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We are just days from the Indianapolis 500 and the starting grid is set. Rookie Robert Shwartzman made history becoming the first rookie to qualify for the Indy 500 pole in 42 years.
Rookie Robert Shwarzman made history by earning the pole position at the 2025 Indianapolis 500. Here's the rest of the starting grid for Sunday's race
The field for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 will be led to the green flag by rookie Robert Shwartzman. The former reserve driver in Formula 1 stunned in qualifying last week to become the rare rookie to land the pole position.
He's done it. Alex Palou wins the 2025 Indy 500. He fends off past Indy 500 champion Marcus Ericsson to capture his first-ever win on an oval. Palou has won five of six races this season. One lap to go. Alex Palou in the lead. Can he hold on and fend off Marcus Ericsson to win the Indy 500?
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As with every Indy 500, there are 33 drivers in the field, split into 11 rows of three. What follows is a look at this year's grid. The full grid for the 2025 race follows, led by rookie Robert Shwartzman, who took the pole for Prema Racing. The field of 33 features eight former Indy 500 winners.
A slight rain delay, a dozen or so crashes, and the first year of hybrid engines made for a chaotic 2025 Indy 500. None of that stopped Palou and Honda from putting on a show.
The famed “Month of May” concludes with the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden is aiming to become the first driver ever to win three consecutive Indy 500s, but to do so, he’ll have to do it from the final row of the grid.
Get to know Nolan Siegel, an Indianapolis 500 rookie who is in his first full-time IndyCar Series season with Arrow McLaren Racing.