2005 Indy Racing League Drivers Championship Standings
| # | Driver | Country | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Dan Wheldon |
 | 628 |  |
| 2. |  Tony Kanaan |
 | 548 | |
| 3. |  Sam Hornish Jr. |
 | 512 | |
| 4. |  Dario Franchitti |
 | 498 | |
| 5. |  Scott Sharp |
| 444 | |
| 6. |  Hélio Castroneves |
| 440 | |
| 7. |  Vitor Meira |
| 422 | |
| 8. | Bryan Herta |
| 397 | |
| 9. |  Tomas Scheckter |
 | 390 | |
| 10. | Patrick Carpentier |
 | 376 | |
| 11. | Alex Barron |
| 329 | |
| 12. |  Danica Patrick |
| 325 | |
| 13. |  Scott Dixon |
 | 321 | |
| 14. | Kosuke Matsuura |
 | 320 | |
| 15. |  Buddy Rice |
| 295 | |
| 16. | Tomáš Enge |
 | 261 | |
| 17. | Roger Yasukawa |
| 246 | |
| 18. |  Ed Carpenter |
| 244 | |
| 19. |  Ryan Briscoe |
 | 232 | |
| 20. |  A.J. Foyt IV |
| 231 | |
| 21. |  Darren Manning |
| 186 | |
| 22. | Jimmy Kite |
| 163 | |
| 23. |  Buddy Lazier |
| 140 | |
| 24. |  Jaques Lazier |
| 81 | |
| 25. | Jeff Bucknum |
| 63 | |
| 26. | Giorgio Pantano |
 | 48 | |
| 27. | Paul Dana |
| 44 | |
| 28. |  Sébastien Bourdais |
 | 18 | |
| 29. | Adrian Fernandez |
 | 16 | |
| 30. | Felipe Giaffone |
| 15 | |
| = |  Townsend Bell |
| 15 | |
| 32. | Thiago Medeiros |
| 12 | |
| 33. | Jeff Ward |
| 10 | |
| = | Richie Hearn |
| 10 | |
| = |  Larry Foyt |
| 10 | |
| = |  Bruno Junqueira |
| 10 | |
| = | Kenny Brack |
 | 10 | |
| = |  Marty Roth |
| 10 | |