Indianapolis 500 prize money
The Indianapolis 500 has paid £37,918,074 across 2 editions from 2025 to 2026. In 2026 Felix Rosenqvist took £3,215,185.
Every edition
Who won, what they took, and what the edition paid in all
| YEAR | WINNER | TOP PRIZE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Felix Rosenqvist | £3,215,185£3.2m | £22,893,630£22.9m |
| 2025 | Álex Palou | £2,839,630£2.8m | £15,024,444£15.0m |
Prize money paid, edition by edition
The 2026 Indianapolis 500 payouts
What each finishing place was worth at the latest edition
| PLACE | RACERS | EACH | BAND TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | 1 | £3,215,185£3.2m | £3,215,185£3.2m |
| 2nd | 1 | £1,246,296£1.2m | £1,246,296£1.2m |
| 3rd | 1 | £1,047,778£1.0m | £1,047,778£1.0m |
| 4th | 1 | £947,407£947k | £947,407£947k |
| 5th | 1 | £893,704£894k | £893,704£894k |
| 6th | 1 | £872,963£873k | £872,963£873k |
| 7th | 1 | £1,036,296£1.0m | £1,036,296£1.0m |
| 8th | 1 | £862,222£862k | £862,222£862k |
| 9th | 1 | £851,852£852k | £851,852£852k |
| 10th | 1 | £101,481£101k | £101,481£101k |
| 11th | 1 | £838,519£839k | £838,519£839k |
| 12th | 1 | £102,222£102k | £102,222£102k |
| 13th | 1 | £833,704£834k | £833,704£834k |
| 14th | 1 | £876,667£877k | £876,667£877k |
| 15th | 1 | £902,593£903k | £902,593£903k |
| 16th | 1 | £816,296£816k | £816,296£816k |
| 17th | 1 | £818,889£819k | £818,889£819k |
| 18th | 1 | £162,074£162k | £162,074£162k |
| 19th | 1 | £118,370£118k | £118,370£118k |
| 20th | 1 | £818,889£819k | £818,889£819k |
| 21st | 1 | £818,889£819k | £818,889£819k |
| 22nd | 1 | £75,556£76k | £75,556£76k |
| 23rd | 1 | £115,037£115k | £115,037£115k |
| 24th | 1 | £76,296£76k | £76,296£76k |
| 25th | 1 | £75,556£76k | £75,556£76k |
| 26th | 1 | £834,444£834k | £834,444£834k |
| 27th | 1 | £822,222£822k | £822,222£822k |
| 28th | 1 | £818,889£819k | £818,889£819k |
| 29th | 1 | £818,889£819k | £818,889£819k |
| 30th | 1 | £845,185£845k | £845,185£845k |
| 31st | 1 | £75,556£76k | £75,556£76k |
| 32nd | 1 | £78,148£78k | £78,148£78k |
| 33rd | 1 | £75,556£76k | £75,556£76k |
Every cheque by name is on the 2026 Indianapolis 500 payouts page.
Who has earned the most at the Indianapolis 500
Prize money won here, across every edition we hold
| # | RACER | NATION | WINS | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Álex Palou | Spain | 1 | £3,875,926£3.9m |
| 2 | Felix Rosenqvist | Sweden | 1 | £3,785,185£3.8m |
| 3 | David Malukas | United States | 0 | £1,740,593£1.7m |
| 4 | Pato O'Ward | Mexico | 0 | £1,651,852£1.7m |
| 5 | Scott McLaughlin | New Zealand | 0 | £1,497,778£1.5m |
| 6 | Santino Ferrucci | United States | 0 | £1,386,296£1.4m |
| 7 | Scott Dixon | New Zealand | 0 | £1,371,111£1.4m |
| 8 | Marcus Armstrong | New Zealand | 0 | £1,343,704£1.3m |
| 9 | Christian Rasmussen | Denmark | 0 | £1,328,148£1.3m |
| 10 | Kyffin Simpson | Cayman Islands | 0 | £1,326,667£1.3m |
| 11 | Christian Lundgaard | Denmark | 0 | £1,315,926£1.3m |
| 12 | Alexander Rossi | United States | 0 | £1,314,815£1.3m |
| 13 | Nolan Siegel | United States | 0 | £1,306,667£1.3m |
| 14 | Josef Newgarden | United States | 0 | £1,305,926£1.3m |
| 15 | Louis Foster | Great Britain | 0 | £1,290,741£1.3m |
| 16 | Will Power | Australia | 0 | £1,287,407£1.3m |
| 17 | Marcus Ericsson | Sweden | 0 | £1,285,926£1.3m |
| 18 | Graham Rahal | United States | 0 | £1,268,889£1.3m |
| 19 | Kyle Kirkwood | United States | 0 | £1,266,296£1.3m |
| 20 | Rinus VeeKay | Netherlands | 0 | £990,593£991k |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | France | 0 | £851,852£852k |
| 22 | Caio Collet | Brazil | 0 | £834,444£834k |
| 23 | Conor Daly | United States | 0 | £607,778£608k |
| 24 | Sting Ray Robb | United States | 0 | £565,037£565k |
| 25 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Canada | 0 | £491,111£491k |
The top 12 here
Other motorsport events
The events either side of the Indianapolis 500 by prize money paid
| # | EVENT | EDITIONS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indianapolis 500 | 2 | £37,918,074£37.9m |
| 2 | SuperMotocross World Championship | 2 | £6,282,963£6.3m |
| 3 | Knoxville Nationals | 5 | £2,604,074£2.6m |
| 4 | Kings Royal | 5 | £1,380,759£1.4m |
| 5 | Eldora Million | 1 | £986,091£986k |
Frequently asked questions
How much did the winner get at the 2026 Indianapolis 500?
Felix Rosenqvist took £3,215,185. The whole edition paid £22,893,630 across 33 racers.
How much prize money has the Indianapolis 500 paid?
£37,918,074 across 2 editions from 2025 to 2026. The richest was the 2026 Indianapolis 500, at £22,893,630.
Who has won the most money at the Indianapolis 500?
Álex Palou, with £3,875,926 and 1 win. Felix Rosenqvist is next on £3,785,185.
Where does the Indianapolis 500 rank for prize money?
1st of the 5 motorsport events we hold, by total prize money paid.
Where to next
Every motorsport event and racer is ranked on motorsport prize money. The latest edition is the 2026 Indianapolis 500, and the one before it the 2025 Indianapolis 500. How much of the pot a motorsport winner keeps, against every other sport, is on the winner's share of prize money. How far down the field the money runs, against every other sport, is on how deep prize money pays.