IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after Detroit GP
The 2025 IndyCar Series season nearing its halfway point. Alex Palou has won five races, most notably the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Kyle Kirkwood has won twice.
Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races.
(Through seven of 17 races)
Robert Shwartzman had the best finish among rookies at the Detroit Grand Prix (16th). Jacob Abel finished 18th and Louis Foster 22nd after contact.
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.
Here are the cars around the bubble after the Detroit Grand Prix:
18. Chip Ganassi Racing No. 8, 97 points
19. Andretti Global No. 28, 96 points
20. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 76, 96 points
21. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 93 points
22. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 78 points
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23. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 76 points
24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 71 points
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