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The complete starting grid for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500

25-year-old rookie Robert Shwartzman shocked the IndyCar paddock when he put his No. 83 Prema Racing Chevrolet on pole for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average of 232.790mph. Not only is this Shwartzman's first-ever oval race, it is also the first oval race for Prema, a well-established team in Europe that…

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Rookie Robert Shwartzman earns shock Indy 500 pole with Prema Racing

At the start of the week at Indianapolis, Prema Racing was at the very bottom of the time sheets as they struggled to get the cars ready. But that seems like a different universe now as the rookie driver and rookie IndyCar team have done the unthinkable, earning pole position…

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Marco Andretti kicked to LCQ, Alex Palou fastest in Indy 500 Saturday qualifying

Continuing the theme of the 2025 season, Alex Palou was the fastest man on Saturday, hitting 233.043mph for an average over the course of four laps. He will be the last driver on track tomorrow when the top 12 qualifiers try to make their way into the Fast 6.

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Alex Palou dominates IndyCar field, extends winning streak at the IMS Road Course

For a brief spell, it looked like Alex Palou might actually be beatable on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. The pole-sitter lost the lead just after the green flag flew and spent most of the race running in the tire tracks of Graham Rahal.

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Alex Palou earns another P1 start, while Andretti drivers face struggles for Indy

No surprise here: Alex Palou is back at the front of the NTT IndyCar Series field. This week, at Indy.

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Another round of Alex Palou perfection as he snags IndyCar pole at Barber

Alex Palou earns pole position at Barber Motorsports Park, while Penske's Josef Newgarden, Will Power, and Scott McLaughlin show improvement.

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Arrow McLaren steps outside of the all-Papaya livery lines for Indy 500

It's not all Papaya Orange and black for McLaren for next month's Indy 500. O'Ward, Siegel, Lundgaard, and Larson will each sport a livery of their own.

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Kyle Kirkwood snags second IndyCar Long Beach pole to claim an Andretti 1-2

Kyle Kirkwood takes pole position in Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, Andretti Global scores front-row lockout with Colton Herta.

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Palou continues unbeaten start to IndyCar 2025 with Thermal victory

Alex Palou continued his perfect start to the 2025 IndyCar Series season by winning the Thermal Club Grand Prix in California.

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Winners and losers from IndyCar’s 2025 Thermal Club Grand Prix

Alex Palou wins again, extends championship lead, while others struggle to keep up.

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Alex Palou pounces late at Thermal Club for back-to-back IndyCar wins

Alex Palou wins IndyCar Grand Prix at Thermal Club, his 13th IndyCar victory, after a late charge from third to first.

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IndyCar: Pato O’Ward on pole in heated Thermal Club qualifying

Team Penske's Scott McLaughlin, Josef Newgarden, and Will Power struggle in qualifying, missing Q2 for the first time in nearly four years.

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The winners and losers of 2025’s IndyCar season opener at St. Pete

More than five months removed from the 2024 season finale in Nashville, the NTT IndyCar Series finally returned to life in St. Petersburg, Florida. Between the start of a new era with FOX Sports and a strategy-heavy street race, there was much to discuss leaving the weekend.

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McLaughlin on pole in St. Petersberg while IndyCar rivals struggle

Defending race winner Pato O'Ward will have a steep hill to climb if he hopes to repeat in the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

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F1 is giving rookies more FP1s in 2025 – who will get the chance?

There will be fresh blood aplenty in Free Practice 1 sessions this Formula 1 season, with teams required to run rookies twice in each of their cars (or entries, to be precise).

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The rookies set to gain from F1’s FP1 rule change in 2025

There will be fresh blood aplenty in Free Practice 1 sessions this Formula 1 season, with teams required to run rookies twice in each of their cars.

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What Motorsport.com is looking forward to in 2025

The Dakar Rally has claimed its first high-profile victims, and the chequered flag has fallen on the Dubai 24 Hours with victory claimed by the Al Manar Racing by WRT BMW. After a brief lull while gravy-soaked turkey and pigs-in-blankets were consumed, motorsport is well and truly back.

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IndyCar's top 5 storylines of the 2024 season

North America's premier open-wheel series had a good year. Really. 2024 brought with it huge partnership announcements like IndyCar's multi-year agreement with FOX. Then there's Prema — a storied feeder team for racing greats — joining the ranks next season, and a new race on the horizon set for Texas…

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Counting down the top five best IndyCar races of 2024

The checkered flag is waving on 2024, and what was an exciting season for the IndyCar series. This year saw the first back-to-back Indy 500 champion crowned since Helio Castroneves accomplished the feat back in 2002. Chip Ganassi Racing's Alex Palou also nabbed his own back-to-back victory — taking home the…

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Autosport Top 50 of 2024: #43 Pato O’Ward

Pato O’Ward was at the centre of drama both on and off the track in 2024.

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F1 Abu Dhabi post-season test: Leclerc heads Sainz to close out 2024

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has ended the last day of running in 2024 on top at Formula 1's Abu Dhabi post-season test.

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Leclerc quickest as Abu Dhabi F1 test ends

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc ended the last day of 2024 Formula 1 running on top at Abu Dhabi's post-season test.

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Sainz fastest for Williams in morning of Abu Dhabi F1 test

Carlos Sainz topped the morning hours of Formula 1's 2024 post-season Abu Dhabi test for his new Williams team.

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Sainz fastest for Williams after morning in Abu Dhabi F1 test

Carlos Sainz has topped the morning hours of Formula 1's 2024 post-season Abu Dhabi test for his new Williams team.

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