Get to know Indy 500 driver Alex Palou and his No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing race car
Get to know Indy 500 driver Alex Palou and his No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing race car
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Indianapolis is the 500. A.J. Foyt once said, "If it wasn't for the Indianapolis 500, none of you would've ever heard of me." The same might be said of Indianapolis.
Alex Palou has won four of the five IndyCar Series races in 2025.
He has driven in five Indianapolis 500s, and his best finish is second place in 2021.
Alex Palou seeks his first Indianapolis 500 win in 2025, though he is well on his way to a third consecutive IndyCar Series championship. He has won four of five races in 2025, and 15 in his five-plus seasons.
Palou qualified sixth for the May 25 race with a qualifying speed of 231.378 mph over four laps. He won pole position in 2023.
Here's what you should know about Alex Palou.
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Has Alex Palou won the Indy 500?
Indy 500 starts: 5
5 Indy 500 pole-sitter: 1
1 Indy 500 wins: 0
0 Best Indy 500 finish: 2nd, 2021
2nd, 2021 Career Indy 500 earnings: $2,834,905
Alex Palou Indy 500 results
Year Finish Start 2024 5 14 2023 4 1 2022 9 2 2021 2 6 2020 28 7
Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing − Indy 500 driver profile
Age: 28
28 Nationality: Spain
Spain Hometown: Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona, Spain Car number: 10
10 Race team: Chip Ganassi Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing Engine: Honda
Honda IndyCar series championships : 3 (2021, '23, '24)
: 3 (2021, '23, '24) 2024 best IndyCar finishes: Won points-paying races at the Indianapolis Grand Prix and Laguna Seca, as well as non-points race at Thermal, California. He had seven podium finishes, including Thermal.
When is the 2025 Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place Sunday, May 25, 2025.
What is the 2025 Indy 500 start time?
The green flag drops at 12:45 p.m. ET.
2025 Indianapolis 500 rookies
These drivers are in the race for the first time:
Louis Foster
Robert Shwartzman
Nolan Siegel
What channel is the Indianapolis 500 on? How can I watch the Indy 500?
TV: Fox. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell.
How can I listen to, stream 2025 Indy 500?
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race)
Indy 500 tickets
Buy Indy 500 tickets on StubHub
Alex Palou 2025 IndyCar results
St. Petersburg: 1st, leading 26 laps
Thermal: 1st, leading 13 laps
Long Beach: 2nd
Barber: 1st, starting from the pole and leading 81 laps
Indianapolis road course: 1st, starting from pole and leading 29 laps
Who is Alex Palou married to?
His wife is Esther; they have a daughter, Lucia, born in 2023.
Why is McLaren suing Alex Palou?
The McLaren team claimed Alex Palou breached a contract when he decided to return to the Ganassi team rather than honor a three-year contract he had signed with McLaren in late 2022. McLaren sought $30 million from Palou. As of September 2024, the sides were scheduled to enter mediation.
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2025 IndyCar Series schedule
The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, all televised on Fox. (Times are ET; %-downtown street course, &-road course, *-oval)
March 2, St. Petersburg, Florida %, noon (Winner: Alex Palou)
March 23, Thermal, California &, 3 p.m. (Winner: Alex Palou)
April 13, Long Beach, California % (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
May 4, Birmingham, Alabama & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 10, Indianapolis & (Winner: Alex Palou)
May 25, Indianapolis 500 *, 12:45 p.m.
June 1, Detroit %, 12:30 p.m.
June 15, St. Louis *, 8 p.m.
June 22, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin &, 1:30 p.m.
July 6, Lexington, Ohio &, 1 p.m.
July 12, Newton, Iowa *, 5 p.m.
July 13, Newton, Iowa *, 1 p.m.
July 20, Toronto %, noon
July 27, Monterey, California &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 10, Portland &, 3 p.m.
Aug. 24, Milwaukee *, 2 p.m.
Aug. 31, Nashville *, 2:30 p.m.
IndyCar drivers for 2025
(Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
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