2025 Indy 500 qualification results
Robert Shwartzman will start from pole for Prema in the Indianapolis 500, an impressive feat given he is a rookie driver.
He is the first rookie on pole at Indy since Teo Fabi in 1983, and is joined on the front-row by two-time winner Takuma Sato and McLaren's Pato O'Ward.
Shwartzman roared to pole on Prema's first Indy 500 appearance with an average speed of 232.79 mph (374.64 kph)!
Two Team Penske drivers, Josef Newgarden and Will Power, received heavy penalties for using an illegally modified rear attenuator.
As a result, both drivers have been moved to the back of the grid. In addition, IndyCar fined both entries $100,000, suspended the respective team strategists, and revoked their qualifying points.
Check out the full 2025 Indianapolis 500 starting grid below!
Who will win the 109th edition of the Indy 500?
2025 Indianapolis 500 starting grid
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Robert Shwartzman | #83 Prema |
| 2. | Takuma Sato | #75 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 3. | Pato O'Ward | #5 McLaren |
| 4. | Scott Dixon | #9 Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 5. | Felix Rosenqvist | #60 Meyer Shank Racing |
| 6. | Alex Palou | #10 Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 7. | David Malukas | #4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 8. | Christian Lundgaard | #7 McLaren |
| 9. | Marcus Ericsson | #28 Andretti |
| 10. | Scott McLaughlin | #3 Penske |
| 11. | Conor Daly | #76 Juncos Hollinger Racing |
| 12. | Alexander Rossi | #20 Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 13. | Kyffin Simpson | #8 Chip Ganassi Racing |
| 14. | Ed Carpenter | #33 Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 15. | Santino Ferrucci | #14 A.J. Foyt Enterprises |
| 16. | Devlin DeFrancesco | #30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 17. | Sting Ray Robb | #77 Juncos Hollinger Racing |
| 18. | Christian Rasmussen | #21 Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 19. | Kyle Larson | #17 McLaren |
| 20. | Louis Foster | #45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 21. | Callum Ilott | #90 Prema |
| 22. | Helio Castroneves | #06 Meyer Shank Racing |
| 23. | Kyle Kirkwood | #27 Andretti |
| 24. | Nolan Siegel | #6 McLaren |
| 25. | Ryan Hunter-Reay | #23 DRR-Cusick Motorsports |
| 26. | Jack Harvey | #24 DRR-Cusick Motorsports |
| 27. | Colton Herta | #26 Andretti |
| 28. | Graham Rahal | #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 29. | Marco Andretti | #98 Andretti Herta |
| 30. | Marcus Armstrong | #66 Meyer Shank Racing |
| 31. | Rinus VeeKay | #18 Dale Coyne Racing |
| 32. | Josef Newgarden | #2 Team Penske |
| 33. | Will Power | #12 Team Penske |
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