Indianapolis 500 rookie Mick Schumacher will start the 2026 race from the outside of Row 9 after a 4-lap qualifying run of 229.450 mph on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.
2026 Indy 500 starting grid
Here is a printable version of the Indy 500 starting lineup.
Mick Schumacher, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing − IndyCar driver profile
- Age: 27
- Nationality: Germany
- Hometown: Gland, Switzerland
- Car number: 47
- Race Team: Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
- Engine: Honda
- 2026 IndyCar results: He has a best finish of 17th and stands 25th in points.
When is the 2026 Indy 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway?
The 110th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place Sunday, May 24, 2026.
What is the 2026 Indy 500 start time?
The green flag for the 200-lap race is scheduled to drop at 12:45 p.m. ET.
2026 Indianapolis 500 rookies
These drivers are in the race for the first time:
What channel is the Indianapolis 500 on? How can I watch the Indy 500?
TV: Fox. Will Buxton is the play-by-play voice, with analysts James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell.
How can I listen to, stream 2026 Indy 500?
IndyCar Nation is on SiriusXM Channel 218, IndyCar Live and the IndyCar Radio Network (check affiliates for each race)
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Who is leading IndyCar? 2026 IndyCar results
Alex Palou (three), Christian Lundgaard, Josef Newgarden and Kyle Kirkwood have won races.
- Alex Palou, 237 points
- Kyle Kirkwood, 210
- David Malukas, 185
- Christian Lundgaard, 182
- Josef Newgarden, 162
- Scott Dixon, 148
- Pato O’Ward, 148
- Graham Rahal, 141
- Scott McLaughlin, 141
- Marcus Armstrong, 123
- Felix Rosenqvist, 116
- Marcus Ericsson, 112
- Alexander Rossi, 110
- Will Power, 107
- Dennis Hauger, 100
- Rinus VeeKay, 94
- Kyffin Simpson, 93
- Santino Ferrucci, 90
- Louis Foster, 86
- Nolan Siegel, 76
- Caio Collet, 70
- Romain Grosjean, 69
- Sting Ray Robb, 55
- Christian Rasmussen, 65
- Mick Schumacher, 54
(*-street course; ^-road course; #-oval; all races on Fox, SiriusXM Channel 218; times are start of TV coverage, ET)
- March 1: St. Petersburg, Fla. * (Winner: Alex Palou)
- March 7: Phoenix # (Winner: Josef Newgarden)
- March 15: Arlington, Texas * (Winner: Kyle Kirkwood)
- March 29: Birmingham, Alabama ^ (Winner: Alex Palou)
- April 19: Long Beach, California * (Winner: Alex Palou)
- May 9: Indianapolis road course ^ (Winner: Christian Lundgaard)
- Sunday, May 24: Indianapolis 500 #, 10 a.m. (12:45 p.m. green flag)
- Sunday, May 31: Detroit *, 12:30 p.m.
- Sunday, June 7: Madison, Illinois #, 9 p.m.
- Sunday, June 21: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin ^, 2 p.m.
- Sunday, July 5: Lexington, Ohio ^, 12:30 p.m.
- Sunday, July 19: Lebanon, Tennessee #, TBD
- Sunday, Aug. 9: Portland ^, 4 p.m.
- Sunday, Aug. 16: Markham, Ontario *, noon
- Sunday, Aug. 23: Washington, D.C. *, TBD
- Saturday, Aug. 29: Milwaukee #, 2:30 p.m.
- Sunday, Aug. 30: Milwaukee #, 1 p.m.
- Sunday, Sept. 6: Monterey, California ^, 2:30 p.m.
Indy 500 teams, drivers in 2026
(with team, car number and driver; *-Indianapolis 500 only)
- Abel Motorsports: 51, Jacob Abel *
- A.J. Foyt Racing: 4, Caio Collet; 11, Katherine Legge * (with HMD Motorsports); 14, Santino Ferrucci
- Andretti Global: 26, Will Power; 27, Kyle Kirkwood; 28, Marcus Ericsson
- Arrow McLaren: 5, Pato O’Ward; 6, Nolan Siegel; 7, Christian Lundgaard; 31, Ryan Hunter-Reay *
- Chip Ganassi Racing: 8, Kyffin Simpson; 9, Scott Dixon; 10, Alex Palou
- Dale Coyne Racing: 18, Romain Grosjean; 19, Dennis Hauger
- Dreyer & Reinbold Racing: 23, Conor Daly * (with Juncos Hollinger Racing); 24, Jack Harvey *
- Ed Carpenter Racing: 20, Alexander Rossi; 21, Christian Rasmussen; 33, Ed Carpenter *
- Juncos Hollinger: 76, Rinus VeeKay; 77, Sting Ray Robb
- Meyer Shank Racing: 60, Felix Rosenqvist; 66, Marcus Armstrong; 06, Helio Castroneves *
- Rahal Letterman Lanigan: 15, Graham Rahal; 45, Louis Foster; 47, Mick Schumacher; 75, Takuma Sato *; reserve driver, Toby Sowery
- Team Penske: 2, Josef Newgarden; 3, Scott McLaughlin; 12, David Malukas
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