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Reuters
26-05-2025
- Automotive
- Reuters
Indy 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson penalized, now 31st
May 26 - IndyCar announced penalties for three drivers and their teams Monday following post-race inspections at Sunday's Indianapolis 500, which included runner-up Marcus Ericsson dropping to 31st place. Ericsson's Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood, who finished in sixth, was penalized down to 32nd, and British driver Callum Ilott of Prema Racing was dropped from 12th to 33rd and last place in the field. IndyCar said in a statement that the No. 27 and 28 cars of Ericsson and Kirkwood were found to have illegal modifications made to their Energy Management System covers. In Ilott's case, his No. 90 car did not meet the minimum endplate height and location specification. Ericsson, a Swede who won the 2022 Indianapolis 500, held the lead late in Sunday's race before Alex Palou of Spain passed him on his way to winning his first Indy 500 by 0.6822 seconds. The penalties mean that David Malukas of A.J. Foyt Racing is now credited with a second-place finish. Mexico's Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) finished third, Sweden's Felix Rosenqvist (Meyer Shank Racing) was fourth and Santino Ferrucci (A.J. Foyt) moved into fifth. The penalized drivers must forfeit their prize money and championship points from their original finishes. They are allowed to appeal the penalties. --Field Level Media
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Indy 500 results: Full finishing order for today's race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The 109th running of the Greatest Spectacle in Racing is officially in the books, and Alex Palou's hot streak continued. The IndyCar Series points leader won the Indianapolis 500 Sunday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. It was his first oval-track win, but his fifth victory in his last six events. Palou is seeking his third series championship in the last four years. Advertisement After previously finishing second at the 2021 Indy 500, he passed Marcus Ericsson on Lap 186 in the 2025 version, taking the lead for the first time. Ericsson settled into second. David Malukas, Pato O'Ward and Felix Rosenqvist rounded out the top five. Here's the full finishing order: Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou celebrates winning the 109th Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Results from Indianapolis 500 today 1. Alex Palou 2. Marcus Ericsson 3. David Malukas 4. Pato O'Ward 5. Felix Rosenqvist 6. Kyle Kirkwood 7. Santino Ferrucci 8. Christian Rasmussen 9. Christian Lundgaard 10. Conor Daly 12. Takuma Sato 13. Helio Castroneves 14. Devlin DeFrancesco 15. Louis Foster 16. Nolan Siegel 17. Colton Herta 18. Ed Carpenter 19. Will Power 20. Graham Rahal 21. Marcus Armstrong 22. Jack Harvey 23. Scott Dixon 24. Ryan Hunter-Reay 25. Josef Newgarden 26. Sting Ray Robb 27. Kyle Larson 28. Kyffin Simpson 29. Robert Shwartzman 30. Rinus VeeKay 31. Alexander Rossi 32. Marco Andretti 33. Scott McLaughlin This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Indy 500: Results of IndyCar race at The Brickyard. Alex Palou wins
Fox News
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
IndyCar star Pato O'Ward sounds off on Indy 500 after 4th-place finish
IndyCar star Pato O'Ward sounded off about the Indianapolis 500 after Alex Palou passed Marcus Ericsson with 14 laps to go to win the race for the first time in his career. The Arrow McLaren driver took issue with the lack of fight from Ericsson when Palou passed him for the lead late in the race, as well as how some of the restarts took place. "Pretty crap race I would say. Just kinda sucks that it went down to -- the switcheroo was for the last position of the race and Ericsson actually kinda choked there and let Palou by and just kind of … he just had to pedal it there," he told FOX Sports. "I don't think it's a finish anybody here woulda wanted to see. "I just feel like there was a bunch of non-experience in the front of the restarts and some of those restarts were pathetic. Those were not of the level that we should be seeing at the Indy 500. It just felt like we were playing roulette in a casino and picking outside or inside and just depending on what everyone else was choosing you either got screwed or you made like 10 positions." O'Ward finished in fourth place after starting the race in third. "We got hosed there a couple times but we made it back up a little bit after being a bit more in the middle," he said. "I fought my way as hard as I could." There were 44 laps run under caution, starting from the very beginning as rain plagued part of the race and then started with a Scott McLaughlin crash before the green flag waves. On the first green-flag lap, Marco Andretti crashed into the wall. However, the race featured 22 lead changes among 14 drivers. It was Palou who ended up in the winner's circle by the time the race was over. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Spain's Palou clinches win in chaotic 109th Indy 500
Spain's Alex Palou withstood a fightback by Sweden's Marcus Ericsson to claim victory in a chaotic Indianapolis 500. Palou overtook Ericsson with 14 laps remaining before holding off the Swede's late recovery to become the first Spaniard to win the 109th edition of the showpiece race. The start was delayed because of light rain and included several yellow flags with the lead changing hands 22 times among 14 drivers. Marco Andretti, grandson of F1 great Mario Andretti, lasted just four laps after being hit by Ryan Hunter-Reay, while Scott McLaughlin also crashed out after losing control early on and Kyle Larson's attempt to complete the Indy 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 on the same day was curtailed by a crash. Palou, of Chip Ganassi Racing, averaged 168.9 mph over the iconic 200 laps of a 2.5-mile oval track at the Indianapolis Brickyard, while 2022 winner Ericsson finished 0.682 seconds behind, with American David Malukas in third. Mexico's Pato O'Ward finished fourth and Sweden's Felix Rosenqvist fifth. Two-time champion Takuma Sato led for 51 laps before falling out of contention after skidding into his pit, while pole-sitter Robert Shwartzman's challenge ended on lap 89 when he collided with members of his pit team - though no-one was badly hurt. Larson, meanwhile, was able to safely exit his car after the crash on lap 91 before being cleared to fly to Charlotte to compete in the Nascar event.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Alex Palou wins 2025 Indianapolis 500 for 5th win in season's first 6 races
Alex Palou continued his incredibly dominant IndyCar Series season with his first Indianapolis 500 win. Palou passed Marcus Ericsson entering Turn 1 with 14 laps to go and held off Ericsson, David Malukas and Pato O'Ward the rest of the way. Ericsson lifted into the corner behind two lapped cars when Palou passed him and left a gap for the three-time IndyCar champion. ALEX PALOU TO THE LEAD AT INDY! — NTT INDYCAR SERIES (@IndyCar) May 25, 2025 The victory is Palou's fifth in six races in 2025 and the Barcelona native is the first Spanish driver to win the Indy 500. After winning the 2023 and 2024 IndyCar titles, Palou is even better in 2025. The only race of the season he didn't win was the Long Beach Grand Prix. And Palou was second to Kyle Kirkwood in that event. Palou's win officially came under caution on the last lap for a Nolan Siegel crash. But it was clear that Palou was going to win the race had it stayed green to the end. Ericsson had nothing for Palou after he was passed. Palou adeptly used the draft from the lapped cars of Devlin DeFrancesco and Louis Foster ahead of him to get a tow down the straights and prevent Ericsson from getting a run. Malukas finished third and O'Ward, last year's runner-up to Josef Newgarden, was fourth. After getting out of his car on the frontstretch after the checkered flag, Palou ran down the track and celebrated with his crew and his father Ramon. 'I cannot believe it, what an amazing day, what an amazing race,' Palou said. The 14 laps Palou led at the end of the race were the only ones he led all race. But his win was far from a fluke. He had one of the fastest cars in the field and ran patiently for much of the race, knowing he had a car capable of contending for the win. Max Verstappen set the modern racing record for dominance just two years ago when he won 19 races and had 21 podium finishes in 22 Formula 1 races. Verstappen finished with 575 points and had more than double the points of his teammate Sergio Perez in second in the standings. Verstappen also had more points than any of the nine other teams' two drivers had combined while posting an average finish of 1.3 over the course of the season. Palou's 2025 is on track to be even better. Palou's average finish is 1.17 through six races and already had a 100-point lead in the IndyCar standings ahead of the 500. With just 17 races in the IndyCar Series season, he's almost assuredly heading for a third straight title. If he doesn't win the title, someone else is going to have to go on a Palou-like run of his own. And Palou's performance will have to fall off a cliff. Palou's dominance could also take him to Formula 1 in 2026 where he'd have the chance to race against Verstappen. Cadillac is set to be the 11th team on the F1 grid next year and hasn't announced who its two drivers will be. If Palou isn't seriously considered to be one of them, it's malpractice. The 28-year-old already has some F1 experience as a reserve driver with McLaren. He's gotten practice experience with McLaren and has also tested for the team. He's clearly one of the best open-wheel drivers on the planet and deserves the chance to go F1 racing. He's making the IndyCar Series look incredibly easy. And that's hard to do. Palou's next victory will make him the first IndyCar driver with six wins in a season since Will Power in 2011. And no IndyCar driver has ever won seven races in a season since the series expanded beyond nine races in 2001. It's hard to envision Palou not getting at least two more wins this season. Team Penske fired three employees after Will Power and Josef Newgarden were unable to qualify for the pole position a week ago because of modifications to the rear attenuators on their cars. Their teammate Scott McLaughlin was also unable to run for pole because of a crash before the final qualifying session. Newgarden and Power had to start on the last row because of the inspection failures while McLaughlin started on the fourth row. The trio was aiming to give IndyCar Series and Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Roger Penske his 21st Indianapolis 500 win. And Newgarden was trying to be the first driver to win three straight Indy 500s. The race got off to an inauspicious start for Team Penske when McLaughlin crashed before the green flag even flew. His car got sideways and he hit the inside wall on the frontstretch when he was warming up his tires ahead of the start. Newgarden picked his way through the field and looked like a serious contender for the victory. However, his car had a fuel pressure issue before he had a real chance to go for the win and was forced to get out of his car with 64 laps to go. Power, meanwhile, had the best day of anyone. And it was mediocre. The Indy 500 winner finished 19th in what may be his final 500 for the team. Power, 44, is a free agent at the end of the season. The race was delayed less than an hour from its 12:45 p.m. start time because of a light drizzle. And McLaughlin's incident wasn't the only weird thing that happened. Scott Dixon had a rear left brake fire before the race began and ultimately finished multiple laps down. IndyCar started counting laps under caution following his crash and once the race officially went green on lap four, Marco Andretti got bounced into the wall and his race was over. Alexander Rossi cycled into the early lead because of pit strategy but had to hit pit road because his car was smoking. His Ed Carpenter Racing team decided to fuel the car even though it was spewing smoke and the car — and Rossi's fuel man — subsequently caught fire. Thankfully the fire was quickly extinguished on both car and man. After Rossi's fire, pole sitter Robert Shwartzman's day ended when he crashed into multiple pit crew members while trying to slow in his pit box for a stop. The impact broke the front suspension on his car and ended his day. And as crews were cleaning up pit lane from Rossi's fire, Rinus VeeKay crashed entering pit road because his car had an apparent brake failure. Kyle Larson's double-duty attempt also got cut short with a lap 92 crash. Larson's car spun shortly after a restart and he took out Kyffin Simpson and Sting Ray Robb in the wreck. The 2021 Cup Series champion was trying to run all 500 miles at Indianapolis and all 600 miles in NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600 later in the evening. That 1,100-mile attempt was put in a bit of jeopardy with the rain delay, but that jeopardy disappeared with Larson's crash. A year ago, Larson missed the 600 because of a lengthy rain delay ahead of the 500. 1. Alex Palou 2. Marcus Ericsson 3. David Malukas 4. Pato O'Ward 5. Felix Rosenqvist 6. Kyle Kirkwood 7. Santino Ferrucci 8. Christian Rasmussen 9. Christian Lundgaard 10. Conor Daly 11. Takuma Sato 12. Callum Ilott 13. Helio Castroneves 14. Devlin DeFrancesco 15. Louis Foster 16. Nolan Siegel 17. Colton Herta 18. Ed Carpenter 19. Will Power 20. Graham Rahal 21. Marcus Armstrong 22. Jack Harvey 23. Scott Dixon 24. Ryan Hunter-Reay 25. Josef Newgarden 26. Sting Ray Robb 27. Kyle Larson 28. Kyffin Simpson 29. Robert Shwartzman 30. Rinus VeeKay 31. Alexander Rossi 32. Marco Andretti 33. Scott McLaughlin
