IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after Laguna Seca
Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races.
Report from Laguna Seca: Complete results, recap as Palou all but cements championship
(Through 14 of 17 races)
After entering Sunday's race at Laguna Seca tied with his rookie rival, Louis Foster created a four-point cushion heading toward the final three races of the season by virtue of his 17th-place finish. Robert Shwartzman finishd 21st, and Jacob Abel finishd 26th after crashing out through just 10 laps.
IndyCar's Leaders Circle program pays eligible teams just over $1 million the following season in guarantees. To qualify for one of the 22 spots, the entry must be associated with one of IndyCar's 25 charters — teams are allowed to have a maximum of three. Only Prema Racing's two cars remain unchartered. The 25 chartered cars are then ranked by entrant points and, at the end of this season, the top 22 eligible entries will be paid $1.2 million or more by Penske Entertainment throughout the 2026 season.
Here are the cars around the bubble after IndyCar's Toronto race:
20. Andretti Global No. 28, 200 points
21. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 181 points
22. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 172 points
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23. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 144 points
24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 133 points
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