INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis 500 purse document was damaged for the fifth consecutive yr for the one hundred and tenth Indianapolis 500 introduced by Gainbridge, with first-time winner Felix Rosenqvist of Meyer Shank Racing w/Curb Agajanian incomes a record-high $4.34 million from a handbag of $30,906,400.
That is the most important purse within the historical past of The Best Spectacle in Racing on the heels of 4 consecutive record-breaking years. This yr’s common payout for NTT IndyCar Collection drivers was $936,500, which additionally exceeds final yr’s common of $596,500.
In 2025, the Indianapolis 500 purse was $20,283,000, and the yr’s winner payout was $3.8 million. In 2024, the Indianapolis 500 purse was $18,456,000 and the winner earned $4.3 million, which included a $440,000 roll-over bonus from BorgWarner for incomes back-to-back wins.
In 2023, the Indianapolis 500 purse was $17,021,500, and the winner earned $3.7 million. In 2022, the Indianapolis 500 purse was $16,000,200, and the winner earned $3.1 million. Previous to 2022, the most important Indianapolis 500 purse was $14.4 million for the 2008 Indianapolis 500.
“The Indianapolis 500 continues to make historical past, in additional methods than one,” IndyCar and IMS President Doug Boles stated. “The Month of Could featured a back-to-back grandstand sellout crowd – our largest crowd because the a hundredth Operating in 2016 – and intense on monitor motion with probably the most lead modifications ever within the Indy 500. Felix Rosenqvist added his identify to the historical past books in stellar trend, with the closest end in Indy 500 historical past and now the most important purse. There’s no higher finish to a memorable month.”
Mick Schumacher of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing earned Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the 12 months honors for his efficiency in the course of the Month of Could. Schumacher earned a $50,000 bonus for being named Rookie of the 12 months, including to a complete take-home prize of $218,800.
