After a year of preparation for many teams and an intense week of practice, it’s officially Race Week for the 109th Running of the Indy 500! If last weekend’s qualifying sessions were any indication, we’re in for an absolutely wild race. Can Josef Newgarden become the first driver ever to win three consecutive Indy 500s—starting from the second-to-last position on the grid? Here’s everything you need to know heading into the weekend.

The Indianapolis 500

First IndyCar race: 1911
Number of races held: 108
Number of different winners: 75
Last year’s winner: Josef Newgarden (2024)
Lap record: Arie Luyendyk in 1996, 37.6160 seconds
Most successful driver: A.J. Foyt (1961, 1964, 1967 en 1977), Al Unser Sr. (1970, 1971, 1978 en 1987), Rick Mears (1979, 1984, 1988 en 1991) and Hélio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009 en 2021) all won the Indianapolis 500 four times.

The 2025 Race

Race length: 200 laps / 500 mile (804,6 km)
Tires: 34 sets Firestone tires for the entire event
Green flag: Sunday, May 25, 12:45 PM ET
Expected race duration: 3 hours
Number of participants: 27

Entry List for the Indianapolis 500

Check out the full entry list for the 109th Indy 500

All Indy 500 liveries

Schedule for the Indianapolis 500

Friday, May 24 – Carb Day
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM ET – Final Practice (Carb Day Warm-Up)
2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET – Pit Stop Challenge

Sunday, May 26 – Race Day
10:30 AM ET – Cars roll to the grid
11:47 AM ET – Driver introductions
12:18 PM ET – Indy 500 pre-race ceremonies: invocation & national anthem
12:28 PM ET – Command: “Drivers to your cars”
12:38 PM ET – Command to start engines
12:45 PM ET – Green flag for the 109th Indianapolis 500!

Indianapolis 500 on TV

USA: Carb Day practice will be shown live on Fox Sports 1. On Race Day, the pre-race show begins on FOX at 10 AM (ET) — one hour earlier than in previous years — with the race broadcast starting at 12 PM (ET).
Canada: TSN will not broadcast the Carb Day activities. The race broadcast begins at 12:30 PM (ET) on TSN 4, the TSN app, and TSN.ca.
UK: On Carb Day, only the Pit Stop Challenge will be shown on Sky Sports F1, starting at 7:30 PM. The race broadcast begins right after the Formula 1 coverage, around 5:30 PM — just in time for the start.
Australia: Stan Sport will not broadcast the Carb Day activities. The pre-race show starts at 12 AM AEST, followed by race coverage at 2 AM.
New Zealand: Carb Day activities will be shown on Sky Sport 5. On Race Day, coverage begins at 2 AM NZST with the pre-race show, followed by the race at 4 AM — both airing on Sky Sport Select.

Read more about how to watch the Indy 500

Weather Forecast

It looks like we’re heading into a relatively cool Indy 500, with race day temps hovering around 68°F (20°C). Most importantly, the forecast calls for dry weather!

Friday, May 24: Around 64°F (18°C), mostly cloudy
Sunday, May 26: Around 68°F (20°C), mostly sunny

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Scott Dixon – 5
2. Hélio Castroneves – 4
3. Ed Carpenter – 3
4. Marco Andretti – 1
= Alex Palou – 1
= Scott McLaughlin – 1
= Robert Shwartzman – 1 (de 2025 pole winnaar)

Number of Wins
1. Hélio Castroneves - 4
2. Takuma Sato – 2
= Josef Newgarden – 2
4. Will Power – 1
= Scott Dixon – 1
= Alexander Rossi – 1
= Marcus Ericsson – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Hélio Castroneves – 8
2. Scott Dixon – 6
3. Marco Andretti – 4
4. Takuma Sato – 3
5. Will Power – 2
= Alexander Rossi – 2
= Graham Rahal – 2
= Marcus Ericsson – 2
= Josef Newgarden – 2
= Pato O’Ward – 2
11. Ed Carpenter – 1
= Alex Palou – 1
= Santino Ferrucci – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Santino Ferrucci – 6,33 (6 races)
2. Pato O'Ward – 7,60 (5 races)
3. Helio Castroneves – 9,08 (24 races)
4. Alexander Rossi – 9,33 (9 races)
5. Alex Palou – 9,60 (5 races)
6. Scott Dixon – 10,54 (22 races)
7. Christian Rasmussen – 12,00 (1 race)
8. Josef Newgarden – 12,15 (13 races)
9. Marco Andretti – 13,84 (19 races)
10. Will Power – 14,23 (17 races)
11. Takuma Sato – 15,87 (15 races)
12. Ed Carpenter – 16,00 (21 races)
13. Rinus VeeKay – 16,00 (5 races)
14. Ryan Hunter-Reay – 16,13 (16 races)
15. Devlin DeFrancesco – 16,50 (2 races)
16. Christian Lundgaard – 16,67 (3 races)
17. Marcus Ericsson – 17,00 (6 races)
18. Scott McLaughlin – 17,25 (4 races)
19. Kyle Kirkwood – 17,33 (3 races)
20. Graham Rahal – 17,88 (17 races)
21. Kyle Larson – 18,00 (1 race)
22. Callum Ilott – 18,33 (3 races)
23. Conor Daly – 19,00 (10 races)
24.Jack Harvey – 19,57 (7 races)
25.Colton Herta – 19,83 (6 races)
26.Felix Rosenqvist – 20,83 (6 races)
27.Kyffin Simpson – 21,00 (1 race)
28.David Malukas – 22,50 (2 races)
29.Sting Ray Robb – 23,50 (2 races)
30.Marcus Armstrong – 30,00 (1 race)