IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings after Toronto
Here's where the drivers and teams stand in the season-long points, Rookie of the Year and Leaders Circle races.
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IndyCar Series championship points 2025
(Through 13 of 17 races)
IndyCar Series rookie points
With four races to go, Prema Racing's Robert Shwartzman erased a five-point deficit to Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing's Louis Foster on Sunday by virtue of his 16th-place finish, tied for the Prema driver's third-best finish of his young IndyCar career. Foster finished 21st, 23 laps down after a lengthy stop for repairs. Dale Coyne Racing's Jacob Abel finished 23rd after sliding into the outside wall on Turn 1 exit and sparking a multi-car crash.
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.
Here are the cars around the bubble after IndyCar's Toronto race:
21. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 168 points points
22. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 159 points
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23. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 133 points
24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 123 points
25. Dale Coyne Racing No. 51, 95 points
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