A fifth-place end was sufficient for Alex Palou to increase his championship lead, now 27 factors away from Kyle Kirkwood.
A Lap 1 crash from the skin of the entrance row proved pricey for Pato O’Ward, who fell from fourth to seventh within the standings.
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Christian Lundgaard’s victory bumped him from fifth as much as fourth within the standings, carving 20 factors out of his deficit to Palou.
One other notable mover was Marcus Armstrong, who climbed again into the highest ten after coming into the race thirteenth within the championship, leaping three positions.
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2026 IndyCar factors after the Grand Prix of Indy (Race 6 of 18)
Pos.
Driver
Factors
1
Alex Palou
237
2
Kyle Kirkwood
210
3
David Malukas
185
4
Christian Lundgaard
182
5
Josef Newgarden
162
6
Scott Dixon
148
7
Pato O’Ward
148
8
Graham Rahal
141
9
Scott McLaughlin
141
10
Marcus Armstrong
123
11
Felix Rosenqvist
116
12
Marcus Ericsson
112
13
Alexander Rossi
110
14
Will Energy
107
15
Dennis Hauger (R)
100
16
Rinus VeeKay
94
17
Kyffin Simpson
93
18
Santino Ferrucci
90
19
Louis Foster
86
20
Nolan Siegel
76
21
Caio Collet (R)
70
22
Romain Grosjean
69
23
Christian Rasmussen
65
24
Sting Ray Robb
55
25
Mick Schumacher (R)
54
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