IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after Laguna Seca
The 2025 IndyCar Series season is nearing its conclusion, and Alex Palou is running away from the paddock with eight wins, most notably the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kyle Kirkwood has won three races, Pato O'Ward two and Scott Dixon one.
Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races.
IndyCar Series championship points 2025
(Through 14 of 17 races)
- Alex Palou, 590 points
- Pato O'Ward, 469
- Scott Dixon, 392
- Kyle Kirkwood, 377
- Christian Lundgaard, 357
- Felix Rosenqvist, 315
- Colton Herta, 313
- Marcus Armstrong, 307
- Will Power, 289
- David Malukas, 276
- Rinus Veekay, 259
- Scott McLaughlin, 259
- Santino Ferrucci, 248
- Christian Rasmussen, 239
- Josef Newgarden, 232
- Kyffin Simpson, 231
- Conor Daly, 215
- Alexander Rossi, 214
- Graham Rahal, 213
- Marcus Ericsson, 200
- Nolan Siegel, 181
- Louis Foster, 172
- Robert Shwartzman, 168
- Callum Ilott, 163
- Sting Ray Robb, 144
- Devlin DeFrancesco, 133
- Jacob Abel, 100
- Takuma Sato, 36
- Helio Castroneves, 20
- Ed Carpenter, 16
- Jack Harvey, 12
- Ryan Hunter-Reay, 10
- Kyle Larson, 6
- Marco Andretti, 5
IndyCar Series rookie points
After entering Sunday's race at Laguna Seca tied with his rookie rival, Louis Foster created a four-point cushion heading toward the final three races of the season by virtue of his 17th-place finish. Robert Shwartzman finishd 21st, and Jacob Abel finishd 26th after crashing out through just 10 laps.
- Louis Foster, 172 points
- Robert Shwartzman, 168 points
- Jacob Abel, 100 points
IndyCar Series Leaders Circle standings 2025
IndyCar's Leaders Circle program pays eligible teams just over $1 million the following season in guarantees. To qualify for one of the 22 spots, the entry must be associated with one of IndyCar's 25 charters — teams are allowed to have a maximum of three. Only Prema Racing's two cars remain unchartered. The 25 chartered cars are then ranked by entrant points and, at the end of this season, the top 22 eligible entries will be paid $1.2 million or more by Penske Entertainment throughout the 2026 season.
Here are the cars around the bubble after IndyCar's Toronto race:
20. Andretti Global No. 28, 200 points
21. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 181 points
22. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 172 points
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23. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 144 points
24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 133 points
25. Dale Coyne Racing No. 51, 100 points