IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after the Indy 500

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The 2025 IndyCar Series season is already a runaway. Alex Palou has won five races, most notably the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kyle Kirkwood won on the streets of Long Beach.

Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races.

IndyCar Series championship points 2025​

(Through six of 17 races)

1. Alex Palou, 306 points
2. Pato O'Ward, 191
3. Kyle Kirkwood, 180
4. Christian Lundgaard, 177
5. Felix Rosenqvist, 163
6. Scott Dixon, 150
7. Scott McLaughlin, 145
8. Will Power, 140
9. Colton Herta, 117
10. Marcus Ericsson, 115
11. David Malukas, 105
12. Rinus Veekay, 105
13. Alexander Rossi, 104
14. Josef Newgarden, 103
15. Graham Rahal, 102
16. Marcus Armstrong, 100
17. Santino Ferrucci, 99
18. Christian Rasmussen, 91
19. Nolan Siegel, 79
20. Conor Daly, 79
21. Kyffin Simpson, 67
22. Robert Shwartzman, 65
23. Louis Foster, 64
24. Sting Ray Robb, 61
25. Devlin DeFrancesco, 61
26. Callum Ilott, 58
27. Takuma Sato, 33
28. Jacob Abel, 28
29. Helio Castroneves, 17
30. Ed Carpenter, 13
31. Jack Harvey, 9
32. Ryan Hunter-Reay, 7
33. Kyle Larson, 5
34. Marco Andretti, 5

IndyCar Series rookie points​

Robert Shwartzman made a lot of headlines by winning the Indy 500 pole position, but a disastrous pit stop left him in 29th place. Louis Foster ran a steady race to finish 15th, and Jacob Abel was bumped from the field in qualifying.

1. Robert Shwartzman, 65 points
2. Louis Foster, 64
3. Jacob Abel, 28

IndyCar Series Leaders Circle standings 2025​

IndyCar's Leaders Circle program pays eligible teams just over $1 million the following season in guarantees. To qualify for one of the 22 spots, the entry must be associated with one of IndyCar's 25 charters — teams are allowed to have a maximum of three. Only Prema Racing's two cars remain unchartered. The 25 chartered cars are then ranked by entrant points and, at the end of this season, the top 22 eligible entries will be paid $1.2 million or more by Penske Entertainment throughout the 2026 season.

Here are the cars around the bubble after the Indy 500:

19. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 79 points

20. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 76, 79 points

21. Chip Ganassi Racing No. 8, 67 points

22. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 64 points

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23. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 61 points

24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 61 points

25. Dale Coyne Racing No. 51, 28 points

This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: IndyCar Series 2025 championship, rookie of the year, leaders circle standings

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