Indianapolis grand prix complete results: Christian Lundgaard surprises himself with win

• Christian Lundgaard makes a daring pass on David Malukas late in the race and rolls to victory on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.
• Alex Palou, seeking a fourth straight win in this event, finishes fifth.
• Crashes make a mess of the first half of the race.

Christian Lundgaard makes a daring pass of David Malukas on Lap 67 and goes on to win the IndyCar Series race on the 14-turn, 2.439-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course.

That's Lundgaard's second IndyCar win, and first since 2023 in Toronto.

"I didn't really expect this today. I hoped for it," Lundgaard said on the Fox broadcast. "It's been a long wait for this win."

Graham Rahal completes the podium. 

Alex Palou, seeking his fourth consecutive win in the event, finishes 5^th from pole position. He extends his series points lead on Kyle Kirkwood, who finishes 9th.

Dennis Hauger improves 16 positions to finish 8th. Felix Rosenqvist, who started 3rd, ends up 23^rd after briefly getting airborne because of contact with another car.

Mick Schumacher and Santino Ferrucci get tangled in the closing laps, creating some smoke and a Ferrucci spin, but both continue. Schumacher is penalized.

Who won the IndyCar grand prix? Complete results in the IndyCar race at Indianapolis

1. Christian Lundgaard by 4+ seconds
2. David Malukas
3. Graham Rahal
4. Josef Newgarden
5. Alex Palou
6. Scott Dixon
7. Louis Foster
8. Dennis Hauger
9. Kyle Kirkwood
10. Nolan Siegel
11. Marcus Armstrong
12. Kyffin Simpson
13. Will Power
14. Santino Ferrucci
15. Rinus VeeKay
16. Scott McLaughlin
17. Sting Ray Robb
18. Pato O'Ward
19. Caio Collet
20. Mick Schumacher
21. Romain Grosjean
22. Marcus Ericsson
23. Felix Rosenqvist
24. Christian Rasmussen
25. Alexander Rossi

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix: Lap 75

1. Christian Lundgaard by 3+ seconds
2. David Malukas
3. Graham Rahal
4. Josef Newgarden
5. Alex Palou

Lundgaard gets by Malukas on Lap 67.

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix: Lap 65

1. David Malukas
2. Christian Lundgaard
3. Graham Rahal
4. Louis Foster
5. Santino Ferrucci

These cars will have to make another pit stop. Alex Palou pits on Lap 62 and comes out in 15th place. Will Power is penalized for an improper pit exit.

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix: Lap 50

1. Will Power
2. Pato O'Ward
3. Kyffin Simpson
4. David Malukas
5. Christian Lundgaard

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix

Lap 39: Alex Palou pits under green to get new tires and run in clean air. Kyle Kirkwood does so 1 lap later, but his crew has trouble getting one tire on, costing him time.

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix: Lap 33 restart

1. David Malukas
2. Graham Rahal
3. Christian Lundgaard
4. Louis Foster
5. Josef Newgarden

Alex Palou restarts 13th and easily gets by Caio Collet.

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix on Lap 27

Felix Rosenqvist's car climbs Kyffin Simpson, who was trying to avoid Sting Ray Robb, who had run into Pato O'Ward. Caution.

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix

Lap 27 restart: Will Power, who started last, leads when the green flag flies. Alex Palou, who also was confused by race control's yellow flag decision, pits 1 lap later than he prefers and stands 19th.

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix

Lap 21: Alexander Rossi's car stops on the front straight. Caution. Initially, race control called only a local yellow, which Rossi said on Fox TV in the pits was "insane."

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix at Lap 20

1. Alex Palou, by 4+ seconds
2. Kyle Kirkwood
3. David Malukas
4. Graham Rahal
5. Christian Lundgaard

Marcus Armstrong and Dennis Hauger had improved double-digit places from the start before pitting. Scott Dixon pits, trying an alternate strategy.

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix

Lap 7: Kyle Kirkwood, who started 9th, passes David Malukas for 2nd place. Pato O'Ward is down to 19th place.

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix: Lap 6 restart

1. Alex Palou
2. David Malukas
3. Kyle Kirkwood
4. Graham Rahal
5. Romain Grosjean (started 11th)

IndyCar leaderboard, crashes in Sonsio Grand Prix

Lap 1: Caution in Turn 1 as Scott Dixon and Caio Collet get tangled. Pato O'Ward gets turned around, and Felix Rosenqvist and Rinus VeeKay sustain damage and head to the pits for service, but they must go to the rear of the field for the restart. Rosenqvist and VeeKay are both assessed penalties.

Who won pole position in IndyCar? IndyCar starting grid for the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis

(qualifying position, car number, driver)

• Row 1
• 1. 10, Alex Palou
• 2. 5, Pato O'Ward
• Row 2
• 3. 60, Felix Rosenqvist
• 4. 7, Christian Lundgaard
• Row 3
• 5. 12, David Malukas
• 6. 45, Louis Foster
• Row 4
• 7. 15, Graham Rahal
• 8. 9, Scott Dixon
• Row 5
• 9. 27, Kyle Kirkwood
• 10. 2, Josef Newgarden
• Row 6
• 11. 18, Romain Grosjean
• 12. 4, Caio Collet
• Row 7
• 13. 20, Alexander Rossi
• 14. 28, Marcus Ericsson
• Row 8
• 15. 14, Santino Ferrucci
• 16. 6, Nolan Siegel
• Row 9
• 17. 3, Scott McLaughlin
• 18. 47, Mick Schumacher
• Row 10
• 19. 21, Christian Rasmussen
• 20. 66, Marcus Armstrong
• Row 11
• 21. 76, Rinus VeeKay
• 22. 8, Kyffin Simpson
• Row 12
• 23. 77, Sting Ray Robb
• 24. 19, Dennis Hauger
• Row 13
• 25. 26, Will Power

Who won the IndyCar race at Indianapolis in 2025? Who won the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis last year?

Pole-sitter Alex Palou won by 6+ seconds over Pato O'Ward, with Will Power completing the podium. Palou has won three straight races on the Indianapolis road course. He won the Indianapolis 500 two weeks later on his march to a third consecutive series championship.

Where to watch the IndyCar race at Indianapolis? How to watch the Sonsio Grand Prix at Indianapolis?

TV: Coverage begins at 4:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, May 9, 2026, on Fox. Green flag is scheduled for 4:57 p.m. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell. Georgia Henneberry, Kevin Lee and Jack Harvey are the pit reporters.

How can I stream the IndyCar race at Indianapolis? How to stream the Sonsio Grand Prix in Indianapolis?

FoxSports.com, Fox Sports app

How can I listen to IndyCar race at Indianapolis?

IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race). Mark Jaynes is the anchor, with driver analyst Davey Hamilton.

Will it rain during the IndyCar race in Indianapolis? Indianapolis weather forecast for IndyCar race

• Saturday: Sunny with highs in the low 70s.

IndyCar tire allocation, push-to-pass for Sonsio Grand Prix in Indianapolis

• Tires: Five sets primary and five sets alternate are available during the event weekend. Teams fielding a rookie driver may use one additional set of primary tires for the first practice. Teams must use one set of primary and one set of alternate tires for at least two laps in the race.

• Push-to-pass: 200 total seconds are available in increments of up to 20 seconds per activation.

IndyCar schedule 2026

(*-street course; ^-road course; #-oval; all races on Fox, SiriusXM Channel 218; times are start of TV coverage, ET)

• March 1: St. Petersburg, Fla. * (Winner: Alex Palou)
• Saturday, March 7: Phoenix # (Winner: Josef Newgarden)
• Sunday, March 15: Arlington, Texas * (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
• Sunday, March 29: Birmingham, Alabama ^ (Winner: Alex Palou)
• Sunday, April 19: Long Beach, California * (Winner: Alex Palou)
• Saturday, May 9: Indianapolis road course ^ (Winner: Christian Lundgaard)
• Sunday, May 24: Indianapolis 500 #, 10 a.m.
• Sunday, May 31: Detroit *, 12:30 p.m.
• Sunday, June 7: Madison, Illinois #, 9 p.m.
• Sunday, June 21: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin ^, 2 p.m.
• Sunday, July 5: Lexington, Ohio ^, 12:30 p.m.
• Sunday, July 19: Lebanon, Tennessee #, TBD
• Sunday, Aug. 9: Portland ^, 4 p.m.
• Sunday, Aug. 16: Markham, Ontario *, noon
• Sunday, Aug. 23: Washington, D.C. *, TBD
• Saturday, Aug. 29: Milwaukee #, 2:30 p.m.
• Sunday, Aug. 30: Milwaukee #, 1 p.m.
• Sunday, Sept. 6: Monterey, California ^, 2:30 p.m.

Indy 500 teams, drivers in 2026

(with team, car number and driver; *-Indianapolis 500 only)

• Abel Motorsports: 51, Jacob Abel *
• A.J. Foyt Racing: 4, Caio Collet; 11, Katherine Legge * (with HMD Motorsports); 14, Santino Ferrucci
• Andretti Global: 26, Will Power; 27, Kyle Kirkwood; 28, Marcus Ericsson
• Arrow McLaren: 5, Pato O'Ward; 6, Nolan Siegel; 7, Christian Lundgaard; 31, Ryan Hunter-Reay *
• Chip Ganassi Racing: 8, Kyffin Simpson; 9, Scott Dixon; 10, Alex Palou
• Dale Coyne Racing: 18, Romain Grosjean; 19, Dennis Hauger
• Dreyer & Reinbold Racing: 23, Conor Daly * (with Juncos Hollinger Racing); 24, Jack Harvey *
• Ed Carpenter Racing: 20, Alexander Rossi; 21, Christian Rasmussen; 33, Ed Carpenter *
• Juncos Hollinger: 76, Rinus VeeKay; 77, Sting Ray Robb
• Meyer Shank Racing: 60, Felix Rosenqvist; 66, Marcus Armstrong; 06, Helio Castroneves *
• Rahal Letterman Lanigan: 15, Graham Rahal; 45, Louis Foster; 47, Mick Schumacher; 75, Takuma Sato *; reserve driver, Toby Sowery
• Team Penske: 2, Josef Newgarden; 3, Scott McLaughlin; 12, David Malukas

Zion Brown is IndyStar's motorsports reporter. Follow him at @z10nbr0wn. Get IndyStar's motor sports coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Motor Sports newsletter.