The reigning three-time IndyCar champion from Barcelona, Spain, led the final 14 of 200 laps and outdueled Marcus Ericsson through a late fuel-mileage and pit strategy battle to become the first Spaniard to win the Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
The reigning two-time Indy 500 champion from Hendersonville, Tennessee, will attempt to become the first-ever competitor to three-peat in the Greatest Spectacle of Racing in his 14th season of IndyCar competition.
Team Penske's Nos. 2, 3 and 12 entries will be receiving new strategists and lead engineers for the 2025 Indy 500 following the departures of three lead personnel amid the attenuator penalties.
Team Penske's Nos. 2 and 12 entries will start at the rear of the field for the 2025 Indy 500 and have their strategists suspended and fined $100,000 due to violating Rule 14.7.8.16 from the IndyCar rule book that involves the discovery of modified attenuators.
The 25-year-old rookie from Tel Aviv, Israel, posted a four-lap qualifying average speed of 232.790 mph and became the first IndyCar rookie competitor in 42 years to claim the pole position for the Greatest Spectacle in Racing at Indianapolis.
The reigning three-time IndyCar champion from Barcelona, Spain, led 28 of 85 laps en route to a fourth IndyCar victory through the first five-scheduled events in 2025 at Indy's Road Course venue.
The reigning two-time Indianapolis 500 champion from Hendersonville, Tennessee, has inked a new multi-year contract extension to pilot the No. 2 Chevrolet for Team Penske, beginning in 2025.