Get to know Robert Shwartzman, a 2025 Indianapolis 500 rookie for Prema Racing. He is set to start the May 25 race from pole position.

A rookie driver for a brand new team has won the pole for the Indianapolis 500. Robert Shwartzman became the first Indy 500 rookie to qualify on the pole since Teo Fabi in 1983.

6:51: ROBERT SHWARTZMAN WILL START ON THE FRONT ROW IN HIS FIRST INDIANAPOLIS 500. Shwartzman’s run of 232.790 is good enough for provisional pole, and with just two drivers remaining he is guaranteed to start no lower than P3.

Josef Newgarden didn't get a chance to make a run for the Indianapolis 500 pole position, so he went for a run. The two-time defending race winner was spotted jogging Sunday afternoon at Indianapolis Motor Speedway not long after his car and that of teammate Will Power failed tech inspection.

Shwartzman, making his first-ever oval racing start in any series, tops IndyCar heavyweights with a four-lap average of 232.790 mph.

Israeli-born IndyCar driver Robert Shwartzman won the pole for the Indianapolis 500 on Sunday, then used his platform to ask for peace in both the Middle East and Eastern Europe.

A year after locking out the front row, none of the three Team Penske cars were able to make a run at the pole position for the 2025 Indianapolis 500. Josef Newgarden, Scott McLaughlin and Will Power all posted times in the top 12 during Saturday’s qualifying session.

Today, the full field for the 109th Indianapolis will be set. Saturday’s Full-Field qualifying set spots 13-30 on the grid, but Sunday brings three critical sessions that will complete the field from the car that will start 33rd on the grid,