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The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series is the ongoing 114th official championship season of American open wheel racing and the 30th season under IndyCar Series sanction. Its showcase event will be the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500.

2025 IndyCar season
NTT IndyCar Series
Season
Races17
Start dateMarch 2
End dateAugust 31
Awards
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Two-time defending champion Álex Palou (left) is the current championship leader with 51 points; His teammate Scott Dixon (right) is currently second with 41 points.

Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou entered the season as the back-to-back defending champion and is seeking a three-peat, while Team Penske driver Josef Newgarden is the defending back-to-back Indianapolis 500 winner and is also seeking a three-peat.

Background and series news

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After IndyCar's television contract with NBC Sports lapsed in 2024, the series signed a new agreement with Fox Sports that saw all races being covered on the Fox broadcast network.[1] On January 14, 2025, Fox announced its broadcast team for the 2025 season. Will Buxton was named the lead commentator while Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe, who previously served as analysts for NBC and are also former Indycar drivers, retained their roles in the new lineup.[2]

On September 23, 2024, IndyCar announced its first ever charter system, which will begin in 2025 and extend until 2031. 25 charters were awarded among all teams that competed full-time in the 2024 season, with a maximum of 3 for each team. Chartered entries are qualified to compete for the 22 Leaders Circle contracts. At every race on the calendar outside of the Indianapolis 500, starting fields were limited to 27 cars, and chartered entries were guaranteed a starting position. Qualification for the Indianapolis 500 would remain open, and no teams would have a guaranteed entry in the 33-car starting field.[N 1][5]

As a new entrant in the series, Prema Racing was excluded from receiving charters. If a race event outside of the Indianapolis 500 were to feature additional cars, those would have to compete against the two Prema cars for the two 'open' spots in the field.[6]

On February 11, Doug Boles was named as the new president of IndyCar, replacing Jay Frye. Boles will also continue to hold his role as president of Indianapolis Motor Speedway.[7]

Confirmed entries

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The following teams, entries, and drivers are contracted to compete in the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams will use a spec Dallara DW12 chassis with 2018 universal aero kit and Firestone tires.

Team Engine No. Driver(s) Status Round(s) Ref(s)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises[N 2] Chevrolet 4   David Malukas All
14   Santino Ferrucci All [9]
Andretti Global Honda 26   Colton Herta All [10]
27   Kyle Kirkwood All [11]
28   Marcus Ericsson All [12]
98   Marco Andretti 6 [13][14]
Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 5   Pato O'Ward All [15]
6   Nolan Siegel All [16]
7   Christian Lundgaard All [17]
Arrow McLaren/Rick Hendrick 17   Kyle Larson[N 3]  R  6 [18]
Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 8   Kyffin Simpson All [19]
9   Scott Dixon All [20]
10   Álex Palou All [21]
Dale Coyne Racing Honda 18   Rinus VeeKay All [22]
51   Jacob Abel  R  All [23]
DRR-Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet 23   Ryan Hunter-Reay 6 [24][25]
24   Jack Harvey 6 [25]
Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 20   Alexander Rossi All [26]
21   Christian Rasmussen All [26]
33   Ed Carpenter 6 [26]
Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 76   Conor Daly All [27]
77   Sting Ray Robb All [28]
Meyer Shank Racing[N 4] Honda 06   Hélio Castroneves 6 [29]
60   Felix Rosenqvist All [30]
66   Marcus Armstrong All [31]
Prema Racing Chevrolet 83   Robert Shwartzman  R  All [32]
90   Callum Ilott All [33]
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 15   Graham Rahal All [34]
30   Devlin DeFrancesco All [35]
45   Louis Foster  R  All [36]
Team Penske Chevrolet 2   Josef Newgarden All [37]
3   Scott McLaughlin All [38]
12   Will Power All [39]
Icon Status
 R  Eligible for Rookie of the Year
 RY  Rookie of the Year

Driver changes

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Preseason

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  • On July 2, 2024, Arrow McLaren announced that Christian Lundgaard would replace a departing Alexander Rossi, after Rossi and the team were unable to agree on a new contract.[17]
  • On August 13, 2024, A. J. Foyt Racing confirmed it had signed David Malukas full-time on a multi-year deal. Malukas departs Meyer Shank Racing after running the final 10 races of 2024 with them.[8]
  • On September 17, 2024, Prema Racing confirmed reports that Callum Ilott would join full-time in the No. 90 entry for the 2025 season. Ilott moves from Jota Sport in the World Endurance Championship and also competed in two IndyCar races in 2024 as an injury substitute for Arrow McLaren.[33]
  • On September 19, 2024, Meyer Shank Racing confirmed that it had signed Marcus Armstrong for the 2025 season, replacing David Malukas in the No. 66 entry. Armstrong departs Chip Ganassi Racing after two seasons.[31]
  • On September 20, 2024, Racer reported that Ed Carpenter Racing informed Rinus VeeKay that it would end their relationship after five seasons.[40] On September 23, VeeKay confirmed this report via social media.[41]
  • On September 25, 2024, Ed Carpenter Racing confirmed its driver line-up, with Alexander Rossi joining the team on a multi-year deal in the No. 20 entry, Christian Rasmussen moving from the No. 20 to the No. 21 entry full-time on a multi-year deal, and owner/driver Ed Carpenter returning to an Indy 500-only role in a third entry.[26]
  • On October 9, 2024, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced the signing of 2024 Indy NXT Champion Louis Foster to a multi-year deal, in the No. 45 entry, replacing Lundgaard.
  • On October 30, 2024, Chip Ganassi Racing confirmed reports that Kyffin Simpson would move from the No. 4 entry to the No. 8, taking the place of a departing Linus Lundqvist.
  • On November 5, 2024, Prema Racing confirmed reports that it had signed Robert Shwartzman to fill its second race seat for the 2025 season. Shwartzman moves from AF Corse in the FIA World Endurance championship.[32]
  • On November 20, 2024, Juncos Hollinger Racing announced the signing of Sting Ray Robb to one of its entries for the 2025 season. He was later confirmed to be assigned to the No. 77 entry.[28]
  • On December 4, 2024, DRR-Cusick Motorsports confirmed its Indy 500 lineup, with Jack Harvey joining the team in the No. 24 car at the Indianapolis 500.[25]
  • On December 9, RLL confirmed Devlin DeFrancesco to drive its third entry, replacing Pietro Fittipaldi after one season.[35]
  • On December 18, 2024, Juncos Hollinger Racing confirmed that Conor Daly would drive the No. 78 entry full-time in 2025, after driving it part-time in 2024, and replacing a departing Romain Grosjean.[27] On February 28, 2025, the car appeared with No. 76 instead, using the number representing a brand, and the respective font, of sponsor Phillips 66. Daly said a sponsorship announcement was expected for Thermal.[42]
  • On January 13, 2025, Dale Coyne announced that Jacob Abel would drive the No. 51 entry full-time, moving from Indy NXT.[23]
  • On February 14, 2025, Dale Coyne announced Rinus VeeKay would drive the No. 18 entry full time.[22]

Team changes

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Preseason

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  • On April 9, 2024, Italian junior formula and endurance racing team Prema Racing announced it would enter two full-time entries in IndyCar in 2025, having secured a supply of Chevrolet engines.[43][44]
  • On August 19, 2024, Meyer Shank Racing confirmed that it would be switching technical alliance partners from Andretti Global to Chip Ganassi Racing, having been with Andretti since 2020.[45]
  • On September 4, 2024, Racer reported that Chip Ganassi Racing would downsize its IndyCar operation from five to three cars.[46]
  • On January 3, 2025, Arrow McLaren announced that McLaren Group had purchased the remaining 25% stake of the team from Sam Schmidt and Ric Peterson as of December 31, 2024.[47]
  • On January 13, 2025, with the confirmation of Jacob Abel to the No. 51 entry, the Dale Coyne's partnership with Rick Ware Racing has ended, reverting the Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing entry name back to Dale Coyne Racing.

Schedule

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The schedule was released on June 13, 2024.[1]

Rd. Race name Track Location Date
1 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  S  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida March 2
2 The Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix  R  The Thermal Club Thermal, California March 23
3 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach  S  Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California April 13
4 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix  R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama May 4
5 Sonsio Grand Prix  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana May 10
6 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 25
7 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix  S  Streets of Detroit Detroit, Michigan June 1
8 Bommarito Automotive Group 500  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois June 15
9 XPEL Grand Prix at Road America  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 22
10 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio July 6
11 IndyCar Race Weekend Race 1  O  Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa July 12
12 IndyCar Race Weekend Race 2 July 13
13 Ontario Honda Dealers Indy Toronto  S  Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario July 20
14 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey  R  WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California July 27
15 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon August 10
16 Snap-on Milwaukee Mile 250  O  Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin August 24
17 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix  O  Nashville Superspeedway Lebanon, Tennessee August 31

 O  Oval/Speedway
 R  Road course
 S  Street circuit

Schedule changes

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  • The race at the Thermal Club that was the non-championship $1 Million Challenge in 2024 will become a full points-paying race in 2025. It will be the first American open-wheel racing championship race in Riverside County, California since the 1983 CART season.
  • The Milwaukee Mile, which hosted a double-header in 2024, will only host a single race in 2025.
  • The race at World Wide Technology Raceway will move from August to June.
  • On February 18, 2025, INDYCAR announced race lengths will be extended for six races.
    • Long Beach - 90 Laps (five additional laps)
    • Mid-Ohio - 90 Laps (ten additional laps)
    • Iowa - 275 Laps (25 additional laps each race)
    • Toronto - 90 Laps (five additional laps)
    • Nashville - 225 Laps (19 additional laps)

Sponsorship changes

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On February 21, Hy-Vee announced that they were ending their event sponsorships for Iowa and Milwaukee. Snap-on was announced as the new title sponsor for Milwaukee, but no sponsor has yet been named for Iowa.[48]

Results

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Rd. Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps led Race winner Report
Driver Team Manufacturer
1 St. Petersburg   Scott McLaughlin   Josef Newgarden   Scott McLaughlin   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
2 Thermal Club Report
3 Long Beach Report
4 Barber Report
5 IMS GP Report
6 Indianapolis 500 Report
7 Detroit Report
8 Gateway Report
9 Road America Report
10 Mid-Ohio Report
11 Iowa 1 Report
12 Iowa 2
13 Toronto Report
14 Laguna Seca Report
15 Portland Report
16 Milwaukee Report
17 Nashville Report

Points standings

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Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
  • Ties will be broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc.; then by finishing position in the previous race; then by random draw.[49]
Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th   11th   12th   13th   14th   15th   16th   17th   18th   19th   20th   21st   22nd   23rd   24th   25th+ 
Points 50 40 35 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5

Driver standings

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  • At all races except the Indy 500, the pole position qualifier will earn 1 point (unless qualifying is not held).[50] The twelve Indy 500 qualifiers who qualify for the fast 12 session will receive points based on the results of that session, descending from 12 points for first place.[51]
  • Drivers who lead at least one race lap will be awarded 1 point.[52] The driver who leads the most laps during a race will score an additional 2 points.[52]
  • Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the engine reaches their required distance run result in the loss of 10 points.[53]
Pos Driver STP THE LBH ALA IGP INDY DET GAT ROA MDO IOW TOR LAG POR MIL NSH Pts
1   Álex Palou 1L 51
2   Scott Dixon 2L 41
3   Josef Newgarden 3L 36
4   Scott McLaughlin 4L* 36
5   Kyle Kirkwood 5 30
6   Marcus Ericsson 6 28
7   Felix Rosenqvist 7 26
8   Christian Lundgaard 8L 25
9   Rinus VeeKay 9 22
10   Alexander Rossi 10 20
11   Pato O'Ward 11 19
12   Graham Rahal 12 18
13   David Malukas 13 17
14   Santino Ferrucci 14 16
15   Christian Rasmussen 15 15
16   Colton Herta 16L 15
17   Conor Daly 17 13
18   Kyffin Simpson 18 12
19   Callum Ilott 19 11
20   Robert Shwartzman  R  20 10
21   Sting Ray Robb 21 9
22   Devlin DeFrancesco 22 8
23   Jacob Abel  R  23 7
24   Marcus Armstrong 24L 7
25   Nolan Siegel 25 5
26   Will Power 26 5
27   Louis Foster  R  27 5
Pos Driver STP THE LBH ALA IGP INDY DET GAT ROA MDO IOW TOR LAG POR MIL NSH Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd-place finish
Bronze 3rd-place finish
Green Top 5 finish
Light Blue Top 10 finish
Dark Blue Other flagged position
Purple Did not finish
Red Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown Withdrew (Wth)
Black Disqualified (DSQ)
White Did Not Start (DNS)
Race abandoned (C)
Blank Did not participate
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point; except Indy)
Italics Ran fastest race lap
L Led race lap
(1 point)
* Led most race laps
(2 points)
1–12 Indy 500 "Fast Twelve"
bonus points
c Qualifying canceled
(no bonus point)
 RY  Rookie of the Year
 R  Rookie

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ The Leaders Circle program provides approximately $1 million dollars to the top-22 eligible entries by entrant points at the end of a season, in what has been described by sources as a "socialized financial incentive program".[3][4]
  2. ^ Technical partnership with Team Penske.
  3. ^ Larson is considered a Rookie in the IndyCar Series as he has competed in less than eight IndyCar series races; however, he is not a rookie for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the 2024 Indianapolis 500.
  4. ^ Technical partnership with Chip Ganassi Racing.

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