2025 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland
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15th round of the 2025 IndyCar season
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| File:Portland international raceway.svg Layout of the Portland International Raceway | |||||
| Date | August 10, 2025 | ||||
| Official name | BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland presented by askROI | ||||
| Location | Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon | ||||
| Course | Permanent road course 1.964 mi / 3.161 km | ||||
| Distance | 110 laps 216.04 mi / 347.68 km | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Denmark Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren) | ||||
| Time | 58.3939 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver | Australia Will Power (Team Penske) | ||||
| Time | 01:00.1259 (on lap 22 of 110) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Australia Will Power (Team Penske) | ||||
| Second | Denmark Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren) | ||||
| Third | Spain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
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The 2025 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland presented by askROI was an IndyCar Series motor race held on August 10, 2025, at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon. It was the 15th round of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series season, and the 31st running of the event. Team Penske driver Will Power won the 110-lap race starting from the third position. Christian Lundgaard finished second for Arrow McLaren, and Álex Palou, driving for Chip Ganassi Racing, finished third. It was Power's first victory of the season and the 45th of his IndyCar career.
Palou's 3rd place would be enough to ensure he won the drivers championship for the third consecutive season and fourth time in his career.[1]
Background
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The BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland was confirmed to be included on IndyCar's 2025 schedule in June 2024.[2] It was the 15th of 17 scheduled races for 2025,[3] and the 31st edition of the event in top-level American open-wheel competition.[4] The race was held on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at the Portland International Raceway, a 1.964 mi (3.161 km), 12-turn road course circuit in Portland, Oregon, United States.[5] It was scheduled to last 110 laps over a distance of 216.04 miles (347.68 km).[6] Tire supplier Firestone provided the softer alternate tires and the more durable primary tires; drivers were required to run at least one set of both types of tires during the race.[7]
Heading into the event, Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou led the Drivers' Championship with 590 points, 121 more than Arrow McLaren driver Pato O'Ward, who was second.[8] Palou's teammate Scott Dixon held third with 392 points, while Andretti Global driver Kyle Kirkwood, with 377 points, and O'Ward's teammate Christian Lundgaard, with 357 points, took the fourth and fifth positions.[9] In the Engine Manufacturer Championship, Honda led with 1,314 points, 224 points ahead of Chevrolet.[10]
Palou was in position to clinch the championship if he held minimum gap of 108 points over O'Ward exiting the race.[11]
Practice
[edit | edit source]Practice 1
[edit | edit source]The first practice session was held on Friday, August 8, at 2:30 PM PT.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 7 | Denmark Christian Lundgaard | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 00:58.5320 |
| 2 | 10 | Spain Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.5381 |
| 3 | 60 | Sweden Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:58.6589 |
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Practice 2
[edit | edit source]The second practice session was held on Saturday, August 9, at 9:00 AM PT.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 26 | United States Colton Herta | Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:58.4238 |
| 2 | 10 | Spain Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.4531 |
| 3 | 9 | New Zealand Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.5023 |
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Qualifying
[edit | edit source]Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 9, at 11:30 AM PT.
Qualifying classification
[edit | edit source]| Key | Meaning |
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| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
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Final practice
[edit | edit source]The final practice session was held on Saturday, August 9, at 4:30 PM PT.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 10 | Spain Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:59.1766 |
| 2 | 26 | United States Colton Herta | Andretti Global | Honda | 00:59.4124 |
| 3 | 15 | United States Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:59.4526 |
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Race
[edit | edit source]The race was held on Sunday, August 10, at 12:30 PM PT.
Race classification
[edit | edit source]Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lundgaard, the fastest qualifier, was assessed a 6-place grid penalty for an unapproved engine change. Pato O'Ward, who qualified 2nd, was the highest-placed driver not to have a penalty, and thus will start the race from pole position. Lundgaard earned the pole award and the pole-winner's championship point.
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