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2025 IndyCar Series

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2025 IndyCar Series

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.

Infobox

Races
17
Start date
March 2
End date
August 31
Drivers' champion
Álex Palou
Manufacturers' Cup
Honda
Rookie of the Year
Louis Foster
Indianapolis 500 winner
Álex Palou

Tables

A. J. Foyt Enterprises
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Team
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Engine
Chevrolet
No.
4
Driver(s)
David Malukas
Round(s)
All
14
14
Team
14
Engine
Santino Ferrucci
No.
All
Andretti Global
Andretti Global
Team
Andretti Global
Engine
Honda
No.
26
Driver(s)
Colton Herta
Round(s)
All
27
27
Team
27
Engine
Kyle Kirkwood
No.
All
28
28
Team
28
Engine
Marcus Ericsson
No.
All
98
98
Team
98
Engine
Marco Andretti
No.
6
Arrow McLaren
Arrow McLaren
Team
Arrow McLaren
Engine
Chevrolet
No.
5
Driver(s)
Pato O'Ward
Round(s)
All
6
6
Team
6
Engine
Nolan Siegel
No.
All
7
7
Team
7
Engine
Christian Lundgaard
No.
All
Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick
Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick
Team
Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick
Engine
17
No.
Kyle Larson  R
Driver(s)
6
Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing
Team
Chip Ganassi Racing
Engine
Honda
No.
8
Driver(s)
Kyffin Simpson
Round(s)
All
9
9
Team
9
Engine
Scott Dixon
No.
All
10
10
Team
10
Engine
Álex Palou
No.
All
Dale Coyne Racing
Dale Coyne Racing
Team
Dale Coyne Racing
Engine
Honda
No.
18
Driver(s)
Rinus VeeKay
Round(s)
All
50
50
Team
50
Engine
Jacob Abel  R
No.
16
51
51
Team
51
Engine
1–15, 17
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Cusick Motorsports
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Cusick Motorsports
Team
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Cusick Motorsports
Engine
Chevrolet
No.
23
Driver(s)
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Round(s)
6
24
24
Team
24
Engine
Jack Harvey
No.
6
Ed Carpenter Racing
Ed Carpenter Racing
Team
Ed Carpenter Racing
Engine
Chevrolet
No.
20
Driver(s)
Alexander Rossi
Round(s)
All
21
21
Team
21
Engine
Christian Rasmussen
No.
All
33
33
Team
33
Engine
Ed Carpenter
No.
6
Juncos Hollinger Racing
Juncos Hollinger Racing
Team
Juncos Hollinger Racing
Engine
Chevrolet
No.
76
Driver(s)
Conor Daly
Round(s)
All
77
77
Team
77
Engine
Sting Ray Robb
No.
All
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
Team
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
Engine
Honda
No.
06
Driver(s)
Hélio Castroneves
Round(s)
6
60
60
Team
60
Engine
Felix Rosenqvist
No.
All
66
66
Team
66
Engine
Marcus Armstrong
No.
All
PREMA Racing
PREMA Racing
Team
PREMA Racing
Engine
Chevrolet
No.
83
Driver(s)
Robert Shwartzman  R
Round(s)
All
90
90
Team
90
Engine
Callum Ilott
No.
All
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Team
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Engine
Honda
No.
15
Driver(s)
Graham Rahal
Round(s)
All
30
30
Team
30
Engine
Devlin DeFrancesco
No.
All
45
45
Team
45
Engine
Louis Foster  RY
No.
All
75
75
Team
75
Engine
Takuma Sato
No.
6
Team Penske
Team Penske
Team
Team Penske
Engine
Chevrolet
No.
2
Driver(s)
Josef Newgarden
Round(s)
All
3
3
Team
3
Engine
Scott McLaughlin
No.
All
12
12
Team
12
Engine
Will Power
No.
All
Team
Engine
No.
Driver(s)
Round(s)
Ref(s)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Chevrolet
4
David Malukas
All
14
Santino Ferrucci
All
Andretti Global
Honda
26
Colton Herta
All
27
Kyle Kirkwood
All
28
Marcus Ericsson
All
98
Marco Andretti
6
Arrow McLaren
Chevrolet
5
Pato O'Ward
All
6
Nolan Siegel
All
7
Christian Lundgaard
All
Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick
17
Kyle Larson R
6
Chip Ganassi Racing
Honda
8
Kyffin Simpson
All
9
Scott Dixon
All
10
Álex Palou
All
Dale Coyne Racing
Honda
18
Rinus VeeKay
All
50
Jacob Abel R
16
51
1–15, 17
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Cusick Motorsports
Chevrolet
23
Ryan Hunter-Reay
6
24
Jack Harvey
6
Ed Carpenter Racing
Chevrolet
20
Alexander Rossi
All
21
Christian Rasmussen
All
33
Ed Carpenter
6
Juncos Hollinger Racing
Chevrolet
76
Conor Daly
All
77
Sting Ray Robb
All
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
Honda
06
Hélio Castroneves
6
60
Felix Rosenqvist
All
66
Marcus Armstrong
All
PREMA Racing
Chevrolet
83
Robert Shwartzman R
All
90
Callum Ilott
All
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Honda
15
Graham Rahal
All
30
Devlin DeFrancesco
All
45
Louis Foster RY
All
75
Takuma Sato
6
Team Penske
Chevrolet
2
Josef Newgarden
All
3
Scott McLaughlin
All
12
Will Power
All
R
R
Icon
R
Status
Eligible for Rookie of the Year
RY
RY
Icon
RY
Status
Rookie of the Year
Icon
Status
R
Eligible for Rookie of the Year
RY
Rookie of the Year
· Schedule
O
O
Icon
O
Legend
Oval/Speedway
R
R
Icon
R
Legend
Road course
S
S
Icon
S
Legend
Street circuit
Icon
Legend
O
Oval/Speedway
R
Road course
S
Street circuit
· Schedule
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Rd.
1
Date
March 2
Race name
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Track
S  Streets of St. Petersburg
Location
St. Petersburg, Florida
The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix
The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix
Rd.
2
Date
March 23
Race name
The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix
Track
R  Thermal Club
Location
Thermal, California
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Rd.
3
Date
April 13
Race name
Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
Track
S  Streets of Long Beach
Location
Long Beach, California
Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
Rd.
4
Date
May 4
Race name
Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
Track
R  Barber Motorsports Park
Location
Birmingham, Alabama
Sonsio Grand Prix
Sonsio Grand Prix
Rd.
5
Date
May 10
Race name
Sonsio Grand Prix
Track
R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
Location
Speedway, Indiana
109th Running of the Indianapolis 500
109th Running of the Indianapolis 500
Rd.
6
Date
May 25
Race name
109th Running of the Indianapolis 500
Track
O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Rd.
7
Date
June 1
Race name
Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Track
S  Streets of Detroit
Location
Detroit, Michigan
Bommarito Automotive Group 500
Bommarito Automotive Group 500
Rd.
8
Date
June 15
Race name
Bommarito Automotive Group 500
Track
O  World Wide Technology Raceway
Location
Madison, Illinois
XPEL Grand Prix at Road America
XPEL Grand Prix at Road America
Rd.
9
Date
June 22
Race name
XPEL Grand Prix at Road America
Track
R  Road America
Location
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Rd.
10
Date
July 6
Race name
Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Track
R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Location
Lexington, Ohio
Synk 275 Powered by Sukup
Synk 275 Powered by Sukup
Rd.
11
Date
July 12
Race name
Synk 275 Powered by Sukup
Track
O  Iowa Speedway
Location
Newton, Iowa
Farm to Finish 275 Powered by Sukup
Farm to Finish 275 Powered by Sukup
Rd.
12
Date
July 13
Race name
Farm to Finish 275 Powered by Sukup
Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto
Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto
Rd.
13
Date
July 20
Race name
Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto
Track
S  Exhibition Place
Location
Toronto, Ontario
Java House Grand Prix of Monterey
Java House Grand Prix of Monterey
Rd.
14
Date
July 27
Race name
Java House Grand Prix of Monterey
Track
R  WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Location
Monterey, California
BitNile Grand Prix of Portland
BitNile Grand Prix of Portland
Rd.
15
Date
August 10
Race name
BitNile Grand Prix of Portland
Track
R  Portland International Raceway
Location
Portland, Oregon
Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250
Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250
Rd.
16
Date
August 24
Race name
Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250
Track
O  Milwaukee Mile
Location
West Allis, Wisconsin
Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix
Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix
Rd.
17
Date
August 31
Race name
Borchetta Bourbon Music City Grand Prix
Track
O  Nashville Superspeedway
Location
Lebanon, Tennessee
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 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
· Results
Driver
Driver
Rd.
Driver
Race
Team
Pole position
Engine
1
1
Rd.
1
Race
St. Petersburg
Pole position
Scott McLaughlin
Fastest lap
Josef Newgarden
Most laps led
Scott McLaughlin
Race winner
Álex Palou
Race winner
Chip Ganassi Racing
Race winner
Honda
Report
Report
2
2
Rd.
2
Race
Thermal Club
Pole position
Pato O'Ward
Fastest lap
Pato O'Ward
Most laps led
Pato O'Ward
Race winner
Álex Palou
Race winner
Chip Ganassi Racing
Race winner
Honda
Report
Report
3
3
Rd.
3
Race
Long Beach
Pole position
Kyle Kirkwood
Fastest lap
Kyffin Simpson
Most laps led
Kyle Kirkwood
Race winner
Kyle Kirkwood
Race winner
Andretti Global
Race winner
Honda
Report
Report
4
4
Rd.
4
Race
Barber
Pole position
Álex Palou
Fastest lap
Álex Palou
Most laps led
Álex Palou
Race winner
Álex Palou
Race winner
Chip Ganassi Racing
Race winner
Honda
Report
Report
5
5
Rd.
5
Race
IMS GP
Pole position
Álex Palou
Fastest lap
Álex Palou
Most laps led
Graham Rahal
Race winner
Álex Palou
Race winner
Chip Ganassi Racing
Race winner
Honda
Report
Report
6
6
Rd.
6
Race
Indianapolis 500
Pole position
Robert Shwartzman
Fastest lap
Hélio Castroneves
Most laps led
Takuma Sato
Race winner
Álex Palou
Race winner
Chip Ganassi Racing
Race winner
Honda
Report
Report
7
7
Rd.
7
Race
Detroit
Pole position
Colton Herta
Fastest lap
Kyffin Simpson
Most laps led
Kyle Kirkwood
Race winner
Kyle Kirkwood
Race winner
Andretti Global
Race winner
Honda
Report
Report
8
8
Rd.
8
Race
Gateway
Pole position
Will Power
Fastest lap
Álex Palou
Most laps led
David Malukas
Race winner
Kyle Kirkwood
Race winner
Andretti Global
Race winner
Honda
Report
Report
9
9
Rd.
9
Race
Road America
Pole position
Louis Foster
Fastest lap
Felix Rosenqvist
Most laps led
Scott Dixon
Race winner
Álex Palou
Race winner
Chip Ganassi Racing
Race winner
Honda
Report
Report
10
10
Rd.
10
Race
Mid-Ohio
Pole position
Álex Palou
Fastest lap
Scott McLaughlin
Most laps led
Álex Palou
Race winner
Scott Dixon
Race winner
Chip Ganassi Racing
Race winner
Honda
Report
Report
11
11
Rd.
11
Race
Iowa 1
Pole position
Josef Newgarden
Fastest lap
Pato O'Ward
Most laps led
Josef Newgarden
Race winner
Pato O'Ward
Race winner
Arrow McLaren
Race winner
Chevrolet
Report
Report
12
12
Rd.
12
Race
Iowa 2
Pole position
Álex Palou
Fastest lap
David Malukas
Most laps led
Álex Palou
Race winner
Álex Palou
Race winner
Chip Ganassi Racing
Race winner
Honda
13
13
Rd.
13
Race
Toronto
Pole position
Colton Herta
Fastest lap
Colton Herta
Most laps led
Álex Palou
Race winner
Pato O'Ward
Race winner
Arrow McLaren
Race winner
Chevrolet
Report
Report
14
14
Rd.
14
Race
Laguna Seca
Pole position
Álex Palou
Fastest lap
Álex Palou
Most laps led
Álex Palou
Race winner
Álex Palou
Race winner
Chip Ganassi Racing
Race winner
Honda
Report
Report
15
15
Rd.
15
Race
Portland
Pole position
Christian Lundgaard
Fastest lap
Will Power
Most laps led
Will Power
Race winner
Will Power
Race winner
Team Penske
Race winner
Chevrolet
Report
Report
16
16
Rd.
16
Race
Milwaukee
Pole position
Álex Palou
Fastest lap
David Malukas
Most laps led
Álex Palou
Race winner
Christian Rasmussen
Race winner
Ed Carpenter Racing
Race winner
Chevrolet
Report
Report
17
17
Rd.
17
Race
Nashville
Pole position
Pato O'Ward
Fastest lap
Álex Palou
Most laps led
Pato O'Ward
Race winner
Josef Newgarden
Race winner
Team Penske
Race winner
Chevrolet
Report
Report
Rd.
Race
Pole position
Fastest lap
Most laps led
Race winner
Report
Driver
Team
Engine
1
St. Petersburg
Scott McLaughlin
Josef Newgarden
Scott McLaughlin
Álex Palou
Chip Ganassi Racing
Honda
Report
2
Thermal Club
Pato O'Ward
Pato O'Ward
Pato O'Ward
Álex Palou
Chip Ganassi Racing
Honda
Report
3
Long Beach
Kyle Kirkwood
Kyffin Simpson
Kyle Kirkwood
Kyle Kirkwood
Andretti Global
Honda
Report
4
Barber
Álex Palou
Álex Palou
Álex Palou
Álex Palou
Chip Ganassi Racing
Honda
Report
5
IMS GP
Álex Palou
Álex Palou
Graham Rahal
Álex Palou
Chip Ganassi Racing
Honda
Report
6
Indianapolis 500
Robert Shwartzman
Hélio Castroneves
Takuma Sato
Álex Palou
Chip Ganassi Racing
Honda
Report
7
Detroit
Colton Herta
Kyffin Simpson
Kyle Kirkwood
Kyle Kirkwood
Andretti Global
Honda
Report
8
Gateway
Will Power
Álex Palou
David Malukas
Kyle Kirkwood
Andretti Global
Honda
Report
9
Road America
Louis Foster
Felix Rosenqvist
Scott Dixon
Álex Palou
Chip Ganassi Racing
Honda
Report
10
Mid-Ohio
Álex Palou
Scott McLaughlin
Álex Palou
Scott Dixon
Chip Ganassi Racing
Honda
Report
11
Iowa 1
Josef Newgarden
Pato O'Ward
Josef Newgarden
Pato O'Ward
Arrow McLaren
Chevrolet
Report
12
Iowa 2
Álex Palou
David Malukas
Álex Palou
Álex Palou
Chip Ganassi Racing
Honda
13
Toronto
Colton Herta
Colton Herta
Álex Palou
Pato O'Ward
Arrow McLaren
Chevrolet
Report
14
Laguna Seca
Álex Palou
Álex Palou
Álex Palou
Álex Palou
Chip Ganassi Racing
Honda
Report
15
Portland
Christian Lundgaard
Will Power
Will Power
Will Power
Team Penske
Chevrolet
Report
16
Milwaukee
Álex Palou
David Malukas
Álex Palou
Christian Rasmussen
Ed Carpenter Racing
Chevrolet
Report
17
Nashville
Pato O'Ward
Álex Palou
Pato O'Ward
Josef Newgarden
Team Penske
Chevrolet
Report

References

  1. The Andretti Global entry received a 10 entrant-point penalty and a $25,000 fine for an incorrectly installed anti-intru
  2. Santino Ferrucci and the A . Foyt Enterprises entry received a 25-point penalty and a $25,000 fine, as well as lost a la
  3. The PREMA Racing entry received a 10 entrant-point penalty and a $25,000 fine at the race at Thermal Club for making an
  4. The Leaders Circle program provides approximately $1 million to the top-22 eligible entries by entrant points at the end
  5. Technical partnership with Team Penske.
  6. Larson is considered a Rookie in the IndyCar Series as he has competed in less than eight IndyCar series races; however,
  7. Technical partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing.
  8. Lundgaard, the fastest qualifier, was assessed a 6-place grid penalty for an unapproved engine change. Pato O'Ward, who
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