A complete guide to the 33-car starting lineup for the 2025 Indianapolis 500
This is the starting lineup for the 2025 Indianapolis 500. The 200-lap race is scheduled for Sunday, May 25, on the 2½-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.
The Indy 500 starting lineup features 11 rows of 3 drivers each, established through two days of qualifying. Rookie Robert Shwartzman earned the pole position with a 232.790 mph average over 4 laps during the Fast Six.
Two-time defending race champ Josef Newgarden and 2018 winner Will Power were moved to the rear of the starting grid after IndyCar ruled that their cars had been illegally modified.
Speeds for Rows 1-2 were established in the Fast Six on May 18, and speeds for Rows 3-4 were set in the Fast 12; speeds for Rows 5-10 were set on May 17; speeds for Row 11 were established in last chance qualifying on May 18.
Includes starting position, (car number), driver name (R-rookie; W-Indy 500 winner), team, engine, and 4-lap qualifying speed average. All cars have Dallara chassis and use Firestone tires.
Indy 500 starting grid
2025 Indy 500 Row 1
- (83) Robert Shwartzman (R), Prema, Chevrolet, 232.790
2. (75) Takuma Sato (W), Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda, 232.478
3. (5) Pato O'Ward, Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet, 232.098
2025 Indy 500 Row 2
4. (9) Scott Dixon (W), Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 232.052
5. (60) Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank, Honda, 231.987
6. (10) Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 231.378
2025 Indy 500 Row 3
7. (4) David Malukas, A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevrolet, 231.599
8. (7) Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet, 231.360
9. (28) Marcus Ericsson (W), Andretti Global, Honda, 231.014
2025 Indy 500 Row 4
Scott McLaughlin crashed in Sunday practice and he did not take part in the fast 12 qualifying; Daly, Rossi and all the drivers through 31st moved up 2 places from their qualifying positions after the cars of Josef Newgarden and Will Power were found to have had illegal modifications. They are set to start 32nd and 33rd.
10. (3) Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske, Chevrolet, no speed
11. (76) Conor Daly, Juncos Hollinger Racing, Chevrolet, 231.725
12. (20) Alexander Rossi (W), Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 231.701
2025 Indy 500 Row 5
13. (8) Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 231.641
14. (33) Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 231.633
15. (14) Santino Ferrucci, A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevrolet, 231.593
2025 Indy 500 Row 6
16. (30) Devlin DeFrancesco, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda, 231.575
17. (77) Sting Ray Robb, Juncos Hollinger, Chevrolet, 231.461
18. (21) Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 231.438
2025 Indy 500 Row 7
19. (17) Kyle Larson, Arrow McLaren/Hendrick, Chevrolet, 231.326
20. (45) Louis Foster (R), Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda, 231.058
21. (90) Callum Ilott, Prema, Chevrolet, 230.993
2025 Indy 500 Row 8
22. (06) Helio Castroneves (W), Meyer Shank, Honda, 230.978
23. (27) Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global, Honda, 230.917
24. (6) Nolan Siegel (R), Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet, 230.571
2025 Indy 500 Row 9
25. (23) Ryan Hunter-Reay (W), Dreyer & Reinbold/Cusick, Chevrolet, 230.363
26. (24) Jack Harvey, Dreyer & Reinbold/Cusick, Chevrolet, 230.348
27. (26) Colton Herta, Andretti Global, Honda, 230.192
2025 Indy 500 Row 10
28. (15) Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda, 229.863
29. (98) Marco Andretti, Andretti Global, Honda, 229.741
30. (66) Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank, Honda, 229.091
2025 Indy 500 Row 11
Josef Newgarden and Will Power were penalized for illegal modifications on their cars.
31. (18) Rinus Veekay, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda, 226.913
32. (2) Josef Newgarden (W), Team Penske, Chevrolet, no speed
33. (12) Will Power (W), Team Penske, Chevrolet, no speed
When is the 2025 Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place Sunday, May 25, 2025.
What is the 2025 Indy 500 start time?
The green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. ET.
2025 Indianapolis 500 rookies
These drivers are in the race for the first time:
- Louis Foster
- Robert Shwartzman is the first rookie to earn the pole position on speed since 1983 (Teo Fabi); he is the first rookie to start the race from the pole since 1996 (Tony Stewart)
- Nolan Siegel
What channel is the Indy 500 on?
TV: Fox. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell.
How can I listen to, stream the 2025 Indy 500?
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for the race)
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