Who won the 2025 Indianapolis 500? Race podium and final result

On Sunday, driver Álex Palou became the first Spaniard to win the iconic Indianapolis 500 after an exciting final duel with Swedish driver Marcus Ericsson.

Palou, a three-time champion of the American IndyCar series, executed a skillful strategy throughout a chaotic race that Mexican driver Pato O’Ward finished in fourth place.

Standings

1. Alex Palou
2. Marcus Ericsson
3. David Malukas
4. Pato O’Ward
5. Felix Rosenqvist
6. Kyle Kirkwood
7. Santino Ferruci
8. Christian Rasmussen
9. Christian Lundgaard
10. Conor Daly
11. Takuma Sato
12. Callum Ilott
13. Helio Castroneves
14. Devlin Desco
15. Loius Foster
16. Nolan Siegel
17. Colton Herta
18. Ed Carpenter
19. Will Power
20. Graham Rahal
21. Marcus Armstrong
22. Jack Harvey
23. Scott Dixon
24. Ryan Hunter-Reay
25. Josef Newgarden
26. Sting Ray Robb
27. Kyle Larson
28. Kyffin Simpson
29. Robert Shwartzman
30. Rinus VeeKay
31. Alexander Rossi
32. Marco Andretti
33. Scott McLaughlin

Preview of the 2025 Indianapolis 500

The world is watching. The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 — one of the most prestigious events in global motorsport — is about to go green at the iconic Indianapolis Motor Speedway. As fans from across the globe gather to witness this legendary race, the question on everyone’s mind is: Who will win the 2025 Indy 500? In this article, we’ll update the live podium finishers and final results once the race ends. For now, here’s everything you need to know before the green flag drops.

What time does the 2025 Indy 500 start?

The race is scheduled to start at 12:45pm Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Here’s the full list of global start times so fans around the world don’t miss a second of the action:

• 9:45am PDT – Pacific Daylight Time
• 10:45am MDT – Mountain Daylight Time
• 10:45am CST – Mexico City, Mexico
• 11:45am COT / PET / CDT – Bogotá, Lima, Central Daylight Time
• 12:45pm EDT / AEST / CLST – New York, Santo Domingo, Santiago
• 1:45pm ART / BRT – Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro
• 5:45pm BST / AST – London, Abuja
• 6:45pm CEST / SAST – Madrid, Berlin, Paris, South Africa
• 7:45pm AST / MSK – Riyadh, Moscow
• 8:45pm GST – Dubai
• 9:45pm PKT – Islamabad
• 10:15pm IST – New Delhi
• 11:45pm WIB / ICT – Jakarta, Bangkok
• 12:45am (May 26) – Manila, Beijing
• 1:45am (May 26) – Tokyo, Seoul
• 2:45am (May 26) – Australia (AEST)
• 4:45am (May 26) – New Zealand (NZST)

Full Starting Grid for the 2025 Indy 500

Here are the 33 drivers set to take on the Brickyard this year:

1. Robert Shwartzman (#83, Prema Racing)
2. Takuma Sato (#75, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
3. Pato O’Ward (#5, Arrow McLaren)
4. Scott Dixon (#9, Chip Ganassi Racing)
5. Felix Rosenqvist (#60, Meyer Shank Racing)
6. Alex Palou (#10, Chip Ganassi Racing)
7. David Malukas (#4, A.J. Foyt Racing)
8. Christian Lundgaard (#7, Arrow McLaren)
9. Marcus Ericsson (#28, Andretti Global)
10. Scott McLaughlin (#3, Team Penske)
11. Josef Newgarden (#2, Team Penske)
12. Will Power (#12, Team Penske)
13. Conor Daly (#76, Juncos Hollinger Racing)
14. Alexander Rossi (#20, Ed Carpenter Racing)
15. Kyffin Simpson (#8, Chip Ganassi Racing)
16. Ed Carpenter (#33, Ed Carpenter Racing)
17. Santino Ferrucci (#14, A.J. Foyt Racing)
18. Devlin Desco (#30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
19. Sting Ray Robb (#77, Juncos Hollinger Racing)
20. Christian Rasmussen (#21, Ed Carpenter Racing)
21. Kyle Larson (#17, Arrow McLaren with Rick Hendrick)
22. Louis Foster (#45, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
23. Callum Ilott (#90, Prema Racing)
24. Hélio Castroneves (#06, Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian)
25. Kyle Kirkwood (#27, Andretti Global)
26. Nolan Siegel (#6, Arrow McLaren)
27. Ryan Hunter-Reay (#23, DRR-Cusick Motorsports)
28. Jack Harvey (#24, DRR-Cusick Motorsports)
29. Colton Herta (#26, Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian)
30. Graham Rahal (#15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
31. Marco Andretti (#98, Andretti Global)
32. Marcus Armstrong (#66, Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian)
33. Rinus VeeKay (#18, Dale Coyne Racing)

2025 Indianapolis 500 Podium

• 1st Place – [Winner to be updated]
• 2nd Place – [To be updated]
• 3rd Place – [To be updated]

Stay tuned as we update this space with the official race results, including the full classification and race recap once the checkered flag waves.

SOBRE EL AUTOR

Renato Cardenas C.

Nacido en Lima en 1992, se formó en traducción y pedagogía antes de dirigir su carrera hacia el periodismo. En 2013 ingresó al Grupo El Comercio, donde trabajó durante 12 años en Depor, cubriendo diversas facetas del deporte. Actualmente, es parte del Núcleo de Audiencias del GEC, donde continúa aportando con dedicación en el ámbito digital.