2025 Indy 500 Starting Grid: Updated 33 driver lineup after penalties

Updated May. 21, 2025 12:05 p.m. ET

The 2025 Indy 500 qualifications are officially behind us, and we now know what the starting grid will look like for the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Check out where each of the 33 drivers will start along with their 4-lap average speed.

2025 Indy 500 Starting Grid

  1. Robert Shwartzman (232.790 mph) Row 1
  2. Takuma Sato (232.478 mph) Row 1
  3. Pato O'Ward (232.098 mph) Row 1
  4. Scott Dixon (232.052 mph) Row 2
  5. Felix Rosenqvist (231.987 mph) Row 2
  6. Àlex Palou (231.378 mph) Row 2
  7. David Malukas (231.599 mph) Row 3
  8. Christian Lundgaard (231.360 mph) Row 3
  9. Marcus Ericsson (231.014 mph) Row 3
  10. Scott McLaughlin (233.013 mph) Row 4
  11. Conor Daly (231.725 mph) Row 4
  12. Alexander Rossi (231.701 mph) Row 4
  13. Kyffin Simpson (231.641 mph) Row 5
  14. Ed Carpenter (231.633 mph) Row 5
  15. Santino Ferrucci (231.593 mph) Row 5
  16. Devlin DeFrancesco (231.575 mph) Row 6
  17. Sting Ray Robb (231.461 mph) Row 6
  18. Christian Rasmussen (231.438 mph) Row 6
  19. Kyle Larson (231.326 mph) Row 7
  20. Louis Foster (231.058 mph) Row 7
  21. Callum Ilott (230.993 mph) Row 7
  22. Helio Castroneves (230.978 mph) Row 8
  23. Kyle Kirkwood (230.917 mph) Row 8
  24. Nolan Siegel (230.571 mph) Row 8
  25. Ryan Hunter-Reay (230.363 mph) Row 9
  26. Jack Harvey (230.348 mph) Row 9
  27. Colton Herta (230.192 mph) Row 9
  28. Graham Rahal (229.863 mph) Row 10
  29. Marco Andretti (229.741 mph) Row 10
  30. Marcus Armstrong (229.091 mph) Row 10
  31. Rinus VeeKay (226.913 mph) Row 11
  32. Josef Newgarden (233.004 mph) Row 11*
  33. Will Power (232.144 mph) Row 11*

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Robert Shwartzman stopped by to talk about the emotions of being the first rookie since 1983 to win the Indianapolis 500 pole!

* Assessed penalties after qualifications for technical infraction

Why were Josef Newgarden and Will Power penalized?

INDYCAR penalized two-time defending Indianapolis 500 winner Josef Newgarden and Penske teammate Will Power by sending them to the rear of the field for the 109th Indy 500, suspending their race strategists for the race Sunday and fining the teams $100,000 for modifying spec parts.

INDYCAR found the illegal filling in the seams of the attenuator, a piece that the rules require not to be modified, prior to the cars qualifying in the Fast 12 session Sunday. Team Penske INDYCAR President Tim Cindric said that the filling of the seams was done to make the cars sleek and he did not feel it was a performance advantage. Check out the full story for more.

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