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Drivers, start your engines. Indianapolis Motor Speedway is ready to host the latest edition of the Indy 500.
A field of 33 drivers will compete in Sunday’s race, including previous Indy 500 winners like Alex Palou, Josef Newgarden and Helio Castroneves.
Racing fans will also be monitoring Katherine Legge, who will attempt to complete “The Double” by participating in the Indy 500 and NASCAR’s Coca-Cola 600 on the same day.
Here is everything you need to know about the 2026 Indy 500, including TV and streaming options for the race.
How to watch Indy 500: TV channel, live stream
- TV channel: Fox
- Live stream:fubo
The Indy 500 will air live on Fox. The race can also be streamed on fubo.
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Indy 500 date, start time
- Date: Sunday, May 24
- Time: 12:45 p.m. ET
This year’s Indy 500 will begin at 12:45 p.m. ET on Sunday, May 24. The race will be held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Indy 500 starting grid 2026
| Position | Driver | Car No. | Car make |
| 1 | Alex Palou | 10 | Honda |
| 2 | Alexander Rossi | 20 | Chevrolet |
| 3 | David Malukas | 12 | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Felix Rosenqvist | 60 | Honda |
| 5 | Santino Ferrucci | 14 | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Pato O’Ward | 5 | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Kyffin Simpson | 8 | Honda |
| 8 | Conor Daly | 23 | Chevrolet |
| 9 | Scott McLaughlin | 3 | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Scott Dixon | 9 | Honda |
| 11 | Rinus VeeKay | 76 | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Takuma Sato | 75 | Honda |
| 13 | Ed Carpenter | 33 | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Helio Castroneves | 06 | Honda |
| 15 | Christian Rasmussen | 21 | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Marcus Armstrong | 66 | Honda |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | 28 | Honda |
| 18 | Christian Lundgaard | 7 | Chevrolet |
| 19 | Will Power | 26 | Honda |
| 20 | Nolan Siegel | 6 | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Louis Foster | 45 | Honda |
| 22 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 31 | Chevrolet |
| 23 | Josef Newgarden | 2 | Chevrolet |
| 24 | Romain Grosjean | 18 | Honda |
| 25 | Kyle Kirkwood | 27 | Honda |
| 26 | Katherine Legge | 11 | Chevrolet |
| 27 | Mick Schumacher | 47 | Honda |
| 28 | Graham Rahal | 15 | Honda |
| 29 | Dennis Hauger | 19 | Honda |
| 30 | Jacob Abel | 51 | Chevrolet |
| 31 | Sting Ray Robb | 77 | Chevrolet |
| 32 | Caio Collet | 4 | Chevrolet |
| 33 | Jack Harvey | 24 | Chevrolet |
List of Indy 500 winners by year
| Year | Winner |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Alex Palou |
| 2024 | Josef Newgarden |
| 2023 | Josef Newgarden |
| 2022 | Marcus Ericsson |
| 2021 | Helio Castroneves |
| 2020 | Takuma Sato |
| 2019 | Simon Pagenaud |
| 2018 | Will Power |
| 2017 | Takuma Sato |
| 2016 | Alexander Rossi |
| 2015 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2014 | Ryan Hunter-Reay |
| 2013 | Tony Kanaan |
| 2012 | Dario Franchitti |
| 2011 | Dan Wheldon |
| 2010 | Dario Franchitti |
| 2009 | Helio Castroneves |
| 2008 | Scott Dixon |
| 2007 | Dario Franchitti |
| 2006 | Sam Hornish Jr. |
| 2005 | Dan Wheldon |
| 2004 | Buddy Rice |
| 2003 | Gil de Ferran |
| 2002 | Helio Castroneves |
| 2001 | Helio Castroneves |
| 2000 | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 1999 | Kenny Brack |
| 1998 | Eddie Cheever |
| 1997 | Arie Luyendyk |
| 1996 | Buddy Lazier |
| 1995 | Jacques Villeneuve |
| 1994 | Al Unser Jr. |
| 1993 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1992 | Al Unser Jr. |
| 1991 | Rick Mears |
| 1990 | Arie Luyendyk |
| 1989 | Emerson Fittipaldi |
| 1988 | Rick Mears |
| 1987 | Al Unser |
| 1986 | Bobby Rahal |
| 1985 | Danny Sullivan |
| 1984 | Rick Mears |
| 1983 | Tom Sneva |
| 1982 | Gordon Johncock |
| 1981 | Bobby Unser |
| 1980 | Johnny Rutherford |
| 1979 | Rick Mears |
| 1978 | Al Unser |
| 1977 | A.J. Foyt |
| 1976 | Johnny Rutherford |
| 1975 | Bobby Unser |
| 1974 | Johnny Rutherford |
| 1973 | Gordon Johncock |
| 1972 | Mark Donohue |
| 1971 | Al Unser |
| 1970 | Al Unser |
| 1969 | Mario Andretti |
| 1968 | Bobby Unser |
| 1967 | A.J. Foyt |
| 1966 | Graham Hill |
| 1965 | Jim Clark |
| 1964 | A.J. Foyt |
| 1963 | Parnelli Jones |
| 1962 | Rodger Ward |
| 1961 | A.J. Foyt |
| 1960 | Jim Rathmann |
| 1959 | Rodger Ward |
| 1958 | Jimmy Bryan |
| 1957 | Sam Hanks |
| 1956 | Pat Flaherty |
| 1955 | Bob Sweikert |
| 1954 | Bill Vukovich |
| 1953 | Bill Vukovich |
| 1952 | Troy Ruttman |
| 1951 | Lee Wallard |
| 1950 | Johnnie Parsons |
| 1949 | Bill Holland |
| 1948 | Mauri Rose |
| 1947 | Mauri Rose |
| 1946 | George Robson |
| 1945 | No race (WWII) |
| 1944 | No race (WWII) |
| 1943 | No race (WWII) |
| 1942 | No race (WWII) |
| 1941 | Floyd Davis/Mauri Rose |
| 1940 | Wilbur Shaw |
| 1939 | Wilbur Shaw |
| 1938 | Floyd Roberts |
| 1937 | Wilbur Shaw |
| 1936 | Louis Meyer |
| 1935 | Kelly Petillo |
| 1934 | Bill Cummings |
| 1933 | Louis Meyer |
| 1932 | Fred Frame |
| 1931 | Louis Schneider |
| 1930 | Billy Arnold |
| 1929 | Ray Keech |
| 1928 | Louis Meyer |
| 1927 | George Souders |
| 1926 | Frank Lockhart |
| 1925 | Peter DePaolo |
| 1924 | Joe Boyer/L.L. Corum |
| 1923 | Tommy Milton |
| 1922 | Jimmy Murphy |
| 1921 | Tommy Milton |
| 1920 | Gaston Chevrolet |
| 1919 | Howdy Wilcox |
| 1918 | No race (WWI) |
| 1917 | No race (WWI) |
| 1916 | Dario Resta |
| 1915 | Ralph DePalma |
| 1914 | Rene Thomas |
| 1913 | Jules Goux |
| 1912 | Joe Dawson |
| 1911 | Ray Harroun |