A grueling stretch of five races in four weekends comes to an end this weekend for the IndyCar teams, with the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca. On this legendary track, Pato O’Ward hopes to close the gap to Alex Palou. That will be a tough challenge, though—Palou’s average finishing position at Laguna Seca is an incredible 1.75! Here’s everything you need to know heading into race weekend.

The Java House Grand Prix of Monterey

First IndyCar race: 1983
Number of races held: 27
Number of different winners: 17
Last year’s winner: Alex Palou
Lap record: Hélio Castroneves in 2000, 1:07.7220
Most successful driver: Bobby Rahal, 4 wins (1984, 1985, 1986 and 1987)

The 2025 Race

Race length: 95 laps / 212,61 miles (342,17 km)
Push-to-Pass: Can be used for a total of 150 seconds, with a maximum of 15 seconds per use
Tires: 5 sets of standard Firestone tires and 5 alternate sets per car (rookies get 1 extra set of standard tires in the first practice session)
Green flag: Sunday, July 27, 3:22 PM ET
Expected race duration: 2 hours and 5 minutes
Number of participants: 27

Entry List for the Java House Grand Prix of Monterey

#2 Josef Newgarden – Astemo Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – XPEL Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 David Malukas – Clarience Technologies 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 – WWEX Group Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Rinus VeeKay – askROI Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Alexander Rossi – ECR Java House (Chevrolet)
#21 Christian Rasmussen – ESC Liquid Science (Chevrolet)
#26 Colton Herta – Gainbridge Andretti Global (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood – JM Bullion Andretti Global (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson – Delaware Life Andretti Global (Honda)
#30 Devlin DeFrancesco – Mi-Jack Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#45 Louis Foster – Droplight 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 Java House Grand Prix of Monterey

Friday, July 25
Practice 1: 5:00 PM – 6:20 PM ET

Saturday, July 26
Practice 2: 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET
Qualifying: 2:35 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Sunday, July 27
Warm-up: 12:02 PM – 12:27 PM ET
Race - ‘Drivers, start your engines’: 3:15 PM ET
Race - Green Flag: 3:22 PM ET

Java House Grand Prix of Monterey on TV

USA: All practice and qualifying sessions will be broadcast live on FOX Sports 1 or 2. The race broadcast begins at 3:00 PM ET on FOX.
Canada: All practice sessions, except the warm-up, and the race will be livestreamed on TSN+. The broadcast begins at 3:00 PM ET.
UK: The first free practice, qualifying, and the race will be shown on Sky Sports F1. Race coverage begins at 8:00 PM BST.
Australia: All sessions, except the first free practice, and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. Race coverage begins on Monday morning at 5:00 AM AEST.
New Zealand: The first free practice and the warm-up will be shown on Sky Sport 4, the second free practice on Sky Sport 6, qualifying on Sky Sport 3, and the race on Sky Sport 1. Race coverage begins on Monday at 7:00 AM NZST.

Weather Forecast

After a series of hot races, it will be noticeably cooler this weekend on the U.S. West Coast. The high temperature is expected to stay just below 20°C (68°F) throughout the weekend. Practice sessions will take place under mostly cloudy skies, while race day is expected to bring more sunshine.

Friday, July 25: 66°F (19°C), mostly cloudy
Saturday, July 26: 64°F (18°C), mostly cloudy
Sunday, July 27: 66°F (19°C), mostly sunny

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Colton Herta – 2
2. Will Power – 1
= Felix Rosenqvist – 1
= Alex Palou – 1

Number of Wins
1. Colton Herta – 2
= Alex Palou – 2
3. Scott Dixon – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Alex Palou – 4
2. Colton Herta – 3
= Will Power – 2
= Scott Dixon – 2
5. Josef Newgarden – 1
= Scott McLaughlin – 1
= Alexander Rossi – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Alex Palou – 1,75 (4 races)
2. Scott Dixon – 6,43 (7 races)
3. Pato O'Ward – 7,50 (4 races)
4. Colton Herta – 7,60 (5 races)
5. Will Power – 8,40 (5 races)
6. Christian Lundgaard – 8,67 (3 races)
7. Alexander Rossi – 10,20 (5 races)
8. Marcus Ericsson – 10,20 (5 races)
9. Scott McLaughlin – 10,25 (4 races)
10. Josef Newgarden – 11,40 (5 races)
11. Felix Rosenqvist – 11,60 (5 races)
12. Nolan Siegel – 12,00 (1 race)
13. Christian Rasmussen – 13,00 (1 race)
14. Marcus Armstrong – 15,00 (2 races)
15. Kyle Kirkwood – 15,00 (2 races)
16. Sting Ray Robb – 16,00 (2 races)
17. David Malukas – 16,33 (3 races)
18. Santino Ferrucci – 16,67 (3 races)
19. Graham Rahal – 17,00 (5 races)
20. Callum Ilott – 17,67 (3 races)
21. Devlin DeFrancesco – 18,50 (2 races)
22. Rinus VeeKay – 19,00 (4 races)
23. Conor Daly – 20,67 (3 races)
24.Kyffin Simpson – 23,00 (1 race)