The IndyCar Series rookie on a first-year team was a surprise pole position winner. Here's how much he made in the 2025 Indy 500.

As with every Indy 500, there are 33 drivers in the field, split into 11 rows of three. What follows is a look at this year's grid. The full grid for the 2025 race follows, led by rookie Robert Shwartzman, who took the pole for Prema Racing. The field of 33 features eight former Indy 500 winners.

A rookie will be sitting on the pole for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. Robert Shwartzman claimed the NTT P1 Award on Sunday, coming in with an average speed of 232.790 mph.

Robert Shwartzman's day ended early at the Indianapolis 500 as he skidded and crashed into crew members in his pit stall during the race.

Shwartzman, driving for IndyCar newcomer Prema Racing, lost control of his No. 83 car as he entered the pit box under yellow.

It looked like Ryan Hunter-Reay might be heading to a second career Indy 500 victory as he was pacing the field past the halfway point of the race. With 30 laps to go, however, he stalled out in the pits and fell all the way to last place among the drivers still out on the track.

Robert Shwartzman's Indianapolis 500 debut ended early after a scary pit stop incident. Nearly midway into Sunday's race, Shwartzman struggled with his brakes while driving into pit road. The 25-year-old rookie,

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