IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after Road America
The 2025 IndyCar Series season is past the halfway point. Alex Palou has won six races, most notably the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kyle Kirkwood has won three.
Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races.
Alex Palou wins: IndyCar Xpel Grand Prix at Road America complete results, highlights
IndyCar Series championship points 2025
(Through nine of 17 races)
IndyCar Series rookie points
Foster won pole position at Road America and took 11th in the race. Abel finished 23rd and Shwartzman 27th.
IndyCar Series Leaders Circle standings 2025
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 race at Road America:
20. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 128 points
21. Andretti Global No. 8, 123 points
22. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 102 points
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23. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 93 points
24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 89 points
25. Dale Coyne Racing No. 51, 56 points
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