Indy 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson, others pushed to rear following failed post-race inspection

Marcus Ericsson's Andretti Global car did not walk post-race method inspection.

Ericsson, who finished down Indianapolis 500 victor Alex Palou connected Sunday, was subsequently pushed to the rear of the 33-car field. Ericsson was stripped of his runner-up decorativeness and was moved to 31st place.

Fellow Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood's car besides failed inspection. As a result, Kirkwood was relegated to the 32nd spot. He initially finished the race successful sixth place.

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Andretti Global operator Marcus Ericsson (28) looks connected Sunday, May 25, 2025, aft coming successful 2nd astatine the 109th moving of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Kristin Enzor/For IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

"We are successful receipt of the Indianapolis 500 Post-Race Notice arsenic provided by IndyCar," Andretti Global said successful a statement. "We are taking the indispensable clip to measure the accusation and we volition beryllium requesting a afloat reappraisal with IndyCar."

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IndyCar said the modifications made by Andretti Global were to the Energy Management System covers provided by Dallara, the institution that provides the chassis for the series. The rulebook states that those parts indispensable beryllium utilized arsenic supplied.

Being moved to the rear of the tract besides resulted successful the nonaccomplishment of Ericsson's and Kirkwood's prize wealth and the title points from their archetypal finishes. Both drivers volition alternatively person the wealth and points associated with their penalized finish.

Each car was besides fined $100,000, and the contention managers for the teams person been suspended for the upcoming contention connected the streets of Detroit.

May 25, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Andretti Autosport operator Marcus Ericsson (28) races during the 109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway.  (Marc Lebryk-Imagn Images)

It was an incredibly costly plaything for Andretti arsenic the Indy 500 purse this twelvemonth was a grounds $20,283,000, with victor Palou acceptable to person $3.8 million. Ericsson volition person $610,500 for finishing 31st erstwhile helium could person earned up to $1 cardinal successful second.

Kirkwood is acceptable to gain $607,500 aft being credited for the 32nd finish.

Andretti Global operator Kyle Kirkwood (27) stands by his pit container Friday, May 16, 2025, during Fast Friday up of the 109th moving of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Bob Goshert/For IndyStar/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

"We had a large race, we came crossed the enactment successful sixth," Kirkwood said. "We’ll spell done the (review) process, and this squad is built connected sportsmanship. They are built connected integrity, and we’ll effort to bash everything close successful the future."

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The disqualifications changed the podium finishing order, with David Malukas of A.J. Foyt Racing moving up to 2nd and Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren moving up to third. For the Foyt team, combined with Santino Ferrucci’s adjusted fifth-place finish, it marked the champion Indy 500 decorativeness successful 25 years for the team.

The No. 90 car of Callum Ilott besides failed post-race method inspection aft it failed to conscionable the minimum endplate tallness and determination specification. Prema Racing was handed the aforesaid penalties arsenic Andretti Global, which means alternatively than 12th, Ilott volition beryllium credited with finishing past successful "The Greatest Spectacle successful Racing."

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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