IndyCar Series 2025 drivers championship, Rookie of the Year, Leaders Circle standings

The 2025 IndyCar Series season is looking like a runaway already. Alex Palou has won two races and Kyle Kirkwood won on the streets of Long Beach.

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 three of 17 races)

1. Alex Palou, 142 points
2. Kyle Kirkwood, 108
3. Christian Lundgaard, 96
4. Felix Rosenqvist, 88
5. Scott Dixon, 86
6. Pato O'Ward, 80
7. Colton Herta, 73
8. Scott McLaughlin, 69
9. Will Power, 63
10. Josef Newgarden, 58
11. Alexander Rossi, 58
12. Marcus Ericsson, 55
13. Santino Ferrucci, 51
14. Marcus Armstrong, 50
15. Kyffin Simpson, 48
16. Rinus Veekay, 46
17. Graham Rahal, 45
18. David Malukas, 42
19. Christian Rasmussen, 40
20. Sting Ray Robb, 39
21. Conor Daly, 32
22. Robert Shwartzman, 30
23. Nolan Siegel, 26
24. Louis Foster, 25
25. Callum Ilott, 25
26. Devlin DeFrancesco, 24
27. Jacob Abel, 17

IndyCar Series 2025 rookie standings

IndyCar's three full-season rookies are starting to get the feel of the series. Louis Foster finished a season-best 16th at Long Beach — the best finish among IndyCar's 2025 rookie class so far this season. Robert Shwartzman finished a season-best 18th at Long Beach, while Jacob Abel took 26th.

1. Robert Schwartzman, 30 points
2. Louis Foster, 25
3. Jacob Abel, 17

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. Presently, 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 Long Beach:

18. A.J. Foyt Racing Enterprises No. 4, 42 points

19. Ed Carpenter Rcing No. 21, 40 points

20. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 77, 39 points

21. Juncos Hollinger Racing No. 76, 32 points

22. Arrow McLaren No. 6, 26 points

--------------------------------------------------------------23. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 45, 25 points

24. Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing No. 30, 24 points

25. Dale Coyne Racing No. 51, 17 points

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