Overview

• Robert Shwartzman secured pole position for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average speed of 232.790 mph in the Fast Six shootout.
• This marks the first time a rookie has won the Indy 500 pole since Teo Fabi in 1983 and the first debut team to do so since 1984.
• Prema Racing overcame early struggles in practice, making steady improvements to deliver a competitive car for qualifying.
• Takuma Sato and Pato O’Ward qualified second and third, respectively, while Team Penske faced setbacks with disqualifications and a practice crash.
• Shwartzman, a former Ferrari reserve driver and F2 runner-up, described the qualifying process as the most challenging of his career.