2025 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland

2025 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland
Race details
15th round of the 2025 IndyCar season
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Layout of the Portland International Raceway
DateAugust 10, 2025
Official nameBitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland presented by askROI
LocationPortland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon
CoursePermanent road course
1.964 mi / 3.161 km
Distance110 laps
216.04 mi / 347.68 km
Pole position
Driver Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren)
Time58.3939
Fastest lap
Driver Will Power (Team Penske)
Time01:00.1259 (on lap 22 of 110)
Podium
First Will Power (Team Penske)
Second Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren)
Third Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Chronology
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The 2025 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland presented by askROI was an IndyCar Series motor race held on August 10, 2025, at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. It was the 15th round of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season, and the 31st running of the event. Team Penske driver Will Power won the 110-lap race starting from the third position. Christian Lundgaard finished second for Arrow McLaren, and Álex Palou, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, finished third. It was Power's first victory of the season and the 45th of his IndyCar career.

Palou's 3rd place would be enough to ensure he won the drivers championship for the third consecutive season and fourth time in his career.[1]

Background

Further information: 2025 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries

The BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland was confirmed to be included on IndyCar's 2025 schedule in June 2024.[2] It was the 15th of 17 scheduled races for 2025,[3] and the 31st edition of the event in top-level American open-wheel competition.[4] The race was held on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at the Portland International Raceway, a 1.964 mi (3.161 km), 12-turn road course circuit in Portland, Oregon, United States.[5] It was scheduled to last 110 laps over a distance of 216.04 miles (347.68 km).[6] Tire supplier Firestone provided the softer alternate tires and the more durable primary tires; drivers were required to run at least one set of both types of tires during the race.[7]

Heading into the event, Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou led the Drivers' Championship with 590 points, 121 more than Arrow McLaren driver Pato O'Ward, who was second.[8] Palou's teammate Scott Dixon held third with 392 points, while Andretti Global driver Kyle Kirkwood, with 377 points, and O'Ward's teammate Christian Lundgaard, with 357 points, took the fourth and fifth positions.[9] In the Engine Manufacturer Championship, Honda led with 1,314 points, 224 points ahead of Chevrolet.[10]

Palou was in position to clinch the championship if he held minimum gap of 108 points over O'Ward exiting the race.[11]

Practice

Practice 1

The first practice session was held on Friday, August 8, at 2:30 PM PT.

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:58.5320
2 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:58.5381
3 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:58.6589
Source:[12]

Practice 2

The second practice session was held on Saturday, August 9, at 9:00 AM PT.

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 26 Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:58.4238
2 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:58.4531
3 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:58.5023
Source:[12]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 9, at 11:30 AM PT.

Qualifying classification

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
1 7 Christian Lundgaard[N 1] Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:58.3939 7
2 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:58.5343 1
3 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:58.5583 2
4 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 00:58.6424 3
5 4 David Malukas A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 00:58.6557 4
6 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:58.6690 5
7 20 Alexander Rossi Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 00:58.4973 6
8 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:58.5320 8
9 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 00:58.6960 9
10 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:58.7446 10
11 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 00:58.7483 11
12 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:58.7715 12
13 3 Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 00:58.5449 13
14 30 Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:58.4702 14
15 14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 00:58.6237 15
16 26 Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:58.5312 16
17 45 Louis Foster  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:58.6376 17
18 21 Christian Rasmussen Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 00:58.5457 18
19 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 00:58.7105 19
20 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 00:58.5693 20
21 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 00:58.9272 21
22 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:58.5836 22
23 18 Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda 00:59.0866 23
24 90 Callum Ilott PREMA Racing Chevrolet 00:58.7557 24
25 83 Robert Shwartzman  R  PREMA Racing Chevrolet 00:59.7458 25
26 76 Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 00:58.9617 26
27 51 Jacob Abel  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 00:58.9648 27
Source:[12]

Final practice

The final practice session was held on Saturday, August 9, at 4:30 PM PT.

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:59.1766
2 26 Colton Herta Andretti Global Honda 00:59.4124
3 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:59.4526
Source:[12]

Race

The race was held on Sunday, August 10, at 12:30 PM PT.

Race classification

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Engine Laps Laps
Led 		Pit
Stops 		Time/Retired Pts.
1 3 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 110 78 3 02:01:06.0311 53
2 7 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 110 – 3 02:01:07.5699 41
3 5 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 5 3 02:01:08.4796 36
4 22 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110 10 4 02:01:16.6102 33
5 6 20 Alexander Rossi Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 110 – 3 02:01:22.2065 30
6 24 90 Callum Ilott PREMA Racing Chevrolet 110 – 4 02:01:23.7808 28
7 11 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 110 – 3 02:01:32.9666 26
8 8 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 110 – 3 02:01:34.2044 24
9 2 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 110 – 3 02:01:36.1324 22
10 13 26 Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 110 – 3 02:01:43.6407 20
11 9 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 – 3 02:01:44.4335 19
12 16 21 Christian Rasmussen Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 110 – 3 02:01:45.5741 18
13 14 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110 – 5 02:01:58.1090 17
14 20 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 110 – 5 02:01:59.0680 16
15 25 83 Robert Shwartzman PREMA Racing Chevrolet 110 – 4 02:02:00.5404 15
16 17 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 110 – 3 02:02:03.1437 14
17 23 18 Rinus VeeKay Dale Coyne Racing Honda 110 – 4 02:02:04.3587 13
18 12 30 Devlin DeFrancesco Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110 – 3 02:02:06.1934 12
19 4 4 David Malukas A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 109 – 4 -1 Lap 11
20 19 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 109 – 3 -1 Lap 10
21 18 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 109 – 3 -1 Lap 9
22 10 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 109 – 3 -1 Lap 8
23 27 51 Jacob Abel Dale Coyne Racing Honda 109 – 4 -1 Lap 7
24 15 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 109 2 3 -1 Lap 7
25 1 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 100 15 5 -10 Laps 6
26 26 76 Conor Daly Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 13 – 1 Contact 5
27 15 14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 1 – – Contact 5
Fastest lap: Will Power 01:00.1259
Source:[12]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes

  1. ^ Lundgaard, the fastest qualifier, was assessed a 6-place grid penalty for an unapproved engine change. Pato O'Ward, who qualified 2nd, was the highest-placed driver not to have a penalty, and thus will start the race from pole position. Lundgaard earned the pole award and the pole-winner's championship point.

References

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  2. ^ Barnes, Joey (June 13, 2024). "FOX Sports confirmed as new home for IndyCar with 2025 schedule released". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on June 13, 2024. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  3. ^ Cavin, Curt (August 7, 2025). "One Race Nearly Over, Another Red Hot Heading Into Portland". IndyCar. Archived from the original on August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "Event History". RacePortland.com. Archived from the original on August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  5. ^ Cavin, Curt (August 4, 2025). "Gearing Up: Alex Palou Near Title at Portland; Others Seek Big Win". IndyCar. Archived from the original on August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
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  7. ^ Smith, Eric (August 9, 2025). "Paddock Buzz: Tire Choice May Be Pivotal Sunday at Portland". IndyCar. Archived from the original on August 11, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  8. ^ Cavin, Curt (July 27, 2025). "Alex Palou Continues Domination of Laguna Seca, Series Standings". IndyCar. Archived from the original on August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  9. ^ "2025 Standings". IndyCar. Archived from the original on August 3, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  10. ^ "Alex Palou and Honda victorious at Laguna Seca". Honda Racing Corporation USA. July 27, 2025. Archived from the original on August 27, 2025. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
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