After a well-deserved week of rest, the IndyCar drivers are back in action this weekend at the final permanent road course on the calendar: Portland International Raceway. On this 2.0-mile-long track, Alex Palou has the chance to secure his fourth IndyCar title, but Pato O’Ward will do everything he can to prevent that from happening! As always, we’ve gathered all the key information for the upcoming race weekend!

The History

First IndyCar race: 1984
Number of races held: 30
Number of different winners: 18
Winner of the last race at this track: Will Power (2024)
Lap record: Will Power in 2018, 0:57.2143
Most successful drivers: Al Unser Jr. (1984, 1994, and 1995) and Michael Andretti (1990, 1991, and 1992) both have three wins at Portland International Raceway.

The 2025 Race

Race length: 110 laps / 216 miles (348 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 5 alternate sets per car (rookies get 1 additional set of standard tires)
Green flag: Sunday, August 10, 3:22 PM (ET)
Expected race time: +/- 2 hours and 10 minutes
Number of participants: 27

Entry List for the Grand Prix of Portland

#2 Josef Newgarden – Astemo Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – Odyssey Battery Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 David Malukas – Gallagher Insurance 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 – Ridgeline 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 – Hendrickson International 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 – Dogecoin 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 Grand Prix of Portland

Friday, August 8
Practice 1: 5:35 PM – 6:55 PM

Saturday, August 9
Practice 2: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Qualifying: 2:35 PM – 4:00 PM
Warm-up: 7:22 AM – 7:57 AM

Sunday, August 10
Race – “Drivers, Start Your Engines” – 3:15 PM
Race – Green Flag: 3:22 PM

All times are Eastern Time.

The Grand Prix of Portland 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 and the race will be shown on TSN+, with the race also airing on TSN2. Coverage begins at 3:00 PM ET.
UK: All sessions and the race will be broadcast on Sky Sports F1. Race coverage starts at 8:00 PM.
Australia: All sessions and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. Race coverage starts Sunday morning at 5:00 AM AEST.
New Zealand: All practice sessions and the race will be shown on Sky Sport 2, except for the warm-up, which will air on Sky Sport 5. Race coverage begins Monday morning at 7:00 AM.

Weather Forecast

After a relatively cool weekend at Laguna Seca, the IndyCar drivers are now bracing for a scorching hot few days. Things will start off relatively mild with temperatures around 82°F on Friday, but starting Saturday, the sun will be out in full force, and the temperature is expected to soar to 95°F on race day!

Friday, August 8: 82°F (28°C), partly sunny
Saturday, August 9: 86°F (30°C), mostly sunny
Sunday, August 10: 95°F (24°C), mostly sunny

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Will Power – 1
= Alex Palou – 1
= Colton Herta – 1
= Scott McLaughlin – 1
= Graham Rahal – 1
= Santino Ferrucci – 1

Number of Wins
1. Alex Palou – 2
2. Will Power – 2
= Scott McLaughlin – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Scott Dixon – 3
= Will Power – 3
= Alex Palou – 3
4. Alexander Rossi – 2
= Felix Rosenqvist – 2
6. Scott McLaughlin – 1
= Josef Newgarden – 1

Average Finishing Position
1. Alex Palou – 4,00 (4 races)
2. Josef Newgarden – 6,00 (6 races)
3. Scott McLaughlin – 6,50 (4 races)
4. Felix Rosenqvist – 6,80 (5 races)
5. Colton Herta – 7,00 (5 races)
6. Marcus Ericsson – 7,75 (4 races)
7. Alexander Rossi – 8,67 (6 races)
8. Scott Dixon – 9,00 (8 races)
9. Pato O'Ward – 9,25 (4 races)
10. Will Power – 10,63 (8 races)
11. Kyle Kirkwood – 11,00 (3 races)
12. Marcus Armstrong – 12,00 (2 races)
13. Graham Rahal – 13,00 (7 races)
14. Rinus VeeKay – 13,50 (4 races)
15. David Malukas – 14,00 (3 races)
16. Christian Lundgaard – 15,00 (3 races)
17. Santino Ferrucci – 15,25 (4 races)
18. Kyffin Simpson – 16,00 (1 race)
19. Callum Ilott – 16,33 (3 races)
20. Devlin DeFrancesco – 16,50 (2 races)
21. Sting Ray Robb – 20,50 (2 races)
22. Nolan Siegel – 21,00 (1 race)
23. Conor Daly – 21,00 (4 races)
24.Christian Rasmussen – 26,00 (1 race)