Rookie Robert Schwartzman wins Indy 500 pole
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Josef Newgarden, Indianapolis 500
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A most unlikely driver will lead the 33-car starting lineup to the start line in the May 25 race. Here is the full starting grid.
Rookie Robert Shwarzman made history by earning the pole position at the 2025 Indianapolis 500. Here's the rest of the starting grid for Sunday's race
Starting positions that have never produced a winner: 18, 23, 24, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 (that's bad news for Devlin Defrancesco, Callum Ilott, Helio Castroneves, Nolan Siegel, Colton Herta, Graham Rahal, Marco Andretti, Marcus Armstrong, Rinus Veekay).
A year after locking out the front row, none of the three Team Penske cars were able to make a run at the pole position for the 2025 Indianapolis 500. Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin and Will Power all posted times in the top 12 during Saturday’s qualifying session.
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Twelve drivers have a chance at the pole position on Sunday, and four others are still trying to earn a spot in the race.
Today, the full field for the 109th Indianapolis will be set. Saturday’s Full-Field qualifying set spots 13-30 on the grid, but Sunday brings three critical sessions that will complete the field from the car that will start 33rd on the grid,
Qualifying for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 got underway on Saturday at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Alex Palou posted the fastest time in qualifying with a speed of 233.043 mph, narrowly edging out Scott McLaughlin (233.013 mph) and Josef Newgarden (233.004 mph).