The purse for the a hundred and tenth working of the Indianapolis 500 is now the biggest in historical past, growing by over 50%, per IndyCar.
Final 12 months, the Indy 500 purse was $20,283,000, and race winner Alex Palou took dwelling $3.8 million. This 12 months, the full purse rocketed as much as $30,906,400 with newly topped Indy 500 champion Felix Rosenqvist taking dwelling $4.34 million.
“The Indianapolis 500 continues to make historical past, in additional methods than one,” IndyCar and IMS President J. Douglas Boles mentioned. “The Month of Might featured a back-to-back grandstand sellout crowd – our largest crowd because the a centesimal Working in 2016 – and intense on observe motion with probably the most lead modifications ever within the Indy 500. Felix Rosenqvist added his title to the historical past books in stellar vogue, with the closest end in Indy 500 historical past and now the biggest purse. There’s no higher finish to a memorable month.”
Mick Schumacher gained Rookie of the 12 months honors for this 12 months’s Indy 500 after ending on the lead lap in 18th place — larger than all different rookie challengers. He’ll take dwelling $50,000 bonus for that, with a complete of $218,800.
This is a have a look at the purse cash from current years to see the way it all compares:
2026: $30,906,400 whole / $4.34 million to winner
2025: $20,283,000, / $3.8 million to the winner
2024: $18,456,000 / $4.3 million to the winner (together with which $440,000 roll-over bonus for profitable back-to-back)
2023: $17,021,500 / $3.7 million to the winner
2022: $16,000,200 / $3.1 million to the winner.
The largest purse within the years previous that was $14.4 million again in 2008.
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