After the Indianapolis 500 on May 25, three teams failed post race inspection including second place driver Marcus Ericsson. All three of the drivers had their finishing positions disqualified and were dropped to the bottom of the field.
Andretti Global drivers Marcus Ericsson and Kyle Kirkwood were charged with illegal modifications made to their Energy Management System covers.
The Prema Racing number 90 car driven by Callum Ilott was charged with not meeting the minimum endplate height and location specification.
In the days prior to the race, two of the Team Penske cars were charged with illegal adjustments to the cars and were sent to the back of the field to start the race.
Prior to the infractions Ericsson had finished in second place, Kirkwood finished sixth, and Ilott finished 12th. After the infractions Ericsson was placed in 31st, Kirkwood was placed in 32nd, and Ilott was placed in 33rd.
A.J. Foyt Racing driver David Malukas is now listed as the second place driver behind first time Indy winner Alex Palou.
The penalized drivers also must forfeit their points and money earned.
The finishing results of the 2025 Indianapolis 500 after the penalties:
Alex Palou
David Malukas
Pato O’Ward
Felix Rosenqvist
Santino Ferrucci
Christian Rasmussen
Christian Lundgaard
Conor Daly
Takuma Sato
Helio Castroneves
Devlin DeFrancesco
Louis Foster
Nolan Siegel
Colton Herta
Ed Carpenter
Will Power
Graham Rahal
Marcus Armstrong
Jack Harvey
Scott Dixon
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Josef Newgarden
Sting Ray Robb
Kyle Larson
Kyffin Simpson
Robert Shwartzman
Rinus VeeKay
Alexander Rossi
Marco Andretti
Scott McLaughlin
Marcus Ericsson
Kyle Kirkwood
Callum Ilott