Palou wins the 2025 Grand Prix of Monterey at Laguna Seca followed by Christian Lundgaard and Colton Herta.
Our top three:
- Palou
- Herta
- Lundgaard
Christian Rasmussen is lucky to not bring out another Caution as he wiggles his car back onto the asphalt.
In an 8 lap dash to the line, Palou leads the pack away while O'Ward gets through on Dixon who runs wide into Turn 2.
We're about to go green again.
He loses the rear and goes backwards into the gravel. He tries to get out but can't. He also just misses Aleander Rossi.
The Californian driver tried to pass Louis Foster but made contact and spun his way down the hill - he now sits in 20th.
Palou leads the field with 15 laps to go - Lundgaard defends from Herta while O'Ward tries to pass Dixon but backs off after accidentally running slightly into the gravel.
Ericsson has got going and a Caution is out - they seemed to be waiting for Ericsson to move before making the decision but he was sideways on track.
He put his tyre on gravel and kept his foot in. The Caution has not been brought out.
The Andretti driver is on new softs.
Palou, Lundgaard and Herta all pit over the last few laps with no position change.
A really strong day from Dixon from 19th to fourth - he pits and gives O'Ward his position and drops back into 10th.
After a battle with Malukas that started in the final turn and ended at Turn 2, Siegel found himself fighting Sting Ray Robb into Turn 3 and was pushed off by Robb. He lost a further position to Kyle Kirkwood.
This is a perfect afternoon so far for Palou who leads by seven seconds over Lundgaard with O'Ward in fifth and 26 seconds behind.
He will be very quick at the end so it will be a big job for Lundgaard to defend.
His wheel nut rolled down the pitlane - luckily his front mechanic had a spare ready to go.
Scott Dixon is running a great race in fourth - he started in 19th.
Lundgaard has made the undercut work and passes Herta on track. He sits in second.
Palou and Herta lead by over 15 seconds. Both pit at the same time and both put on old reds.
He goes onto hard tyres after pitting from third. This promotes Rasmussen onto the podium.
Christian Lundgaard comes back onto track in seventh while O'Ward is in 10th.
He came out just in front of Callum Ilott who had been in front before he had pitted himself. He's really pushing to stay in front on his new hards.
He goes onto hards - he might be able to undercut Lundgaard but imagine both him and Herta will pit soon.
O'Ward doesn't look that quick right now with Newgarden looking ready to get through should the moment be put before him. This would drop him to fifth while his championship rival, Alex Palou, leads.