The 2024 IndyCar Series season was filled with action, excitement, and thrill – just what you would expect from the IndyCar Series! Champion Alex Palou didn’t win the title by collecting victories, but by consistently finishing in the top five, which he did an impressive 13 times! Meanwhile, Scott McLaughlin led many other statistics. What else stood out? We summarize the season in a series of numbers!

2,522 - Rinus VeeKay completed 2,522 laps this season, accounting for 98.8% of all laps.

637 - Scott McLaughlin led a staggering 637 laps this year, more than any other driver. The gap with second place was also significant: Will Power finished second with 367 laps led.

167.763 - The race with the highest average speed was the Indianapolis 500: race winner Josef Newgarden averaged 167.763 mph / 270 km/h.

164 - The Saturday race at Iowa Speedway for Scott McLaughlin was special: he set the record for 2024 for most laps led, consecutive laps in the lead, and most laps led by the eventual race winner: 164 laps!

78.251 - The race with the lowest average speed was the race at the Detroit street circuit: the average speed of race winner Scott Dixon was 'only' 78.251 mph / 126 km/h.

48 - The race with the most lead changes this year was the Indianapolis 500: in the 200-lap race, 48 lead changes were recorded!

27 - At the finish of the race in Portland, the most cars crossed the line under their own power: 27. A total of 28 cars started the race, with only Scott Dixon failing to see the checkered flag.

22 - At Barber Motorsports Park and Road America, we saw the most drivers finish on the lead lap: 22.

20 - This was the 20th consecutive season that Scott Dixon won a race!

16 - Colton Herta, Christian Lundgaard, Alex Palou, and Rinus VeeKay were the only full-time drivers to retire from just one race, meaning they finished 16 races under their own power.

15 - The race in Toronto had the most retirements this year: 12 cars! This meant that only 15 cars finished the race under their own power, the fewest of any race this season.

13 - Alex Palou won his third championship purely through consistent front-running. Despite winning 'only' two races, the Spaniard finished 13 of the 17 races in the top five. The importance of finishing in the top five for the championship was underscored by the second-place finisher in the standings, Colton Herta – he finished second in this category with 9 top-five finishes.

9.8267 - The largest margin by which a race winner finished ahead of second place this year was 9.8267 seconds. This was the difference between Will Power and second-place finisher Alex Palou in Portland.

9 - The fewest laps led by an eventual winner was by Will Power. The Penske driver led only 9 laps on his way to victory at Road America.

8 - The race with the most caution periods was both the Indianapolis 500 and the race in Detroit: each with 8 cautions.

8 - In 8 of the 17 races this year, the gap between the race winner and the second-place finisher was less than one second!

7 - This year, there were seven different race winners, the same number as in 2023.

5 - With 5 pole positions, Scott McLaughlin was the driver who was fastest in qualifying the most.

5 - The race at WWT Raceway at Gateway saw the fewest cars finish on the lead lap: just five cars!

3 - Scott McLaughlin, Will Power, and Pato O'Ward were the drivers with the most victories: each won 3 races. However, their lack of consistent results kept them from winning the title.

1 - The Saturday race at Iowa Speedway was the least exciting in terms of lead changes: there was only one lead change.

0.3417 - The smallest margin between the race winner and second place occurred in Indianapolis: just 0.3417 seconds separated winner Josef Newgarden from second-place finisher Pato O'Ward.

0 - It was an unusual year for Will Power: the driver with the most pole positions in IndyCar Series history did not secure a single pole position this year.

0 - Of all the full-time drivers, Rinus VeeKay was the only one who did not retire from a single race due to an incident. His only retirement came at Laguna Seca due to a gearbox failure.