2025 Indianapolis 500
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The 2025 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) was an IndyCar Series race that was held on Sunday, May 25, 2025, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The race was round six of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season. The month of May activities formally began with the Sonsio Grand Prix on the combined road course. The race was televised on Fox for the first time in its history. The 2025 race marked the first year of hybrid energy recovery system powertrains at Indianapolis. Practice officially began on Tuesday, May 13, and Time Trials were held on May 17–18. Carb Day, the traditional final day of practice, along with the Pit Stop Challenge, took place on May 23. Rookie driver Robert Shwartzman of Prema Racing qualified for the pole position, the first rookie pole winner since Teo Fabi in 1983. Three-time series champion Álex Palou won the race, his first Indianapolis 500 victory and first oval-track victory in IndyCar, assuming the lead late in the race and holding off 2022 race winner Marcus Ericsson. Runner-up Ericsson, and his Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood, who initially finished in sixth, were moved to the back of the field along with Prema Racing driver Callum Ilott after all three of their cars failed post-race technical inspections. Consequently, David Malukas finished in second and Pato O'Ward in third. Palou's win highlighted a dominating season in which he won eight races and became the first driver to win the Indianapolis 500 and the IndyCar championship in the same season since Dario Franchitti in 2010. Josef Newgarden, the race winner in 2023–2024, failed to accomplish the first Indianapolis 500 three-peat. Newgarden and Penske teammate Will Power were moved to the back of the starting grid due to technical infractions during qualifying. All three cars of the Penske team had disappointing results, the team's worst overall performance at Indy since failing to qualify in 1995. Power finished a lap down in 16th, Newgarden dropped out with mechanical failure, and Scott McLaughlin crashed out on the pace lap (after also crashing heavily during practice). Statistically, it was the team's worst combined three-car result at Indy since 1992. Kyle Larson made his second attempt at "Double Duty" after failing in 2024, as that year's Coca-Cola 600 was called for rain. He crashed out at Indianapolis on lap 92. Larson would lead 34 laps early on at Charlotte, but dropped out after a crash. At season's end, Larson won the 2025 Cup Series Championship – the first time in history that a driver raced in the "500" and won the NASCAR championship in the same calendar year.
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| Pos | Driver | Pts |
| 1 | Álex Palou | 248 |
| 2 | Kyle Kirkwood | 151 |
| 3 | Christian Lundgaard | 150 |
| 4 | Pato O'Ward | 148 |
| 5 | Scott McLaughlin | 137 |
| Race schedule—April 2025 | ||||||
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23Open test | 24Open test | 25 | 26 |
| Race schedule—May 2025 | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3Mini-Marathon | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8USF Pro testing | 9USF, NXT Race IndyCar Qual. | 10Sonsio G.P.(USF, NXT, NICS) |
| 11 | 12 | 13Practice | 14Practice | 15Practice | 16Fast Friday | 17Time Trials (13–30) |
| 18Time Trials (1–12, 31–33) | 19Practice | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23Carb Day (IMS) Hoosier Hundred, USF/USF Pro Race (IRP) | 24Parade |
| 25Indianapolis 500 | 26Memorial Day | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
| Source: | ||||||
| Color | Notes |
| Green | Practice |
| Blue | Time trials |
| Silver | Race day |
| Red | Rained out* |
| Blank | No track activity |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Sponsor | Ref. |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden .mw- W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Shell | |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Pennzoil | |
| 4 | David Malukas | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | Clarience Technologies | |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | Arrow Electronics | |
| 6 | Nolan Siegel R | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | NTT Data | |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | Cleveland-Cliffs | |
| 7 | Christian Lundgaard | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | VELO | |
| 8 | Kyffin Simpson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | Journie Rewards | |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | PNC Bank | |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | DHL | |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Verizon | |
| 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | Homes for our Troops | |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | United Rentals | |
| 17 | Kyle Larson | Arrow McLaren with Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | Hendrick Cars / Prime Video | |
| 18 | Rinus VeeKay | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | askROI | |
| 20 | Alexander Rossi W | ECR | Chevrolet | Java House | |
| 21 | Christian Rasmussen | ECR | Chevrolet | Splenda | |
| 23 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | DRR-Cusick Motorsports | Chevrolet | Wedbush | |
| 24 | Jack Harvey | DRR-Cusick Motorsports | Chevrolet | INVST | |
| 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | Gainbridge | |
| 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Honda | Siemens | |
| 28 | Marcus Ericsson W | Andretti Global | Honda | Allegra | |
| 30 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | Dogecoin | |
| 33 | Ed Carpenter | ECR | Chevrolet | Splenda | |
| 45 | Louis Foster R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | Desnuda Organic Tequilla | |
| 51 | Jacob Abel R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | Miller High Life | |
| 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | Creed / Sirius XM | |
| 66 | Marcus Armstrong | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | Spectrum | |
| 75 | Takuma Sato W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | Amada | |
| 76 | Conor Daly | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | ampm | |
| 77 | Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | GoodHeart | |
| 83 | Robert Shwartzman R | Prema Racing | Chevrolet | Idra Group | |
| 90 | Callum Ilott | Prema Racing | Chevrolet | Idra Group | |
| 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Global | Honda | Mapei |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 225.182 | 362.395 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 225.125 | 362.304 |
| 3 | 75 | Takuma Sato W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 225.069 | 362.213 |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 232.686 | 374.472 |
| 2 | 75 | Takuma Sato W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 232.565 | 374.277 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 232.278 | 373.815 |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 223.993 | 360.482 |
| 2 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 223.366 | 359.473 |
| 3 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Honda | 223.362 | 359.466 |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 227.026 | 365.363 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 226.971 | 365.274 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 226.673 | 364.795 |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 227.546 | 366.200 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 225.584 | 363.042 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 225.545 | 362.979 |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 226.632 | 364.729 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 225.457 | 362.838 |
| 3 | 76 | Conor Daly | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 224.893 | 361.930 |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 233.954 | 376.512 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 232.561 | 374.271 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 232.528 | 374.218 |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| Top 12 qualifiers | ||||||
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 233.043 | 375.046 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 233.013 | 374.998 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 233.004 | 374.984 |
| 4 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 232.820 | 374.687 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 232.659 | 374.428 |
| 6 | 83 | Robert Shwartzman R | Prema Racing | Chevrolet | 232.584 | 374.308 |
| 7 | 4 | David Malukas | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 232.546 | 374.247 |
| 8 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 232.449 | 374.090 |
| 9 | 75 | Takuma Sato W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 232.415 | 374.036 |
| 10 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 232.144 | 373.600 |
| 11 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson W | Andretti Global | Honda | 232.132 | 373.580 |
| 12 | 7 | Christian Lundgaard | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 231.809 | 373.060 |
| Positions 13–30 | ||||||
| 13 | 76 | Conor Daly | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 231.725 | 372.925 |
| 14 | 20 | Alexander Rossi W | ECR | Chevrolet | 231.701 | 372.887 |
| 15 | 8 | Kyffin Simpson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 231.641 | 372.790 |
| 16 | 33 | Ed Carpenter | ECR | Chevrolet | 231.633 | 372.777 |
| 17 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 231.593 | 372.713 |
| 18 | 30 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 231.575 | 372.684 |
| 19 | 77 | Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 231.461 | 372.500 |
| 20 | 21 | Christian Rasmussen | ECR | Chevrolet | 231.438 | 372.463 |
| 21 | 17 | Kyle Larson | Arrow McLaren w/ Rick Hendrick | Chevrolet | 231.326 | 372.283 |
| 22 | 45 | Louis Foster R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 231.058 | 371.852 |
| 23 | 90 | Callum Ilott | Prema Racing | Chevrolet | 230.993 | 371.747 |
| 24 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 230.978 | 371.723 |
| 25 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Honda | 230.917 | 371.625 |
| 26 | 6 | Nolan Siegel R | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 230.571 | 371.068 |
| 27 | 23 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | DRR-Cusick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 230.363 | 370.733 |
| 28 | 24 | Jack Harvey | DRR-Cusick Motorsports | Chevrolet | 230.348 | 370.709 |
| 29 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global | Honda | 230.192 | 370.458 |
| 30 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 229.863 | 369.929 |
| Did not qualify – relegated to Last Chance Qualifying | ||||||
| 31 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti and Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 229.859 | 369.922 |
| 32 | 18 | Rinus VeeKay | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 229.519 | 369.375 |
| 33 | 51 | Jacob Abel R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 226.859 | 365.094 |
| 34 | 66 | Marcus Armstrong | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | No time | |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| Fast Six qualifiers | ||||||
| 1 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 232.523 | 374.209 |
| 2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 232.186 | 373.667 |
| 3 | 83 | Robert Shwartzman R | Prema Racing | Chevrolet | 232.008 | 373.381 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 231.971 | 373.321 |
| 5 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 231.800 | 373.046 |
| 6 | 75 | Takuma Sato W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 231.686 | 372.862 |
| Positions 7–12 | ||||||
| 7 | 4 | David Malukas | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 231.599 | 372.722 |
| 8 | 7 | Christian Lundgaard | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 231.360 | 372.338 |
| 9 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson W | Andretti Global | Honda | 231.014 | 371.781 |
| 10 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | mw- No time | |
| 11 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | No time | |
| 12 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | No time | |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| Positions 31–33 | ||||||
| 31 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti-Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti and Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 229.741 | 369.732 |
| 32 | 66 | Marcus Armstrong | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 229.091 | 368.686 |
| 33 | 18 | Rinus VeeKay | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 226.913 | 365.181 |
| Failed to Qualify | ||||||
| 34 | 51 | Jacob Abel R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 226.394 | 364.346 |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| Positions 1–6 | ||||||
| 1 | 83 | Robert Shwartzman R | Prema Racing | Chevrolet | 232.790 | 374.639 |
| 2 | 75 | Takuma Sato W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 232.478 | 374.137 |
| 3 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 232.098 | 373.526 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 232.052 | 373.451 |
| 5 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 231.987 | 373.347 |
| 6 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 231.378 | 372.367 |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 226.765 | 364.943 |
| 2 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 226.441 | 364.421 |
| 3 | 75 | Takuma Sato W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 226.087 | 363.852 |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Speed (mph) | Speed (km/h) |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 225.687 | 363.208 |
| 2 | 75 | Takuma Sato W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 225.415 | 362.770 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 225.200 | 362.424 |
| Official Report | ||||||
| Finish | Grid | No. | Team | Region | Laps |
| 1 | 4 | 08 | Slaw Dog (purple) | Southeast | 2 |
| 2 | 2 | 01 | Chicago Dog (yellow) | Midwest | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | 06 | Chili Dog (brown) | South | 2 |
| 4 | 6 | 05 | Seattle Dog (blue) | Northwest | 2 |
| 5 | 1 | 02 | New York Dog (red) | East | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | 04 | Sonoran Dog (green) | Southwest | 2 |
| Row | Inside | Middle | Outside | |||
| 1 | 83 | Robert Shwartzman R | 75 | Takuma Sato W | 5 | Pato O'Ward |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | 10 | Álex Palou |
| 3 | 4 | David Malukas | 7 | Christian Lundgaard | 28 | Marcus Ericsson W |
| 4 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | 76 | Conor Daly | 20 | Alexander Rossi W |
| 5 | 8 | Kyffin Simpson | 33 | Ed Carpenter | 14 | Santino Ferrucci |
| 6 | 30 | Devlin DeFrancesco | 77 | Sting Ray Robb | 21 | Christian Rasmussen |
| 7 | 17 | Kyle Larson | 45 | Louis Foster R | 90 | Callum Ilott |
| 8 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | 6 | Nolan Siegel R |
| 9 | 23 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | 24 | Jack Harvey | 26 | Colton Herta |
| 10 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 98 | Marco Andretti | 66 | Marcus Armstrong |
| 11 | 18 | Rinus VeeKay | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | 12 | Will Power W |
| No. | Driver | Team | Reason |
| 51 | Jacob Abel R | Dale Coyne Racing | Fourth fastest in Last Chance Qualifying. Bumped from the field, too slow on final attempt. |
| Finish | No. | Driver | Team | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | PitStops | Grid | Pts.1 |
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 200 | 02:57:38.2965 | 5 | 6 | 58 |
| 2 | 4 | David Malukas | A. J. Foyt Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 200 | +1.1426 | 5 | 7 | 47 |
| 3 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 200 | +2.1327 | 5 | 3 | 46 |
| 4 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 200 | +2.9464 | 5 | 5 | 40 |
| 5 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 200 | +4.9902 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | 21 | Christian Rasmussen | ECR | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 200 | +6.0274 | 5 | 18 | 29 |
| 7 | 7 | Christian Lundgaard | Arrow McLaren | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 200 | +9.2592 | 6 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | 76 | Conor Daly | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 200 | +13.3125 | 5 | 11 | 25 |
| 9 | 75 | Takuma Sato W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 200 | +16.9157 | 5 | 2 | 36 |
| 10 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 200 | +59.6118 | 5 | 22 | 20 |
| 11 | 30 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 200 | +1:02.1039 | 5 | 16 | 20 |
| 12 | 45 | Louis Foster R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 200 | +1:03.0004 | 5 | 20 | 18 |
| 13 | 6 | Nolan Siegel R | Arrow McLaren | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 199 | Contact | 5 | 24 | 17 |
| 14 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 199 | -1 Lap | 5 | 27 | 16 |
| 15 | 33 | Ed Carpenter | ECR | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 199 | -1 Lap | 5 | 14 | 16 |
| 16 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 199 | -1 Lap | 6 | 33 | 14 |
| 17 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 199 | -1 Lap | 6 | 28 | 13 |
| 18 | 66 | Marcus Armstrong | Meyer Shank Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 198 | -2 Laps | 5 | 30 | 12 |
| 19 | 24 | Jack Harvey | DRR-Cusick Motorsports | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 198 | -2 Laps | 5 | 26 | 12 |
| 20 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 197 | -3 Laps | 6 | 4 | 19 |
| 21 | 23 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | DRR-Cusick Motorsports | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 171 | Mechanical | 6 | 25 | 10 |
| 22 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 135 | Mechanical | 6 | 32 | 8 |
| 23 | 77 | Sting Ray Robb | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 91 | Contact | 3 | 17 | 7 |
| 24 | 17 | Kyle Larson | Arrow McLaren with Rick Hendrick | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 91 | Contact | 3 | 19 | 6 |
| 25 | 8 | Kyffin Simpson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 91 | Contact | 3 | 13 | 5 |
| 26 | 83 | Robert Shwartzman R | Prema Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 87 | Contact | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 27 | 18 | Rinus VeeKay | Dale Coyne Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 81 | Contact | 2 | 31 | 5 |
| 28 | 20 | Alexander Rossi W | ECR | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 73 | Mechanical | 1 | 12 | 6 |
| 29 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Global | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 4 | Contact | 0 | 29 | 5 |
| 30 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 0 | Contact | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| 31 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson W | Andretti Global | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 200 | Hybrid system2 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
| 32 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Dallara UAK18 | Honda | 200 | Hybrid system3 | 5 | 23 | 5 |
| 33 | 90 | Callum Ilott | Prema Racing | Dallara UAK18 | Chevrolet | 200 | Wing endplate4 | 5 | 21 | 5 |
| Box Score | ||||||||||
| Lap Leaders | |
| Laps | Leader |
| 1–8 | Robert Shwartzman |
| 9–10 | Pato O'Ward |
| 11–23 | Takuma Sato |
| 24–29 | Alexander Rossi |
| 30–32 | Christian Rasmussen |
| 33–36 | Alexander Rossi |
| 37–38 | Christian Rasmussen |
| 39–42 | Alexander Rossi |
| 43 | Ed Carpenter |
| 44–46 | Jack Harvey |
| 47–60 | Takuma Sato |
| 61–62 | Kyle Kirkwood |
| 63–86 | Takuma Sato |
| 87–102 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| 103–119 | Devlin DeFrancesco |
| 120–132 | Conor Daly |
| 133 | David Malukas |
| 134–139 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| 140–142 | Christian Rasmussen |
| 143–168 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| 169 | David Malukas |
| 170–186 | Marcus Ericsson |
| 187–200 | Álex Palou |
| Total laps led | |
| Driver | Laps |
| Takuma Sato | 51 |
| Ryan Hunter-Reay | 48 |
| Marcus Ericsson | 17 |
| Devlin DeFrancesco | 17 |
| Álex Palou | 14 |
| Alexander Rossi | 14 |
| Conor Daly | 13 |
| Christian Rasmussen | 8 |
| Robert Shwartzman | 8 |
| Jack Harvey | 3 |
| David Malukas | 2 |
| Pato O'Ward | 2 |
| Kyle Kirkwood | 2 |
| Ed Carpenter | 1 |
| Cautions: 7 for 45 laps | |
| Laps | Reason |
| 1–3 | McLaughlin crash in turn 1 |
| 5–8 | Andretti crash in turn 1 |
| 19–29 | Conditions |
| 82–90 | VeeKay crash at pit entrance |
| 92–105 | Larson, Robb, and Simpson crash in turn 2 |
| 106–108 | Rasmussen spin in north short chute |
| 200 | Siegel crash in turn 2 |
| Fox | ||
| Booth announcers | Pre/Post-race | Pit reporters |
| Announcer: Will BuxtonColor: Townsend BellColor: James HinchcliffeLive in-car reports: Jack Harvey | Host: Chris MyersAnalyst: Tony StewartAnalyst: Danica PatrickFeatures: Tom RinaldiFeatures: Erin Andrews | Georgia HenneberryKevin LeeJamie Little |
| IMS Radio Network | ||
| Booth Announcers | Turn Reporters | Pit/garage reporters |
| Chief Announcer: Mark JaynesDriver analyst: Anders Krohn (Carb Day & race day)Driver analyst: Zach Veach (time trials) | Turn 1: Nick YeomanTurn 2: Michael YoungTurn 3: Jake QueryTurn 4: Chris Denari | Alex WollfRob BlackmanRyan MyrehnRich Nye |
| Previous race:2025 Sonsio Grand Prix | NTT IndyCar Series2025 season | Next race:2025 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix |
| Previous race:2024 Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis 500 | Next race:2026 Indianapolis 500 |
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- RACERhttps://racer.com/2024/12/09/defrancesco-to-make-indycar-return-with-rll/
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- RACERhttps://racer.com/2025/01/13/coyne-signs-abel-for-full-indycar-season/
- Racer.comhttps://racer.com/2023/09/05/rosenqvist-signs-multiyear-indycar-deal-with-meyer-shank-racing/
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- RACERhttps://racer.com/2024/09/17/ilott-becomes-first-prema-indycar-driver/
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