Indianapolis 500 pole position is on the line at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when the top 12 qualifiers from Saturday take to the 2.5-mile oval today. The last row for the May 25 race will also be determined and one driver will be bumped from the 33-car starting grid. Rows 5-10 are set. Scott McLaughlin has a chance to earn his second consecutive pole position, and Scott Dixon tries to tie Rick Mears’ race record with a sixth pole start. All three Team Penske drivers are in the fast 12, as well as two each from Chip Ganassi Racing and Arrow McLaren.
Nathan Brown is your best Indy 500 follow, and sign up for IndyStar’s motorsports newsletter.Indy 500 qualifying schedule on Sunday, May 18
10 a.m.: Gates open
10:45 a.m.: Enlistment ceremony
1-2 p.m.: Top 12 practice
2-3 p.m.: Last Chance practice
4:05-5:05 p.m.: Top 12 qualifying
5:15-6:15 p.m.: Last Chance qualifying for Row 11
6:25-6:55 p.m.: Fast Six qualifying for pole position
TV: 1-3 p.m., FS2, 4-7 p.m., FoxHow Indy 500 qualifying works on Sunday, May 18 Top-12 qualifying, 4:05 p.m.: The top 12 from Saturday are guaranteed one qualifying attempt, starting with the slowest of that group and finishing with the fastest. The top 6 from this session advance to pole qualifying.
Last chance qualifying, 5:15 p.m.: The four slowest drivers from Saturday have one hour to make qualifying attempts. The three fastest make up Row 11, and the slowest misses the race. Fast Six qualifying, 6:25 p.m.: The fastest six drivers from the top-12 session each make one attempt, starting with the slowest (sixth) and ending with the fastest. The fastest in this session wins the pole position.Fast 12 Indianapolis 500 qualifiers With car number, driver, team, engine, and 4-lap speed average; all cars use Dallara chassis and Firestone tires (W-race winner; R-race rookie) One round of qualifying will cut this group to the Fast Six, and a second round will determine the top six starters
(10) Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 233.043 mph
(5) Pato O’Ward, Arrow McLaren Racing, Chevrolet, 232.820
(9) Scott Dixon (W), Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 232.659
(4) David Malukas, A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevrolet, 232.546
(75) Takuma Sato (W), Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda, 232.415
(12) Will Power (W), Team Penske, Chevrolet, 232.1442025 Indy 500 Row 5
13. (76) Conor Daly, Juncos Hollinger Racing, Chevrolet, 231.725
14. (20) Alexander Rossi (W), Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 231.701
15. (8) Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda, 231.6412025 Indy 500 Row 6
16. (33) Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 231.633
17. (14) Santino Ferrucci, A.J. Foyt Racing, Chevrolet, 231.593
18. (30) Devlin DeFrancesco, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda, 231.5752025 Indy 500 Row 7
19. (77) Sting Ray Robb, Juncos Hollinger, Chevrolet, 231.461
20. (21) Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet, 231.438
21. (17) Kyle Larson, Arrow McLaren/Hendrick, Chevrolet, 231.3262025 Indy 500 Row 8
22. (45) Louis Foster (R), Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda, 231.058
23. (90) Callum Ilott, Prema, Chevrolet, 230.993
24. (06) Helio Castroneves (W), Meyer Shank, Honda, 230.9782025 Indy 500 Row 9
25. (27) Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global, Honda, 230.917
26. (6) Nolan Siegel (R), Arrow McLaren, Chevrolet, 230.571
27. (23) Ryan Hunter-Reay (W), Dreyer & Reinbold/Cusick, Chevrolet, 230.3632025 Indy 500 Row 10
28. (24) Jack Harvey, Dreyer & Reinbold/Cusick, Chevrolet, 230.348
29. (26) Colton Herta, Andretti Global, Honda, 230.192
30. (15) Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, Honda, 229.8632025 Indy 500 last chance qualifying Three of these drivers will comprise Row 11, and one will not make the race
(98) Marco Andretti, Andretti Global, Honda, 229.859
(18) Rinus Veekay, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda, 229.249
(51) Jacob Abel (R), Dale Coyne Racing, Honda, 226.483
(66) Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank, Honda, no 4-lap speedIndy 500 qualifying, race tickets Carb Day practice tickets for May 23 are $49; practice and concert tickets are $88. Buy tickets here 2025 Indianapolis 500 general admission tickets for May 25 start at $55, reserved seats at $80. Buy tickets here Buy Indy 500 tickets on StubHubWhat channel is Indy 500 practice, qualifying and the race on? TV: Coverage will be on Fox, FS1 or FS2, depending on day and time. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell.How can I stream the Indy 500 practice, qualifying and race? FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app.How can I listen to Indy 500 practice, qualifying and the race? IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race) This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Indy 500 qualifying: pole position, bumping, starting grid, lineup, TV
