IndyCar Series 2025 schedule: When is the 2025 Indianapolis 500?
The 2025 IndyCar Series schedule includes 17 races, highlighted by the Indianapolis 500 on May 25 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
- Alex Palou won the first two races of 2025 and is trying to become the first driver to win the first three races in a season since Scott Dixon — the defending Long Beach winner — did so in 2020.
- Dixon has won Long Beach three times, has 299 career top-10 finishes and will extend his series record with his 342nd consecutive start.
The IndyCar Series season continues on the streets of Long Beach, California, encircling the city’s convention center.
Kyle Kirkwood won pole position for today’s 90-lap race on the 11-turn, 1.968-mile circuit will include 200 seconds of push-to-pass, enabled in 20-second increments. The race had been 85 laps in previous years.
Five sets primary (hard) and five sets alternate (soft) to be used during the weekend. Teams fielding a rookie driver may use one additional set of primary tires. Teams must use one set of primary and one set of new (sticker) alternate tires for at least two laps in the race.
Alex Palou won the first two races of the 2025 season and is trying to become the first driver to win the first three races of a year since Scott Dixon — the defending Long Beach winner — did so in 2020.
Dixon has won Long Beach three times, has 299 career top-10 finishes and will extend his series record with his 342nd consecutive start.
IndyCar starting grid; Long Beach Grand Prix starting lineup
Row 1
1. Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global
2. Colton Herta, Andretti Global
Row 2
3. Alex Palou, chip ganassi
4. Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank
Row 3
5. Marcus Ericsson, Andretti Global
6. Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske
Row 4
7. Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank
8. Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter
Row 5
9. Pato O’Ward, Arrow McLaren
10. David Malukas, aj Foyt
Row 6
11. Nolan Siegel, Arrow McLaren
12. Christian Lundgaard, Arrow McLaren
Row 7
13. Will Power, Team Penske
14. Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi
Row 8
15. Josef Newgarden, Team Penske
16. Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan
Row 9
17. Kyffin Simpson, Ganassi chip
18. Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter
Row 10
19. Sting Ray Robb, Juncos Hollinger
20. Louis Foster, Rahal Letterman Lanigan
Row 11
21. Conor Daly, Juncos Hollinger
22. Callum Ilott, according to
Row 12
23. Devlin DeFrancesco, Rahal Letterman Lanigan
24. Robert Shwartzman, Prema
Row 13
25. Rinus Veekay, Dale Coyne
26. Jacob Abel, Dale Coyne
Row 14
27. Santine Ferrucci, AJ Fayt
IndyCar at Long Beach expert picks, predictions
From Nathan Brown, IndyStar
Race winner: It’s admittedly boring to pick Alex Palouwho has won the first two races of the year and is a two-time defending series champ. But in four starts at Long Beach, Palou has never finished outside the top-5 and has logged two podiums. Combined with his recent form, it’s hard to imagine someone else taking the checkered flag.
Something you might not expect: Prema logs its first top-10 in IndyCar via Callum Ilottwho just misses advancing into the Fast 12 but manages a clean race and makes his way through the field to finish 10th.
IndyCar Series schedule at Long Beach
(All times ET; all IndyCar sessions are on IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio and Sirius XM Channel 218)
IndyCar at Long Beach schedule today, April 13
Noon: IndyCar Warmup, FS1
4:30 p.m.: IndyCar race, Fox
What channel is IndyCar race at Long Beach on?
TV: Coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, April 13, 2025, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 4:52 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.
How can I stream the IndyCar race at Long Beach today?
FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app.
Watch with a Fubo free trial
IndyCar drivers for 2025
(Team and drivers; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
- Aj foyt: Santino Ferrucci, David Malukas
- Andretti Global: Colton Herta, Kyle Kirkwood, Marcus Ericsson, Marco Andretti*
- Arrow McLaren: Pato O’Ward, Nolan Siegel, Christian Lundgaard, Kyle Larson* (with Rick Hendrick)
- Chip ejoussi: Kyffin Simpson, Scott Dixon, Alex Palou
- Dale Coyne: Jacob Abel, Rinus Veekay
- Dreyer & Reinbold: Ryan Hunter-Reay*, Jack Harvey*
- Ed Carpenter: Alexander Rossi, Christian Rasmussen, Ed Carpenter*
- Juncos Hollinger: Conor Daly, Sting Ray Robb
- Meyer Shank: Felix Rosenqvist, Marcus Armstrong, Helio Castroneves*
- According to: Callum Ilott, Robert Shwartzman, Romain Grosjean (reserve)
- Rahal Letterman Lanigan: Graham Rahal, Louis Foster, Devlin DeFrancesco, Takuma Sato* Toby Sowery (reserve)
- Team Penske: Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin, Will Power
IndyCar Series 2025 points championship points
(through two of 17 races)
- Alex Palou, 102 points
- Pato O’ward, 63
- Scott Dixon, 61
- Christian Lundgaard, 60
- Felix Rosenqvist, 56
- Kyle Kirkwood, 54
- Josef Newgarden, 53
- Colton Herta, 47
- Alexander Rossi, 43
- Scott McLaughlin, 41
- Marcus Ericsson, 37
- Graham Rahal, 37
- Rinus Veekay, 35
- Will Power, 33
- Marcus Armstrong, 33
- Christian Rasmussen, 33
- Santino Ferrucci, 32
- David Malakas, 29
- Kyffin Simpson, 27
- Conor Daly, 27
- Robert Shwartzman, 18
- Devlin DeFrancesco, 18
- Nolan Siegel, 16
- Callum Ilott, 16
- Sting Ray Robb, 16
- Jacob Abel, 12
- Louis Foster, 11
IndyCar Series Rookie of the Year points
- Robert Schwartzman, 18 points
- Jacob Abel, 12
- Louis Foster, 11
