IndyCar 2026 – Championship standings after the Indianapolis GP

Finishing fifth, Palou managed to increase his championship lead over Kyle Kirkwood, despite things looking bleak for both drivers at the start of the race. Leading the opening laps, the Ganassi driver and the Andretti team member were both caught out by the safety car on lap 22, brought out by Alexander's pit stop. RossiHaving not yet made their pit stops, the two drivers found themselves relegated to the back of the pack, and in the battle to make up ground, it was the Spaniard who fared best, with Kirkwood finishing ninth.

Second at Indianapolis, David Malukas solidified his third place in the championship, now ahead of today's winner, Christian Lundgaard. Involved in a first-turn collision, Pato O'Ward lost ground and now sits in seventh place, 89 points behind the championship leader. Next up is the most important race of the year, the 110th running of the Indianapolis 500. While the drivers will likely put the overall standings aside, at least mentally, for this event, the Indy 500 could shake up the established order…

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Indy Car 2026
Championship standings after Barber (6/18)

1) Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda) – 237 pts
2) Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Global-Honda) – 210 pts
3) David Malukas (Team Penske-Chevrolet) – 185 pts
4) Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren-Chevrolet) – 182 pts
5) Josef Newgarden (Team Penske-Chevrolet) – 162 pts
6) Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda) – 148 pts
7) Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren-Chevrolet) – 148 pts
8) Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske-Chevrolet) – 141 pts
9) Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing-Honda) – 141 pts
10) Marcus Armstrong (Meyer Shank Racing-Honda) – 123 pts
11) Felix Rosenqvist (Meyer Shank Racing-Honda) – 116 pts
12) Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global-Honda) – 112 pts
13) Alexander Rossi (ECR-Chevrolet) – 110 pts
14) Will Power (Andretti Global-Honda) – 107 pts
15) Dennis Hauger (Dale Coyne Racing-Honda) – 100 pts
16) Rinus VeeKay (Juncos Hollinger Racing-Chevrolet) – 94 pts
17) Kyffin Simpson (Chip Ganassi Racing-Honda) – 93 pts
18) Santino Ferrucci (AJ Foyt Racing-Chevrolet) – 90 pts
19) Louis Foster (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing-Honda) – 86 pts
20) Nolan Siegel (Arrow McLaren-Chevrolet) – 76 pts
21) Caio Collet (AJ Foyt Racing-Chevrolet) – 70 pts
22) Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing-Honda) – 69 pts
23) Christian Rasmussen (ECR-Chevrolet) – 65 pts
24) Sting Ray Robb (Juncos Hollinger Racing-Chevrolet) – 55 pts
25) Mick Schumacher (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing-Honda) – 54 pts