The traditional “Month of May” at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway kicks off, as it does every year, with the Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis. On the infield road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the IndyCar drivers will contest an 85-lap race this weekend before the focus fully shifts to the Indy 500. Alex Palou was dominant on this circuit last year—can anyone stop him from taking the win this year?

The Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis

First IndyCar race: 2014
Number of races held: 17
Number of different winners: 8
Last year’s winner: Alex Palou (2025)
Lap record: Josef Newgarden in 2017, 1:09.3888
Most successful driver: Will Power won five times (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 en 2021)

The 2026 Race

Race length: 85 laps / 207,36 miles (333,64 km)
Push-to-Pass: Unlimited usage
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: Saturday, May 9, 4:57PM ET
Expected race duration: 1 hour and 50 minutes
Number of participants: 25

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 Caio Collet – Combitrans Amazona 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 – Sunoco Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou – DHL Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 David Malukas – Verizon Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci – Homes For Our Troops AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal – Fifth Third Bank Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Romain Grosjean – BMax Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#19 Dennis Hauger – Ault Block Chain Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Alexander Rossi – ECR Java House (Chevrolet)
#21 Christian Rasmussen – ECR Splenda (Chevrolet)
#26 Will Power – TWG AI Andretti Global (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood – JM Bullion / Gold.com Andretti Global (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson – Allegra Andretti Global (Honda)
#45 Louis Foster – Desnuda Organic Tequila Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#47 Mick Schumacher – Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist – SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 Marcus Armstrong – Remax Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#76 Rinus VeeKay – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#77 Sting Ray Robb – Goodheart Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)

Schedule for the Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis

Friday, May 8
Practice 1: 9:05AM – 10:25AM ET
Practice 2: 1:05PM – 2:25PM ET
Qualifying: 5:35PM – 7:00PM ET

Saturday, May 9
Warm-up: 11:40AM – 12:10PM ET
Race – ‘Drivers, Start Your Engines’: 4:50PM ET
Race – Green Flag: 4:57PM ET

Sonsio Grand Prix of Indianapolis TV Schedule

USA
Practice 1: Friday, May 8 at 9:00AM ET on FS2
Practice 2: Friday, May 8 at 1:00PM ET on FS1
Qualifying: Friday, May 8 at 5:30PM ET on FS2
Warm-up: Saturday, May 9 at 11:30AM ET On FS1
Race: Saturday, May 9 at 4:30PM on FOX

Canada
Both free practices, qualifying & Warm-up and the race will be available on TSN+. The race will be broadcased on TSN 2, starting at 4:30PM ET.

UK
All sessions and the race will be shown on Sky Sports F1. The race broadcast begins at 9:30PM (BST).

Australia
All sessions, except the warm-up, and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. The race broadcast begins on Monday morning at 6:30AM (AEST).

New Zealand
Practice 1 & 2: Sky Sport 5
Qualifying & race: Sky Sport 3, the broadcast starts Monday morning at 8:30AM (NZDT)

Weather Forecast

The two-day race weekend begins on Friday with relatively cool temperatures, with highs reaching around 64°F (18°C). Sunshine will be limited on Friday, with a 90% chance of a rain showers during the day. Conditions look better for Saturday, with mostly sunny weather and temperatures climbing to 73°F (23°C).

Friday, May 8: 64°F (18°C), cloudy with a couple of showers
Saturday, May 9: 73°F (24°C), mostly sunny

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

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

Number of Wins
1. Will Power – 5
2. Alex Palou – 3
3. Scott Dixon – 2
4. Josef Newgarden – 1
= Rinus VeeKay – 1
= Alexander Rossi – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Will Power – 9
2. Scott Dixon – 5
3. Alexander Rossi – 4
= Alex Palou – 4
= Graham Rahal – 3
= Pato O’Ward – 3
7. Rinus VeeKay – 2
= Christian Lundgaard – 2
9. Josef Newgarden – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Will Power – 6,18 (17 races)
2. Scott Dixon – 6,82 (17 races)
3. Christian Lundgaard – 7,14 (7 races)
4. Graham Rahal – 7,59 (17 races)
5. Alexander Rossi – 8,53 (15 races)
6. Pato O'Ward – 10,25 (12 races)
7. Alex Palou – 10,45 (11 races)
8. Scott McLaughlin – 10,88 (8 races)
9. Louis Foster – 11 (1,00 race)
10. Felix Rosenqvist – 11,33 (12 races)
11. Romain Grosjean – 11,43 (7 races)
12. Josef Newgarden – 12,41 (17 races)
13. Marcus Ericsson – 12,42 (12 races)
14. Rinus VeeKay – 12,55 (11 races)
15. Marcus Armstrong – 12,75 (4 races)
16. Nolan Siegel – 13,00 (1 race)
17. Kyle Kirkwood – 15,17 (6 races)
18. Santino Ferrucci – 17,38 (8 races)
19. David Malukas – 18,00 (5 races)
20. Christian Rasmussen – 19,50 (2 races)
21. Kyffin Simpson – 21,00 (2 races)
22. Sting Ray Robb – 23,00 (4 races)