2025 Indy 500 Starting Lineup: Full Updated 33 drivers grid, field after penalties for IMS Indycar Race.
The 109th edition of the Indianapolis 500 is nearly here and the event already delivered its first surprise. Rookie Robert Schwartzman of Israel stunned the rest of the field by winning the 2025 Indianapolis 500 pole position ahead of his first appearance at "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing" on Sunday
The 2025 Indy 500 qualifications are officially behind us, and we now know what the starting grid will look like for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Check out where each of the 33 drivers will start along with their 4-lap average speed.
Shwartzman, who hails from Tel Aviv, became the first rookie driver to win the Indianapolis 500 pole since 1983 in the No. 83 PREMA Racing Chevrolet. Prema Racing is also in its first season as a team on the Indy Car series and became the first team in more than 40 years to take pole position in their first appearance at the biggest American open-wheel race of the year.
Takuma Sato, who won the Indy 500 in 2017, posted the second-fastest time in qualifying and two-time runner-up Pato O’Ward took third. They will join Shwartzman on the front row for next Sunday’s race. Josef Newgarden is the two-time defending Indianapolis 500 champion and will have to start from the back of the grid in his pursuit of an unprecedented third-straight win due to pre-race rules violations.
Here's a Sportshistori.com look at the complete starting lineup for this year's Indianapolis 500, as well as how to watch Sunday's race:
2025 Indy 500 starting lineup, Complete guide of All 33-drivers grid, contenders list
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
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
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 each race)
How to watch the Indy 500: Date, time, TV and streaming
Date: Sunday, May 25
TV time: 10 a.m. ET
Race time: 12:45 p.m. ET
TV channel: FOX
Live stream: Fubo (free trial to new subscribers)
Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway
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