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Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 Detroit GP

IndyCar Christian Lundgaard Christian Rasmussen Detroit Alex Palou David Malukas Kyle Kirkwood Pato OWard

With his fourth win of the 2026 season in Detroit, Alex Palou now holds a 62-point lead in the IndyCar championship standings.

Kyle Kirkwood's runner-up finish bumped him back up into second, with David Malukas falling to third, 79 points back of the lead.

Christian Lundgaard is the highest-ranked McLaren driver in fourth, 101pts adrift of the lead and just six points ahead of teammate Pato O'Ward.

Photos from Detroit - Sunday

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Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Chip Ganassi

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Graham Rahal, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Mick Schumacher, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Josef Newgarden, Team Penske

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

David Malukas, Team Penske

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Josef Newgarden, Team Penske

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Marcus Armstrong, Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Scott Dixon, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Mick Schumacher, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Will Power, Andretti Global, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Romain Grosjean, Dale Coyne Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Will Power, Andretti Global

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Will Power, Andretti Global, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Detroit - Sunday, in photos

2026 IndyCar standings after Detroit GP (Race 8 of 18)

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Alex Palou	327
2	Kyle Kirkwood	265
3	David Malukas	248
4	Christian Lundgaard	226
5	Pato O'Ward	220
6	Felix Rosenqvist	205
7	Scott McLaughlin	192
8	Josef Newgarden	187
9	Graham Rahal	186
10	Marcus Armstrong	174
11	Scott Dixon	173
12	Marcus Ericsson	153
13	Rinus VeeKay	143
14	Alexander Rossi	140
15	Kyffin Simpson	138
16	Santino Ferrucci	129
17	Dennis Hauger (R)	128
18	Will Power	121
19	Louis Foster	121
20	Nolan Siegel	110
21	Romain Grosjean	102
22	Caio Collet (R)	90
23	Sting Ray Robb	78
24	Christian Rasmussen	76
25	Mick Schumacher (R)	75
26	Conor Daly	24
27	Takuma Sato	20
28	Jack Harvey	8
29	Jacob Abel (R)	6
30	Helio Castroneves	5
31	Ed Carpenter	5
32	Ryan Hunter-Reay	5
33	Katherine Legge	5

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