Alex Palou is the champion of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series, having locked up the title two races early.
Palou finished Sunday’s race in Portland in with a 151 point lead over Pato O’Ward. With only 54 points on offer for each of the final two rounds, there is no way he can be caught.
The impressive Spaniard now has won four titles over the past five years, an incredible achievement that has only been accomplished a few times in the history of the series.
By earning his fourth championship, Palou joins only five other drivers who have accomplished that feat.
AJ Foyt, Scott Dixon, Mario Andretti, Sebastien Bourdais, and Dario Franchitti are the only ones to have four or more IndyCar titles. Elite company indeed.
Palou also becomes IndyCar’s youngest four time champion at 28 years old, beating out Bourdais’ record by a few months.
He is also only the fourth driver to win three consecutive championships, a feat that is arguably more impressive considering the competitiveness of modern IndyCar racing.
“The way I’ve been feeling this year, incredible,” said Palou after clinching the title. “Like every single weekend it’s been getting better and better.
“We’ve won so many races. We won the 500. The feeling you get after winning that race, an explosion of amazing feelings. People keep reminding you about that every single day when you wake up, which makes it feel even more special.
“Today to win my fourth IndyCar championship, and to bring one more to Chip Ganassi Racing, to be able to clinch it early, it feels amazing. It’s the best. It just keeps getting better.”
Palou is just getting stronger as well, as he has taken victory at eight of the season’s 15 races this year. This year’s total equals his total from the past two seasons, and he won the title in each of those years.
There is surely much more to be seen of the #10 Chip Ganassi Honda, as both he and the team will not be eager to change anything about their relationship at this point.
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