Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 Indianapolis 500
David Malukas is now the closest driver to Alex Palou in the championship standings, but even with a post-race penalty, Palou holds a solid lead
Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
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Alex Palou continues to lead the championship standings after a pole and a seventh-place finish in the 2026 Indy 500, with David Malukas jumping up to second in points after a heartbreaking loss on Sunday. He is 37pts behind Palou, who was handed a small point-penalty after the race.
Kyle Kirkwood has fallen to third after finishing 16th in the Indy 500, 12pts behind Malukas.
Newly crowned Indy 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist jumped four positions in the standings, and is now seventh in points.
The standings also expanded from 25 drivers to 33 with eight drivers making their first start of the year in the Indy 500.
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2026 IndyCar points after the 110th Indy 500 (Race 7 of 18)
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Alex Palou | 273 |
| 2 | David Malukas | 236 |
| 3 | Kyle Kirkwood | 224 |
| 4 | Christian Lundgaard | 195 |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | 188 |
| 6 | Scott McLaughlin | 181 |
| 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | 176 |
| 8 | Josef Newgarden | 167 |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | 167 |
| 10 | Marcus Armstrong | 154 |
| 11 | Graham Rahal | 151 |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | 129 |
| 13 | Alexander Rossi | 127 |
| 14 | Rinus VeeKay | 125 |
| 15 | Santino Ferrucci | 122 |
| 16 | Kyffin Simpson | 116 |
| 17 | Will Power | 112 |
| 18 | Dennis Hauger (R) | 111 |
| 19 | Louis Foster | 95 |
| 20 | Nolan Siegel | 95 |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | 92 |
| 22 | Caio Collet (R) | 76 |
| 23 | Christian Rasmussen | 71 |
| 24 | Mick Schumacher (R) | 66 |
| 25 | Sting Ray Robb | 62 |
| 26 | Conor Daly | 24 |
| 27 | Takuma Sato | 20 |
| 28 | Jack Harvey | 8 |
| 29 | Jacob Abel (R) | 6 |
| 30 | Helio Castroneves | 5 |
| 31 | Ed Carpenter | 5 |
| 32 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 5 |
| 33 | Katherine Legge | 5 |
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