Indy 500 Starting Grid: May 2025 (Indycar)

Indianapolis 500 starting lineup set for the famed Indycar race

Update: Josef Newgarden, Will Power relegated to the back of the starting grid following a rule violation

It’s the final day of Indy 500 qualifying. The 2.5-mile of Indianapolis Motor Speedway is set to complete the Indy 500 starting grid.

View Indy 500 starting grid below.

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Yesterday, positions 13-30 were locked into the Indy 500 starting grid. Now, the top 12 from Saturday will run again to set the pole position.

In the opening round of Sunday qualifying, of the 12 cars, only the top 6 will advance into the final round.

Additionally, 31st-34th from yesterday will also take to the track. One of those cars will not make the show.

Indy 500
Qualifying Notes

Scott McLaughlin went airborne in a practice crash earlier today. The car is not ready and McLaughlin will not take part in qualifying.

Will Power and Josef Newgarden have failed pre-qualifying tech inspection. They will not be allowed to turn a qualifying lap.

Related: Indycar comments after Team Penske drivers fail inspection

Top 12 Qualifying Round (Top 6) : 1. Felix Rosenqvist (232.523); 2. Pato O’Ward (232.186); 3. Robert Shwartzman (232.008); 4. Scott Dixon (231.971); 5. Alex Palou (231.800); 6. Takuma Sato (231.686)

After the opening round of qualifying, the top 6 advance. Their times are reset and they make another run for the Indy 500 pole.

Pato O’Ward has an issue with his hybrid power boost on his final lap of qualifying in the Fast 6.

The rookie gets it done! Robert Shwartzman, in his first ever oval race of any kind will start from the pole position in the Indy 500. He had an average lap speed of 232.790mph.

He becomes the first rookie pole winner since 1983.

Update

On Monday, Josef Newgarden and Will Power have been penalized after failing pre-qualifying inspection. They have been relegated from 10th and 11th to 32nd and 33rd.

Team strategists for both cars have been suspended. Each car has also been fined $100,000.

Indy 500
Starting Lineup
May 24, 2025
Indycar Series

Pos | Driver | Best Average Speed (4 Laps)

1. Robert Shwartzman
232.790

2. Pato O’Ward
232.098

3. Takuma Sato
232.478

4. Scott Dixon
232.052

5. Felix Rosenqvist
232.987

6. Alex Palou
231.378

7. David Malukas
231.599

8. Christian Lundgaard
231.360

9. Marcus Ericsson
231.014

10. Scott McLaughlin
No Time

11. Conor Daly
231.838

12. Alexander Rossi
231.701

13. Kyffin Simpson
231.641

14. Ed Carpenter
231.633

15. Santino Ferrucci
231.593

16. Devlin DeFrancesco
231.575

17. Sting Ray Robb
231.461

18. Christian Rasmussen
231.438

19. Kyle Larson
231.326

20. Louis Foster
231.058

21. Callum Ilott
230.993

22. Helio Castroneves
230.978

23. Kyle Kirkwood
230.917

24. Nolan Siegel
230.571

25. Ryan Hunter-Reay
230.363

26. Jack Harvey
230.348

27. Colton Herta
230.192

28. Graham Rahal
229.863

29. Marco Andretti
229.741

30. Marcus Ericsson
229.091

31. Rinus VeeKay
226.913

32. Josef Newgarden
No Time

33. Will Power
No Time

Note: Josef Newgarden, Will Power relegated to the back of the starting grid following rule violation

Failed to qualify for the Indy 500

Jacob Abel
226.394

Four drivers battled for the final three spots. Only one car will not make the show.

Indy 500
Practice Results
(Session 7)
May 18, 2025
Indycar Series

This practice session took place on Sunday morning ahead of qualifying.

Pos | Driver | Best Average Speed

1. Scott McLaughlin
233.553

2. Scott Dixon
233.240

3. Pato O’Ward
232.792

4. Felix Rosenqvist
232.734

5. Alex Palou
232.235

6. Christian Lundgaard
232.017

7. Josef Newgarden
231.839

8. Will Power
231.714

9. David Malukas
231.636

10. Takuma Sato
229.978

11. Marco Andretti
229.781

12. Marcus Armstrong
229.776

13. Rinus VeeKay
228.988

14. Jacob Abel
227.970

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