Overview

• Palou claimed his fifth pole of the season at Laguna Seca and led 84 of 95 laps to notch his eighth victory of 2025.
• Christian Lundgaard and Colton Herta completed the podium while Pato O’Ward slipped to fourth after losing ground at the start.
• Palou’s championship lead expanded from 99 to 131 points, representing his largest margin of the year.
• A 108-point gap over O’Ward in the next race at Portland would allow Palou to clinch the 2025 IndyCar drivers’ championship.
• Only three rounds remain—Portland, Milwaukee and Nashville—where qualifying pace and pit strategy will decide the title outcome.