Full starting grid for 2026 Indy 500
Alex Palou will lead the 33-car field to green for the 110th running of the Indy 500.
The defending race winner will be looking to add another win to his already impressive CV, but behind him, there will be eight former winners boasting 13 wins between them hoping to chase down the #10 Chip Ganassi machine.
Taking part in his first Indy 500, former F1 driver Mick Schumacher will roll off 27th, one of five former F1 drivers in the field, including three winners in Takuma Sato, Alexander Rossi, and Marcus Ericsson.
There were two changes to the grid as Caio Collet and Jack Harvey were disqualified following qualifying for failing tech, and were sent to the back of the grid.
Check out the full starting grid for the 2026 Indy 500 below!
Full starting grid for 2026 Indy 500
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Alex Palou | #10 Chip Ganassi |
| 2nd | Alexander Rossi | #20 Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 3rd | David Malukas | #12 Team Penske |
| 4th | Felix Rosenqvist | #60 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian |
| 5th | Santino Ferrucci | #14 AJ Foyt Racing |
| 6th | Pato O'Ward | #5 McLaren |
| 7th | Kyffin Simpson | #8 Chip Ganassi |
| 8th | Conor Daly | #23 Dreyer and Reinbold Racing |
| 9th | Scott McLaughlin | #3 Team Penske |
| 10th | Scott Dixon | #9 Chip Ganassi |
| 11th | Rinus VeeKay | #76 Juncos Hollinger Racing with Dreyer and Reinbold Racing |
| 12th | Takuma Sato | #75 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 13th | Ed Carpenter | #33 Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 14th | Helio Castroneves | #06 Meyer Shank |
| 15th | Christian Rasmussen | #21 Ed Carpenter Racing |
| 16th | Marcus Armstrong | #66 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian |
| 17th | Marcus Ericsson | #28 Andretti |
| 18th | Christian Lundgaard | #7 McLaren |
| 19th | Will Power | #26 Andretti |
| 20th | Nolan Siegel | #6 McLaren |
| 21st | Louis Foster | #45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 22nd | Ryan Hunter-Reay | #31 McLaren with Legacy Motor Club |
| 23rd | Josef Newgarden | #2 Team Penske |
| 24th | Romain Grosjean | #18 Dale Coyne Racing |
| 25th | Kyle Kirkwood | #27 Andretti |
| 26th | Katherine Legge | #11 HMD Motorsports with AJ Foyt |
| 27th | Mick Schumacher | #47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 28th | Graham Rahal | #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing |
| 29th | Dennis Hauger | #19 Dale Coyne Racing |
| 30th | Jacob Abel | #51 Abel Motorsports |
| 31st | Sting Ray Robb | #77 Juncos Hollinger Racing |
| 32nd | Caio Collet | #4 AJ Foyt Racing |
| 33rd | Jack Harvey | #24 Dreyer and Reinbold Racing |
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