2025 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland

2025 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland

Race details
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Layout of the Portland International Raceway
Date	August 10, 2025
Official name	BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland presented by askROI
Location	Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon
Course	Permanent road course 1.964 mi / 3.161 km
Distance	110 laps 216.04 mi / 347.68 km
Pole position
Driver	Christian Lundgaard  (Arrow McLaren)
Time	58.3939
Fastest lap
Driver	Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time	01:00.1259 (on lap 22 of 110)
Podium
First	Will Power  (Team Penske)
Second	Christian Lundgaard  (Arrow McLaren)
Third	Álex Palou  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Chronology
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The 2025 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland presented by askROI was an IndyCar Series motor race held on August 10, 2025, at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. It was the 15th round of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season, and the 31st running of the event. Team Penske driver Will Power won the 110-lap race starting from the third position. Christian Lundgaard finished second for Arrow McLaren, and Álex Palou, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, finished third. It was Power's first victory of the season and the 45th of his IndyCar career.

Palou's 3rd place would be enough to ensure he won the drivers championship for the third consecutive season and fourth time in his career. ^[1]

Background

Further information: 2025 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries

Portland International Raceway (pictured in 2021), where the race was held.

The BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland was confirmed to be included on IndyCar's 2025 schedule in June 2024. ^[2] It was the 15th of 17 scheduled races for 2025, ^[3] and the 31st edition of the event in top-level American open-wheel competition. ^[4] The race was held on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at the Portland International Raceway, a 1.964 mi (3.161 km), 12-turn road course circuit in Portland, Oregon, United States. ^[5] It was scheduled to last 110 laps over a distance of 216.04 miles (347.68 km). ^[6] Tire supplier Firestone provided the softer alternate tires and the more durable primary tires; drivers were required to run at least one set of both types of tires during the race. ^[7]

Heading into the event, Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou led the Drivers' Championship with 590 points, 121 more than Arrow McLaren driver Pato O'Ward, who was second. ^[8] Palou's teammate Scott Dixon held third with 392 points, while Andretti Global driver Kyle Kirkwood, with 377 points, and O'Ward's teammate Christian Lundgaard, with 357 points, took the fourth and fifth positions. ^[9] In the Engine Manufacturer Championship, Honda led with 1,314 points, 224 points ahead of Chevrolet. ^[10]

Palou was in position to clinch the championship if he held minimum gap of 108 points over O'Ward exiting the race. ^[11]

Practice

Practice 1

The first practice session was held on Friday, August 8, at 2:30 PM PT.

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	7	Christian Lundgaard	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	00:58.5320
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:58.5381
3	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	00:58.6589
Source: [12]

Practice 2

The second practice session was held on Saturday, August 9, at 9:00 AM PT.

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	00:58.4238
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:58.4531
3	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:58.5023
Source: [12]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 9, at 11:30 AM PT.

Qualifying classification

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time	Final grid
1	7	Christian Lundgaard [N 1]	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	00:58.3939	7
2	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	00:58.5343	1
3	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	00:58.5583	2
4	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	00:58.6424	3
5	4	David Malukas	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	00:58.6557	4
6	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:58.6690	5
7	20	Alexander Rossi	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	00:58.4973	6
8	66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	00:58.5320	8
9	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	00:58.6960	9
10	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:58.7446	10
11	28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda	00:58.7483	11
12	8	Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:58.7715	12
13	3	Scott McLaughlin  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	00:58.5449	13
14	30	Devlin DeFrancesco	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	00:58.4702	14
15	14	Santino Ferrucci	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	00:58.6237	15
16	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	00:58.5312	16
17	45	Louis Foster  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	00:58.6376	17
18	21	Christian Rasmussen	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	00:58.5457	18
19	6	Nolan Siegel	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	00:58.7105	19
20	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	00:58.5693	20
21	77	Sting Ray Robb	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	00:58.9272	21
22	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	00:58.5836	22
23	18	Rinus VeeKay	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	00:59.0866	23
24	90	Callum Ilott	PREMA Racing	Chevrolet	00:58.7557	24
25	83	Robert Shwartzman  R	PREMA Racing	Chevrolet	00:59.7458	25
26	76	Conor Daly	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	00:58.9617	26
27	51	Jacob Abel  R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	00:58.9648	27
Source: [12]

Final practice

The final practice session was held on Saturday, August 9, at 4:30 PM PT.

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	00:59.1766
2	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global	Honda	00:59.4124
3	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	00:59.4526
Source: [12]

Race

The race was held on Sunday, August 10, at 12:30 PM PT.

Race classification

Pos	Grid	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Laps Led	Pit Stops	Time/Retired	Pts.
1	3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	110	78	3	02:01:06.0311	53
2	7	7	Christian Lundgaard	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	110	–	3	02:01:07.5699	41
3	5	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	110	5	3	02:01:08.4796	36
4	22	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	110	10	4	02:01:16.6102	33
5	6	20	Alexander Rossi	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	110	–	3	02:01:22.2065	30
6	24	90	Callum Ilott	PREMA Racing	Chevrolet	110	–	4	02:01:23.7808	28
7	11	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	110	–	3	02:01:32.9666	26
8	8	66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	110	–	3	02:01:34.2044	24
9	2	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	110	–	3	02:01:36.1324	22
10	13	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	110	–	3	02:01:43.6407	20
11	9	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	110	–	3	02:01:44.4335	19
12	16	21	Christian Rasmussen	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	110	–	3	02:01:45.5741	18
13	14	45	Louis Foster	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	110	–	5	02:01:58.1090	17
14	20	77	Sting Ray Robb	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	110	–	5	02:01:59.0680	16
15	25	83	Robert Shwartzman	PREMA Racing	Chevrolet	110	–	4	02:02:00.5404	15
16	17	6	Nolan Siegel	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	110	–	3	02:02:03.1437	14
17	23	18	Rinus VeeKay	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	110	–	4	02:02:04.3587	13
18	12	30	Devlin DeFrancesco	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	110	–	3	02:02:06.1934	12
19	4	4	David Malukas	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	109	–	4	-1 Lap	11
20	19	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	109	–	3	-1 Lap	10
21	18	8	Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	109	–	3	-1 Lap	9
22	10	28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda	109	–	3	-1 Lap	8
23	27	51	Jacob Abel	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	109	–	4	-1 Lap	7
24	15	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	109	2	3	-1 Lap	7
25	1	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	100	15	5	-10 Laps	6
26	26	76	Conor Daly	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	13	–	1	Contact	5
27	15	14	Santino Ferrucci	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	1	–	–	Contact	5
Fastest lap: Will Power 01:00.1259
Source: [12]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Álex Palou 626 2 Pato O'Ward 475 (–151) 3 Scott Dixon 411 (–215) 1 4 Christian Lundgaard 398 (–228) 1 5 Kyle Kirkwood 387 (–239)

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1389 2 Chevrolet 1177 (–212)

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes

1. 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 will start the race from pole position. Lundgaard earned the pole award and the pole-winner's championship point.

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