Felix Rosenqvist scored his first podium of the 2025 NTT INDYCAR SERIES with a commanding drive to second place in Sunday’s XPEL Grand Prix at Road America.
Pocketing both his own and Meyer Shank Racing’s first rostrum result of the season, Rosenqvist put on a blistering drive as he recovered from a qualifying mistake that left him 12th on the grid, underscoring his pace by setting the fastest lap of the race on the final tour as he tried to chase down eventual winner Alex Palou.
The result continues Rosenqvist’s love affair with Wisconsin’s Road America circuit, where he scored his breakthrough maiden INDYCAR win in 2020.
“Finally! We’ve been waiting for this podium, and this is a great day for us,” says Felix Rosenqvist. “We knew we had some serious pace here, which is why I was especially disappointed with my mistake in qualifying yesterday. Finishing second after starting 12th proves the speed was there – the Sirius XM Honda was just phenomenal.
“We had some bad luck the last two races, and I think we deserved this today. It’s a good comeback, a great effort by everyone at MSR in a challenging, hot race. It’s been a while since I was last on the podium – hopefully this is the start of more to come!”
The outcome marks Rosenqvist’s first official INDYCAR championship-race podium since joining Meyer Shank Racing in 2024, not including last year’s non-points event at The Thermal Club where he finished third.
It sees the Swede return to the official INDYCAR podium for the first time since the 2023 Grand Prix of Portland.
With nine of 17 races now completed, Rosenqvist moves up to fourth in the overall standings at the halfway mark of the season. Next up, fittingly after both cars finished in the top five on Sunday, is Meyer Shank Racing’s home race at Mid-Ohio on July 4-6.
RESULTS
NTT INDYCAR SERIES | Rd. 9
XPEL Grand Prix at Road America
Road America (USA)
1: Alex Palou (ESP), Ganassi, 55 laps
2: Felix Rosenqvist (SWE), Meyer Shank Racing, +2.172s
3: Santino Ferrucci (USA), AJ Foyt Racing, +17.966s
4: Kyle Kirkwood (USA), Andretti, +19.185s
5: Marcus Armstrong (NZL), Meyer Shank Racing, +19.607s
CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS
NTT INDYCAR SERIES | After 9/17 races
1: Alex Palou (ESP), Ganassi, 386 p.
2: Kyle Kirkwood (USA), Andretti, 293 p.
3: Pato O’Ward (MEX), Arrow McLaren, 275 p.
4: Felix Rosenqvist (SWE), Meyer Shank Racing, 231 p.
5: Scott Dixon (NLZ), Ganassi, 231 p.