Every Driver in the 2025 Indy 500 Field, Starting Positions And More

Driver Josef Newgarden celebrates after winning the 108th running of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

The Indianapolis 500 is upon us once again and the 2025 edition has come with a ton of drama. The Team Penske cheating scandal has seen top contenders punished, and a rookie won pole position.

As with every Indy 500, there are 33 drivers in the field, split into 11 rows of three. What follows is a look at this year's grid.

Indy 500 Drivers And Grid For 2025

The full grid for the 2025 race follows, led by rookie Robert Shwartzman, who took the pole for Prema Racing.

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

The field of 33 features eight former Indy 500 winners.

Team Penske Scandal

Two-time defending Indy 500 champion Josef Newgarden and 2018 winner Will Power were both tossed to the back of the grid after their team was caught cheating. Team Penske broke regulations by modifying the rear crash structures of both Newgarden's and Power's cars. This is the second season in a row the team has been embroiled in a major cheating scandal.

Newgarden, Will Power and teammate Scott McLaughlin all reached the top 12 portion of qualifying, but were pulled when the modifications were discovered. As a result, they didn't record laps in the top 12 round of qualifying and were therefore placed 10th, 11th, and 12th on the grid. McLaughlin's car was clean after an inspection, so he will start 10th. Meanwhile, after failing inspection, Newgarden will start 32nd and Power will start last at 33rd.

Rookie Robert Shwartzman Takes Pole

Shwartzman shockingly won pole position for the race, becoming the first rookie to do so since Teo Fabi in 1983. The 25-year-old races for Prema Racing, which is in its first year of IndyCar competition. Despite finishing no higher than 18th in six races this season, Shwartzman blasted his way to a spot on the pole. He narrowly edged out Takuma Sato, who won the Indy 500 in 2017 and 2020.

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