MOTORSPORT · 2025-05-25 · INDIANAPOLIS, UNITED STATES
2025 Indianapolis 500 prize money
The 2025 Indianapolis 500 paid £15,024,444 to 34 racers. Álex Palou won £2,839,630. David Malukas took £494,296 as runner-up.
TOTAL PAID£15m
WINNER£2.8m
RACERS PAID34
PAYOUT BANDS34
Every cheque
34 racers paid, in finishing order
| PLACE | RACER | NATION | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Álex Palou | Spain | £2,839,630£2.8m |
| 2nd | David Malukas | United States | £494,296£494k |
| 3rd | Pato O'Ward | Mexico | £704,444£704k |
| 4th | Felix Rosenqvist | Sweden | £570,000£570k |
| 5th | Santino Ferrucci | United States | £524,074£524k |
| 6th | Christian Rasmussen | Denmark | £505,926£506k |
| 7th | Christian Lundgaard | Denmark | £497,037£497k |
| 8th | Conor Daly | United States | £505,556£506k |
| 9th | Takuma Sato | Japan | £221,111£221k |
| 10th | Hélio Castroneves | Brazil | £101,481£101k |
| 11th | Devlin DeFrancesco | Canada | £491,111£491k |
| 12th | Louis Foster | Great Britain | £471,852£472k |
| 13th | Nolan Siegel | United States | £468,148£468k |
| 14th | Colton Herta | United States | £467,037£467k |
| 15th | Ed Carpenter | United States | £87,778£88k |
| 16th | Will Power | Australia | £468,519£469k |
| 17th | Graham Rahal | United States | £450,000£450k |
| 18th | Marcus Armstrong | New Zealand | £450,000£450k |
| 19th | Jack Harvey | Great Britain | £86,296£86k |
| 20th | Scott Dixon | New Zealand | £468,519£469k |
| 21st | Ryan Hunter-Reay | United States | £202,963£203k |
| 22nd | Josef Newgarden | United States | £487,037£487k |
| 23rd | Sting Ray Robb | United States | £450,000£450k |
| 24th | Kyle Larson | United States | £75,556£76k |
| 25th | Kyffin Simpson | Cayman Islands | £450,000£450k |
| 26th | Robert Shwartzman | Israel | £242,444£242k |
| 27th | Rinus VeeKay | Netherlands | £117,630£118k |
| 28th | Alexander Rossi | United States | £469,630£470k |
| 29th | Marco Andretti | United States | £75,556£76k |
| 30th | Scott McLaughlin | New Zealand | £450,000£450k |
| 31st | Marcus Ericsson | Sweden | £452,222£452k |
| 32nd | Kyle Kirkwood | United States | £450,000£450k |
| 33rd | Callum Ilott | Great Britain | £115,037£115k |
| Did not qualify | Jacob Abel | United States | £113,556£114k |
How the money splits
Every place paid a different cheque, so each band is one racer
Where the money went, band by band
The rest of 2025
Every other motorsport edition we hold from 2025
| EDITION | WINNER | PAID |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 SuperMotocross World Championship | Jett Lawrence, Jo Shimoda | £3,141,481£3.1m |
| 2025 Knoxville Nationals | Ryan Timms | £543,704£544k |
| 2025 Kings Royal | Anthony Macri | £282,222£282k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner of the 2025 Indianapolis 500 get?
Álex Palou took £2,839,630.
How much did the runner-up get?
David Malukas took £494,296, 17% of the winner's cheque.
What was the total prize money at the 2025 Indianapolis 500?
£15,024,444, paid to 34 racers.
How does it compare with other years?
The 2026 Indianapolis 500 paid £22,893,630.
Where to next
Every edition is on the Indianapolis 500 prize money page, and the whole year on motorsport prize money in 2025. The one after was the 2026 Indianapolis 500.