2025 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
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4th round of the 2025 IndyCar season
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Layout of the Barber Motorsports Park | |||||
| Date | May 4, 2025 | ||||
| Official name | Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama | ||||
| Course | Permanent road course 2.380 mi / 3.830 km | ||||
| Distance | 90 laps 214.200 mi / 344.700 km | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Time | 01:07.2918 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Time | 1:09.0177 (on lap 4 of 90) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Second | Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren) | ||||
| Third | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) | ||||
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The 2025 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2025 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 4, 2025, in Birmingham, Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park.[1] The race was contested of 90 laps. Álex Palou won the race. Christian Lundgaard finished 2nd, and Scott McLaughlin finished 3rd. Rinus VeeKay and Will Power rounded out the top five, and Pato O'Ward, Colton Herta, Alexander Rossi, Nolan Siegel, and Josef Newgarden rounded out the top ten.
Entry list
| Key | Meaning |
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| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
Practice 1
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson | Andretti Global | Honda | 01:07.7470 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.7602 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:07.7728 |
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Practice 2
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 4 | David Malukas | A. J. Foyt Racing | Chevrolet | 01:08.1661 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:08.1958 |
| 3 | 7 | Christian Lundgaard | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:08.3082 |
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Qualifying
Qualifying was held at 2:30 PM ET on May 3, 2025.
Qualifying classification
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1:07.9015 |
| 2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 1:08.1494 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 1:08.1801 |
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Race
The race was held at 1:30 PM ET on May 4, 2025.
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ^ Brown, Nathan. "IndyCar is moving to Fox. And with it, a new race schedule. 5 takeaways on 2025 slate". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved April 6, 2025.