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Nick DeGroot

Final 2026 IndyCar championship standings after Laguna Seca

IndyCar Christian Lundgaard Christian Rasmussen Laguna Seca Alex Palou Caio Collet David Malukas Dennis Hauger Felix Rosenqvist Kyle Kirkwood

The 2026 IndyCar champion season is over. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou claimed his fifth title in the last six years, 86 points clear of Andretti's Kyle Kirkwood, who claimed the runner-up spot in the standings with a podium finish at Laguna Seca.

Departing Arrow McLaren driver Christian Lundgaard led the way for that organization in third, teammate Pato O'Ward fourth, and Team Penske's top driver was David Malukas in fifth.

2026 Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist will end the season ninth in the final standings.

In the Rookie of the Year battle, Dennis Hauger held on by 15 points over Mick Schumacher, and 25 points over Caio Collet.

2026 IndyCar standings after Laguna Seca (Race 18 of 18)

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Alex Palou	631
2	Kyle Kirkwood	545
3	Christian Lundgaard	535
4	Pato O'Ward	522
5	David Malukas	514
6	Scott McLaughlin	482
7	Marcus Ericsson	429
8	Josef Newgarden	423
9	Felix Rosenqvist	412
10	Rinus VeeKay	378
11	Will Power	368
12	Scott Dixon	331
13	Kyffin Simpson	327
14	Marcus Armstrong	320
15	Alexander Rossi	307
16	Graham Rahal	302
17	Santino Ferrucci	280
18	Louis Foster	267
19	Romain Grosjean	259
20	Nolan Siegel	259
21	Christian Rasmussen	245
22	Dennis Hauger (R)	228
23	Mick Schumacher (R)	213
24	Caio Collet (R)	203
25	Sting Ray Robb	182
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

Photos from Laguna Seca - Sunday

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Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Chip Ganassi

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, David Salters, Honda

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter Racing, Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske, Kyle Kirkwood, Andretti Global w/ Curb-Agajanian

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Josef Newgarden, Team Penske

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing, Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Scott McLaughlin, Team Penske

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

Chip Ganassi, Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing

Laguna Seca - Sunday, in photos

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