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2025 Indy 500 qualifying LIVE UPDATES!

Lap-by-lap updates of Sunday qualifying for the Indy 500

18 May 2025
21:44

Pato O'Ward goes second-fastest with 232.186mph.

Fastest six so far are Rosenqvist, O'Ward, Shwartzman, Dixon, Sato, Malukas.

Outside the top six: Lundgaard, Ericsson.

Alex Palou next.

21:38

Scott Dixon goes 231.971mph 

That bumps Ericsson out of the fastest six.

Pato O'Ward is next.

21:33

Robert Schwarzman's speed is 232.008mph.

Scott Dixon next.

21:29

David Malukas clocks 231.599 which is third-best so far. Rosenqvist quickest so far.

Robert Schwarzman next.

21:24

Felix Rosenqvist goes 232.523mph.

David Malukas is next.

21:24
Team Penske fail technical inspection

Will Power and Josef Newgarden of Team Penske have failed technical inspections!

They will not be allowed to qualify.

That means they will start the Indy 500 from 10th and 11th. That's because Scott McLaughlin did not even begin today's qualifying, so will be 12th.

21:20

Takuma Sato clocks 231.686mph.

Felix Rosenqvist is next.

21:19
Major Team Penske drama

Will Power and Josef Newgarden cars are going back into the garage area.

Will they qualify today?!

Major drama at Team Penske.

21:17

Marcus Ericsson goes 231.014mph.

Takuma Sato out next

21:12

Christian Lungaard clocks 231.360mph.

Marcus Ericsson heads out next.

21:08
Indy 500 qualifying begins

Christian Lungaard is out on track.

21:07
The order of tonight's running
  1. Christian Lundgaard - No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

  2. Marcus Ericsson - No. 28 Andretti Global Honda

  3. Will Power - No. 12 Team Penske Chevrolet

  4. Takuma Sato - No. 75 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

  5. Felix Rosenqvist - No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda

  6. David Malukas - No. 4 A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet

  7. Robert Shwartzman - No. 83 Prema Racing Chevrolet

  8. Scott Dixon - No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

  9. Pato O'Ward - No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet

  10. Josef Newgarden - No. 2 Team Penske Chevrolet

  11. Alex Palou - No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda

Remember, Scott McLaughlin will not run tonight due to his crash.

Tonight's drivers go in reverse order from Saturday's qualifying.

Christian Lundgaard drives first because he qualified in 11th on Saturday.

20:50
Scott McLaughlin speaks out

First and foremost, I’m good. Thank you to Indy 500 for their commitment to safety and my team for building great cars. 

Unfortunately, we’ve destroyed the car. I’m so sorry to Team Penske and the #thirsty3s for that, but we are going to build our next car just as fast and have a crack from 12th at the greatest race in the world. 

Thank you to the fans and bring on race day.

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20:36
The bottom four

The bottom four from Saturday's qualifying are currently on track.

Whoever is slowest from this session will be eliminated from the Indy 500, and won't start the race.

The field will reduce from 34 to 33.

Marco Andretti, Marcus Armstrong, Jacob Abel and Rinus Veekay are those drivers.

20:31
How does tonight's Indy 500 qualifying work?

Fast 12 kicks off Sunday, the second day of qualifying for the Indy 500.

The first 12 drivers from Saturday's order get whittled down to the best six.

They get another run, with the 12th-placed car on Saturday going first, and the fastest-car from Saturday going last and therefore knowing what time they need to clock.

Drivers placed from P7 to P12 are then guaranteed these starting positions for the Indy 500.

Last chance qualifying then comes.

One driver from the original 34 entries must be eliminated before the Indy 500.

P31 to P34 from Saturday will run again. Whoever ends the session in P34 is "bumped" - he's out of the Indy 500.

Then it's time for Fast Six.

A 30-minute session gives the six cars a guaranteed four-lap run of the circuit.

Whoever goes fastest in this session earns pole position for the Indy 500.

This session decides the grid placements - P1 to P6 - for next weekend's race.

 

20:30
Sunday practice order

Scott McLaughlin

Scott Dixon

Pato O'Ward

Felix Rosenqvist

Alex Palou

Christian Lundgaard

Josef Newgarden

Will Power

David Malukas 

Takuma Sato

20:28
Saturday qualifying results
PositionDriverTeam
FAST 12--
1stAlex Palou
#10 Chip Ganassi
2ndScott McLaughlin#3 Penske
3rdJosef Newgarden#2 Penske
4thPato O'Ward#5 McLaren
5thScott Dixon
#9 Chip Ganassi
6thRobert Shwartzman#83 Prema
7thDavid Malukas#4 AJ Foyt
8thFelix Rosenqvist
#60 Meyer Shank
9thTakuma Sato
#75 Rahal Letterman Lanigan
10thWill Power#12 Penske
11thMarcus Ericsson#28 Andretti
12thChristian Lundgaard#7 McLaren
13thConor Daly
#76 Juncos Hollinger
14thAlexander Rossi
#20 Ed Carpenter
15thKyffin Simpson
#8 Chip Ganassi
16thEd Carpenter
#33 Ed Carpenter
17thSantino Ferrucci#14 AJ Foyt
18thDevlin DeFrancesco
#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan
19thSting Ray Robb
#77 Juncos Hollinger
20thChristian Rasmussen
#21 Ed Carpenter
21stKyle Larson#17 McLaren
22ndLouis Foster
#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan
23rdCalum Ilott#90 Prema
24thHelio Castroneves#6 Meyer Shank
25thKyle Kirkwood#27 Andretti
26thNolan Siegel#6 McLaren
27thRyan Hunter-Reay
#23 Dreyer and Reinbold/Cusick Motorsports
28thJack Harvey
#24 Dreyer and Reinbold/Cusick Motorsports
29thColton Herta#26 Andretti
30thGraham Rahal
#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan
31stRinus Veekay
#18 Dale Coyne Racing
32ndMarcus Armstrong
#66 Meyer Shank
33rdJacob Abel#51 Dale Coyne
34thMarco Andretti#98 Andretti
20:27
Scott McLaughlin won't qualify today

A crash earlier in practice has ruled Scott McLaughlin out. He'll start the Indy 500 from 12th.

Full story here

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