary tire. Behind the leaders, Lundgaard gained ground on the alternate strategy to secure a second consecutive podium, while Armstrong slipped to fourth after losing time in traffic. Herta completed the top five. Further back, rookie Siegel earned his first Fast Six appearance and maiden top-ten finish in ninth. Palou’s third victory in four rounds extended his early advantage in the championship to 60 points over Lundgaard.[75][76]

Round five, the Sonsio Grand Prix, saw Palou double up in qualifying to take pole position once again as RLL's Graham Rahal started alongside him on the front row.[77] At the start, Rahal overtook Palou into turn 1 and controlled much of the first half of the race, leading 49 laps as both drivers followed similar two-stop strategies under the new tire-compound regulations requiring two stints each on primary and alternate tires. Palou remained close behind and regained the lead into turn 7 on Lap 58, pulling away steadily thereafter. The race featured the first mid-race caution since the season opener: A.J. Foyt's David Malukas stopped on course with 16 laps remaining, erasing Palou’s four-second lead and ending a 408-lap stretch of green flag running. On the restart, Palou held off O’Ward, who rose from eighth on the grid to finish second, while Power completed the podium after starting seventh. Palou’s fourth victory in five races extended his dominant start to the season as he headed into the Indianapolis 500 with a 97-point lead.[78][79]

Robert Shwartzman claimed a shock pole position for Prema Racing in his first Indianapolis 500 appearance to become the first rookie polesitter since 1983.[80] RLL'S Takuma Sato and O’Ward completed the front row, while the Penske squad’s weekend was overshadowed by disqualification from qualifying for technical violations that sent Newgarden and Power to the back of the grid and prompted major leadership changes within the team.[81][82] On race day, delayed by rain, Shwartzman initially held firm but faded quickly before crashing and retiring before half-distance, leaving Andretti's Marcus Ericsson, Palou and Malukas to contest the lead through the final stints. Palou moved into position behind Ericsson in the closing stages and completed a decisive pass with 14 laps remaining, holding off the Swede to finally win the Indy 500 after years of near-misses.[83] Ericsson was later disqualified for an illegal aerodynamic modification, promoting Malukas to second and O’Ward to third. Palou now held a 112-point standings lead after just six races.[84]

Mid-season rounds

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Herta claimed his first pole position since Toronto 2024 in qualifying for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, leading Malukas, who equalled his career-best starting position, and teammate Kirkwood.[85] The race developed into one of the most chaotic events of the season, with frequent cautions and a late red flag disrupting the order. Herta led the early stages, but Kirkwood quickly moved forward and assumed control after passing Siegel, who had briefly cycled to the front on an alternate strategy. Multiple incidents kept the field bunched together, and pit stop timing became decisive as teams juggled tire wear and timing under yellow. Kirkwood maintained track position despite front-wing damage, throughout a late red flag after a heavy crash between Rosenqvist and Foster. He held off Foyt's Santino Ferrucci over the final laps to take his second victory of the season, with Herta completing the podium. Palou retired after contact with Malukas, bringing his three-race winning streak to an end and shortening his championship lead to 90 points.[86][87]

Next up was the Bommarito Automotive Group 500, where Power claimed pole position, his fifth at the track and 71st overall, leading a Team Penske front-row sweep ahead of McLaughlin as championship leader Palou could manage only ninth.[88] At the start, Power initially maintained the lead, but his race ended early when a tire failure sent him into the wall on lap 47. McLaughlin then assumed control until a mechanical issue on lap 216 forced his retirement. The most significant incident came on lap 131, when Foster brushed the wall and slid into the path of leader Newgarden, launching their cars into a heavy collision that saw both retire. Multiple cautions set up a strategic contest between the remaining frontrunners. Dixon briefly led by stretching his fuel, but Kirkwood undercut the leaders during the final pit cycle and emerged ahead. He held off O’Ward to take his first oval victory, with ECR rookie Christian Rasmussen climbing from 25th to finish third. Palou finished eighth, his championship lead shortened again to 73 points.[89][90]

Rookie Foster scored his first career IndyCar pole position at the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America, leading championship contenders Palou and Kirkwood.[91] Sunday’s 55-lap race began amid soaring temperatures and early chaos. Three cautions in the opening ten laps eliminated several contenders, including Malukas and Shwartzman, while a later crash for Newgarden triggered the fourth and final yellow on lap 30. Palou, who had dropped back after contact with Power, recovered through a sequence of timely pit stops and fuel management. Lundgaard appeared to be in control before the caution caused by Newgarden reversed the order, favoring those yet to stop. Dixon once again went for an alternative fuel strategy, which saw him lead briefly before he was forced to pit with two laps remaining. That handed the advantage to Palou, who held on to win ahead of Rosenqvist and Ferrucci despite having to save fuel himself. Kirkwood came fourth, losing ground again to Palou in the standings, where the Spaniard now led by 93 points.[92][93]

The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio saw Palou claim his third pole position of the season, ahead of Lundgaard, with CGR's Kyffin Simpson taking a career-best third on the grid.[94] Palou converted his pole into an early lead at the start, pulling ahead of Lundgaard as the field settled. The opening lap saw chaos when Newgarden spun at Turn 1 and collected Rahal, ending both of their races and triggering an early caution. Power retired shortly afterward due to contact sustained in the same incident. Once the race resumed, Palou controlled the pace from Lundgaard and Herta, while Dixon advanced from ninth on a two-stop fuel strategy. A second yellow for Rasmussen’s stalled car on lap 31 allowed Dixon to save fuel and stay within reach of the leader. Palou appeared on course for another win until a brief off-track excursion in Turn 9 with six laps remaining allowed Dixon to slip through. The Kiwi held off a late challenge to win by 0.4201s, with Lundgaard coming third. Palou extended his championship lead to 113 points with seven races remaining.[95][96]

Newgarden became the season's ninth different pole sitter in qualifying for the Synk 275 Powered by Sukup, leading JHR's Conor Daly and Rosenqvist.[97] At the start of the race, Newgarden quickly established control, leading the opening 232 laps. Herta spun on lap 1 to bring out an early caution, and further incidents for DCR's Jacob Abel, Kirkwood, Siegel and Prema's Callum Ilott interrupted the rhythm later on. When Newgarden pitted on lap 233, O’Ward elected to stay out two laps longer and cycled ahead after his stop. Siegel's crash was heavy enough to cause a red flag and force him to miss the weekend's second race. That set up two late restarts, where O’Ward held off Newgarden each time. He won the race by just over 0.2 seconds to take his first victory of 2025 and end an eleven-race win streak for Honda. Power completed the podium in third, while championship leader Palou came fifth. O'Ward's win allowed him to move past Kirkwood to second in the standings, slightly shortening Palou's dominant championship lead to 106 points.[98][99]

The second race of the double header, the Farm to Finish 275 Powered by Sukup, saw championship leader Palou lead Rosenqvist and Malukas in qualifying.[97] The Spaniard led the opening laps before being passed by Newgarden, who went on to control much of the race. The first caution came immediately when RLL's Devlin DeFrancesco spun into McLaughlin, eliminating both. Mechanical problems ended Will Power’s race after 21 laps, before another yellow on lap 50 when Sting Ray Robb crashed his JHR car. Two tire failures for Andretti later changed the complexion of the race: Ericsson hit the wall on lap 130, and Herta did likewise on lap 254, both times just after Newgarden had pitted from the lead. The timing trapped him a lap down, handing Palou track position. The Spaniard stopped under the second caution, retained the lead on the final restart, and held off Dixon to take his seventh win of the season. Armstrong completed an all-Honda podium as Palou once again extended his championship lead over O’Ward to 129 points.[100][101]

Closing rounds

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Herta claimed his second pole position of the year at the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto, leading Palou and Armstrong.[102] At the start, he held his advantage into Turn 1, while O’Ward, who had qualified tenth, made early progress through the field. The Mexican was among several drivers to pit within the first laps to remove the alternate tires, switching to primaries before a caution followed on lap two. That caution elevated O’Ward into a favorable position, and after another yellow for ECR's Alexander Rossi crashing coincided with pit stops, he emerged among the frontrunners. DCR's Rinus VeeKay led briefly on a two-stop strategy but yielded the lead when O’Ward overcut him during the final cycle. A late caution neutralized the finish, giving O’Ward the win ahead of a season-first podium for VeeKay and a career-first podium for Simpson. Championship leader Palou, who tried an alternative strategy that was ultimately hindered by the cautions, finished twelfth, his lead over O’Ward reduced to 99 points with four races remaining.[103][104]

The Java House Grand Prix of Monterey, saw Palou lead O'Ward and Herta in qualifying.[105] The Spaniard led cleanly at the start and controlled the opening stint while Siegel, running an alternate strategy, cycled to the front for 11 laps before the championship leader reclaimed the lead on lap 37. Early incidents included Shwartzman being pushed into the Turn 3 gravel and a separate collision between Simpson and Rosenqvist that brought out the first caution, followed shortly by another when Abel went off at Turn 2 with brake issues. A mid-race yellow followed after VeeKay was forced into the Turn 3 runoff following contact from Kirkwood, but the race remained green through the subsequent pit exchanges. Lundgaard gained positions through an undercut to run second, but was unable to challenge Palou over two restarts triggered by off-track excursions for Ericsson and Ferrucci. Palou took his eighth win of the season ahead of Lundgaard and Herta, with O’Ward finishing fourth to leave Palou 121 points ahead with three races remaining.[106][107]

Championship chaser O’Ward started the BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland from pole position after a six-place grid penalty for Lundgaard.[108] He held the lead through the opening laps until Ferrucci crashed at the final corner on lap 2, triggering the first caution. The restart was short-lived as debris from a double spin for Foster and VeeKay brought out another yellow on lap 8. Racing resumed on lap 11, and a battle between Rasmussen and Daly escalated over several laps until Daly was sent into the Turn 9 tire barrier on lap 15, causing the third caution and removing both drivers from contention. Power moved to the front during the first round of pit stops and established a lead while Lundgaard and Palou settled into second and third. O’Ward’s race unraveled on lap 22 when an electrical issue ended his championship hopes. The remainder of the race ran uninterrupted. In the closing laps Lundgaard closed on Power while Palou pressured both, but Power maintained control to take the win. Palou’s third place secured his fourth championship.[109][110]

Newly crowned champion Palou secured pole position for the Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250 ahead of Malukas and O’Ward.[111] The opening lap was interrupted immediately when Siegel spun and hit the wall, prompting the first caution. The restart was short-lived when Rahal slid wide and nearly crashed, bringing out a second yellow. Palou controlled the early stages afterwards while the field committed to a four-stop strategy. Rossi initiated the first pit cycle before lap 50, with further stops around laps 102 and 150. Palou held an advantage over McLaughlin and Newgarden through the middle phase and reasserted the lead after the final round of stops with just under 50 laps remaining. Light rain on lap 209 produced a fifth caution, and Rasmussen was among the drivers pitting for new tyres. Racing resumed with 28 laps to go, and the Dane quickly climbed through the order, passing McLaughlin and then closing on Palou. With 16 laps remaining, he overtook the race leader into turn 3 and held the position to claim his first IndyCar win.[112][113]

The season finale, the Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix, saw O'Ward claim pole position ahead of Malukas and Lundgaard.[114] Rasmussen crashed on lap 1, triggering the first caution. O’Ward led the early phase while Malukas held second until lap 83, when contact with the lapped Foster sent him into the wall. The restart preserved O’Ward’s advantage over Palou, but his race ended on lap 127 when a right-front tire failure put him into the same corner. That handed the lead to Power, who then lost a lap after stalling during his pit stop. That briefly cycled Rossi to the front before Newgarden, who had stopped earlier, moved past him on lap 147. Newgarden lost the net lead during the final pit cycle after a slow stop, allowing McLaughlin and Palou to jump ahead. He repassed Palou shortly after and then inherited the lead on lap 205 when McLaughlin brushed the wall. Newgarden controlled the final stint to finish ahead of Palou and McLaughlin, closing a difficult season with a win while Palou ended the year with a 196-point lead.[115][116]

Across the 17-race season, Palou established control early with four wins from the first five events and extended that momentum through the Indianapolis 500, where he finally claimed victory after several years of contention. His consistency, combined with repeated gains through strategy and minimal errors, allowed him to maintain a triple-digit points advantage for much of the campaign. O’Ward emerged as Palou’s closest title rival after mid-season gains, including victory at Iowa and a strong run of podiums, though mechanical issues at Portland ultimately ended his pursuit. IndyCar’s first season under new broadcast partner and part-owner Fox delivered a 28 per cent increase in average viewership, with 1.2 million viewers marking the best television figures since 2012. The Indianapolis 500 drew its largest audience in 17 years, while several events reported record or near-record attendance.[117]

Points standings

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Further information: List of American Championship car racing points scoring systems
  • Ties were broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc.; then by finishing position in the previous race; then by random draw.[118]
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th+ 
Points 50 40 35 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5

Driver standings

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  • At all races except the Indy 500, the pole position qualifier earned 1 point (unless qualifying was not held).[119] The twelve Indy 500 qualifiers who qualified for the fast 12 session received points based on the results of that session, descending from 12 points for first place.[120]
  • Drivers who led at least one race lap were awarded 1 point.[121] The driver who led the most laps during a race scored an additional 2 points.[121]
  • Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the engine reached its required distance run resulted in the loss of 10 points.[122]
Pos Driver STP THE LBH BAR IGP INDY DET GTW ROA MOH IOW TOR LAG POR MIL NSS Pts
1 Spain Álex Palou 1L 1L 2 1L* 1L 16L 25 8 1L 2L* 5L 1L* 12L* 1L* 3L 2L* 2L 711
2 Mexico Pato O'Ward 11 2L* 13 6 2 33L 7L 2L 17 5 1L 5 1L 4 25L 5 24L* 515
3 New Zealand Scott Dixon 2L 10 8L 12 5 204 11L 4L 9L* 1L 10 2 10 5 11 9 12L 452
4 United States Kyle Kirkwood 5 8 1L* 11 8 32 1L* 1L 4L 8 26 18L 6 16 20 12 6 433
5 Denmark Christian Lundgaard 8L 3 3L 2 16 78 8 14 24L 3 21 6 13 2 2 6 25 431
6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist 7 5 4 13 10 45 21L 16L 2L 6 17 7 19 24 9 22L 7 372
7 United States Colton Herta 16L 4 7 7 25 14 3L 17 16 4L 13 20 4L 3 10 11 11L 372
8 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong 24L 7 14L 17L 7L 18 6 9 5 7 9L 3 14 8 8 10L 19L 364
9 Australia Will Power 26 6 5 5 3 16 4L 27 14 26 3L 24 11 7 1L* 26 21L 357
10 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin 4L* 27 6 3L 4 3010 12L 24L 12L 23 4 26 26 10 7 3 3L 356
11 United States David Malukas 13 18 17 16 23 27L 14 12L* 7L 17 12 4 9 13 19 8L 26L 318
12 United States Josef Newgarden 3L 13 27 10 12 22 9 25L 25 27 2L* 10L 24 11 24L 7 1L 316
13 Denmark Christian Rasmussen 15 12 23 15 19 6L 24L 3L 18 25 6 8 20 9 12 1L 27 313
14 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay 9 17 19 4 9 27 27 7L 10 9 16 12 2L 23 17 15 13L 305
15 United States Alexander Rossi 10 9L 15 8 14 28L 10 11L 13 15 25 17 25 15 5 4 10L 297
16 United States Santino Ferrucci 14 14 11 18 20 5 2 5L 3 16 8 15 DNS 22 27 14 8 293
17 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson 18 15 10L 21 27 25 5 15 6L 10L 18 13 3 27 21 20 4 282
18 United States Conor Daly 17 16 25 19 15 8L 17 6L 22 19 7 16 15 14 26 13 5L 268
19 United States Graham Rahal 12 11 22 14 6L* 17 20 22 20 24 11 19 7 12 4L 24 22 260
20 Sweden Marcus Ericsson 6 21 12 20 26 319 13 13L 21 12 15 22 5L 25 22 19 15 234
21 United Kingdom Callum Ilott 19 26 21 23 22 33 26 18L 15 13 23 21 8 6 6 25 9 218
22 United States Nolan Siegel 25 19 20 9 13 13 19 19 8 11 24 DNS 18 18L 16 27 17 213
23 United Kingdom Louis Foster  RY  27 24 16 26 11 12 22L 26 11L 14 14 14 21 17 13 17L 20 213
24 Israel Robert Shwartzman  R  20 22 18 25 18 261L 16 10 27 21 20 9 16 21 15 18 14 211
25 United States Sting Ray Robb 21 23 9L 22 21 23 15 20 26 18 22 23 17 19 14 23 16 181
26 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco 22 20 24 24 17L 11L 23 23 19 20 19 25 22 20 18 16 18 171
27 United States Jacob Abel  R  23 25 26 27 24 DNQ 18 21 23 22 27 11 23 26 23 21 23 123
28 Japan Takuma Sato 92L* 36
29 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 10 20
30 United States Ed Carpenter 15L 16
31 United Kingdom Jack Harvey 19L 12
32 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 21L 10
33 United States Kyle Larson  R  24 6
34 United States Marco Andretti 29 5
Pos Driver STP THE LBH BAR IGP INDY DET GTW ROA MOH IOW TOR LAG POR MIL NSS Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd-place finish
Bronze 3rd-place finish
Green Top 5 finish
Light Blue Top 10 finish
Dark Blue Other flagged position
Purple Did not finish (DNF)
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown Withdrew (Wth)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did Not Start (DNS)
Race abandoned (C)
Blank Did not participate
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point; except Indy)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
L Led race lap
(1 point)
* Led most race laps
(2 points)
1–12 Indy 500 "Fast Twelve"
bonus points
c Qualifying canceled
(no bonus point)
 RY  Rookie of the Year
 R  Rookie

Entrant standings

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Only full-time entries shown. Light-gray background indicates non-chartered entries that were ineligible for the Leader's Circle for the 2025 season.

Pos Entry STP THE LBH BAR IGP INDY DET GAT ROA MOH IOW TOR LAG POR MIL NSS Pts
1 #10 Chip Ganassi Racing 1L 1L 2 1L* 1L 16L 25 8 1L 2L* 5L 1L* 12L* 1L* 3L 2L* 2L 711
2 #5 Arrow McLaren 11 2L* 13 6 2 33L 7L 2L 17 5 1L 5 1L 4 25L 5 24L* 515
3 #9 Chip Ganassi Racing 2L 10 8L 12 5 204 11L 4L 9L* 1L 10 2 10 5 11 9 12L 452
4 #27 Andretti Global 5 8 1L* 11 8 32 1L* 1L 4L 8 26 18L 6 16 20 12 6 433
5 #7 Arrow McLaren 8L 3 3L 2 16 78 8 14 24L 3 21 6 13 2 2 6 25 431
6 #60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian 7 5 4 13 10 45 21L 16L 2L 6 17 7 19 24 9 22L 7 372
7 #66 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian 24L 7 14L 17L 7L 18 6 9 5 7 9L 3 14 8 8 10L 19L 364
8 #26 Andretti Global 16L 4[a] 7 7 25 14 3L 17 16 4L 13 20 4L 3 10 11 11L 362
9 #12 Team Penske 26 6 5 5 3 16 4L 27 14 26 3L 24 11 7 1L* 26 21L 357
10 #3 Team Penske 4L* 27 6 3L 4 3010 12L 24L 12L 23 4 26 26 10 7 3 3L 356
11 #4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 13 18 17 16 23 27L 14 12L* 7L 17 12 4 9 13 19 8L 26L 318
12 #2 Team Penske 3L 13 27 10 12 22 9 25L 25 27 2L* 10L 24 11 24L 7 1L 316
13 #21 Ed Carpenter Racing 15 12 23 15 19 6L 24L 3L 18 25 6 8 20 9 12 1L 27 313
14 #18 Dale Coyne Racing 9 17 19 4 9 27 27 7L 10 9 16 12 2L 23 17 15 13L 305
15 #20 Ed Carpenter Racing 10 9L 15 8 14 28L 10 11L 13 15 25 17 25 15 5 4 10L 297
16 #14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises 14 14 11 18 20 5 2[b] 5L 3 16 8 15 DNS 22 27 14 8 293
17 #8 Chip Ganassi Racing 18 15 10L 21 27 25 5 15 6L 10L 18 13 3 27 21 20 4 282
18 #76 Juncos Hollinger Racing 17 16 25 19 15 8L 17 6L 22 19 7 16 15 14 26 13 5L 268
19 #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 12 11 22 14 6L* 17 20 22 20 24 11 19 7 12 4L 24 22 260
20 #28 Andretti Global 6 21 12 20 26 319 13 13L 21 12 15 22 5L 25 22 19 15 234
21 #90 PREMA Racing 19 26 21 23 22 33 26 18L 15 13 23 21 8 6 6 25 9 218
22 #6 Arrow McLaren 25 19 20 9 13 13 19 19 8 11 24 DNS 18 18L 16 27 17 213
23 #45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 27 24 16 26 11 12 22L 26 11L 14 14 14 21 17 13 17L 20 213
Leaders' Circle cutoff
24 #83 PREMA Racing 20 22[c] 18 25 18 261L 16 10 27 21 20 9 16 21 15 18 14 201
25 #77 Juncos Hollinger Racing 21 23 9L 22 21 23 15 20 26 18 22 23 17 19 14 23 16 181
26 #30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 22 20 24 24 17L 11L 23 23 19 20 19 25 22 20 18 16 18 171
27 #51 Dale Coyne Racing 23 25 26 27 24 DNQ 18 21 23 22 27 11 23 26 23 21 23 123
Pos Entry STP THE LBH BAR IGP INDY DET GAT ROA MOH IOW TOR LAG POR MIL NSS Pts
  1. ^ The #26 Andretti Global entry received a 10 entrant-point penalty and a $25,000 fine for an incorrectly installed anti-intrusion plate on the car during the race at Thermal Club.[123]
  2. ^ Santino Ferrucci and the #14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises entry received a 25-point penalty and a $25,000 fine, as well as lost a lap led bonus point and were rendered ineligible for engine manufacturer points, at the Detroit Grand Prix for incorrect driver equivalency weight.[124]
  3. ^ The #83 PREMA Racing entry received a 10 entrant-point penalty and a $25,000 fine at the race at Thermal Club for making an unapproved modification to the emergency pull cable for the car's fire suppression system.[125]

Engine manufacturer standings

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The top-two finishing full-season eligible entrants for a manufacturer in each race scored points toward the engine manufacturer's championship. Points scored were the same as the driver's championship except for bonus points – a race win was worth five bonus points for a manufacturer, while a pole position was worth one bonus point (except at the Indianapolis 500). A full-season entry was eligible to score manufacturer points until it exceeded the maximum number of allowed engines per entry.[126]

For Indianapolis 500 qualifying, the manufacturer that ran the fastest speed on Saturday received one bonus point; while the manufacturer that qualified on pole position received two bonus points.

Pos Manufacturer STP THE LBH BAR IGP INDY DET GAT ROA MOH IOW TOR LAG POR MIL NSS Pts
1 Japan Honda 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 1 2 1 2 1 1 1550
2 4 2 4 5 4 2 4 2 2 8 2 3 3 3 6 4
95W 87W 96PW 88PW 86PW 170FW 96PW 87W 96PW 96PW 54 96PW 76 91PW 75 79P 82
2 United States Chevrolet 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 1328
4 3 5 3 3 3 6 3 7 5 2 4 8 4 4 3 3
68P 76P 65 75 75 152P 63 76P 61 65 96PW 67 79W 72 87W 75 76P
Pos Manufacturer STP THE LBH BAR IGP INDY DET GAT ROA MOH IOW TOR LAG POR MIL NSS Pts

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The Leaders Circle program provides approximately $1 million to the top-22 eligible entries by entrant points at the end of a season, in what has been described by sources as a "socialized financial incentive program".[4][5]
  2. ^ Technical partnership with Team Penske.
  3. ^ Larson is considered a Rookie in the IndyCar Series as he has competed in less than eight IndyCar series races; however, he is not a rookie for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the 2024 Indianapolis 500.
  4. ^ Technical partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing.
  5. ^ Lundgaard, the fastest qualifier, was assessed a 6-place grid penalty for an unapproved engine change. Pato O'Ward, who qualified 2nd, was the highest-placed driver not to have a penalty, and thus started the race from pole position. Lundgaard earned the pole award and the pole-winner's championship point.

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