2025 Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix

2025 Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix
Race details
2nd round of the 2025 IndyCar season
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Layout of the Thermal Club circuit
DateMarch 23, 2025
Official nameThermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix
LocationThermal Club, Thermal, California
CoursePermanent circuit
3.067 mi / 4.936 km
Distance65 laps
199.36 mi / 320.84 km
Pole position
Driver Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
Time01:39.9567
Fastest lap
Driver Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
Time1:43.3875 (on lap 3 of 65)
Podium
First Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
Third Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren)
Chronology
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The 2025 Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix was the second round of the 2025 IndyCar season.[1] The race was held on March 23, 2025, at the Thermal Club private race resort in Thermal, California.[2][3] The race took the scheduled 65 laps to complete. Álex Palou won the race. Pato O'Ward finished 2nd, and Christian Lundgaard finished 3rd. Colton Herta and Felix Rosenqvist rounded out the top five, and Will Power, Marcus Armstrong, Kyle Kirkwood, Alexander Rossi, and Scott Dixon rounded out the top ten.

Entry list

Further information: 2025 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries
Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
4 David Malukas A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6 Nolan Siegel  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet
21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet
24 Jack Harvey DRR-Cusick Motorsports Chevrolet
26 Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda
28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda
30 Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
33 Ed Carpenter ECR Chevrolet
45 Louis Foster  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 Jacob Abel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda
60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda
66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda
76 Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
83 Robert Shwartzman  R  Prema Racing Chevrolet
90 Callum Ilott Prema Racing Chevrolet
Source:[4]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:40.5486
2 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 01:40.6387
3 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 01:40.7370
Practice 1 results

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:40.6421
2 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:41.1247
3 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 01:41.2831
Practice 2 results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held at 2:00 PM PT on March 22, 2025.[5]

Qualifying classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
1 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:39.9567 1
2 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:40.1245 2
3 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:40.3092 3
4 26 Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:40.3978 4
5 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 01:40.7435 5
6 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 01:41.0359 6
7 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:40.6824 7
8 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 01:40.7306 8
9 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:40.9824 9
10 45 Louis Foster  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:41.2256 10
11 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:41.2319 11
12 4 David Malukas A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 01:41.2997 12
13 18 Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda 01:40.6490 13
14 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 01:40.6658 14
15 76 Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:40.6592 15
16 6 Nolan Siegel  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:40.7040 16
17 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 01:40.6956 17
18 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:40.8433 18
19 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 01:40.8884 19
20 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:41.1684 20
21 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 01:40.9750 21
22 90 Callum Ilott Prema Racing Chevrolet 01:41.2929 22
23 51 Jacob Abel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 01:41.1118 23
24 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:41.3356 24
25 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:41.5133 25
26 30 Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:41.3664 26
27 83 Robert Shwartzman  R  Prema Racing Chevrolet 01:43.0781 27
Qualifying results
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time.

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:40.3667
2 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:40.8267
3 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 01:40.9362
Warmup results

Race

The race was held at 12:00 PM PT on March 23, 2025.[5]

Race classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops 		Grid Laps
Led 		Pts.
1 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 65 01:56:23.2677 3 3 13 51
2 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 65 01:56:33.4531 3 1 51 44
3 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 65 01:56:46.0007 3 2 - 35
4 26 Colton Herta Andretti Global Honda 65 01:56:58.3399 3 4 - 22[a]
5 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 65 01:56:58.8974 3 9 - 30
6 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 65 01:57:03.6464 3 21 - 28
7 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda 65 01:57:04.7803 3 7 - 26
8 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 65 01:57:15.5158 3 8 - 24
9 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 65 01:57:15.8750 3 6 1 23
10 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 65 01:57.3202 3 11 - 20
11 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 65 01:57:21.5409 3 18 - 19
12 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 65 01:57:24.3275 3 19 - 18
13 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 65 01:57:33.6959 3 17 - 17
14 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 65 01:57:36.3049 3 14 - 16
15 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 65 01:57:36.5074 3 20 - 15
16 76 Connor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 65 01:57:05.3097 3 15 - 15
17 18 Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda 65 01:58:06.9962 3 13 - 13
18 4 David Malukas A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 65 01:58:10.5788 3 12 - 12
19 6 Nolan Siegel  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 65 01:58:11.0634 4 16 - 11
20 30 Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 64 01:56:28.8054 3 26 - 10
21 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 64 01:56:32.5720 3 5 - 9
22 83 Robert Shwartzman  R  Prema Racing Chevrolet 64 01:56:41.3067 3 27 - 8
23 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 64 01:56:51.8213 3 24 - 7
24 45 Louis Foster  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 64 01:57:08.6783 3 10 - 6
25 51 Jacob Abel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 64 01:57:22.1476 3 23 - 5
26 90 Callum Ilott Prema Racing Chevrolet 64 01:57:48.9642 4 22 - 5
27 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 53 01:46:05.5060 3 25 - 5
Fastest lap: Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) - 1:43.3875 (Lap 3)
Source: [6]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes

  1. ^ Herta was penalised ten points for a safety violation

References

  1. ^ "NTT INDYCAR SERIES Race Schedule, Results, Dates, Times | Official Site of INDYCAR". IndyCar.com. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  2. ^ Brown, Nathan. "IndyCar is moving to Fox. And with it, a new race schedule. 5 takeaways on 2025 slate". The Indianapolis Star. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  3. ^ Bohannan, Larry. "It's official: IndyCar coming back to the desert in March, this time with an official race". The Desert Sun. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  4. ^ "NTT INDYCAR SERIES Drivers | Official Site of INDYCAR". IndyCar.com. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  5. ^ a b "The Thermal Club INDYCAR Grand Prix". IndyCar.com. Retrieved March 16, 2025.
  6. ^ "NTT INDYCAR SERIES Race Results | Official Site of INDYCAR". IndyCar.com. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
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