Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis Preview

The traditional ‘Month of May’ in Indianapolis kicks off this coming weekend with the Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis! Before the 2.5-mile oval is put to use, racing will first take place for two days on the legendary track’s infield circuit. After an impressive start to the season, Alex Palou is the man to beat. But who claimed pole position and victory here last year? That’s right — none other than Alex Palou!

The Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis

First IndyCar race: 2014
Number of races held: 16
Number of different winners: 8
Last year’s winner: Alex Palou (2024)
Lap record: Will Power in 2017, 1:07.7044
Most successful driver: Will Power won five times (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 en 2021)

The 2025 Race

Race length: 85 laps / 207,36 mile (333,64 km)
Push-to-Pass: Can be used for a total of 200 seconds, with a maximum of 20 seconds per use
Tires: 5 sets of standard Firestone tires and 4 alternate sets per car (rookies get 1 extra set of standard tires in the first practice session)
Green flag: Saturday, May 9, 4:52 PM ET
Expected race duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes
Number of participants: 27

Entry List for the Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis

#2 Josef Newgarden – Astemo Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – Sonsio Vehicle Protection Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 David Malukas – AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#5 Pato O’Ward – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#6 Nolan Siegel – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#7 Christian Lundgaard – Arrow McLaren (Chevrolet)
#8 Kyffin Simpson – Journie Rewards Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou – DHL Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 Will Power – Verizon Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci – Sexton Properties AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal – Fifth Third Bank Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Rinus VeeKay – askROI Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Alexander Rossi – ECR Java House (Chevrolet)
#21 Christian Rasmussen – ESC Splenda (Chevrolet)
#26 Colton Herta – Gainbridge Andretti Global (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood – PreFab Andretti Global (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson – Fresh Connect Central Andretti Global (Honda)
#30 Devlin DeFrancesco – EVTEC Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#45 Louis Foster – Mi-Jack Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#51 Jacob Abel – Abel Construction Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist – SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 Marcus Armstrong – SiriusXM/ROOT Insurance Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#77 Conor Daly – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#78 Sting Ray Robb – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#83 Robert Schwartzman – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)
#90 Callum Ilott – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)

Schedule for the Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis

Friday, May 9
Practice 1: 9:30 AM – 10:50 AM ET
Practice 2: 1:10 PM – 2:00 PM ET
Qualifying: 4:35 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Saturday, May 10
Warm-up: 11:32 AM – 11:57 AM ET
Race: 4:52 PM – 6:40 PM ET

Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolison TV

USA: All practice- and qualifying sessions will be shown live on FOX Sports 1 or 2. The race broadcast starts at 4:30 PM (ET) on FOX.
Canada: All practice sessions and the race will be livestreamed on TSN+, with coverage starting at 4:30 PM (ET).
UK: Both practice sessions, qualifying, the warm-up and the race will be shown live on Sky Sports F1. The race broadcast starts at 9:30 PM.
Australia: All sessions and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. The race broadcast starts on Sunday morning at 6:30 AM (AEST).
New Zealand: All sessions will be broadcast on Sky Sport 2, 3 or 4. The race broadcast starts on Sundau morning at 8:30 AM (NZST) on Sky Sports 3.

Weather Forecast

It looks like the Sonsio Grand Prix will be run under pleasant spring conditions. A clear blue sky is forecasted for both days of the race weekend, with temperatures expected to reach up to 70°F (21°C) on Friday and even warmer on Saturday, climbing to around 75°F (24°C).

Friday, May 9: 70°F (21°C), sunny
Saturday, May 10: 75°F (24°C), sunny

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Will Power – 6
2. Felix Rosenqvist – 2
3. Pato O’Ward – 1
= Rinus VeeKay – 1
= Christian Lundgaard – 1
= Graham Rahal – 1
= Alex Palou – 1

Number of Wins
1. Will Power – 5
2. Scott Dixon – 2
= Alex Palou – 2
4. Josef Newgarden – 1
= Rinus VeeKay – 1
= Colton Herta – 1
= Alexander Rossi – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Will Power – 8
2. Scott Dixon – 5
3. Alexander Rossi – 4
4. Colton Herta – 3
= Graham Rahal – 3
= Alex Palou – 3
7. Rinus VeeKay – 2
= Pato O’Ward – 2
= Christian Lundgaard – 2
10. Josef Newgarden – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Christian Lundgaard – 5,67 (6 races)
2. Will Power – 6,38 (16 races)
3. Scott Dixon – 6,93 (16 races)
4. Graham Rahal – 7,69 (16 races)
5. Alexander Rossi – 8,14 (14 races)
6. Colton Herta – 9,36 (11 races)
7. Pato O'Ward – 11,00 (11 races)
8. Marcus Ericsson – 11,18 (11 races)
9. Alex Palou – 11,40 (10 races)
10. Felix Rosenqvist – 11,45 (11 races)
11. Scott McLaughlin – 11,86 (7 races)
12. Josef Newgarden – 12,44 (16 races)
13. Rinus VeeKay – 12,90 (10 races)
14. Callum Ilott – 14,00 (4 races)
15. Conor Daly – 14,40 (10 races)
16. Marcus Armstrong – 14,67 (3 races)
17. Kyffin Simpson – 15,00 (1 race)
18. Kyle Kirkwood – 16,60 (5 races)
19. David Malukas – 16,75 (4 races)
20. Santino Ferrucci – 17,00 (7 races)
21. Devlin DeFrancesco – 18,75 (4 races)
22. Christian Rasmussen – 20,00 (1 race)
23. Sting Ray Robb – 23,67 (3 races)