After securing his sixth victory in the 2026 IndyCar season, Alex Palou has extended his lead to 110 points in the championship standings, with five races still to go. His dominant performance has placed him in a very strong position to achieve his fifth title.
In other news, Kyle Kirkwood has reclaimed second place in the standings, surpassing David Malukas, of whom he has an eight-point advantage. Christian Lundgaard is in fourth place, just 17 points behind Malukas and with a 20-point lead over Pato O’Ward, who sits in fifth.
Another notable result has been Will Power‘s podium finish, which allowed him to move up from 14th to 11th in the overall standings.
Additionally, Dennis Hauger continues to lead the rookie class with a 27-point margin over Caio Collet and 28 points over Mick Schumacher.
IndyCar Standings 2026 After Iowa (Race 13 of 18)
- 1. Alex Palou – 510 points
- 2. Kyle Kirkwood – 400 points
- 3. David Malukas – 392 points
- 4. Christian Lundgaard – 375 points
- 5. Pato O’Ward – 355 points
- 6. Felix Rosenqvist – 338 points
- 7. Josef Newgarden – 335 points
- 8. Scott McLaughlin – 321 points
- 9. Marcus Ericsson – 278 points
- 10. Rinus VeeKay – 269 points
- 11. Will Power – 256 points
- 12. Scott Dixon – 252 points
- 13. Graham Rahal – 236 points
- 14. Kyffin Simpson – 236 points
- 15. Marcus Armstrong – 230 points
- 16. Alexander Rossi – 208 points
- 17. Santino Ferrucci – 205 points
- 18. Louis Foster – 188 points
- 19. Nolan Siegel – 176 points
- 20. Dennis Hauger (R) – 174 points
- 21. Romain Grosjean – 168 points
- 22. Christian Rasmussen – 157 points
- 23. Caio Collet (R) – 147 points
- 24. Mick Schumacher (R) – 146 points
- 25. Sting Ray Robb – 131 points
- 26. Conor Daly – 24 points
- 27. Takuma Sato – 20 points
- 28. Jack Harvey – 8 points
- 29. Jacob Abel (R) – 6 points
- 30. Helio Castroneves – 5 points
- 31. Ed Carpenter – 5 points
- 32. Ryan Hunter-Reay – 5 points
- 33. Katherine Legge – 5 points
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