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.
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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