2025 Indy 500 Betting Odds: Guide to 33-Driver Starting Grid, Predictions

A complete guide to the 33-car starting lineup for the 2025 Indianapolis 500, Odds, Drivers grid list, Prediction.

This is the starting lineup for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 is here. 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. The field average of 231.023 mph is the fastest in race history.

A previously unknown rookie driver, and an unexpectedly fantastic qualifying run. 

Put those two together, and you’ve got quite a shakeup in Indianapolis 500 odds.

That’ll be the case on Sunday, with Robert Shwartzman making the leap from massive long shot to No. 4 in odds to win the Indianapolis 500.

"We do have a few interesting drivers, starting with the rookie Robert Shwartzman," Caesars Sports motorsports trader Ryan Yando said.

Also interesting: For the first time ever, the Indy 500 airs on FOX, with the green flag set to drop at 12:45 p.m. ET Sunday.

Yando and DraftKings Sportsbook’s Johnny Avello help drive us through a few interesting aspects of Indianapolis 500 odds.

When is the 2025 Indy 500: Race Day Sunday 25th May, start-time, how to watch, Live stream, TV channel info.

Full Starting lineup for 109th Indy 500 cars, 33-Drivers Grid list row-by-row for 2025 Indianapolis.

2025 Indy 500 Row 1

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

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

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

2025 Indianapolis 500 odds, drivers, who will the win the race at IMS.

(Odds via Caesars Sportsbook)

Pato O'Ward: +500

Alex Palou: +600

Scott Dixon: +700

Scott McLaughlin: +800

Josef Newgarden: +1200

Takuma Sato: +1300

Felix Rosenqvist: +1500

Will Power: +1800

Christian Lundgaard: +2000

David Malukas: +2000

Kyle Larson: +2200

Alexander Rossi: +2200

Robert Shwartzman: +2200

Marcus Ericsson: +2500

Colton Herta: +2500

Santino Ferrucci: +3000

Conor Daly: +3500

Kyle Kirkwood: +3500

Helio Castroneves: +4000

Ed Carpenter: +10000

Graham Rahal: +10000

Kyffin Simpson: +10000

Rinus VeeKay: +10000

Marcus Armstrong: +12500

Christian Rasmussen: +12500

Sting Ray Robb: +12500

Marco Andretti: +15000

Devlin Defrancesco: +15000

Louis Foster: +15000

Callum Ilott: +15000

Ryan Hunter-Reay: +15000

Nolan Siegel: +15000

Jack Harvey: +20000

2025 Indy 500 favorites, picks and predictions

Alex Palou, Pato O'Ward, Takuma Sato and Scott Dixon are just some of the names picked to win this year's race.

Larson is 18-1 in the latest 2025 Indianapolis 500 odds, outside the top eight favorites to win, but his name could garner plenty of sports betting action. Pato O'Ward is the 5-1 favorite to win his first Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, followed by Alex Palou (11-2) and Scott Dixon (13-2). The 33-driver 2025 Indianapolis 500 starting grid includes intriguing longshots to consider on betting apps, so who are the value plays for 2025 Indianapolis 500 betting? 

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 for the Indianapolis 500 at 12:45 p.m. ET, Sunday, May 25, 2025.

What channel is the 2025 Indy 500 race on TV,? How to watch live coverage

Live coverage of the Indianapolis 500 will air on FOX at 10 a.m. ET. Sunday, May 25, 2025. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell.

Where to stream, watch the 2025 Indy 500 race on TV? Streaming Indianapolis 500 live

Live coverage of the Indianapolis 500 can be streamed INDYCAR LIVE, Fox Sports and Fubo on Sunday, May 25, 2025. 

How can I listen to the 2025 Indy 500? Where to stream Indianapolis 500 radio

IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for the race)

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