2026 IndyCar Victory Awards
IndyCar Leaders Circle Awards
2026 IndyCar Driver Points
IndyCar Champion
Jostens Champions Award
Championship Owner Award
Pennzoil Chief Mechanic Award
Rookie of the Year
NTT P1 Award
Firestone Pit Performance Award
Engine Manufacturer Award
2nd Place Driver
3rd Place Driver
2025 INDYCAR YEAR END AWARDS
Bonus
$1,000,000
Ring

$50,000
$50,000

$75,000
Trophy
Trophy
Trophy
Alex Palou
Alex Palou
Chip Ganassi

Dennis Hauger
Alex Palou
Chip Ganassi Racing
Honda
Kyle Kirkwood
Christian Lundgaard
2026 INDYCAR POINTS
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Alex Palou
Kyle Kirkwood
Christian Lundgaard
Pato O'Ward
David Malukas
Scott McLaughlin
Marcus Ericsson
Josef Newgarden
Felix Rosenqvist
Rinus VeeKay
Will Power
Scott Dixon
Kyffin Simpson
Marcus Armstrong
Alexander Rossi
Graham Rahal
Santino Ferrucci
Louis Foster
Romain Grosjean
Nolan Siegel
Christian Rasmussen
Dennis Hauger (R)
Mick Schumacher (R)
Caio Collet (R)
Sting Ray Robb
Conor Daly
Takuma Sato
Jack Harvey
Jacob Abel
Helio Castroneves
Ed Carpenter
Ryan Hunter-Reay
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(R) =  Rookie
Wins
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Poles
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The Leaders Circle program is a monetary prize from the IndyCar series to the teams with
charters.  The prize in 2026 is $1.7 million and is awarded to the top 22 cars that ran the full
season, regardless of who drove the car, with no more than 3 awards allowed per team.

About Leaders Circle
Team
# of Cars
Total Award Amount
Chip Ganassi Racing
Team Penske
Andretti Global
Arrow McLaren
Meyer Shank Racing
Ed Carpenter Racing
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Dale Coyne Racing
AJ Foyt Racing
Juncos Hollinger Racing
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$5.1 million
$5.1 million
$5.1 million
$5.1 million
3.4 million
3.4 million
3.4 million
3.4 million
1.7 million
1.7 million
2026 Leaders Circle Awards
2026 IndyCar Points and Awards
The IndyCar Rookie of the Year was Dennis Hauger
The NTT P1 Champion was Alex Palou
2026 INDYCAR CHAMPION
Honda - Engine Manufacturer Champion
Charter Teams with Full-time Cars Outside the Top 22
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
AJ Foyt Racing
Juncos Hollinger Racing
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Total Award Amount
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ALEX PALOU WON HIS 5TH INDYCAR CHAMPIONSHIP!