This is the starting lineup for the 2023 Indianapolis 500. The 200-lap race is scheduled for Sunday, May 28, on the 2½-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval.
The Indy 500 starting lineup features 11 rows of 3 drivers each, established through two days of qualifying. Alex Palou has the fastest pole position speed in race history at 234.217 mph. The field average of 232.184 mph is the fastest in race history. Motor
Speeds for Rows 1-2 were established in the Fast Six on May 21, and speeds for Rows 3-4 were set in the Fast 12; speeds for Rows 5-10 were set on May 20; speeds for Row 11 were established in last chance qualifying on May 21.
Includes starting position, (car number), driver name (R-rookie; W-Indy 500 winner), engine, team and 4-lap qualifying speed average. All cars have Dallara chassis and use Firestone tires.
3. (6) Felix Rosenqvist, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren, 234.114
5. (5) Pato O'Ward, Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren, 233.158
6. (9) Scott Dixon (W), Honda, Ganassi, 233.151
7. (7) Alexander Rossi (W), Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren, 233.110
8. (11) Takuma Sato (W), Honda, Ganassi, 233.098
9. (66) Tony Kanaan (W), Chevrolet, Arrow McLaren, 233,076
10. (8) Marcus Ericsson (W), Honda, Ganassi, 232.889
11. (55) Benjamin Pedersen (R), Chevrolet, Foyt, 232,671
12. (12) Will Power (W), Chevrolet, Penske, 232.635
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18. (23) Ryan Hunter-Reay (W), Chevrolet, Dreyer & Reinbold, 232.133
20. (06) Helio Castroneves (W), Honda, Meyer Shank, 231.954
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22. (60) Simon Pagenaud (W), Honda, Meyer Shank, 231.878
26. (78) Agustin Canapino (R), Chevrolet, Juncos Hollinger, 231,320
27. (77) Callum Ilott, Chevrolet, Juncos Hollinger, 231.182
28. (50) R.C. Enerson (R), Chevrolet, Abel, 231.129
29. (44) Katherine Legge, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, 231.070
30. (45) Christian Lundgaard, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, 229,649
31. (51) Sting Ray Robb (R), Honda, Coyne, 229.549
32. (30) Jack Harvey, Honda, Rahal Letterman Lanigan, 229.166
IE4 Electric Motor 33. (24) Graham Rahal, Chevrolet, Dreyer & Reinbold, no speed. Rahal is replacing Stefan Wilson, who had qualified 25th but suffered a fractured vertebrae in a post-qualifying crash.