The 2025 Java House Grand Prix of Monterey was the fourteenth round of the 2025 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 27, 2025, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The race was contested of 95 laps. Álex Palou won the race, his 8th of the season, Christian Lundgaard finished 2nd, and Colton Herta finished 3rd. Pato O'Ward and Scott Dixon rounded out the top five, while Callum Ilott, Will Power, Marcus Armstrong, Christian Rasmussen, and Scott McLaughlin rounded out the top ten.

Entry list

KeyMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2United States Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet
3New Zealand Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet
4United States David MalukasA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
5Mexico Pato O'WardArrow McLarenChevrolet
6United States Nolan Siegel RArrow McLarenChevrolet
7Denmark Christian LundgaardArrow McLarenChevrolet
8Cayman Islands Kyffin SimpsonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
9New Zealand Scott Dixon WChip Ganassi RacingHonda
10Spain Álex Palou WChip Ganassi RacingHonda
12Australia Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet
14United States Santino FerrucciA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15United States Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
18Netherlands Rinus VeeKayDale Coyne RacingHonda
20United States Alexander RossiEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
21Denmark Christian RasmussenEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
26United States Colton Herta WAndretti GlobalHonda
27United States Kyle KirkwoodAndretti GlobalHonda
28Sweden Marcus EricssonAndretti GlobalHonda
30Canada Devlin DeFrancescoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
45United Kingdom Louis Foster RRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
51United States Jacob Abel RDale Coyne RacingHonda
60Sweden Felix RosenqvistMeyer Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianHonda
66New Zealand Marcus ArmstrongMeyer Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianHonda
76United States Conor DalyJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
77United States Sting Ray RobbJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
83Israel Robert Shwartzman RPREMA RacingChevrolet
90United Kingdom Callum IlottPREMA RacingChevrolet

Practice

Practice 1

The first practice session was held on Friday, July 25, at 5:00 PM ET.

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
15Mexico Pato O'WardArrow McLarenChevrolet01:09.2069
226United States Colton HertaAndretti GlobalHonda01:09.3173
366New Zealand Marcus ArmstrongMeyer Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianHonda01:09.3174
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Practice 2

The second practice session was to be held on Saturday, July 26, at 11:30 AM ET, but was canceled due to weather.

Qualifying

Qualifying was held at 2:30 PM ET on July 26, 2025.

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineTimeFinal grid
110Spain Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda01:08.34131
25Mexico Pato O'WardArrow McLarenChevrolet01:08.62802
326United States Colton HertaAndretti GlobalHonda01:08.88243
42United States Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet01:09.66954
512Australia Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet01:10.00625
64United States David MalukasA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet01:10.18116
77Denmark Christian LundgaardArrow McLarenChevrolet01:09.21317
815United States Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda01:09.26588
945United Kingdom Louis FosterRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda01:09.27919
1066New Zealand Marcus ArmstrongMeyer Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianHonda01:09.299310
1121Denmark Christian RasmussenEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet01:09.724611
1260Sweden Felix RosenqvistMeyer Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianHonda01:09.811612
133New Zealand Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet01:08.990313
148Cayman Islands Kyffin SimpsonChip Ganassi RacingHonda01:09.315614
1528Sweden Marcus EricssonAndretti GlobalHonda01:09.096615
166United States Nolan SiegelArrow McLarenChevrolet01:09.353516
1718Netherlands Rinus VeeKayDale Coyne RacingHonda01:09.204217
1827United States Kyle KirkwoodAndretti GlobalHonda01:09.387518
199New Zealand Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda01:09.265219
2014United States Santino FerrucciA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet01:09.466320
2151United States Jacob AbelDale Coyne RacingHonda01:09.394221
2220United States Alexander RossiEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet01:09.478822
2376United States Conor DalyJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet01:09.450823
2490United Kingdom Callum IlottPREMA RacingChevrolet01:09.575124
2583Israel Robert ShwartzmanPREMA RacingChevrolet01:09.563425
2677United States Sting Ray RobbJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet01:10.050926
2730Canada Devlin DeFrancescoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda01:15.828727
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Race

The race was held at 3:00 PM ET on July 27, 2025. Álex Palou, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, would earn his 19th career victory and eighth of the year.

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsGridLaps LedPts.
110Spain Álex Palou WChip Ganassi RacingHonda9502:05:00.1159318454
27Denmark Christian LundgaardArrow McLarenChevrolet953.796537040
326United States Colton Herta WAndretti GlobalHonda954.463033035
45Mexico Pato O'WardArrow McLarenChevrolet956.648432032
59New Zealand Scott Dixon WChip Ganassi RacingHonda957.3422319030
690United Kingdom Callum IlottPREMA RacingChevrolet958.9243324028
712Australia Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet9511.529835026
866New Zealand Marcus ArmstrongMeyer Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianHonda9513.0055310024
921Denmark Christian RasmussenEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet9514.0988311022
103New Zealand Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet9514.5960313020
112United States Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet9515.222434019
1215United States Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda9516.525638018
134United States David MalukasA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet9516.961446017
1476United States Conor DalyJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet9517.8336523016
1520United States Alexander RossiEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet9519.1194422015
1627United States Kyle KirkwoodAndretti GlobalHonda9519.7294518014
1745United Kingdom Louis Foster RRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda9521.589839013
186United States Nolan Siegel RArrow McLarenChevrolet9529.30094161112
1977United States Sting Ray RobbJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet9530.4964526011
2030Canada Devlin DeFrancescoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda94-1 Lap527010
2183Israel Robert Shwartzman RPREMA RacingChevrolet94-1 Lap52509
2214United States Santino FerrucciA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet94-1 Lap42008
2318Netherlands Rinus VeeKayDale Coyne RacingHonda92-3 Laps41707
2460Sweden Felix RosenqvistMeyer Shank Racing with Curb-AgajanianHonda91-4 Laps61206
2528Sweden Marcus EricssonAndretti GlobalHonda78Mechanical31505
2651United States Jacob Abel RDale Coyne RacingHonda10Contact05105
278Cayman Islands Kyffin SimpsonChip Ganassi RacingHonda0Contact01405
Fastest lap: Spain Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 1:10.7851 sec (lap 9)
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Championship standings after the race

Pos.DriverPoints
Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Spain Álex Palou 590 2 Mexico Pato O'Ward 469 (–121) 1 3 New Zealand Scott Dixon 392 (–198) 1 3 United States Kyle Kirkwood 363 (–213) 5 Denmark Christian Lundgaard 317 (–233)Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1314 2 Chevrolet 1090 (–224)
1Spain Álex Palou590
2Mexico Pato O'Ward469 (–121)
13New Zealand Scott Dixon392 (–198)
13United States Kyle Kirkwood363 (–213)
5Denmark Christian Lundgaard317 (–233)
Pos.ManufacturerPoints
1Honda1314
2Chevrolet1090 (–224)
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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