The automobiles, drivers and groups are nonetheless preparing and are actually in a time crunch, however the 2026 Indianapolis 500 discipline is ready. Alex Palou will lead the 33-car discipline to inexperienced for The Best Spectacle in Racing on Sunday (12:30 p.m. ET on FOX, streaming on FOX One).
Palou gained the pole throughout qualifying final weekend, posting a four-lap common of 232.248 miles per hour at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He edged out Alexander Rossi and David Malukas, who will be a part of him with front-row beginning positions for the one hundred and tenth Indy 500.
That is his second Indy 500 pole (2023), and he is additionally the primary defending Indy 500 champion to win the pole for the next yr’s race since Hélio Castroneves did it in 2010.
However, as we have seen many instances all through previous Indy 500s, nobody is assured something, and just a little luck is important to profitable, together with a speedy automotive, in fact.
Expertise issues too, and there are 9 earlier Indy 500 winners within the discipline: Alex Palou (2025), Josef Newgarden (2023, 2024), Marcus Ericsson (2022), Hélio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021), Takuma Sato (2017, 2020), Will Energy (2018), Alexander Rossi (2016), Ryan Hunter-Reay (2014) and Scott Dixon (2008).
Here is a take a look at the total beginning grid for the 2026 Indy 500 on Sunday on FOX.
Observe: The qualifying runs for Caio Collet, who was tenth, and Jack Harvey, who was twenty ninth, had been disallowed after technical violations had been discovered on their automobiles. They may begin in the back of the sphere.
Row 1
Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing (Photograph by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)
1. Alex Palou, No. 10 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda (232.248 mph)
2. Alexander Rossi, No. 20 ECR Chevrolet (231.990 mph)
3. David Malukas, No. 12 Crew Penske Chevrolet (231.877 mph)
Row 2
Felix Rosenqvist, Meyer Shank Racing w/ Curb Agajanian (Photograph by Brandon Badraoui/Lumen through Getty Photos)
4. Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 Meyer Shank Racing Honda (231.375 mph)
5. Santino Ferrucci, No. 14 A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet (230.846 mph)
6. Pato O’Ward, No. 5 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet (230.442 mph)
Row 3
Kyffin Simpson, Chip Ganassi Racing (Photograph by Geoff Miller/Lumen through Getty Photos)
7. Kyffin Simpson, No. 8 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda (230.883 mph)
8. Conor Daly, No. 23 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet (230.712 mph)
9. Scott McLaughlin, No. 3 Crew Penske Chevrolet (230.577 mph)
Row 4
Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing (Photograph by Geoff Miller/Lumen through Getty Photos)
10. Scott Dixon, No. 9 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda (230.347 mph)
11. Rinus VeeKay, No. 76 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet (229.585 mph)
12. Takuma Sato, No. 75 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda (230.995 mph)
Row 5
Ed Carpenter, Ed Carpenter Racing (Photograph by Geoff Miller/Lumen through Getty Photos)
13. Ed Carpenter, No. 33 ECR Chevrolet (230.829 mph)
14. Hélio Castroneves, No. 06 Meyer Shank Racing Honda (230.811 mph)
15. Christian Rasmussen, No. 21 ECR Chevrolet (230.705 mph)
Row 6
Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian (Photograph by Geoff Miller/Lumen through Getty Photos)
16. Marcus Armstrong, No. 66 Meyer Shank Racing Honda (230.701 mph)
17. Marcus Ericsson, No. 28 Andretti International Honda (230.667 mph)
18. Christian Lundgaard, No. 7 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet (230.661 mph)
Row 7
Will Energy, Andretti International (Photograph by Jeffrey Brown/Icon Sportswire through Getty Photos)
19. Will Energy, No. 26 Andretti International Honda (230.279 mph)
20. Nolan Siegel, No. 6 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet (230.213 mph)
21. Louis Foster, No. 45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda (230.212 mph)
Row 8
Ryan Hunter-Reay, Arrow McLaren (Photograph by Geoff Miller/Lumen through Getty Photos)
22. Ryan Hunter-Reay, No. 31 Arrow McLaren Chevrolet (230.202 mph)
23. Josef Newgarden, No. 2 Crew Penske Chevrolet (230.165 mph)
24. Romain Grosjean, No. 18 Dale Coyne Racing Honda (229.791 mph)
Row 9
Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti International (Photograph by Geoff Miller/Lumen through Getty Photos)
25. Kyle Kirkwood, No. 27 Andretti International w/ w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda (229.607 mph)
26. Katherine Legge, No. 11 HMD Motorsports w/ A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet (229.456 mph)
27. Mick Schumacher, No. 47 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda (229.450 mph)
Row 10
Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Photograph by Geoff Miller/Lumen through Getty Photos)
28. Graham Rahal, No. 15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda (229.017 mph)
29. Dennis Hauger, No. 19 Dale Coyne Racing Honda (228.982 mph)
30. Jacob Abel, No. 51 Abel Motorsports Chevrolet (228.169 mph)
Row 11
Sting Ray Robb, Juncos Hollinger Racing (Photograph by Geoff Miller/Lumen through Getty Photos)
31. Sting Ray Robb, No. 77 Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet (226.572 mph)
32. Caio Collet, No. 4 A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
33. Jack Harvey, No. 24 Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet
