Indy 500 Standings Live 2025: Real-Time Leaderboard, Top Drivers & Race-Changing Moments

Fans packed into Indianapolis Motor Speedway finally got racing after a midday storm, and a fast-changing leaderboard has kept the Indy 500 standings in flux as the 109th “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” barrels toward its decisive final stint. Through 80 laps, two-time winner Takuma Sato surged to P1, maximizing an early pit-stop under yellow to move ahead of surprise polesitter Robert Shwartzman and fellow front-row starter Scott Dixon. Sato’s Rahal Letterman Lanigan Honda has consistently topped 230 mph in clean air, giving the Japanese veteran an edge in fuel mileage windows as teams eye the critical Lap-150 mark for the last stop. David Malukas, driving the No. 4 Arrow McLaren Chevy, sits second after an aggressive two-stop opening segment. Reigning IndyCar champion Álex Palou slots third, proving why he entered the race not only as a betting favorite but also as the season-long points leader with 248 markers—nearly 100 clear of Kyle Kirkwood in the overall IndyCar standings. Conor Daly and hometown favorite Santino Ferrucci round out the top five, capitalizing on a well-timed Lap-42 caution to jump Shwartzman, who dropped to sixth after a slow right-rear tire change. Dixon, meanwhile, is running a conservative fuel-save program in seventh, betting that a late splash-and-go could slingshot the six-time series champ to a second Borg-Warner Trophy. Weather remains a wild card. The green flag waved nearly two hours late after lightning pushed fans from the grandstands, and race control has warned teams of another cell tracking toward Turn 3 around 5 p.m. local time. If rain returns, finishing positions at the halfway point (Lap-100) could become official, ratcheting up urgency on pit walls. Beyond the live Indy 500 standings, championship implications loom large. Palou’s podium run would extend his IndyCar points cushion, while Kirkwood—mired in 18th after brushing the gray in Turn 1—risks surrendering second in the season table to Christian Lundgaard, currently 11th. Key storylines fans should watch over the closing 120 laps: • Can Sato manage fuel and fend off the younger Malukas on outright pace? • Will Dixon’s mileage gamble pay off if rain shortens the distance? • Does Shwartzman have another late-race charge after leading the opening 12 circuits? Bookmark this page and refresh for continuous Indy 500 standings, lap-by-lap updates, and post-race results as the field of 33 chases immortality and a chilled jug of milk on the famed Yard of Bricks.