2025 Indianapolis 500

109th Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning body	IndyCar
Season	2025 IndyCar season
Date	May 25, 2025 [1]
Winner	Álex Palou
Winning team	Chip Ganassi Racing
Average speed	168.883 mph (271.791 km/h)
Pole position	Robert Shwartzman
Pole speed	232.790 mph (374.639 km/h)
Fastest lap	Hélio Castroneves (39.791 seconds)
Rookie of the Year	Robert Shwartzman
Most laps led	Takuma Sato (51)
Pre-race ceremonies
National anthem	Natalie Grant [2]
"Back Home Again in Indiana"	Jim Cornelison
Starting command	Roger Penske
Pace car	Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 [3]
Pace car driver	Michael Strahan [4]
Starter	Aaron Likens
Honorary starter	Casey Foyt
Estimated attendance	350,000
TV in the United States
Network	Fox [5] (including WXIN, blackout lifted due to sellout)
Announcers	Will Buxton, James Hinchcliffe, Townsend Bell
Nielsen ratings	7.05 million
Chronology
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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. ^[6]

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, ^{[7] [8] [9]} the first rookie pole winner since Teo Fabi in 1983. ^[a]

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. ^[10] 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. ^[11]

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, ^{[12] [13] [14]} He crashed out at Indianapolis on lap 92. ^[15] Larson would lead 34 laps early on at Charlotte, but dropped out after a crash.

Race background

Main articles: Indianapolis 500 and Indianapolis Motor Speedway

Turn one at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (pictured in 2018).

The Indianapolis 500, commonly called the Indy 500, is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, a 2.5-mile (4.02 km) paved oval. First held in 1911, it is currently a points-paying race of the NTT IndyCar Series. The event is contested by "Indy cars", a formula of professional-level, single-seat, open cockpit, open-wheel, purpose-built race cars. The race is the most prestigious event of the IndyCar calendar, and one of the oldest and most important automobile races in the world. ^[16] The race traditionally has a field of 33 cars.

Rule changes

• IndyCar Series officials clarified the procedure for utilizing replacement drivers on race day. This is largely in response to the situation involving Kyle Larson at Arrow McLaren, who is scheduled to attempt Double Duty for the second time. If a team declares a replacement driver, that driver must pass a refresher test in the same entry, with minimal setup changes allowed. If the replacement driver is used on race day, the car will be moved to the rear of the starting grid (33rd). ^[17] The only driver to take part in the refresher course was 2013 Indianapolis 500 champion Tony Kanaan.
• Each entry will be permitted 32 sets of tires for the entirety of the event, ^[17] plus 8 additional sets for use during the Open Test. ^[18]

Sponsorship

On May 25, 2022, it was announced that online financial services company Gainbridge reached a multiyear agreement to extend their presenting sponsorship of the Indianapolis 500. ^[19] The extension was for an undisclosed length. This will be the third year under the current deal. ^[20] Gainbridge originally signed a four-year deal which was in place from 2019 to 2022. ^[21]

2025 IndyCar Series

Main article: 2025 IndyCar Series

The 2025 Indianapolis 500 was the sixth race of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season. ^[22] Álex Palou won four of the first five races of the season, including St. Petersburg, Thermal Club, Alabama, and the Sonsio Grand Prix. The only race Palou did not win was Long Beach, which was won by Kyle Kirkwood (Palou finished second in that race). Palou held a commanding 97-point margin over Kirkwood in the championship points standings going into the Indianapolis 500.

Points standings (top 5) entering Indianapolis 500

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 schedules

Race schedule—April 2025 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 20 21 22 23 Open test 24 Open test 25 26 Race schedule—May 2025         1 2 3 Mini-Marathon 4 5 6 7 8 USF Pro testing 9 USF, NXT Race IndyCar Qual. 10 Sonsio G.P. (USF, NXT, NICS) 11 12 13 Practice 14 Practice 15 Practice 16 Fast Friday 17 Time Trials (13–30) 18 Time Trials (1–12, 31–33) 19 Practice 20 21 22 23 Carb Day (IMS) Hoosier Hundred, USF/USF Pro Race (IRP) 24 Parade 25 Indianapolis 500 26 Memorial Day 27 28 29 30 31 Source: [23]

Color Notes Green Practice Blue Time trials Silver Race day Red Rained out* Blank No track activity *Includes days where track activity was significantly limited due to rain

Entry list

Further information: 2025 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries

Josef Newgarden (pictured in 2022) entered as the two-time defending winner, having won in both 2023 and 2024

Four-time race winner Hélio Castroneves (pictured in 2018) has the most previous starts in the field with 24.

All entries used a spec Dallara DW12 chassis utilizing the Universal Aero Kit with the aeroscreen. Honda (HRC) and Chevrolet (Ilmor) were the engine providers. Firestone was the exclusive tire supplier. There were 34 confirmed entries, including eight former winners and four race rookies. With the confirmation of Takuma Sato's Honda entry, bumping was confirmed. ^[24] Abel Motorsports declined to enter, instead electing to provide technical support and a back-up car for Jacob Abel's entry at Dale Coyne Racing. ^[25] Katherine Legge, the lone female driver in the race in 2023–2024, confirmed on April 10 that she would not enter the 2025 race, instead announcing her intent to compete in multiple NASCAR races including the BetMGM 300 race during the Memorial Day Coca-Cola 600 weekend at Charlotte. ^[26]

Kyle Larson, the 2024 rookie of the year, attempted Double Duty for the second time. Retired veteran driver and Arrow McLaren team principal Tony Kanaan (the 2013 winner) was to serve as Larson's replacement driver if needed. ^[17] Four-time winner Hélio Castroneves made his milestone 25th career start, just the fourth driver to do so (joining A. J. Foyt, Mario Andretti, and Al Unser). Two-time defending race winner Josef Newgarden (2023–2024) attempted to become the first driver in history to three-peat at the Indy 500.

The official entry list was released on May 13. ^[27]

No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Sponsor	Ref.
2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Shell	[28]
3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Pennzoil	[29]
4	David Malukas	A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	Clarience Technologies	[31]
5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	Arrow Electronics	[32]
6	Nolan Siegel  R  [b]	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	NTT Data	[33]
06	Hélio Castroneves  W	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	Cleveland-Cliffs	[34]
7	Christian Lundgaard	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	VELO	[35]
8	Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	Journie Rewards	[36]
9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	PNC Bank	[37]
10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	DHL	[38]
12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	Verizon	[39]
14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	Homes for our Troops	[30]
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	United Rentals	[40]
17	Kyle Larson	Arrow McLaren with Rick Hendrick	Chevrolet	Hendrick Cars / Prime Video	[41]
18	Rinus VeeKay	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	askROI	[42]
20	Alexander Rossi  W	ECR	Chevrolet	Java House	[43]
21	Christian Rasmussen	ECR	Chevrolet	Splenda	[43]
23	Ryan Hunter-Reay  W	DRR-Cusick Motorsports	Chevrolet	Wedbush	[44]
24	Jack Harvey	DRR-Cusick Motorsports	Chevrolet	INVST	[44]
26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	Gainbridge	[45]
27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	Siemens	[46]
28	Marcus Ericsson  W	Andretti Global	Honda	Allegra	[47]
30	Devlin DeFrancesco	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	Dogecoin	[48]
33	Ed Carpenter	ECR	Chevrolet	Splenda	[43]
45	Louis Foster  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	Desnuda Organic Tequilla	[49]
51	Jacob Abel  R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	Miller High Life	[50]
60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	Creed / Sirius XM	[51]
66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	Spectrum	[52]
75	Takuma Sato  W	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	Amada	[53]
76	Conor Daly	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	ampm	[54]
77	Sting Ray Robb	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	GoodHeart	[55]
83	Robert Shwartzman  R	Prema Racing	Chevrolet	Idra Group	[56]
90	Callum Ilott	Prema Racing	Chevrolet	Idra Group	[57]
98	Marco Andretti	Andretti Global	Honda	Mapei	[58]

•  W  Former Indianapolis 500 winner
•  R  Indianapolis 500 rookie

Testing and Rookie Orientation

Rookie rules for the Indianapolis 500 include the mandate that a driver pass a supervised high-speed oval test before he/she is allowed to participate in the official Rookie Orientation Program (ROP) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. ^[59] Approved venues for the initial high-speed oval track test include Texas Motor Speedway, Homestead–Miami Speedway, and a few other select venues. ^[60]

The Rookie Orientation Program at Indianapolis consists of three phases. For phase 1, each driver is required to complete ten laps between 205–210 mph (330–338 km/h), while demonstrating satisfactory car control, proper racing line, and safe interaction with other cars on the circuit. The laps do not have to be consecutive. Phase 2 is fifteen laps between 210–215 mph (338–346 km/h), and phase 3 is fifteen laps over 215 mph (346 km/h). Veteran drivers that have not competed in an IndyCar oval race since the previous year's Indy 500 are required to take a refresher test. The refresher test consists of phase 2 and phase 3 of the aforementioned rookie test. ^[61]

Rookie Orientation – October 2024

A private Rookie Orientation Program session was held on October 10, 2024, for Nolan Siegel of Arrow McLaren. ^[62] Siegel had passed ROP the previous May, however, he failed to qualify for the race, necessitating a re-taking of the rookie test. Siegel passed the three-phase test without incident.

Hybrid testing – October 2024

A two-day offseason test was held on October 10–11, 2024. Eleven teams were in attendance to evaluate the hybrid energy recovery system powertrains which were adopted midway through the 2024 IndyCar season. On Thursday, Josef Newgarden (Team Penske), Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren), and Álex Palou (Ganassi) primarily conducted tire tests for Firestone. On Friday, all eleven teams participated. Álex Palou (224.342 mph) turned the fastest lap of the day. No incidents were reported. ^[63]

Rookie oval testing

The series hosted a high-speed oval rookie evaluation test at Nashville Superspeedway on March 26. Two drivers participated: Robert Shwartzman and Louis Foster. Both drivers completed their evaluations and were approved to take the Rookie Orientation Program at the April Open Test at Indianapolis. ^[64] Jacob Abel had previously completed his evaluation at Texas on November 14. ^[65]

Open Test Day 1 — Wednesday April 23, 2025

Scott Dixon (pictured in 2021) was fastest on Day 1 of the Open Test.

The first day of open testing was scheduled for April 23. Testing was originally slated to start at 10:05 a.m. ^[66] However, an internet outage at the track caused communications problems between race control and teams, forcing testing to be delayed until 12:45 p.m. ^[67] The revised schedule after the delay saw the track first open for series veterans from 12:45 p.m. to 2 p.m. Then, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., the track was opened to drivers needing to complete rookie and refresher tests. Finally, the track was opened to all entries at 4 p.m., with the end time of practice pushed back to 7 p.m.

• Weather: 77 °F (25 °C); Mostly cloudy
• Summary: The veterans session of the open test began at 12:45 p.m. after problems with internet connectivity around the track were solved. Two drivers - Jack Harvey and Santino Ferrucci - suffered mechanical problems and each brought out caution periods as they stopped on track. At 2 p.m., the veteran session ended and the track was opened for drivers needing rookie and refresher tests. Rookies Louis Foster, Jacob Abel, and Robert Shwartzman all completed their rookie tests, while Kyle Larson, Takuma Sato, Marco Andretti, Devlin DeFrancesco, and Callum Ilott all successfully completed their refresher tests. At 4 p.m., the track was open to all entries. One notable incident occurred during the session with 13 minutes remaining when Graham Rahal drifted wide in turn 3 and brushed the outside wall. The impact damaged Rahal's suspension and Rahal slowed significantly to avoid spinning. A caution was put out as many cars slowed behind Rahal to avoid the potential spin.

Scott Dixon was the fastest on the first day of testing, turning a lap at 225.182 mph (362.395 km/h). Felix Rosenqvist turned the fastest "no-tow" lap - a lap without the assistance of aerodynamic drafting - with a speed of 220.835 miles per hour (355.399 km/h). ^{[68] [69]}

Top speeds

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

Open Test Day 2 — Thursday April 24, 2025

Scott McLaughlin (pictured in 2020) was fastest on Day 2 of the Open Test.

The second day of open testing was scheduled for April 24. Two sessions were scheduled for the second day. From 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., the track was opened for a "high boost" session, where teams were allowed to test with an increased turbocharger boost level of 1,500 mbar (44.3 inHg) matching the level permitted during time trials. The track was then open again from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. for testing at the standard race day boost level of 1,300 mbar (38.4 inHg). ^[66]

• Weather: 81 °F (27 °C); Partly cloudy in the morning, mostly cloudy in the afternoon

High Boost session

• Summary: The high boost session for the day began at 9:30 a.m. This session saw the first two major incidents of testing. At 10:37 a.m., Kyle Larson impacted the outside wall in turn 1, significantly damaging his car. Larson's damaged car continued sliding before impacting the wall a second time at turn 2. ^[70] Afterwards, Larson blamed the crash on a miscue, saying he neglected to adjust the weight jacker going into turn one. ^[71] At 10:54 a.m., less than twenty minutes after Larson's wreck, Takuma Sato also crashed after spinning in turn 1 and heavily impacting the wall. ^[72] In a social media post later that day, Sato revealed that the accident registered at 94 Gs. ^[73] Sato walked away from the accident under his own power, but revealed almost a month later that he had sustained a fractured rib in the accident and had been receiving Toradol shots for most of the month of May to deal with the pain. ^[74] Scott McLaughlin was fastest in the high boost session, turning a lap at 232.686 miles per hour (374.472 km/h). Takuma Sato, prior to his crash, had turned the fastest "no-tow" lap at 232.565 miles per hour (374.277 km/h), which was fast enough for second overall in the session. ^[75]

A few days after the test, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced that Takuma Sato's wrecked car was damaged beyond repair, and that he would be driving a new chassis when practice began in May. ^[76]

Top speeds

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

Second session

• Summary: The second session began at 2 p.m. and lasted until 5 p.m. For this session, cars returned to their race-spec boost levels of 1,300 mbar (38.4 inHg). One minor incident occurred at 2:54 p.m. when a draft train of seven cars was driving through turn two. Rinus VeeKay's car ran out of fuel, causing a sudden slow down. With two additional cars also entering the track ran from the warm-up lane, a melee almost ensued. Santino Ferrucci, Pato O'Ward, and Hélio Castroneves had to take evasive maneuvers to avoid tangling. Contact was avoided, the track stayed green, and VeeKay was able to coast back to pit lane. VeeKay's teammate Jacob Abel also ran out of fuel during the session, but no caution was required for him either. In the final hour, teams were allowed to practice hot pit stops, with many taking the opportunity to do so in the final twenty minutes. Álex Palou turned the fastest lap of the final session of the open test, with a one-lap speed of 223.993 miles per hour (360.482 km/h). Kyle Kirkwood was fastest in the "no-tow" rankings, running at 218.861 miles per hour (352.223 km/h). ^[77]

Top speeds

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

Practice

Opening Day — Tuesday May 13

Will Power (pictured in 2015) turned the fastest lap on Opening Day.

• Weather: 78 °F (26 °C), Light rain early, mostly cloudy in late afternoon.
• Summary: The opening day of practice was scheduled to start at 12:00 p.m., but light rain throughout the early afternoon delayed running until 2:35 p.m. Once running began, no major incidents halted the session, though practice was ended at 5:29 p.m. – roughly 30 minutes earlier than the scheduled 6 p.m. end time – due to lightning in the nearby area. Will Power turned the fastest lap of the day, running at lap at 227.026 miles per hour (365.363 km/h). Kyle Kirkwood ran the fastest "no-tow" lap of the day, turning a lap at 219.497 miles per hour (353.246 km/h) without assistance from drafting. ^{[78] [79]} Due to the rain, the refresher session meant to allow Tony Kanaan to complete laps to be the backup for Kyle Larson was delayed until Wednesday. ^[80]

Top speeds

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

Wednesday May 14

Álex Palou (pictured in 2024) was fastest on Wednesday

• Weather: 80 °F (27 °C), Mostly cloudy with intermittent periods of light rain
• Summary: Rain affected track activity for the second day in a row, with the practice start time delayed until 1:08 p.m. Lightning brought a halt to practice just after 4 p.m. for 54 minutes. A period of light rain at 5:16 p.m. then brought another yellow that lasted 15 minutes. Álex Palou turned the fastest lap of the day, running at 227.546 miles per hour (366.200 km/h). Kyle Kirkwood ran the fastest "no-tow" lap for the second day in a row, running a lap at 222.760 miles per hour (358.497 km/h). No major incident occurred during the session. ^{[81] [82]} The morning rain once again delayed the planned refresher test for Tony Kanaan. It was rescheduled for Thursday morning.

Top speeds

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

Thursday May 15

Tony Kanaan (pictured in 2022) completed a refresher test on Thursday morning.

• Weather: 86 °F (30 °C), Mostly cloudy with moderate wind in the early afternoon.
• Summary: Prior to Thursday practice, Scott Dixon's team performed an engine change following a problem in his final run on Wednesday. The engine was Dixon's fourth engine used during the 2025 season. ^[83] Thursday began with a 1-hour, 45-minute session in the morning for Tony Kanaan to complete refresher testing. ^[84] The track opened for all competitors at 12 p.m. Several teams began running qualifying simulations, and in the last hour of the day there was little race-trim running occurring. Thursday practice saw the first significant incident of the week at 4:13 p.m., when Christian Rasmussen spun in turn 2 and made light contact with the wall. Rasmusssen escaped with only minor damage and returned to the track later in the day. Josef Newgarden turned the fastest lap of the day at 226.632 miles per hour (364.729 km/h). Newgarden was also fastest in the "no-tow" rankings, with a lap at 222.555 miles per hour (358.168 km/h) without aerodynamic drafting. ^{[85] [86]}

Top speeds

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

Fast Friday — Friday May 16

• Weather: 83 °F (28 °C), Fair with moderate winds
• Summary: For Friday practice, teams were allowed to increase to qualifying boost levels of 1,500 mbar (44.3 inHg) and teams primarily practice qualifying simulations. Two major incidents occurred during the session. At 12:49 p.m., Kyffin Simpson lost control of his car in turn 4, spun, and impacted the outside wall. As the car slid backwards, it briefly became airborne before landing upright and sliding on to pit lane before coming to a stop. Simpson was uninjured, but the car was damaged beyond repair. The team elected to change to a back-up chassis before qualifying. ^[87] At 4:29 p.m. Kyle Larson lost control of his car in turn 3, causing him to spin and impact the wall nose first. He continued sliding to turn 4 where it hit the outside wall again at the rear. Larson's car was only slightly damaged in the incident, and Larson returned to the track roughly an hour later to run an installation lap once repairs were completed. ^[88] Scott McLaughlin turned the fastest lap of the day at 233.954 miles per hour (376.512 km/h). Scott Dixon ran the fastest "no-tow" lap of the day at 232.561 miles per hour (374.271 km/h). Dixon had the fastest four-lap run - a simulation of a full qualification attempt - with a four-lap average of 232.366 miles per hour (373.957 km/h). ^[89] Following Friday practice, the random draw to determine qualifying order for Saturday was held.

Top speeds

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

Time Trials

Saturday, May 17

• Weather: 70 °F (21 °C), Mostly cloudy with strong winds gusting to 35 mph

Pre-qualifying practice

• Summary: A pre-qualifying practice was held in the morning starting at 8:30 a.m., with the session split in to two 30-minute segments. At 8:42 a.m., Marcus Armstrong suffered a major accident after losing control of his car in turn 1 and impacting the outside wall. Armstrong was transported to the infield medical care center for extended evaluation after the incident, though was awake and alert. ^[90] Felix Rosenqvist ran the fastest single lap of the morning session, while Álex Palou ran the fastest "no-tow" lap. ^[91]

Qualifying

Graham Rahal (pictured in 2024) finished Saturday "on the bubble", the 30th and final car locked-in to the starting grid.

• Summary:The first day of qualifying was scheduled from 11:00 a.m. to 5:50 p.m. Cars qualifying 1st–12th advanced to the Top 12 Qualifying session on Sunday. Cars qualifying in positions 13th–30th were locked-in to those positions. Cars qualifying 31st–34th moved on to take part in the Last Chance Qualifying session on Sunday to determine the final row of the starting grid. All entered cars were eligible for one guaranteed attempt on Saturday, then unlimited additional attempts were permitted, time-permitting, until 5:50 p.m.

One major accident occurred at 12:05 p.m. during the guaranteed runs, when Colton Herta spun in turn 1 on the first lap of his attempt and heavily impacted the outside wall. Herta's car then became airborne, flipped and landed upside down before sliding against the turn 2 wall and coming to a stop. ^[92] Herta's Andretti Global team switched to a backup car after the accident, and Herta would qualify later in the day in the 29th position.

Álex Palou was fastest in the first day of qualifying, turning a four-lap average of 233.043 miles per hour (375.046 km/h). Team Penske teammates Scott McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden were also above 233 mph with their runs, running at 233.013 miles per hour (374.998 km/h) and 233.004 miles per hour (374.984 km/h) respectively. Prema Racing's Robert Shwartzman was the fastest rookie qualifier at 232.584 miles per hour (374.308 km/h), fast enough for sixth place and a spot in the following day's Fast 12 qualifying session. Conor Daly narrowly missed out on making the Fast 12 qualifying session, qualifying 13th in the final attempt of the day before the track closed. ^{[93] [94]}

With only the top 30 cars locked in during Saturday qualifying, the slowest four qualifiers would need to qualify again on Sunday in the Last Chance Qualifying session. The fight for the 30th and final locked-in position for much of the day was between Graham Rahal and Marco Andretti. Rahal narrowly avoided being in the Last Chance Qualifying for a third-straight year, besting Andretti by only 0.0028 seconds. Andretti was thereby relegated to Last Chance Qualifying on Sunday. Dale Coyne Racing teammates Rinus VeeKay and Jacob Abel also posted times too slow to make the top 30 and were also relegated to the Last Chance Qualifier. Marcus Armstrong, driving a backup car after his crash in morning practice, made two qualifying attempts late in the day, but aborted both runs and posted no time on Saturday. ^[95]

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

Sunday, May 18

• Weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Fair

Pre-qualifying practice

• Summary: A pre-qualifying practice was held from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The first hour of practice was open to cars participating in the Fast 12 qualifying, while the second hour was open to cars in the Last Chance Qualifying. At 1:18 p.m., Scott McLaughlin, on the fourth and final lap of a simulated qualifying run, spun exiting turn 2 and heavily impacted the wall. The car became airborne and initially landed on its side, severing the left-rear wheel from the car and creating a gouge in the track surface before it came back down upright. McLaughlin was uninjured, but the car was damaged beyond repair. The team announced that he would not participate in the Fast 12 session and would move to a backup car. ^[96] McLaughlin had turned the fastest lap of practice prior to his accident, running at 233.533 miles per hour (375.835 km/h).

Top 12 qualifying

• Summary: Top 12 qualifying began at 4:05 p.m., with each entry permitted one attempt. Positions 1–6 in this session advanced to the Fast Six qualifying session, while positions 7–12 were locked in to their spots. Prior to the start of the session, both remaining Team Penske cars of Josef Newgarden and Will Power failed pre-qualifying technical inspection and were thereby not allowed to compete in the session. Team president Tim Cindric explained afterwards that the issue was over filling seams in the cars' rear-crash structures to improve airflow, which was a violation of INDYCAR rules. Since they did not make an attempt during the Top 12 session, the three Penske cars were lined up behind all other Top 12 qualifiers in the order of their Saturday qualification times. Scott McLaughlin was assigned 10th starting position, Newgarden 11th, and Power 12th. IndyCar indicated that further potential penalties for the technical violations would be possible pending investigation. ^[97]

During Top 12 qualifying, Felix Rosenqvist ran the fastest time at 232.523 miles per hour (374.209 km/h). Also advancing to the Fast Six session were Pato O'Ward, Robert Shwartzman, Scott Dixon, Álex Palou, and Takuma Sato. ^[98] Following the conclusion of Top 12 qualifying, the Last Chance Qualifier began.

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	No time
11	2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	No time
12	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	No time
Official Report

Last Chance Qualifying

• Summary: Last Chance Qualifying began at 5:15 p.m. and lasted one hour. The session determined positions 31–33 on the starting grid, as well as the one entry failing to qualify. All entries were given one guaranteed attempt. Unlimited subsequent attempts were permitted, but would require that their existing times be withdrawn and erased. After the guaranteed runs, Marco Andretti was comfortably in 31st position, with Marcus Armstrong fairly close behind in 32nd. Rinus VeeKay sat in the 33rd and final position, with Jacob Abel not in the field as 34th fastest. With under 8 minutes remaining, VeeKay's crew withdrew his time in order to make another attempt. However, he ran slower on his second attempt at 226.913 miles per hour (365.181 km/h) and fell within potential reach of Abel. Just before time expired, Abel took to the track for one last attempt. However, Abel was unable to bump his way into the field, only running at 226.394 miles per hour (364.346 km/h). VeeKay held on to 33rd position, and Abel failed to qualify. ^[99]

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

Fast Six Qualifying

Robert Shwartzman (pictured in 2018) became the first rookie to qualify on pole position since 1983.

• Summary: Fast Six qualifying began at 6:25 p.m., which all drivers given one attempt to qualify. This session determined the first six starting spots on the starting grid. Rookie Robert Shwartzman qualified on pole position with a four-lap average at 232.790 miles per hour (374.639 km/h), the Russo-Israeli deposing two-time winner Takuma Sato with the fourth run of the session. The result was considered surprising, as neither Shwartzman nor the Prema Racing team he drove for had prior oval racing experience prior to this event. Shwartzman was the first race rookie to qualify on pole since Teo Fabi in 1983, ^[a] whilst the Prema team additionally became the first rookie team to qualify on pole position at the Indianapolis 500 since Teddy Mayer's Mayer Motor Racing team in 1984. Sato qualified in 2nd place, while Pato O'Ward completed the front row. ^{[7] [8] [9]}

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

Post-qualifying penalties

An overnight investigation was held in to the technical infractions committed by Team Penske's cars prior to the Fast 12. On May 19, Indycar announced that both Josef Newgarden and Will Power would be moved to the rear of the grid and start from 32nd and 33rd, respectively. For both entries, the team strategists were suspended for the remainder of the event, the teams were fined $100,000 each, and the entries were stripped of all points for qualifying in the top 12. The third Penske car of Scott McLaughlin was found not to be in violation of rules and thereby maintained its starting position. ^[100] Some consideration was given to elevating Jacob Abel in to the starting grid and pushing one of the Penske cars out, but this was dismissed. IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway president Doug Boles remarked on the topic that Penske's cars had passed technical inspection on Saturday and had successfully qualified in the top 30 "locked-in" positions, meaning that they should still be considered among the traditional fastest 33 starters. ^[101]

Journalists that visited Newgarden's 2024 Indy 500-winning car kept on display at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Museum found the same modified attenuator installed that failed inspection. ^[102]

In the fallout of the technical infractions, Team Penske announced on May 21 that team president Tim Cindric, managing director Ron Ruzewski, and general manager Kyle Moyer had all been dismissed by the team. ^[103]

Post-qualifying practice

Post-qualifying practice — Monday May 19

• Weather: 74 °F (23 °C), Mostly cloudy
• Summary: A two-hour session from 1:00–3:00 p.m. was scheduled the day after qualifying. With qualifying completed, teams returned to their race-trim turbo boost levels. One incident occurred during the session at 1:13 p.m., when Christian Rasmussen slid wide in turn 2 and impacted the outside wall. The impact damaged Rasmussen's suspension, causing him to lose control, spin, and heavily impact the inside wall on the backstraight. Álex Palou was fastest in the Monday session, running a lap at 226.765 miles per hour (364.943 km/h). ^[104]

Top practice speeds

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

Carb Day – Friday May 23

• Weather: 64 °F (18 °C), Mostly cloudy
• Summary: Carb Day was the final practice day before the race. A two-hour session was scheduled from 11:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. While no incidents occurred during the session, several drivers suffered mechanical failures that necessitated caution periods. At 11:38 a.m., Graham Rahal suffered an engine problem and came to a halt on the backstraight. At 12:18, Ryan Hunter-Reay suffered a major fire in his car and came to a stop at the entrance to the pit lane. The fire caused significant damage to Hunter-Reay's car, forcing his team to switch to a backup car. ^[105] At 12:45 p.m., Takuma Sato suffered an engine problem and came to halt on his backstraight. Josef Newgarden was the fastest in Carb Day practice, running a lap at 225.687 miles per hour (363.208 km/h). ^[106]

Top practice speeds

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

Carb Day events

Wienie 500

As part of Carb Day festivities, a race between all six existing Oscar Mayer Wienermobiles was announced, with each Wienermobile representing a different regional dog. The race, titled the "Wienie 500", ^[107] was claimed to be the first gathering of all Wienermobiles in over a decade. The 5-mile race consisted of two laps around the track from a standing start.

The #02 New York Dog grabbed the lead at the start, and led the field into turn one. Down the backstretch, the #01 Chicago Dog made a pass for the lead, with the #04 Sonoran Dog slipping into second. Chicago Dog led the first lap, with Sonoran Dog close behind in second, and the #08 Slaw Dog third. Just after the start/finish line, Sonoran Dog took over the lead, and led through turn one. Coming out of turn two, Sonoran Dog's engine started smoking, possibly overheating, which handed the lead back to Chicago Dog. As the field came down the frontstrech for the checkered flag, Slaw Dog made a slingshot pass to take the victory by less than one length. ^{[108] [109]}

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

Pit Stop Challenge

The 46th annual Pit Stop Challenge was scheduled for Friday May 23, after the completion of Carb Day practice. For 2025, the event picked up sponsorship from Oscar Mayer and was officially the "Oscar Mayer $150,000 Pit Stop Challenge" for sponsorship reasons. The bracket for the competition was announced on May 21. Fourteen teams participated in the competition, with two teams – the #5 Arrow McLaren car and the #9 Chip Ganassi Racing car – receiving first-round byes. ^[110] Team Penske won the competition with Josef Newgarden's crew, defeating fellow Team Penske driver Will Power's crew in a best-of-three final. It was the 20th win for Team Penske in the event and the third for Newgarden, who successfully defended his 2024 victory.

	Round 1					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Finals (Best of 3)
						5	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)	11.980
						76	Conor Daly (Juncos Hollinger Racing)	12.106
	15	Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan)	N/A [c]
	76	Conor Daly (Juncos Hollinger Racing)	14.106
											5	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)	11.190
											2	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)	10.722
	26	Colton Herta (Andretti Global)	11.870
	6	Nolan Siegel (Arrow McLaren)	15.304
						26	Colton Herta (Andretti Global)	12.545
						2	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)	11.098
	21	Christian Rasmussen (ECR)	12.643
	2	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)	11.705
																2	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)	10.450	10.779	10.263	2
																12	Will Power (Team Penske)	10.699	10.547	10.503	1
						9	Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
						10	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
	18	Rinus VeeKay (Dale Coyne Racing)	13.424
	10	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)	12.508
											9	Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)	11.318
											12	Will Power (Team Penske)	11.084
	45	Louis Foster (Rahal Letterman Lanigan)	12.577
	20	Alexander Rossi (ECR)	12.197
						20	Alexander Rossi (ECR)
						12	Will Power (Team Penske)
	12	Will Power (Team Penske)	11.568
	7	Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren)	12.820

Starting grid

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

  The Team Penske entry of Scott McLaughlin withdrew from Top 12 qualifying due to a practice crash on Sunday morning. He was assigned 10th starting position, based on Saturday times.

  The Team Penske entries of Josef Newgarden and Will Power withdrew from the Top 12 qualifying after failing pre-qualifying technical inspection. They were intially assigned starting positions 11th and 12th, based on Saturday times. Following the conclusion of time trials, they were moved to 32nd and 33rd position on the grid, respectively, due to technical infractions.

R Indianapolis 500 rookie

W Indianapolis 500 winner

Failed to qualify

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.

Race report

Scott McLaughlin's car being towed away after his crash on the parade laps.

Weather 63 °F (17 °C), Cloudy with brief periods of light rain in the early afternoon.

The race was scheduled to begin at 12:45 p.m. on May 25, but was delayed by roughly 30 minutes due to light rain. ^[111]

First half

The start of the race and Marco Andretti's crash in turn 1.

During the parade laps, Scott McLaughlin lost control of his car while attempting to warmup his tires, causing him to crash into the pit wall on the front straight, spin, and come to a rest in turn 1. McLaughlin's race was over before the green flag. ^[112] Scott Dixon also began to suffer problems during the parade laps, with a fire appearing from the brakes on the left-rear of the car. After McLaughlin's wreck, laps began counting toward the race distance and the race officially began under yellow. The field still lined up for the traditional 3-wide start for the first green flag, officially on lap 4. Polesitter Robert Shwartzman moved into the lead ahead of Pato O'Ward, but further back in the field, Marco Andretti made contact with Jack Harvey, causing Andretti to lose control and impact the outside wall in turn 1. ^[112]

Racing resumed at lap 8 with Pato O'Ward briefly taking the lead, before being passed by Takuma Sato. Sato remained in the lead until the third caution period came on lap 19, when rain began to fall on the track. During the caution, the majority of the field chose to make pit stops, though some cars, including all ECR cars as well as Rinus VeeKay, chose not to stop and moved to the front of the field. Racing resumed once the rain subsided by lap 29, with Alexander Rossi leading ECR teammate Christian Rasmussen. Rossi and Rasmussen exchanged the lead several times until their pit stops. ^[113] Once cars that stayed out pitted, Sato retook the lead and remained in the lead through the next cycle of stops, while those on the alternate strategy moved up the order. Rossi, the leading car on the alternate strategy, began to develop problems with an overheating gearbox in the second quarter of the race and the car began trailing smoke. On lap 74, Rossi was forced to pit for repairs. As Rossi shut the car off in his pit stall, the car erupted into flames while several crew members were working on it. Neither Rossi nor any crew members were injured in the fire, but it was the end of the race for his team. ^[114]

On lap 82, the fourth caution period of the race came, as Rinus VeeKay lost control of his car attempting to enter the pit lane, spun, and hit the inside pit lane wall. VeeKay later indicated that the car had experienced brake failure, which had contributed to him losing control. ^[115] The subsequent pit stops under the caution created a major shake up in the running order. Takuma Sato, who had led the majority of the race to this point, slid too far forward in his pit box, forcing the crew to drag the car back before starting work. This mistake dropped Sato out of the top 10 positions, and he would not lead the race again. ^[116] Additionally, polesitter Robert Shwartzman suffered brake failure on his car entering his pit stall, causing him to slide in to his pit wall and collide with three of his pit crew members. One of the crew members suffered an injured foot in the collision. Shwartzman's impact with the pit wall damaged the car, and he was forced to retire from the race. ^[117] Álex Palou emerged first from those that pitted, with David Malukas behind. Ryan Hunter-Reay moved in to the lead of the race, with Devlin DeFrancesco, Jack Harvey, and Marcus Ericsson close behind on an alternate strategy from the main leaders.

Racing resumed at lap 92, but nearly immediately the caution was out again as Kyle Larson lost control of his car in turn 2 and spun. As he spun, Larson collected the cars of Kyffin Simpson and Sting Ray Robb, sending both of them into spins as well and into the wall. All three drivers retired from the race in the incident. ^[118] Larson, after doing a routine medical checkup after the accident, immediately left the track to travel to Charlotte to compete in that night's Coca-Cola 600.

Second half

Hunter-Reay pitted on lap 103, handing the lead to DeFrancesco. An attempted restart was made at lap 106, but as the green flag was shown, Christian Rasmussen made light contact with the wall in the north short chute, sending him into a half spin. Rasmussen was able to save the car with no major damage, but the incident did bring the caution back out for the sixth time in the race. ^[113] Racing resumed again at lap 109. DeFrancesco maintained the lead, while further back in the field, Conor Daly passed both Palou and Malukas to move to the head of those on the primary strategy. After DeFrancesco pitted on lap 120, Daly moved into the lead of the race. Josef Newgarden, who had started at the rear of the field, also began to appear near the top at this point, running seventh at the 300 mile mark. ^[113] However, Newgarden's race came to an abrupt end shortly after, when the fuel pump on his car failed after 135 laps, thwarting his attempt to win three "500"s in a row. ^[119] As those on the main strategy pitted around lap 140, Ryan Hunter-Reay returned to the lead of the race on the alternate strategy. Hunter-Reay maintained a large enough lead that after his next pit stop, he remained the leader and appeared to be in position to challenge for the win. Hunter-Reay's hopes ended on his final pit stop, as he ran out of fuel entering pit lane. ^[120] With the fuel lines dry, the car would not refire, and Hunter-Reay was forced to retire from the race. At the same time, Conor Daly began to suffer handling problems from a vibration and quickly lost several positions before making a pit stop. ^[113]

Finish

As those on the main strategy made their final pit stops, David Malukas emerged ahead of Álex Palou, while several on the alternate strategy had yet to pit. Palou then moved ahead of Malukas to become the effective leader on the main strategy. However, once those on the alternate strategy pitted, Marcus Ericsson emerged as the leader of the race, having needed to take less fuel than those on the main strategy. Ericsson was just ahead of Palou and Malukas, but immediately ahead of the leaders were Louis Foster and Devlin DeFrancesco, who were battling to avoid being lapped. The turbulent air generated by these two cars made it difficult for the leaders to pass, helping Ericsson stay in the lead. However, on lap 187, Palou dove to the inside of Ericsson and took the lead in turn 1. The continued presence of the two nearly-lapped cars allowed Palou to maintain the lead for the remainder of the race. Ericsson attempted one final run at Palou through turns 3 and 4 of the last lap, but the seventh and final caution came out as the leaders rounded the final turn as Nolan Siegel lost control of his car and crashed in turn 2. The race officially ended under yellow with Palou as the winner. Ericsson came across the line in second, while Malukas finished third. Pato O'Ward and Felix Rosenqvist rounded out the top five. ^[121]

Palou became the first Spaniard to take victory in the Indianapolis 500. For his team, Chip Ganassi Racing, it was their sixth victory in the race. Palou's victory also continued a dominant season, as he had now won five out of the six races run to this point for the 2025 Indycar season. For winning, Palou earned $3.8 million from a record purse of $20,283,000. Polesitter Robert Shwartzman was named Rookie of the Year despite his pit lane crash before halfway through the race. ^[122]

Post-race penalties

On May 26, the day after the race, IndyCar announced that Marcus Ericsson, Kyle Kirkwood, and Callum Ilott's cars had all failed post-race technical inspection and were stripped of their finishing positions. For Ericsson and Kirkwood – teammates at Andretti Global – it was discovered that modifications had been made to the Dallara-supplied Energy Management System (EMS) covers and cover-to-A-arm mounting points with unapproved spacers and parts. Indycar rules stipulated that those parts must be used as supplied and series officials indicated the unapproved parts may have provided an aerodynamic advantage. For Ilott's Prema Racing car, it was found that the front wing failed to meet rules for minimum endplate height and location. All three entries were moved to the rear of the finishing field, fined $100,000 each, and had their respective team managers suspended for the following race at Detroit. ^[123]

The post-race penalties elevated David Malukas to second place, Pato O'Ward to third, Felix Rosenqvist to fourth, and Santino Ferrucci to fifth.

Box score

Finish	No.	Driver	Team	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	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 system 2	5	9	9
32	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Dallara UAK18	Honda	200	Hybrid system 3	5	23	5
33	90	Callum Ilott	Prema Racing	Dallara UAK18	Chevrolet	200	Wing endplate 4	5	21	5
Box Score

 W  Former Indianapolis 500 winner

 R  Indianapolis 500 Rookie

All entrants utilized Firestone tires.

• ¹ Points include qualification points from time trials, 1 point for leading a lap, and 2 points for most laps led.
• ² Marcus Ericsson finished second on track, but was moved to the rear of the finishing order after failing technical inspection for using unapproved parts on the hybrid system cover.
• ³ Kyle Kirkwood finished sixth on track, but was moved to the rear of the finishing order after failing technical inspection for using unapproved parts on the hybrid system cover.
• ⁴ Callum Ilott finished 12th on track, but was moved to the rear of the finishing order after failing technical inspection after his front wing was found to not be in compliance for minimum wing endplate height and location requirements.

Race statistics

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

Aftermath

In the wake of the numerous technical violations found throughout the month, the IndyCar series began the process of major overhauls to its officiating system. IndyCar first announced that they would work toward the creation of an officiating body independent of the series or Penske Entertainment and with no Penske employees. ^[124] IndyCar had served as its own officiating body since dismissing USAC midway through the 1996–97 season. Conflict of interest concerns were raised by team owners and media members after Roger Penske purchased the series in 2020 while still fielding a team, which came to a head after Team Penske's attenuator violations during qualifying, marking the second season in a row that Penske's team had been found with major rules violations. Some rumors were reported that Honda threatened to end their involvement with IndyCar if the series did not move toward independent officiating due to the Penske technical violations, though Penske Entertainment and the Indycar series declined to comment on the topic. ^[124] The series announced a week after the race that they were targeting to have the new officiating body ready for the 2026 season. ^[125]

Further updates to IndyCar's officating process were discussed after the race. The series announced that they were working towards implementing a scanning process during pre-race and post-race technical inspections to assist with catching technical violations. The announcement came after it was realized that Team Penske's attenuator violations had been missed during technical inspection for at least a full year, including at the 2024 Indianapolis 500. Four teams – Chip Ganassi Racing, A. J. Foyt Racing, Arrow McLaren, and Andretti Global – provided their Indianapolis 500 cars for IndyCar to do verification scans for baseline data for the scanning system. The series also noted that they intended to do more verification scans for other races in the 2025 season. ^[126]

Broadcasting

Television

The race was televised live by Fox for the first time, as the network took over from NBC, who had been the television broadcaster since 2019. ^[5] On January 14, 2025, Fox announced their primary broadcast team for the full IndyCar season, with Will Buxton serving as lead commentator and James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell retaining their analyst roles they had previously held with NBC. ^[127] Fox Sports SVP of technical operations Mike Davies stated that the network was treating the race as "the Super Bowl of racing" (and, in effect, its "second" Super Bowl of 2025 behind Super Bowl LIX), and would place an emphasis on "storytelling" and technology (including 115 cameras and 108 microphones, six "driver's eye" cameras, drone cameras, and a "Rovercam" on Gasoline Alley). ^{[128] [129]}

An extended pre-race show was hosted by Chris Myers, joined by former drivers Tony Stewart and Danica Patrick as analysts. It featured reports by Fox Sports contributors Tom Rinaldi and Erin Andrews, and guest appearances by NFL on Fox personalities Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, and Michael Strahan. ^[130] Kevin Lee and Georgia Henneberry served as pit reporters, joined by NASCAR on Fox pit reporter Jamie Little as a fill-in for Jack Harvey (who was participating in the 500 and served as an in-race contributor instead). ^{[130] [131] [132]} Fox Deportes carried a Spanish-language broadcast, with Tony Rivera as lead commentator, Jessi Losada and former IndyCar driver Oriol Servià as analysts, and Giselle Zarur as pit reporter. ^[131]

On May 16, 2025, IMS announced that due to an anticipated sellout of grandstand tickets, the traditional blackout in the Indianapolis media market would be lifted. Therefore, local Fox affiliate WXIN carried the live telecast; this was the fifth time the blackout had been lifted since live flag-to-flag coverage began in 1986. ^{[133] [134]}

Fox reported a viewership of roughly 7.05 million for their coverage, making it the most viewed Indianapolis 500 since 2008. The viewership was also reported as a 40% increase from the 2024 race. ^[135]

Fox's coverage faced criticism from viewers for multiple aspects of its production, including a large number of commercial breaks (which, in some cases, caused the coverage to miss notable moments of the race; unlike previous IndyCar rightsholders, Fox has not used a side-by-side format for commercial breaks during green flag racing), and cutting away from Palou crossing the finish line to cover a final lap crash by Nolan Siegel that had no bearing on the final results. ^{[136] [137] [138]}

Fox
Booth announcers	Pre/Post-race	Pit reporters
Announcer: Will Buxton Color: Townsend Bell Color: James Hinchcliffe Live in-car reports: Jack Harvey	Host: Chris Myers Analyst: Tony Stewart Analyst: Danica Patrick Features: Tom Rinaldi Features: Erin Andrews	Georgia Henneberry Kevin Lee Jamie Little

Radio

The race was broadcast by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. The chief announcer was Mark Jaynes. It was his tenth year as chief announcer, and 30th year overall with the network. Anders Krohn served as driver analyst on Carb Day and during the race, while Zach Veach served as driver analyst during time trials. Normal IMS Radio series driver analyst Davey Hamilton was absent, serving instead as race strategist for Jack Harvey at Dreyer & Reinbold Racing. However, Hamilton did return for the Detroit race the following weekend.

IMS Radio Network
Booth Announcers	Turn Reporters	Pit/garage reporters
Chief Announcer: Mark Jaynes Driver analyst: Anders Krohn (Carb Day & race day) Driver analyst: Zach Veach (time trials)	Turn 1: Nick Yeoman Turn 2: Michael Young Turn 3: Jake Query Turn 4: Chris Denari	Alex Wollf Rob Blackman Ryan Myrehn Rich Nye

Notes

1. Rookie driver Tony Stewart qualified second for the 1996 Indianapolis 500 but was elevated to the pole position on race day after pole winner Scott Brayton was fatally injured in a crash during a practice session on May 17.
2. Siegel, who was an NTT IndyCar Series rookie in 2024, failed to qualify for the 2024 Indianapolis 500, so he must retake all phases of the Indianapolis 500 rookie test and will be eligible for all Indianapolis 500 rookie awards.
3. Rahal withdrew from the Pit Stop Challenge after the brackets had already been drawn but prior to setting a time in the first round, due to an engine failure during practice earlier in the day.

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• NTT IndyCar Series – Official site

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