Street of Markham results and video highlights from the INDYCAR race in Canada
INDYCAR drivers are on the grid in Ontario, Canada. The 2.19-mile Streets of Markham is set to host the inaugural event.
View INDYCAR race results from Markham below.
Louis Foster and Christian Lundgaard set the front row. 90 laps of open wheel racing are up next…
INDYCAR
Race Report
Green, Foster gets the jump and he’s clear. Lundgaard holds them off for 2nd. Multiple cars rub behind them.
Lap 15, Mick Schumacher is nose first into the tire barrier. Heavy wheel damage for him and he’s out of the race. The caution is out.
Christian Lundgaard heads for the pits from 2nd. Foster and most of the field stays out.
Green, Foster leads McLaughlin. Palou dives inside of Malukas for 6th. Hauger runs wide and Palou takes 5th. Palou is climbing through the field after an incident in qualifying.
Lap 20, Huager clips Rasmussen and O’Ward in the hairpin. The field stacks up behind them, no caution.
Lap 31, Marcus Armstrong spins and stalls in the hairpin. The caution is out.
Foster pits from the race lead. Many cars stay out as they pitted just ahead of the caution. Nolan Siegel cycles to the race lead.
Green, Siegel leads Grosjean. Scott Dixon gets turned and Christian Rasmussen is collected, caution.
Green, Siegel runs wide exiting the hairpin and Grosjean takes the lead away. Foster takes 6th away from Palou in the same corner. Foster is climbing back to the front.
Lap 42
Lap 42, Foster dives inside of Ericsson for 3rd. He clips the inside wall and locks up. Foster runs straight into the concrete barrier. The caution is out.
Siegel pits from 2nd.
Green, Grosjean leads Marcus Ericsson and Will Power. Alexander Rossi picks up a flat tire after contact with Palou, no caution.
Lap 54
Lap 54, Grosjean pits from the lead under green. Seconds later, Kyle Kirkwood clips the inside wall and he slams the outside wall. The caution is out!
Green, Ericsson leads Power and Lundgaard. Siegel turns Newgarden into the hairpin, caution.
Power heads for the pit lane from 2nd. Lundgaard, O’Ward and many others join him.
Green, Ericsson now leads Grosjean and McLaughlin.
23 to go
23 to go, Ericsson leads Grosjean by 14 seconds. He’s driving away. Ericsson is on the hard tire as Grosjean is on softs.
22 to go, Ericsson pits and heads the lead to Grosjean. He installs a set of soft tires for the run to the end. Ericsson comes out in 7th, he’s five seconds back of the leader.
18 to go, Palou dives inside of McLaughlin. Palou to 2nd! He trails Grosjean by 2.3 seconds.
14 to go, Palou pushes and he slips the tires. Grosjean opens the gap to 3 seconds.
13 to go, Power dives inside of McLaughlin for 3rd.
9 to go, Ericsson dives inside of Power for 3rd into the hairpin. Ericsson is on much faster tires than the leaders.
7 to go, Ericsson dives inside of Palou into the hairpin. He’s clear for 2nd! Ericsson trails Grosjean by 2 seconds. He’s closing fast.
5 to go, Ericsson has a run on Grosjean. He’s on the button and Ericsson dives inside. Ericsson takes the lead away!
Marcus Ericsson wins in Canada!
INDYCAR
Race Results
Markham Ontario
August 16, 2026
1. Marcus Ericsson
2. Romain Grosjean
3. Will Power
4. Alex Palou
5. Pato O’Ward
6. Christian Lundgaard
7. Rinus VeeKay
8. Scott McLaughlin
9. Graham Rahal
10. Santino Ferrucci
11. Dennis Hauger
12. Nolan Siegel
13. Sting Ray Robb
14. Josef Newgarden
15. Kyffin Simpson
16. Marcus Armstrong
17. David Malukas
18. Scott Dixon
19. Caio Collet
20. Alexander Rossi
21. Kyle Kirkwood
22. Louis Foster
23. Christian Rasmussen
24. Felix Rosenqvist
25. Mick Schumacher
INDYCAR
Standings
Pos | Driver | Points
1. Alex Palou
542
2. Kyle Kirkwood
-133
3. David Malukas
-137
4. Christian Lundgaard
-139
5. Pato O’Ward
-157
6. Josef Newgarden
-190
7. Scott McLaughlin
-197
8. Felix Rosenqvist
-198
9. Marcus Ericsson
-213
10. Rinus VeeKay
-247
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