1Felix RosenqvistMeyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
2David MalukasTeam Penske
3Scott McLaughlinTeam Penske
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway ranks among the oldest and most significant race tracks in the world. Construction began on March 15, 1909, with approximately three million dollars invested in the facility, an enormous sum for that era. It was the first track ever to bear the name ‘Speedway’ and was originally conceived as a testing and racing facility for the burgeoning American automotive industry. Since then, the venue has evolved into one of the most prestigious addresses in international motorsport.
Since its founding, the track has been inseparably linked with the Indianapolis 500, the race often referred to as ‘The Greatest Spectacle in Racing’. In 2026, the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge will once again showcase the finest drivers of the IndyCar Series, set within the 115th official championship season of American Monoposto racing and the 31st season under the stewardship of the IndyCar Series. The 2026 date has been set for Sunday, May 24th.
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway layout is a classic oval with four turns and a length of 4.023 kilometers, traditionally referred to in the United States as a 2.5-mile track. Over 200 laps run counter-clockwise yields the legendary distance of 500 miles. With a permanent seating capacity of approximately 257,325 spectators, which grows to an estimated 400,000 seats through the infield areas, the facility is considered the largest sports arena in the world, a superlative that further underscores the special aura of the place.
The speedway’s history is rich with memorable moments and fast laps. The official track record dates back to 1996 and was set by Eddie Cheever Jr. with a time of 0:38.119, a benchmark that has stood to this day and reflects the technical development of that era. At the most recent running in 2025, Álex Palou secured victory and joined the illustrious list of champions who have triumphed on the famous brick stripe at the start-finish line.
With each new edition, the legend of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway continues to grow, and the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 in May 2026 promises to impressively carry on this tradition. Between historical heritage and sporting present, the track remains a fixture on the international racing calendar, where generations of drivers and fans alike measure themselves and find inspiration.
Practice 112. May 2026, 16:00
Pos.
Driver
Nr.
Team
Time
1
Álex Palou ⚡
#10
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:39.8342
2
Marcus Armstrong
#66
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:39.8416
3
Conor Daly
#23
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
00:39.8516
4
Josef Newgarden
#2
Team Penske
00:39.9785
5
Scott Dixon
#9
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:39.9845
6
Graham Rahal
#15
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:40.0411
7
Kyle Kirkwood
#27
Andretti Global
00:40.0922
8
Scott McLaughlin
#3
Team Penske
00:40.1068
9
Romain Grosjean
#18
Dale Coyne Racing
00:40.1963
10
David Malukas
#12
Team Penske
00:40.2064
11
Jack Harvey
#24
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
00:40.2247
12
Pato O’Ward
#5
Arrow McLaren
00:40.2252
13
Alexander Rossi
#20
ECR
00:40.2531
14
Takuma Sato
#75
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:40.2818
15
Helio Castroneves
#06
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:40.2988
16
Ed Carpenter
#33
ECR
00:40.3051
17
Jacob Abel
#51
Abel Motorsports
00:40.3308
18
Santino Ferrucci
#14
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
00:40.3714
19
Rinus VeeKay
#76
Juncos Hollinger Racing
00:40.3920
20
Kyffin Simpson
#8
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:40.4003
21
Christian Rasmussen
#21
ECR
00:40.4272
22
Felix Rosenqvist
#60
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:40.4299
23
Marcus Ericsson
#28
Andretti Global
00:40.4851
24
Nolan Siegel
#6
Arrow McLaren
00:40.5096
25
Sting Ray Robb
#77
Juncos Hollinger Racing
00:40.5502
26
Dennis Hauger
#19
Dale Coyne Racing
00:40.6169
27
Will Power
#26
Andretti Global
00:40.6403
28
Christian Lundgaard
#7
Arrow McLaren
00:40.7027
29
Ryan Hunter-Reay
#31
Arrow McLaren
00:40.7171
30
Caio Collet
#4
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
00:40.7413
31
Louis Foster
#45
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:40.7573
32
Mick Schumacher
#47
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:40.8570
33
Katherine Legge
#11
HMD Motorsports w/ AJ Foyt Racing
00:41.2269
Practice 213. May 2026, 16:00
Pos.
Driver
Nr.
Team
Time
1
Conor Daly ⚡
#23
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
00:39.4598
2
Álex Palou
#10
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:39.4691
3
David Malukas
#12
Team Penske
00:39.6234
4
Graham Rahal
#15
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:39.6765
5
Romain Grosjean
#18
Dale Coyne Racing
00:39.7191
6
Scott Dixon
#9
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:39.7224
7
Scott McLaughlin
#3
Team Penske
00:39.7926
8
Josef Newgarden
#2
Team Penske
00:39.8294
9
Santino Ferrucci
#14
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
00:39.8946
10
Kyle Kirkwood
#27
Andretti Global
00:39.9038
11
Marcus Armstrong
#66
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:39.9519
12
Felix Rosenqvist
#60
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:39.9709
13
Will Power
#26
Andretti Global
00:39.9764
14
Jack Harvey
#24
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
00:39.9823
15
Rinus VeeKay
#76
Juncos Hollinger Racing
00:39.9839
16
Louis Foster
#45
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:40.0425
17
Dennis Hauger
#19
Dale Coyne Racing
00:40.0972
18
Caio Collet
#4
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
00:40.1087
19
Marcus Ericsson
#28
Andretti Global
00:40.1295
20
Sting Ray Robb
#77
Juncos Hollinger Racing
00:40.1299
21
Alexander Rossi
#20
ECR
00:40.1305
22
Nolan Siegel
#6
Arrow McLaren
00:40.1366
23
Helio Castroneves
#06
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:40.1494
24
Christian Lundgaard
#7
Arrow McLaren
00:40.1668
25
Ryan Hunter-Reay
#31
Arrow McLaren
00:40.1673
26
Kyffin Simpson
#8
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:40.2115
27
Pato O’Ward
#5
Arrow McLaren
00:40.2327
28
Jacob Abel
#51
Abel Motorsports
00:40.2516
29
Christian Rasmussen
#21
ECR
00:40.2658
30
Takuma Sato
#75
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:40.2912
31
Mick Schumacher
#47
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:40.4939
32
Ed Carpenter
#33
ECR
00:40.4992
33
Katherine Legge
#11
HMD Motorsports w/ AJ Foyt Racing
00:40.7267
Practice 314. May 2026, 16:00
Pos.
Driver
Nr.
Team
Time
1
Pato O’Ward ⚡
#5
Arrow McLaren
00:39.5939
2
Helio Castroneves
#06
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:39.6516
3
Marcus Armstrong
#66
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:39.6753
4
Felix Rosenqvist
#60
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:39.7130
5
Alexander Rossi
#20
ECR
00:39.7590
6
Sting Ray Robb
#77
Juncos Hollinger Racing
00:39.8279
7
Caio Collet
#4
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
00:39.8595
8
Romain Grosjean
#18
Dale Coyne Racing
00:39.8607
9
Scott Dixon
#9
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:39.9039
10
Ed Carpenter
#33
ECR
00:39.9892
11
Rinus VeeKay
#76
Juncos Hollinger Racing
00:40.0010
12
Scott McLaughlin
#3
Team Penske
00:40.0038
13
Ryan Hunter-Reay
#31
Arrow McLaren
00:40.0693
14
Kyle Kirkwood
#27
Andretti Global
00:40.1012
15
Dennis Hauger
#19
Dale Coyne Racing
00:40.1075
16
Marcus Ericsson
#28
Andretti Global
00:40.1617
17
Takuma Sato
#75
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:40.2008
18
Nolan Siegel
#6
Arrow McLaren
00:40.2040
19
Kyffin Simpson
#8
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:40.2209
20
David Malukas
#12
Team Penske
00:40.2881
21
Will Power
#26
Andretti Global
00:40.3160
22
Álex Palou
#10
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:40.3171
23
Josef Newgarden
#2
Team Penske
00:40.3541
24
Katherine Legge
#11
HMD Motorsports w/ AJ Foyt Racing
00:40.3798
25
Conor Daly
#23
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
00:40.4047
26
Jacob Abel
#51
Abel Motorsports
00:40.4254
27
Santino Ferrucci
#14
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
00:40.4488
28
Christian Lundgaard
#7
Arrow McLaren
00:40.4649
29
Jack Harvey
#24
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
00:40.4673
30
Louis Foster
#45
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:40.4871
31
Graham Rahal
#15
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:40.5344
32
Mick Schumacher
#47
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:40.5585
33
Christian Rasmussen
#21
ECR
00:40.5607
Practice 415. May 2026, 04:00
Pos.
Driver
Nr.
Team
Time
1
Felix Rosenqvist ⚡
#60
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:38.5650
2
Alexander Rossi
#20
ECR
00:38.6379
3
Scott McLaughlin
#3
Team Penske
00:38.6808
4
Takuma Sato
#75
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:38.6839
5
Marcus Ericsson
#28
Andretti Global
00:38.6893
6
Álex Palou
#10
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:38.7043
7
Ed Carpenter
#33
ECR
00:38.7147
8
Pato O’Ward
#5
Arrow McLaren
00:38.7219
9
Rinus VeeKay
#76
Juncos Hollinger Racing
00:38.7235
10
Nolan Siegel
#6
Arrow McLaren
00:38.7237
11
Christian Rasmussen
#21
ECR
00:38.7268
12
Scott Dixon
#9
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:38.7453
13
Conor Daly
#23
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
00:38.7594
14
Will Power
#26
Andretti Global
00:38.7642
15
Jack Harvey
#24
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing
00:38.7724
16
David Malukas
#12
Team Penske
00:38.7747
17
Caio Collet
#4
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
00:38.7887
18
Santino Ferrucci
#14
A.J. Foyt Enterprises
00:38.7936
19
Christian Lundgaard
#7
Arrow McLaren
00:38.8038
20
Josef Newgarden
#2
Team Penske
00:38.8186
21
Marcus Armstrong
#66
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:38.8207
22
Helio Castroneves
#06
Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian
00:38.8289
23
Kyle Kirkwood
#27
Andretti Global
00:38.8411
24
Louis Foster
#45
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:38.8421
25
Jacob Abel
#51
Abel Motorsports
00:38.8489
26
Graham Rahal
#15
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:38.8555
27
Sting Ray Robb
#77
Juncos Hollinger Racing
00:38.8566
28
Kyffin Simpson
#8
Chip Ganassi Racing
00:38.8861
29
Dennis Hauger
#19
Dale Coyne Racing
00:38.9221
30
Romain Grosjean
#18
Dale Coyne Racing
00:38.9341
31
Ryan Hunter-Reay
#31
Arrow McLaren
00:38.9497
32
Mick Schumacher
#47
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
00:39.0034
33
Katherine Legge
#11
HMD Motorsports w/ AJ Foyt Racing
00:39.2402
Qualifying – Combined Qualifying17. May 2026, 04:00