Felix Rosenqvist took a lead into an Indy 500 restart after a red flag with five laps to go and overtook Marcus Armstrong in a one-lap shootout to win the 110th running of the most famous race in motorsports. Rosenqvist won by the closest margin in the history of the race, 0.0233 of a second.
Full final results are below.
The race saw a record 70 lead changes and 14 different race leaders.
Brazilian rookie Caio Collet crashed with eight laps to go, bringing out a red flag, setting the stage for a thrilling finish. To that point, Rosenqvist had surged past Pato O’Ward with 14 laps to go to lead the 110th running of the Indy 500, a race with a near-record 67 lead changes. Four-time IndyCar champion Alex Palou is chasing rare Indianapolis 500 history against a field loaded with former winners and racing legends. he held the lead after 145 laps on Sunday, but he had slipped to 10th and appeared to be out of the hunt.
Collet appeared to have taken no serious injuries.
Palou, Newgarden Headline 2026 Indianapolis 500 Field
Palou qualified at a four-lap average of 232.148 mph in his No. 10 DHL Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, earning his second career Indy 500 pole. A victory would add Palou to the list of Indianapolis 500 champions after years of dominance in IndyCar. Newgarden starts 23rd in the No. 2 Shell Team Penske Chevrolet. Castroneves, 51, starts 14th in the No. 06 Cleveland Cliffs Honda.
Christian Lundgaard, fresh off winning the Sonsio Grand Prix on the IMS road course two weeks ago, starts 18th, aiming to sweep both May races at the Speedway — only the fourth driver ever to do so, per IndyCar.com. Legge starts 26th in her bid to become the first woman to complete “The Double.” Rookie Mick Schumacher, son of seven-time Formula One champion Michael Schumacher, makes his Brickyard debut from 27th. The live leaderboard is below.
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| Rank | Driver | Status | Difference | Gap | Manufacturer | Speed 1 | Time 1 | Speed 2 | Time 2 | Start Position | Laps 1 | Laps 2 | Pit Stops | Position Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | F. Rosenqvist | Active | 0.0000 | 0.0000 | Honda | 215.786 | 41.7080 | 224.951 | 40.0087 | 4 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| 2 | D. Malukas | Active | 0.0233 | 0.0233 | Chevrolet | 214.648 | 41.9292 | 223.555 | 40.2585 | 3 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 51 |
| 3 | S. McLaughlin | Active | 0.4205 | 0.3972 | Chevrolet | 216.636 | 41.5443 | 224.127 | 40.1558 | 9 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| 4 | P. O’Ward | Active | 0.4271 | 0.0066 | Chevrolet | 214.029 | 42.0504 | 223.797 | 40.2151 | 6 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 5 | M. Armstrong | Active | 0.4360 | 0.0089 | Honda | 212.658 | 42.3214 | 224.918 | 40.0146 | 16 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | R. VeeKay | Active | 1.0760 | 0.6400 | Chevrolet | 212.816 | 42.2901 | 222.305 | 40.4850 | 11 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| 7 | A. Palou | Active | 1.0946 | 0.0186 | Honda | 213.612 | 42.1325 | 223.840 | 40.2073 | 1 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 61 |
| 8 | S. Ferrucci | Active | 1.5751 | 0.4805 | Chevrolet | 212.427 | 42.3675 | 220.240 | 40.8646 | 5 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 9 | R. Grosjean | Active | 2.0730 | 0.4979 | Honda | 209.234 | 43.0140 | 221.123 | 40.7014 | 24 | 200 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 10 | T. Sato | Active | 2.4507 | 0.3777 | Honda | 213.187 | 42.2165 | 224.325 | 40.1204 | 12 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 11 | N. Siegel | Active | 2.6776 | 0.2269 | Chevrolet | 212.286 | 42.3956 | 224.721 | 40.0496 | 20 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| 12 | C. Daly | Active | 2.7237 | 0.0461 | Chevrolet | 216.606 | 41.5500 | 225.126 | 39.9777 | 8 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| 13 | M. Ericsson | Active | 3.3215 | 0.5978 | Honda | 213.485 | 42.1576 | 222.609 | 40.4297 | 17 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| 14 | K. Simpson | Active | 3.8061 | 0.4846 | Honda | 203.350 | 44.2587 | 222.555 | 40.4394 | 7 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| 15 | S. Dixon | Active | 3.8431 | 0.0370 | Honda | 211.850 | 42.4829 | 223.415 | 40.2838 | 10 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 25 |
| 16 | K. Kirkwood | Active | 5.2271 | 1.3840 | Honda | 205.586 | 43.7773 | 223.287 | 40.3069 | 25 | 200 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| 17 | C. Lundgaard | Active | 6.3017 | 1.0746 | Chevrolet | 199.258 | 45.1675 | 223.312 | 40.3024 | 18 | 200 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| 18 | M. Schumacher | Active | 14.9305 | 8.6288 | Honda | 176.802 | 50.9045 | 224.496 | 40.0898 | 27 | 200 | 7 | 9 | 15 |
| 19 | D. Hauger | Active | 1 LAP | 1 LAP | Honda | 200.490 | 44.8900 | 224.465 | 40.0954 | 29 | 199 | 6 | 9 | 25 |
| 20 | G. Rahal | Active | 0.4099 | 0.4099 | Honda | 199.663 | 45.0759 | 224.564 | 40.0777 | 28 | 199 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
| 21 | L. Foster | Active | 0.9677 | 0.5578 | Honda | 199.182 | 45.1848 | 223.065 | 40.3469 | 21 | 199 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | J. Harvey | Active | 1.1644 | 0.1967 | Chevrolet | 198.730 | 45.2875 | 221.548 | 40.6232 | 33 | 199 | 6 | 12 | 10 |
| 23 | S. Robb | Active | 1.4472 | 0.2828 | Chevrolet | 204.037 | 44.1097 | 221.834 | 40.5709 | 31 | 199 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
| 24 | J. Abel | Active | 1 LAP | 1 LAP | Chevrolet | 188.061 | 47.8569 | 223.114 | 40.3382 | 30 | 198 | 6 | 11 | 8 |
| 25 | H. Castroneves | Mech. | 5 LAPS | 4 LAPS | Honda | 98.429 | 1:31.4365 | 223.626 | 40.2457 | 14 | 194 | 1 | 8 | 20 |
| 26 | C. Collet | Cont. | 8 LAPS | 3 LAPS | Chevrolet | 218.473 | 41.1950 | 220.324 | 40.8490 | 32 | 191 | 26 | 6 | 15 |
| 27 | C. Rasmussen | Mech. | 55 LAPS | 47 LAPS | Chevrolet | 156.885 | 57.3668 | 220.916 | 40.7395 | 15 | 144 | 14 | 7 | 29 |
| 28 | J. Newgarden | Cont. | 75 LAPS | 20 LAPS | Chevrolet | 100.935 | 1:29.1663 | 220.682 | 40.7826 | 23 | 124 | 19 | 4 | 14 |
| 29 | W. Power | Mech. | 108 LAPS | 33 LAPS | Honda | 215.994 | 41.6678 | 219.782 | 40.9497 | 19 | 91 | 29 | 2 | 10 |
| 30 | A. Rossi | Mech. | 108 LAPS | 0 LAP | Chevrolet | 10.178 | 14:44.2335 | 224.046 | 40.1704 | 2 | 91 | 1 | 3 | 13 |
| 31 | E. Carpenter | Cont. | 173 LAPS | 65 LAPS | Chevrolet | 131.854 | 1:08.2574 | 218.930 | 41.1090 | 13 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 32 | R. Hunter-Reay | Cont. | 182 LAPS | 9 LAPS | Chevrolet | 217.696 | 41.3420 | 218.279 | 41.2317 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | K. Legge | Cont. | 182 LAPS | 0 LAP | Chevrolet | 217.810 | 41.3204 | 218.630 | 41.1655 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
Indianapolis 500 History: 115 Years at the Brickyard
Josef Newgarden, back-to-back Indianapolis 500 winner in 2023 and 2024 crashed into the wall in the 129th lap, almost immediately after the caution was lifted, ending his attempt at a third Indy 500 win in tgeh last four years. Katherine Legge was attempting to become the first woman to complete “The Double” at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but she crashed in Lap 18.
Newgarden was seen walking under his own power albeit with a slight limp from the wreck of his car to the precautionary ambulance.
The event traces its origins to May 30, 1911, when Ray Harroun drove his Marmon Wasp to victory before 85,000 spectators, averaging 74.6 mph over more than six hours. Indiana automobile dealer Carl Fisher built the speedway on 328 acres of farmland to give automakers a high-speed testing ground.
In the 115 years since, the Indy 500 has grown into one leg of the Triple Crown of motorsport alongside the Monaco Grand Prix and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, regularly drawing 300,000 fans or more — among the largest single-day sporting gatherings on earth.
Indianapolis 500 Final Leaderboard: Felix Rosenqvist Wins Thrilling Race