—Felix Rosenqvist won the 110th Indianapolis 500 in the closest finish in race history, beating David Malukas by just 0.023 seconds after a thrilling final-lap battle.
A late red flag caused by rookie Caio Collet’s fiery crash reshaped the race and gave Rosenqvist a final shot at victory.
The dramatic 2026 Indy 500 featured a record 70 lead changes and over 600 on-track passes, making it one of the most exciting races in IndyCar history.
Rosenqvist praised Meyer Shank Racing and Honda after securing the biggest win of his career, saying the victory felt even better than he had imagined.
Scott McLaughlin finished third, while defending champion Alex Palou crossed the line in seventh after a challenging race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
2026 Indy 500 final results, Leaderboard.
(with finishing position, car number, driver, engine, team, laps completed)
2. 12, David Malukas, Chevrolet, Team Penske, 200
3. 3, Scott McLaughlin, Chevrolet, Team Penske, 200
4. 5, Pato O'Ward, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren, 200
5. 66, Marcus Armstrong, Honda, Meyer Shank Racing, 200
6. 76, Rinus VeeKay, Chevrolet, Juncos Hollinger, 200
7. 10, Alex Palou, Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing, 200
8. 14, Santino Ferrucci, Chevrolet, A.J. Foyt Racing, 200
9. 18, Romain Grosjean, Honda, Dale Coyne Racing, 200
10. 75, Takuma Sato, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, 200
11. 6, Nolan Siegel, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren, 200
12. 23, Conor Daly, Chevrolet, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, 200
13. 28, Marcus Ericsson, Honda, Andretti Global, 200
14. 8, Kyffin Simpson, Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing, 200
15. 9, Scott Dixon, Honda, Chip Ganassi Racing, 200
16. 27, Kyle Kirkwood, Honda, Andretti Global, 200
17. 7, Christian Lundgaard, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren, 200
18. 47, Mick Schumacher, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, 200
19. 19, Dennis Hauger, Honda, Dale Coyne Racing, 199
20. 15, Graham Rahal, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, 199
21. 45, Louis Foster, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, 199
22. 24, Jack Harvey, Chevrolet, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, 199
23. 77, Sting Ray Robb, Chevrolet, Juncos Hollinger, 199
24. 51, Jacob Abel, Chevrolet, Abel Motorsports, 198
25. 06, Helio Castroneves, Honda, Meyer Shank Racing, 194
26. 4, Caio Collet, Chevrolet, A.J. Foyt Racing, 191
27. 21, Christian Rasmussen, Chevrolet, Ed Carpenter Racing, 144
28. 2, Josef Newgarden, Chevrolet, Team Penske, 124
29. 26, Will Power, Honda, Andretti Global, 91
30. 20, Alexander Rossi, Chevrolet, Ed Carpenter Racing, 91
31. 33, Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet, Ed Carpenter Racing, 26
32. 31, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren, 17
33. 11, Katherine Legge, Chevrolet, A.J. Foyt Racing, 17
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