IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings
Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races.
IndyCar Series championship points 2025
(Through four of 17 races)
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Alex Palou, 196 points
Christian Lundgaard, 136
Kyle Kirkwood, 127
Pato O'Ward, 108
Scott McLaughlin, 105
Felix Rosenqvist, 105
Scott Dixon, 104
Colton Herta, 99
Will Power, 93
Alexander Rossi, 82
Josef Newgarden, 78
Rinus VeeKay, 78
Marcus Ericsson, 65
Marcus Armstrong, 64
Santino Ferrucci, 63
Graham Rahal, 61
Kyffin Simpson, 57
David Malukas, 56
Christian Rasmussen, 55
Nolan Siegel, 48
Sting Ray Robb, 47
Conor Daly, 43
Robert Shwartzman, 35
Callum Ilott, 32
Louis Foster, 30
Devlin DeFrancesco, 30
Jacob Abel, 22
IndyCar Series 2025 rookie standings
After a race at Long Beach where two of IndyCar's three 2025 rookies snagged top-20 finishes — including a season-best among the trio of 16th (Louis Foster) — it looked as if Foster again would have an opportunity to set yet another benchmark for the group after making his second Fast 12 appearance on Saturday at Barber. Instead, a mid-race off-track excursion left the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing driver mired in 26th, sandwiched in between his other rookie of the year competitors Robert Shwartzman (25th) and Jacob Abel (27th) as the trio made for the final three spots.
Here how IndyCar's three full-season rookies are faring.
Robert Schwartzman, 35 points
Louis Foster, 30
Jacob Abel, 22
IndyCar Series Leaders Circle standings 2025
IndyCar's Leaders Circle program pays eligible teams just over $1 million the following season in guarantees. To qualify for one of the 22 spots, the entry must be associated with one of IndyCar's 25 charters — teams are allowed to have a maximum of three. Only Prema Racing's two cars remain unchartered. The 25 chartered cars are then ranked by entrant points and, at the end of this season, the top 22 eligible entries will be paid $1.2 million or more by Penske Entertainment throughout the 2026 season.
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Here are the cars around the bubble after Barber:
20. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 48 points
21. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 47 points
22. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 76, 43 points
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23. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 30 points
24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 30 points
25. Dale Coyne Racing No. 51, 22 points
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: IndyCar Series 2025 championship, rookie of the year, leaders circle standings
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