Competition
Andretti Global reasserted its dominance on street circuits at the 2025 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, with Kyle Kirkwood and Colton Herta locking out the front row in qualifying. Backed by strong team chemistry, refined hybrid strategy, and a proven setup philosophy, the team now looks poised to challenge Alex Palou’s early-season momentum.
Arrow McLaren swept the front row in qualifying at Thermal, with O’Ward taking pole and Lundgaard starting second. The team’s breakout performance sets up a strong challenge to IndyCar’s traditional powerhouses.
Improvements to the modern-day Detroit street circuit were aimed at improving the racing in year two of the downtown return.
Christian Lundgaard in particular approached INDYCAR’s latest hybrid introduction plan with considerable skepticism.
“Any meddling in the name of entertainment devalues the series and the sport,” writes Ben Hinc in a rare opinion piece.
From the return of Last Chance qualifying to unique opportunities for history to be made, there’s plenty to play for at the 107th Indy 500.
Romain Grosjean handily beat all other drivers who pitted twice at Barber but could only come within 1.7854 seconds of his first IndyCar win.
Here’s how the first three races in 2023 fared through the lens of Ben Hinc’s bespoke “Passing Index” and “Position Passing Index” data points.
This year’s race at Road America gets close to IndyCar’s traditional weekend schedule, suggesting “normal” might not be too far off.