Alex Palou wins the 2025 Indianapolis 500. Here are the final results, finishing order
(Start position in parentheses)
1. (10) Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
2. (28) Marcus Ericsson (W), Andretti Global, Honda
3. (4) David Malukas, A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevrolet
4. (5) Pato O'Ward, Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet
5. (60) Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank, Honda
6. (27) Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global, Honda
7. (14) Santino Ferrucci, A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevrolet
8. (21) Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
9. (7) Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet
10. (76) Conor Daly, Juncos Hollinger Racing, Chevrolet
11. (75) Takuma Sato (W), Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda
12. (90) Callum Ilott, Prema, Chevrolet
13. (06) Helio Castroneves (W), Meyer Shank, Honda
14. (30) Devlin DeFrancesco, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda
15. (45) Louis Foster (R), Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda
16. (6) Nolan Siegel (R), Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet
17. (26) Colton Herta, Andretti Global, Honda
18. (33) Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
19. (12) Will Power (W), Team Penske, Chevrolet
20. (15) Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda
21. (66) Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank, Honda
22. (24) Jack Harvey, Dreyer & Reinbold/Cusick, Chevrolet
23. (9) Scott Dixon (W), Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
24. (23) Ryan Hunter-Reay (W), Dreyer & Reinbold/Cusick, Chevrolet
25. (2) Josef Newgarden (W), Team Penske, Chevrolet
26. (77) Sting Ray Robb, Juncos Hollinger, Chevrolet
27. (17) Kyle Larson, Arrow McLaren/Hendrick, Chevrolet
28. (8) Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
29. (83) Robert Shwartzman (R), Prema, Chevrolet
30. (18) Rinus VeeKay, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
31. (20) Alexander Rossi (W), Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
32. (98) Marco Andretti, Andretti Global, Honda
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