Indy 500 2026 Qualifying Results

  • May 17, 2026

Latest News: Alex Palou has secured the leading starting spot for the 2026 Indianapolis 500 race.

The qualification process for the 110th edition of the Indianapolis 500 has commenced.

Inclement weather conditions led to the discontinuation of Saturday’s qualification session, compelling IndyCar to adopt a single-day structure. Due to this revised timetable, all participants in the qualifying rounds began their attempts at noon Eastern Time on Sunday, with each driver permitted one try to record a standard four-lap qualification speed.

The leading twelve competitors progressed to a subsequent elimination round, whereas the remaining contenders occupied positions 13 through 33 on the initial race lineup.

Subsequently, the top twelve individuals will compete for entry into the Firestone Fast Six, and the lowest-ranked six from that elimination stage will occupy positions 7 through 12 in the overall field.

Ultimately, the Firestone Fast Six participants will determine the first two rows, along with the pole position holder, for the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500.

Below is the preliminary lineup for the start, which will be finalized progressively over the course of the afternoon:

Starting Row

Spot

Racer

Spot

Racer

Spot

Racer

1

1

Alex Palou

2

Alexander Rossi

3

David Malukas

2

4

Felix Rosenqvist

5

Santino Ferrucci

6

Pato O’Ward

3

7

Kyffin Simpson

8

Conor Daly

9

Scott McLaughlin

4

10

Caio Collet

11

Scott Dixon

12

Rinus VeeKay

5

13

Takuma Sato

14

Ed Carpenter

15

Helio Castroneves

6

16

Christian Rasmussen

17

Marcus Armstrong

18

Marcus Ericsson

7

19

Christian Lundgaard

20

Will Power

21

Nolan Siegel

8

22

Louis Foster

23

Ryan Hunter-Reay

24

Josef Newgarden

9

25

Romain Grosjean

26

Kyle Kirkwood

27

Katherine Legge

10

28

Mick Schumacher

29

Jack Harvey

30

Graham Rahal

11

31

Dennis Hauger

32

Jacob Abel

33

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