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2025 IndyCar season | |
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NTT IndyCar Series | |
Season | |
Races | 17 |
Start date | March 2 |
End date | August 31 |
Awards | |
The 2025 NTT IndyCar Series is scheduled to be the 114th official championship season of American open wheel racing and the 30th season under IndyCar Series sanction. Its showcase event will be the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500.
Background and series news[edit]
After IndyCar's television contract with NBC Sports was not renewed in 2024, the series signed a new agreement with Fox that will see all races being covered on the Fox Sports Network.[1]
Confirmed entries[edit]
The following teams, entries, and drivers are contracted to compete in the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams will use a spec Dallara DW12 chassis with 2018 universal aero kit and Firestone tires.
Team | Engine | No. | Driver(s) | Round(s) | Ref(s) |
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A. J. Foyt Racing[N 1] | Chevrolet | 14 | TBA | TBA | |
41 | TBA | TBA | |||
Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 26 | Colton Herta | All | [2] |
Andretti Global | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | All | [3] | |
28 | Marcus Ericsson | All | [4] | ||
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 5 | Pato O'Ward | All | [5] |
6 | Nolan Siegel | All | [6] | ||
7 | TBA | TBA | |||
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 4 | TBA | TBA | |
8 | Linus Lundqvist | All | [7] | ||
9 | TBA | TBA | |||
10 | Álex Palou | All | [8] | ||
11 | Marcus Armstrong | All | [9] | ||
Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 18 | TBA | TBA | |
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | 51 | TBA | TBA | ||
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | TBA | TBA | |
21 | TBA | TBA | |||
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 77 | TBA | TBA | |
78 | TBA | TBA | |||
Meyer Shank Racing[N 2] | Honda | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | All | [10] |
66 | TBA | TBA | |||
PREMA Racing | Chevrolet | TBA | TBA | TBA | |
TBA | TBA | TBA | |||
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 15 | Graham Rahal | All | [11] |
30 | TBA | TBA | |||
45 | TBA | TBA | |||
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 2 | Josef Newgarden | All | [12] |
3 | TBA | TBA | |||
12 | Will Power | All | [13] |
Team changes[edit]
Preseason[edit]
- On April 9, 2024, Italian junior formula and endurance racing team PREMA Racing announced it would enter two full-time entries in IndyCar in 2025.[14]
Schedule[edit]
The schedule was released on June 13, 2024.[1]
O Oval/Speedway
R Road course
S Street circuit
Schedule changes[edit]
- The race at the Thermal Club that was the non-championship Thermal Club $1 Million Challenge in 2024 will become a full points-paying race in 2025.
- The Milwaukee Mile that hosted a double-header in 2024 will only host a single race in 2025.
Points standings[edit]
- Ties will be broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc.; then by finishing position in the previous race; then by random draw.[15]
Position | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 14th | 15th | 16th | 17th | 18th | 19th | 20th | 21st | 22nd | 23rd | 24th | 25th+ |
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Points | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Driver standings[edit]
- At all races except the Indy 500, the pole position qualifier will earn 1 point (unless qualifying is not held).[16] The twelve Indy 500 qualifiers who qualify for the fast 12 session will receive points based on the results of that session, descending from 12 points for first place.[17]
- Drivers who lead at least one race lap will be awarded 1 point.[18] The driver who leads the most laps during a race will score an additional 2 points.[18]
- Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the engine reaches their required distance run result in the loss of 10 points.[19]
See also[edit]
Footnotes[edit]
- ^ Technical partnership with Team Penske.
- ^ Technical partnership with Andretti Global
References[edit]
- ^ a b Pruett, Marshall (June 13, 2024). "IndyCar signs multiyear broadcast deal with FOX". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
- ^ Fryer, Jenna (October 25, 2022). "Herta signs 4-year Andretti IndyCar extension through 2027". AP NEWS. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (September 26, 2023). "Kirkwood extends deal with Andretti". RACER. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ Benyon, Jack (August 23, 2023). "Ericsson to leave Ganassi for IndyCar rival Andretti". The Race. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
- ^ "O'Ward signs contract extension with AMSP". racer.com. May 27, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2022.
- ^ "Arrow McLaren signs Nolan Siegel to multiyear contract, set to race Laguna Seca onward". www.mclaren.com. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ "Lundqvist to drive No. 8 American Legion Honda in 2024". IndyCar.com. November 27, 2023. Retrieved November 27, 2023.
- ^ "Seven things we learned as McLaren escalates Palou claim to $30m". The Race. February 28, 2024. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (September 7, 2023). "Armstrong signs multi-year IndyCar deal with Ganassi". RACER. Retrieved September 7, 2023.
- ^ Pruett, Marshall (September 5, 2023). "Rosenqvist signs multiyear IndyCar deal with Meyer Shank Racing". Racer.com.
- ^ Barnes, Joey (November 13, 2023). "Rahal signs multi-year deal to remain with Rahal Letterman Lanigan". Autosport. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
- ^ Brown, Nathan. "Days after 2nd Indy 500 win, Josef Newgarden, Team Penske announce multi-year contract extension". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Martin, Bruce (March 31, 2023). "Power Signs Multi-Year Extension With Team Penske". SPEED SPORT. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
- ^ "PREMA Racing To Join NTT INDYCAR SERIES in 2025". IndyCar.com. Retrieved June 14, 2024.
- ^ Rulebook 2024, Rule 12.4.1..
- ^ Rulebook 2024, Rule 12.6.3.1..
- ^ Rulebook 2024, Rule 12.6.4..
- ^ a b Rulebook 2024, Rule 12.6.2..
- ^ Rulebook 2024, Rule 16.6.2.2..
Sources[edit]
- NTT IndyCar Series Official Rulebook (PDF). IndyCar Series, Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. March 5, 2024. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2024. Retrieved March 6, 2024.