The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place this Sunday at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Foto: Getty Images)
The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place this Sunday at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Foto: Getty Images)

The world’s most iconic open-wheel race is finally here. The takes place this Sunday at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway, and all eyes will be on the 33 daring drivers who are set to tackle 200 laps at blistering speeds of over 230 mph. It’s not just a race — it’s a tradition, a spectacle, and for many, the ultimate test in motorsport.

This year’s race promises to be one of the most thrilling editions in recent memory. We have the debut of Robert Shwartzman on pole position, the return of four-time winner Hélio Castroneves, and strong contenders like Pato O’Ward, Alex Palou, Scott Dixon, and defending champion Josef Newgarden. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or tuning in for the first time, the 2025 Indy 500 is poised to deliver unforgettable drama.

But the excitement doesn’t stop at the track. The Indy 500 is a truly global event, with millions of fans watching live from every corner of the world. To help you catch every moment of the action, here are the exact global start times:

What Time Does the Indy 500 Start?

  • 9:45 AM PDT – Pacific Daylight Time (Los Angeles, USA)
  • 10:45 AM MDT – Mountain Daylight Time (Denver, USA)
  • 10:45 AM CST – Mexico City, Mexico
  • 11:45 AM COT – Bogotá, Colombia
  • 11:45 AM PET – Lima, Peru
  • 11:45 AM CDT – Central Daylight Time (Chicago, USA)
  • 12:45 PM EDT – Eastern Daylight Time (New York, USA)
  • 12:45 PM AST – Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) / San Juan (Puerto Rico)
  • 12:45 PM CLST – Santiago, Chile
  • 1:45 PM ART – Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • 1:45 PM BRT – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • 5:45 PM BST – London, United Kingdom
  • 5:45 PM AST – Abuja, Nigeria
  • 6:45 PM CEST – Madrid, Rome, Berlin, Paris (Central Europe)
  • 6:45 PM SAST – South Africa
  • 7:45 PM AST – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • 7:45 PM MSK – Moscow, Russia
  • 8:45 PM GST – Dubai, United Arab Emirates
  • 9:45 PM PKT – Islamabad, Pakistan
  • 10:15 PM IST – New Delhi, India
  • 11:45 PM WIB – Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 11:45 PM ICT – Bangkok, Thailand
  • 12:45 AM PHT/CST – Manila, Philippines / Beijing, China (Monday, May 26)
  • 1:45 AM JST/KST – Tokyo, Japan / Seoul, South Korea (Monday, May 26)
  • 2:45 AM AEST – Sydney, Australia (Monday, May 26)
  • 4:45 AM NZST – Auckland, New Zealand (Monday, May 26)

What channel is the 2025 Indy 500 on TV?

The 2025 Indy 500 will be broadcast live across the United States on FOX, starting at 10:00 a.m. ET. Coverage will be led by Will Buxton on play-by-play, with expert analysis from former drivers James Hinchcliffe and Townsend Bell.

If you want to find the FOXsignal on your preferred cable service or cable operator in the United States, here is the list of available channels, according to the state where you are, on Xfinity, Spectrum, Optimum, Cox, Dish and DIRECTV.

FOX in Albuquerque, New Mexico

  • Local Channel 13.2
  • DIRECTV Channel 16
  • Dish Channel 2
  • Xfinity Channel 2

FOX in Atlanta, Georgia

  • Local Channel 5
  • DIRECTV Channel 5
  • Dish Channel 5
  • Spectrum Channel 5
  • Xfinity Channel 5

FOX in Austin, Texas

  • Local Channel 7
  • DIRECTV Channel 7
  • Dish Channel 7
  • Spectrum Channel 7

FOX in Bakersfield, California

  • Local Channel 58.1
  • DIRECTV Channel 58
  • Dish Channel 58
  • Xfinity Channel 58

FOX in Baltimore, Maryland

  • Local Channel 5
  • DIRECTV Channel 5
  • Dish Channel 5
  • Xfinity Channel 5

FOX in Bronx, New York

  • Local Channel 5
  • DIRECTV Channel 5
  • Dish Channel 5
  • Optimium Channel 5
  • Spectrum Channel 5

FOX in Brooklyn, New York

  • Local Channel 5
  • DIRECTV Channel 5
  • Dish Channel 5
  • Optimium Channel 5
  • Spectrum Channel 5

FOX in Buffalo, New York

  • Local Channel 29
  • DIRECTV Channel 29
  • Dish Channel 29
  • Spectrum Channel 29

FOX in Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Local Channel 46
  • Directv Channel 46
  • Dish Channel 46
  • Spectrum Channel 46

FOX in Chicago, Illinois

  • Local Channel 32
  • DIRECTV Channel 32
  • Dish Channel 32
  • Optimium Channel 32
  • Spectrum Channel 32
  • Xfinity Channel 32

FOX in Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Local Channel 19
  • DIRECTV Channel 19
  • Dish Channel 19
  • Spectrum Channel 19

FOX in Cleveland, Ohio

  • Local Channel 8
  • Cox Channel 8
  • DIRECTV Channel 8
  • Dish Channel 8
  • Spectrum Channel 8

FOX in Colorado Springs, Colorado

  • Local Channel 21
  • DirecTV Channel 21
  • Dish Channel 21
  • Xfinity Channel 21

FOX in Columbus, Ohio

  • Local Channel 54
  • DirecTV Channel 54
  • Dish Channel 54
  • Xfinity Channel 54

FOX in Dallas, Texas

  • Local Channel 4
  • DIRECTV Channel 4
  • Dish Channel 4
  • Optimium Channel 4
  • Spectrum Channel 4

FOX in Denver, Colorado

  • Channel Local Channel 31
  • DIRECTV Channel 31
  • Dish Channel 31
  • Xfinity Channel 13

FOX in Detroit, Michigan

  • Local Channel 2
  • DIRECTV Channel 2
  • Dish Channel 2
  • Xfinity Channel 2

FOX in El Paso, Texas

  • Local Channel 14
  • DIRECTV Channel 14
  • Dish Channel 14
  • Spectrum Channel 14

FOX in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

  • Local Channel 7
  • DIRECTV Channel 7
  • Dish Channel 7
  • Xfinity Channel 7

FOX in Fort Worth, Texas

  • Local Channel 4
  • DIRECTV Channel 4
  • Dish Channel 4

FOX in Fresno, California

  • Local Channel 26
  • DIRECTV Channel 26
  • Dish Channel 26
  • Spectrum Channel 26 Xfinity

FOX in Houston, Texas

  • Local Channel 26
  • DIRECTV Channel 26
  • Dish Channel 26
  • Xfinity Channel 26

FOX in Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Local Channel 59
  • DIRECTV Channel 59
  • Dish Channel 59
  • Xfinity Channel 59

FOX in Jacksonville, Florida

  • Local Channel 30
  • DIRECTV Channel 30
  • Dish Channel 30
  • Xfinity Channel 30

FOX in Las Vegas, Nevada

  • Local Channel 5
  • Cox Channel 5
  • DIRECTV Channel 5
  • Dish Channel 5

FOX in Los Angeles, California

  • Local Channel 11
  • DIRECTV Channel 11
  • Dish Channel 11
  • Spectrum Channel 11

FOX in Louisville, Kentucky

  • Local Channel 41
  • DIRECTV Channel 41
  • Dish Channel 41
  • Spectrum Channel 41

FOX in Memphis, Tennessee

  • Local Channel 13
  • DirecTV Channel 13
  • Dish Channel 13
  • Xfinity Channel 13

FOX in Miami, Florida

  • Local Channel 7
  • DIRECTV Channel 7
  • Dish Channel 7
  • Xfinity Channel 7

FOX in Milwaukee, Wisconsin

  • Local Channel 6
  • DIRECTV Channel 6
  • Dish Channel 6
  • Spectrum Channel 6

FOX in Minneapolis, Minnesota

  • Local Channel 9
  • DIRECTV Channel 9
  • Dish Channel 9
  • Xfinity Channel 9

FOX in New York, NY

  • Local Channel 5
  • DirecTV Channel 5
  • Dish Channel 5
  • Optimium Channel 5
  • Spectrum

FOX in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

  • Local Channel 25
  • Cox Channel 25
  • DIRECTV Channel 25
  • Dish Channel 25

FOX in Orlando, Florida

  • Local Channel 35
  • DIRECTV Channel 35
  • Dish Channel 35
  • Xfinity Channel 35

FOX in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Local Channel 29
  • DIRECTV Channel 29
  • Dish Channel 29
  • Xfinity Channel 29

FOX in Phoenix, Arizona

  • Local Channel 10
  • Cox Channel 10
  • DIRECTV Channel 10
  • Dish Channel 10

FOX in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Local Channel 53
  • DIRECTV Channel 53
  • Dish Channel 53
  • Xfinity Channel 53

FOX in Portland, Oregon

  • Local Channel 12 Local
  • DIRECTV Channel 12
  • Dish Channel 12
  • Xfinity Channel 12

FOX in Sacramento, California

  • Local Channel 40
  • DIRECTV Channel 40
  • Dish Channel 40
  • Xfinity Channel 8

FOX in St. Louis, Missouri

  • Local Channel 2
  • DIRECTV Channel 2
  • Dish Channel 2
  • Spectrum Channel 2

FOX in St. Paul, Minnesota

  • Local Channel 9
  • DIRECTV Channel 9
  • Dish Channel 9
  • Spectrum Channel 9
  • Xfinity Channel 9

FOX in Salt Lake City, Utah

  • Local Channel 13
  • to local
  • DirecTV Channel 13
  • Dish Channel 13
  • Xfinity Channel 13

FOX in San Antonio, Texas

  • Local Channel 29
  • DIRECTV Channel 29
  • Dish Channel 29
  • Spectrum Channel 29

FOX in San Diego, California

  • Local Channel 5
  • Cox Channel 5
  • DIRECTV Channel 5
  • Dish Channel 5
  • Spectrum Channel 5

FOX in San Francisco, California

  • Local Channel 2
  • DIRECTV Channel 2
  • Dish Channel 2
  • Xfinity Channel 2

FOX in San Jose, California

  • Local Channel 2
  • DIRECTV Channel 2
  • Dish Channel 2
  • Spectrum Channel 2
  • Xfinity Channel 2

FOX in Seattle, Washington

  • Local Channel 13
  • DIRECTV Channel 13
  • Dish Channel 13
  • Spectrum Channel 13
  • DirecTV
  • Dish Channel 13
  • Xfinity Channel 13

FOX in Tampa, Florida

  • Local Channel 13
  • DIRECTV Channel 13
  • Dish Channel 13
  • Spectrum Channel 13
  • Xfinity Channel 13

FOX in Tucson, Arizona

  • Local Channel 13
  • Cox Channel 13
  • DIRECTV Channel 13
  • Dish Channel 13
  • Xfinity Channel 13

FOX in Washington, District of Columbia (DC)

  • Local Channel 5
  • DIRECTV Channel 5
  • Dish Channel 5

Starting Grid – 2025 Indianapolis 500

Here is the full lineup for Sunday’s race, with each car number and team affiliation:

  1. Robert Shwartzman (#83, Prema Racing)
  2. Takuma Sato (#75, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
  3. Pato O’Ward (#5, Arrow McLaren)
  4. Scott Dixon (#9, Chip Ganassi Racing)
  5. Felix Rosenqvist (#60, Meyer Shank Racing)
  6. Alex Palou (#10, Chip Ganassi Racing)
  7. David Malukas (#4, A.J. Foyt Racing)
  8. Christian Lundgaard (#7, Arrow McLaren)
  9. Marcus Ericsson (#28, Andretti Global)
  10. Scott McLaughlin (#3, Team Penske)
  11. Josef Newgarden (#2, Team Penske)
  12. Will Power (#12, Team Penske)
  13. Conor Daly (#76, Juncos Hollinger Racing)
  14. Alexander Rossi (#20, Ed Carpenter Racing)
  15. Kyffin Simpson (#8, Chip Ganassi Racing)
  16. Ed Carpenter (#33, Ed Carpenter Racing)
  17. Santino Ferrucci (#14, A.J. Foyt Racing)
  18. Devlin Desco (#30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
  19. Sting Ray Robb (#77, Juncos Hollinger Racing)
  20. Christian Rasmussen (#21, Ed Carpenter Racing)
  21. Kyle Larson (#17, Arrow McLaren with Rick Hendrick)
  22. Louis Foster (#45, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
  23. Callum Ilott (#90, Prema Racing)
  24. Hélio Castroneves (#06, Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian)
  25. Kyle Kirkwood (#27, Andretti Global)
  26. Nolan Siegel (#6, Arrow McLaren)
  27. Ryan Hunter-Reay (#23, DRR-Cusick Motorsports)
  28. Jack Harvey (#24, DRR-Cusick Motorsports)
  29. Colton Herta (#26, Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian)
  30. Graham Rahal (#15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
  31. Marco Andretti (#98, Andretti Global)
  32. Marcus Armstrong (#66, Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian)
  33. Rinus VeeKay (#18, Dale Coyne Racing)
The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place this Sunday at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Foto: Getty Images)
The 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 takes place this Sunday at the legendary Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Foto: Getty Images)
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