2025 Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix

The 2025 Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix was the second round of the 2025 IndyCar season.^[1] The race was held on March 23, 2025, at the Thermal Club private race resort in Thermal, California.^[2][3] The race took the scheduled 65 laps to complete. Álex Palou won the race. Pato O'Ward finished 2nd, and Christian Lundgaard finished 3rd. Colton Herta and Felix Rosenqvist rounded out the top five, and Will Power, Marcus Armstrong, Kyle Kirkwood, Alexander Rossi, and Scott Dixon rounded out the top ten.

2025 Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix

Race details
2nd round of the 2025 IndyCar season ← Previous race Next race →
Layout of the Thermal Club circuit
Date	March 23, 2025
Official name	Thermal Club IndyCar Grand Prix
Location	Thermal Club, Thermal, California
Course	Permanent circuit 3.067 mi / 4.936 km
Distance	65 laps 199.36 mi / 320.84 km
Pole position
Driver	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
Time	01:39.9567
Fastest lap
Driver	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
Time	1:43.3875 (on lap 3 of 65)
Podium
First	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
Third	Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren)
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 Racing	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	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	Rinus VeeKay	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda
20	Alexander Rossi	ECR	Chevrolet
21	Christian Rasmussen	ECR	Chevrolet
24	Jack Harvey	DRR-Cusick Motorsports	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian	Honda
27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda
28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda
30	Devlin DeFrancesco	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
33	Ed Carpenter	ECR	Chevrolet
45	Louis Foster  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
51	Jacob Abel  R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda
60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing	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
Source:[4]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:40.5486
2	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	01:40.6387
3	28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda	01:40.7370
Practice 1 results

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	7	Christian Lundgaard	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:40.6421
2	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:41.1247
3	28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda	01:41.2831
Practice 2 results

Qualifying

Qualifying was held at 2:00 PM PT on March 22, 2025.^[5]

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time	Final grid
							1	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:39.9567	1
					2		7	Christian Lundgaard	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:40.1245	2
3	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:40.3092	3
4	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:40.3978	4
5	28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda	01:40.7435	5
6	20	Alexander Rossi	ECR	Chevrolet	01:41.0359	6
7	66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:40.6824	7
8	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	01:40.7306	8
9	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:40.9824	9
10	45	Louis Foster  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:41.2256	10
11	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:41.2319	11
12	4	David Malukas	A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	01:41.2997	12
13	18	Rinus VeeKay	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	01:40.6490	13
14	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	01:40.6658	14
15	76	Conor Daly	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:40.6592	15
16	6	Nolan Siegel  R	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:40.7040	16
17	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:40.6956	17
18	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:40.8433	18
19	21	Christian Rasmussen	ECR	Chevrolet	01:40.8884	19
20	8	Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:41.1684	20
21	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:40.9750	21
22	90	Callum Ilott	Prema Racing	Chevrolet	01:41.2929	22
23	51	Jacob Abel  R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	01:41.1118	23
24	77	Sting Ray Robb	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:41.3356	24
25	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:41.5133	25
26	30	Devlin DeFrancesco	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:41.3664	26
27	83	Robert Shwartzman  R	Prema Racing	Chevrolet	01:43.0781	27
Qualifying results

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time.

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:40.3667
2	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:40.8267
3	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:40.9362
Warmup results

Race

The race was held at 12:00 PM PT on March 23, 2025.^[5]

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	65	01:56:23.2677	3	3	13	51
2	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	65	01:56:33.4531	3	1	51	44
3	7	Christian Lundgaard	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	65	01:56:46.0007	3	2	-	35
4	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Global	Honda	65	01:56:58.3399	3	4	-	32
5	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	65	01:56:58.8974	3	9	-	30
6	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	65	01:57:03.6464	3	21	-	28
7	66	Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	65	01:57:04.7803	3	7	-	26
8	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Global	Honda	65	01:57:15.5158	3	8	-	24
9	20	Alexander Rossi	ECR	Chevrolet	65	01:57:15.8750	3	6	1	23
10	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	65	01:57.3202	3	11	-	20
11	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	65	01:57:21.5409	3	18	-	19
12	21	Christian Rasmussen	ECR	Chevrolet	65	01:57:24.3275	3	19	-	18
13	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	65	01:57:33.6959	3	17	-	17
14	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	65	01:57:36.3049	3	14	-	16
15	8	Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	65	01:57:36.5074	3	20	-	15
16	76	Connor Daly	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	65	01:57:05.3097	3	15	-	15
17	18	Rinus VeeKay	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	65	01:58:06.9962	3	13	-	13
18	4	David Malukas	A. J. Foyt Racing	Chevrolet	65	01:58:10.5788	3	12	-	12
19	6	Nolan Siegel  R	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	65	01:58:11.0634	4	16	-	11
20	30	Devlin DeFrancesco	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	64	01:56:28.8054	3	26	-	10
21	28	Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Global	Honda	64	01:56:32.5720	3	5	-	9
22	83	Robert Shwartzman  R	Prema Racing	Chevrolet	64	01:56:41.3067	3	27	-	8
23	77	Sting Ray Robb	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	64	01:56:51.8213	3	24	-	7
24	45	Louis Foster  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	64	01:57:08.6783	3	10	-	6
25	51	Jacob Abel  R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	64	01:57:22.1476	3	23	-	5
26	90	Callum Ilott	Prema Racing	Chevrolet	64	01:57:48.9642	4	22	-	5
27	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	53	01:46:05.5060	3	25	-	5
Fastest lap: Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) - 1:43.3875 (Lap 3)
Source: [6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Álex Palou 102 2 Pato O'Ward 63 (–39) 3 Scott Dixon 61 (–41) 4 Christian Lundgaard 60 (–42) 5 Felix Rosenqvist 56 (–46)

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 182 2 Chevrolet 144 (–38)

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes