2025 Java House Grand Prix of Monterey

The 2025 Java House Grand Prix of Monterey was the fourteenth round of the 2025 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 27, 2025, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.^[1] The race was contested of 95 laps. Álex Palou won the race, his 8th of the season, Christian Lundgaard finished 2nd, and Colton Herta finished 3rd. Pato O'Ward and Scott Dixon rounded out the top five, while Callum Ilott, Will Power, Marcus Armstrong, Christian Rasmussen, and Scott McLaughlin rounded out the top ten.

2025 Java House Grand Prix of Monterey

Race details
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Layout of WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Date	July 27, 2025
Official name	Java House Grand Prix of Monterey
Location	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance	95 laps 212.61 mi / 342.163 km
Pole position
Driver	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	01:08.3413
Fastest lap
Driver	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	01:10.7851 (on lap 9 of 95)
Podium
First	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren)
Third	Colton Herta (Andretti Global)
Chronology
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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 Enterprises	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  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Santino Ferrucci	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	Rinus VeeKay	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda
20	Alexander Rossi	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Christian Rasmussen	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Global	Honda
27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda
28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda
30	Devlin DeFrancesco	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
45	Louis Foster  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
51	Jacob Abel  R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda
60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda
66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	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

Practice

Practice 1

The first practice session was held on Friday, July 25, at 5:00 PM ET.

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:09.2069
2	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global	Honda	01:09.3173
3	66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:09.3174
Source:[2]

Practice 2

The second practice session was to be held on Saturday, July 26, at 11:30 AM ET, but was canceled due to weather.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held at 2:30 PM ET on July 26, 2025.

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time	Final grid
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:08.3413	1
2	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:08.6280	2
3	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global	Honda	01:08.8824	3
4	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:09.6695	4
5	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.0062	5
6	4	David Malukas	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:10.1811	6
7	7	Christian Lundgaard	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:09.2131	7
8	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:09.2658	8
9	45	Louis Foster	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:09.2791	9
10	66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:09.2993	10
11	21	Christian Rasmussen	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:09.7246	11
12	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:09.8116	12
13	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:08.9903	13
14	8	Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:09.3156	14
15	28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda	01:09.0966	15
16	6	Nolan Siegel	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:09.3535	16
17	18	Rinus VeeKay	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	01:09.2042	17
18	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	01:09.3875	18
19	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:09.2652	19
20	14	Santino Ferrucci	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:09.4663	20
21	51	Jacob Abel	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	01:09.3942	21
22	20	Alexander Rossi	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:09.4788	22
23	76	Conor Daly	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:09.4508	23
24	90	Callum Ilott	PREMA Racing	Chevrolet	01:09.5751	24
25	83	Robert Shwartzman	PREMA Racing	Chevrolet	01:09.5634	25
26	77	Sting Ray Robb	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:10.0509	26
27	30	Devlin DeFrancesco	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:15.8287	27
Source:[2]

Race

The race was held at 3:00 PM ET on July 27, 2025. Álex Palou, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would earn his 19th career victory and eighth of the year.

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	95	02:05:00.1159	3	1	84	54
2	7	Christian Lundgaard	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	95	3.7965	3	7	0	40
3	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Global	Honda	95	4.4630	3	3	0	35
4	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	95	6.6484	3	2	0	32
5	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	95	7.3422	3	19	0	30
6	90	Callum Ilott	PREMA Racing	Chevrolet	95	8.9243	3	24	0	28
7	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	95	11.5298	3	5	0	26
8	66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	95	13.0055	3	10	0	24
9	21	Christian Rasmussen	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	95	14.0988	3	11	0	22
10	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	95	14.5960	3	13	0	20
11	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	95	15.2224	3	4	0	19
12	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	95	16.5256	3	8	0	18
13	4	David Malukas	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	95	16.9614	4	6	0	17
14	76	Conor Daly	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	95	17.8336	5	23	0	16
15	20	Alexander Rossi	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	95	19.1194	4	22	0	15
16	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	95	19.7294	5	18	0	14
17	45	Louis Foster  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	95	21.5898	3	9	0	13
18	6	Nolan Siegel  R	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	95	29.3009	4	16	11	12
19	77	Sting Ray Robb	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	95	30.4964	5	26	0	11
20	30	Devlin DeFrancesco	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	94	-1 Lap	5	27	0	10
21	83	Robert Shwartzman  R	PREMA Racing	Chevrolet	94	-1 Lap	5	25	0	9
22	14	Santino Ferrucci	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	94	-1 Lap	4	20	0	8
23	18	Rinus VeeKay	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	92	-3 Laps	4	17	0	7
24	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	91	-4 Laps	6	12	0	6
25	28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda	78	Mechanical	3	15	0	5
26	51	Jacob Abel  R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	10	Contact	0	51	0	5
27	8	Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	0	Contact	0	14	0	5
Fastest lap: Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 1:10.7851 sec (lap 9)
Source:[2]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Álex Palou 590 2 Pato O'Ward 469 (–121) 1 3 Scott Dixon 392 (–198) 1 3 Kyle Kirkwood 363 (–213) 5 Christian Lundgaard 317 (–233)

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1314 2 Chevrolet 1090 (–224)

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.