# 2017 IndyCar Series

The 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series was the 22nd season of the Verizon IndyCar Series and the 106th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event was the 101st Indianapolis 500 won by Takuma Sato. Josef Newgarden, the 2011 Indy Lights champion, in his sixth full-time season in the IndyCar Series, won the championship. It was Newgarden's first season as part of Team Penske, and he collected four wins, one pole position, and ten top-five finishes. It was Team Penske's 15th Indy car season championship, and third in four years.
Simon Pagenaud entered the season as the defending IndyCar champion, and finished second in points behind his teammate Newgarden. The 2017 season was the final season for the Honda/Chevy aerokits introduced in 2015, as 2018 saw the introduction of a new spec-aerokit.
All events from 2016 returned to the schedule. In addition, the series returned to Gateway Motorsports Park for the first time since 2003.

## Series news

* On September 2, 2016, it was announced that Performance Friction Brakes has been selected as a brake rotor and pad supplier package for IndyCar Series starting from 2017 season onwards but Brembo remained as brake caliper until the end of 2017 season.

## Confirmed entries

The following teams, entries, and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series season. All teams will use a spec Dallara DW12 chassis with manufacturer aero kits and Firestone tires.
| Team | Engine | No. | Driver(s) | Round(s) |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 4 | Conor Daly | All |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 14 | Carlos Muñoz | All |
| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 40 | Zach Veach R | 6 |
| Andretti Autosport | Honda | 26 | Takuma Sato | All |
| Andretti Autosport | Honda | 27 | Marco Andretti | All |
| Andretti Autosport | Honda | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | All |
| McLaren-Honda-Andretti | Honda | 29 | Fernando Alonso R | 6 |
| Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian | Honda | 98 | Alexander Rossi | All |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 8 | Max Chilton | All |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 9 | Scott Dixon | All |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 10 | Tony Kanaan | All |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 83 | Charlie Kimball | All |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1–6, 15–17 |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 18 | James Davison R | 6 |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez R | 7–8, 10–14 |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 18 | Tristan Vautier | 9 |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 19 | Ed Jones R | All |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 63 | Pippa Mann | 6 |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | Sage Karam | 6 |
| Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | Spencer Pigot | 1–3, 5, 7–8, 10, 12–13, 16–17 |
| Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | Ed Carpenter | 4, 6, 9, 11, 14–15 |
| Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 21 | J. R. Hildebrand | 1–2, 4–17 |
| Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 21 | Zach Veach R | 3 |
| Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | Gabby Chaves | 6, 9, 14 |
| Juncos Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | Spencer Pigot | 6 |
| Juncos Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | Sebastián Saavedra | 6 |
| Lazier Partners Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | Buddy Lazier | 6 |
| Michael Shank Racing with Andretti Autosport | Honda | 50 | Jack Harvey R | 6 |
| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 13 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R | 17 |
| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 15 | Graham Rahal | All |
| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 16 | Oriol Servià | 6–8 |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | All |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 7 | Mikhail Aleshin | 1–11, 13 |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 7 | Robert Wickens R | 10 |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 7 | Sebastián Saavedra | 12, 14–15 |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 7 | Jack Harvey R | 16–17 |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 77 | Jay Howard | 6 |
| Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1 | Simon Pagenaud | All |
| Team Penske | Chevrolet | 2 | Josef Newgarden | All |
| Team Penske | Chevrolet | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | All |
| Team Penske | Chevrolet | 12 | Will Power | All |
| Team Penske | Chevrolet | 22 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 5–6 |

### Team changes

* Chip Ganassi Racing announced their discount retail giants sponsor Target, effective from the 2017 IndyCar season, has discontinued sponsorship after 27 straight years of direct participation. The team also announced on October 7, 2016 that they would be returning to Honda in a multi-year deal and thus discontinuing Chevrolet partnership. Ganassi had previously worked with Honda in 1996–99 (CART) and 2006–13 (IndyCar Series), when Jimmy Vasser, Alessandro Zanardi, Juan Pablo Montoya, Scott Dixon and Dario Franchitti won the CART and IndyCar title.
* Larry Foyt, president of A. J. Foyt Enterprises, confirmed on October 13 that the team was switching manufacturers from Honda to Chevrolet, with the formal announcement on January 17.
* KV Racing Technology will not race in 2017 due to Kevin Kalkhoven and James Sullivan withdrawing funding from the team. The team had been in negotiations with Carlin to sell their remaining equipment, but attempts to secure Indy Lights champion Ed Jones and Mikhail Aleshin fell through.
* On February 21, Juncos Racing confirmed it would field an entry for the 101st Indy 500 with support from Kevin Kalkhoven, following purchase of three cars and equipment from KV Racing Technology. The team entered two cars into the 101st Indy 500, opting to postpone the announcement of their drivers and engine partner until later. On May 9, the team announced that the first of their two entries would be driven by Spencer Pigot. Pigot had previously driven for the team in Indy Lights. On May 10, the team announced that Sebastián Saavedra would drive in the second car.
* On April 10, Harding Racing confirmed it would field an entry for the 101st Indy 500, driven by Gabby Chaves. On May 20, the team announced that it would also race at Texas Motor Speedway and Pocono Raceway in preparation for a possible full-season entry for 2018.

### Driver changes

* On October 5, Team Penske announced that it had signed Josef Newgarden to drive the No. 2 car for 2017, demoting Juan Pablo Montoya to part-time driver status.
* On October 12, Dale Coyne Racing announced that it had signed Sébastien Bourdais to drive the No. 18 car for two seasons, replacing Conor Daly. Bourdais had driven for Coyne in 2011 after two seasons in Formula One.
* On October 31, Takuma Sato's manager confirmed that the Japanese driver would join Andretti Autosport as the driver of the No. 26 car for 2017, replacing Carlos Muñoz. The deal was officially announced by the team on December 2.
* Also on October 31, Team Penske announced Juan Pablo Montoya would return to the team to compete in the Indianapolis 500. The team later announced that Montoya would also be entered in the IndyCar Grand Prix.
* On November 4, it was confirmed that J. R. Hildebrand would take over the Ed Carpenter Racing No. 21 car for the 2017 season, replacing Josef Newgarden.
* On November 14, it was confirmed that 2016 Indy Lights champion Ed Jones signed with Dale Coyne Racing for the 2017 season to drive the No. 19 car, replacing Luca Filippi, Gabby Chaves, Pippa Mann, and R.C. Enerson.
* On November 15, A. J. Foyt Enterprises announced that Carlos Muñoz and Conor Daly would drive the teams No. 14 and No. 4 cars, respectively for the 2017 season, replacing Takuma Sato and Jack Hawksworth. Conor Daly debuted for Foyt in the 2013 Indianapolis 500.
* On January 16, news broke that Mikhail Aleshin had run into problems with his sponsor, placing his return for 2017 in doubt. Auto GP champion Luis Michael Dörrbecker and former Chip Ganassi Racing driver Sage Karam were in the picture for this seat as a replacement. However, on February 1, it was confirmed that Aleshin's sponsorship issues had been resolved and that he would return to the team for 2017.
* On February 2, Dreyer & Reinbold Racing announced that Sage Karam would return to the team to compete in the Indianapolis 500.
* On March 6, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced that Jay Howard would drive the No. 77 Honda in the Indianapolis 500. The entry would be supported by 1997 IndyCar Champion Tony Stewart.
* On March 28, Dale Coyne Racing announced that Pippa Mann would drive the No. 63 Honda in the Indianapolis 500. It would be the fifth consecutive year that Mann has driven for the team.
* On April 7, A. J. Foyt Enterprises announced that Firestone Indy Lights driver Zach Veach would drive the No. 40 Chevrolet at the Indianapolis 500.
* On April 9, Michael Shank Racing announced that Jack Harvey would drive the No. 50 Honda at the Indianapolis 500. The team would run with support from Andretti Autosport.
* On April 12, McLaren Honda announced a partnership with Andretti Autosport to enter a single car in the Indianapolis 500, to be driven by two-time F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso. The Spaniard skipped the Monaco Grand Prix in order to participate in the 500.
* On April 18, Ed Carpenter Racing announced that Zach Veach would fill in for J. R. Hildebrand for the race at Barber Motorsports Park. Hildebrand had suffered a broken bone in his left hand following an incident at the Grand Prix of Long Beach. Hildebrand was cleared to return for the following race at Phoenix International Raceway.
* On April 22, Buddy Lazier announced that he would be competing in the Indianapolis 500 for Lazier Partners Racing. It would be Lazier's 20th start in the race.
* On May 20, Sébastien Bourdais suffered multiple pelvic fractures and a fractured hip after a severe incident during qualifying for the Indy 500, forcing him to sit out the remainder of the season. The following day, Dale Coyne Racing announced that Indy 500 veteran James Davison would fill in for the 500.
* On June 1, Dale Coyne Racing announced that former Formula One driver Esteban Gutiérrez would pilot the No. 18 car at the Detroit Grand Prix. Following the race at Texas, Gutierrez was confirmed in the No. 18 car until Sébastien Bourdais' return at Gateway.
* On June 6, Dale Coyne Racing announced that Tristan Vautier would drive the No. 18 car at Texas Motor Speedway. Vautier was chosen after Gutiérrez was not able to complete an oval rookie test due to an IndyCar testing blackout period.
* On June 22, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced that Robert Wickens would drive the No. 7 car in place of Mikhail Aleshin for the Kohler Grand Prix due to issues with Aleshin's visa. Wickens partook in the first practice session, but Aleshin's visa issues were solved by Saturday, so Aleshin returned to the car for the rest of the weekend.
* On July 13, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced that Sebastián Saavedra would drive the No. 7 car in place of Mikhail Aleshin for the Honda Indy Toronto.
* On August 12, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports announced that Mikhail Aleshin would no longer race for the team. On August 16, the team announced that Sebastián Saavedra would return to the No. 7 car for the races at Pocono Raceway and Gateway Motorsports Park. On August 20, the team announced that Jack Harvey would drive the car for the final two races of the season at Watkins Glen and Sonoma.
* On August 23, Dale Coyne Racing announced that Sébastien Bourdais had recovered from his injuries sustained earlier in the season and would return to drive the final three races of the season.
* On September 6, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced that it would enter a second car for Zachary Claman DeMelo for the final race of the season at Sonoma.

## Schedule

All races were held in the United States, except the Toronto round.
| Rd. | Race name | Track | City | Date |
| 1 | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | S Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida | March 12 |
| 2 | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | S Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California | April 9 |
| 3 | Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama | April 23 |
| 4 | Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix | O Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | April 29 |
| 5 | IndyCar Grand Prix | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana | May 13 |
| 6 | 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | May 28 |
| 7 | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation | S The Raceway at Belle Isle Park | Detroit, Michigan | June 3 |
| 8 | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation | S The Raceway at Belle Isle Park | Detroit, Michigan | June 4 |
| 9 | Rainguard Water Sealers 600 | O Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas | June 10 |
| 10 | Kohler Grand Prix | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 25 |
| 11 | Iowa Corn 300 | O Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa | July 9 |
| 12 | Honda Indy Toronto | S Exhibition Place | Toronto, Ontario | July 16 |
| 13 | Honda Indy 200 | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | July 30 |
| 14 | ABC Supply 500 | O Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania | August 20 |
| 15 | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 presented by Valvoline | O Gateway Motorsports Park | Madison, Illinois | August 26 |
| 16 | Grand Prix at The Glen | R Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 3 |
| 17 | GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma | R Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, California | September 17 |
O Oval/Speedway  R Road course  S Street circuit
All 16 races from 2016 returned. Gateway Motorsports Park returns to the schedule for the first time since 2003. The only other schedule change is the move of the race at Phoenix from the first weekend in April to the last weekend in April to avoid a conflict with the Final Four being held in nearby Glendale, Arizona. The Long Beach race was the second race of the season as opposed to being the third race of the season in 2016.
The Grand Prix of Indianapolis was rebranded as the IndyCar Grand Prix for the 2017 running of the event following an announcement that Angie's List would no longer sponsor the event.

## Results

| Rd. | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Race winners | Race winners | Race winners | Report |
| Rd. | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Driver | Team | Manufacturer | Report |
| 1 | St. Petersburg | Will Power | Scott Dixon | Sébastien Bourdais | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | Report |
| 2 | Long Beach | Hélio Castroneves | Hélio Castroneves | Scott Dixon | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | Report |
| 3 | Birmingham | Will Power | Will Power | Will Power | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Report |
| 4 | Phoenix | Hélio Castroneves | Will Power | Simon Pagenaud | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Report |
| 5 | Indianapolis GP | Will Power | Josef Newgarden | Will Power | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Report |
| 6 | Indianapolis 500 | Scott Dixon | Takuma Sato | Max Chilton | Takuma Sato | Andretti Autosport | Honda | Report |
| 7 | Detroit 1 | Graham Rahal | Josef Newgarden | Graham Rahal | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | Report |
| 8 | Detroit 2 | Takuma Sato | Josef Newgarden | Graham Rahal | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | Report |
| 9 | Texas | Charlie Kimball | Tony Kanaan | Will Power | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Report |
| 10 | Road America | Hélio Castroneves | Josef Newgarden | Scott Dixon | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | Report |
| 11 | Iowa | Will Power | Hélio Castroneves | Hélio Castroneves | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Report |
| 12 | Toronto | Simon Pagenaud | Simon Pagenaud | Josef Newgarden | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Report |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio | Will Power | Alexander Rossi | Josef Newgarden | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Report |
| 14 | Pocono | Takuma Sato | Tony Kanaan | Scott Dixon | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Report |
| 15 | Gateway | Will Power | Josef Newgarden | Josef Newgarden | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Report |
| 16 | Watkins Glen | Alexander Rossi | Sébastien Bourdais | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian | Honda | Report |
| 17 | Sonoma | Josef Newgarden | Simon Pagenaud | Simon Pagenaud | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | Report |

## Points standings

* Ties are broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.

### Driver standings

* One championship point is awarded to each driver who leads at least one race lap. Two additional championship points are awarded to the driver who leads most laps during a race.
* At all races except the Indy 500, the number 1 qualifier earns one point. At double header races, the fastest qualifier of each qualifying group earns one championship point.
* Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the engines reach their required distance run will result in the loss of ten points.
** NOTE: The distance run will be based on the total distance raced by that entrant with the engine in question, regardless of driver.
| Pos | Driver | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | INDY | DET | DET | TEX | ROA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | GAT | WGI | SNM | Pts |
| 1 | Josef Newgarden | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 19$^{22}$ | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1* | 18 | 2 | 642 |
| 2 | Simon Pagenaud | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1* | 4 | 14$^{23}$ | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1* | 629 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | 3 | 4* | 2 | 5 | 2 | 32$^1$ | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1* | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 621 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2$^{19}$ | 7 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1* | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 598 |
| 5 | Will Power | 19 | 13 | 14* | 2 | 1* | 23$^9$ | 18 | 3 | 1* | 5 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 562 |
| 6 | Graham Rahal | 17 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 12$^{14}$ | 1* | 1* | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 522 |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi | 11 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 7$^3$ | 5 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1* | 21 | 494 |
| 8 | Takuma Sato | 5 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 1$^4$ | 8 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 441 |
| 9 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 27$^{10}$ | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 421 |
| 10 | Tony Kanaan | 12 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 5$^7$ | 15 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 403 |
| 11 | Max Chilton | 16 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4*$^{15}$ | 11 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 396 |
| 12 | Marco Andretti | 7 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 8$^8$ | 12 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 388 |
| 13 | James Hinchcliffe | 9 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 22$^{17}$ | 3 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 376 |
| 14 | Ed Jones RY | 10 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 3$^{11}$ | 9 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 354 |
| 15 | J. R. Hildebrand | 13 | 11 | | 3 | 14 | 16$^6$ | 17 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 347 |
| 16 | Carlos Muñoz | 21 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 10$^{24}$ | 14 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 328 |
| 17 | Charlie Kimball | 18 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 25$^{16}$ | 21 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 327 |
| 18 | Conor Daly | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 30$^{26}$ | 22 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 305 |
| 19 | Mikhail Aleshin | 14 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 13$^{13}$ | 6 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 21 | | 14 | | | | | 237 |
| 20 | Spencer Pigot | 20 | 8 | 20 | | 9 | 18$^{29}$ | 10 | 21 | | 12 | | 18 | 19 | | | 12 | 13 | 218 |
| 21 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1* | 2 | 8 | 19 | 22 | Wth | | | | | | | | | 10 | 17 | 9 | 214 |
| 22 | Ed Carpenter | | | | 7 | | 11$^2$ | | | 11 | | 12 | | | 12 | 21 | | | 169 |
| 23 | Gabby Chaves | | | | | | 9$^{25}$ | | | 5 | | | | | 15 | | | | 98 |
| 24 | Juan Pablo Montoya | | | | | 10 | 6$^{18}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 |
| 25 | Esteban Gutiérrez R | | | | | | | 19 | 14 | | 17 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | | | | 91 |
| 26 | Sebastián Saavedra | | | | | | 15$^{31}$ | | | | | | 11 | | 21 | 11 | | | 80 |
| 27 | Oriol Servià | | | | | | 21$^{12}$ | 20 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 61 |
| 28 | Jack Harvey R | | | | | | 31$^{27}$ | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 18 | 57 |
| 29 | Fernando Alonso R | | | | | | 24$^5$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 47 |
| 30 | Pippa Mann | | | | | | 17$^{28}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 31 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 26 |
| 32 | Jay Howard | | | | | | 33$^{20}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 33 | Zach Veach R | | | 19 | | | 26$^{32}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 34 | Sage Karam | | | | | | 28$^{21}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 35 | James Davison R | | | | | | 20$^{33}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 36 | Tristan Vautier | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 37 | Buddy Lazier | | | | | | 29$^{30}$ | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | INDY | INDY | DET | TEX | ROA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | GAT | WGI | SNM | Pts |
| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th–10th place |
| Dark Blue | Finished (Outside Top 10) |
| Purple | Did not finish |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did Not Start (DNS) |
| White | Race abandoned (C) |
| Blank | Did not participate |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position (1 point; except Indy) |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap |
| * | Led most race laps (2 points) |
| DNS | Any driver who qualifies but does not start (DNS), earns half the points had they taken part. |
| $^{1–33}$ | Indy 500 qualifying results, with points as follows: 42 points for 1st 40 points for 2nd and so on down to 1 point for 33rd. |
| $^c$ | Qualifying canceled no bonus point awarded |
| RY | Rookie of the Year |
| R | Rookie |

### Entrant standings

* Based on the entrant, used for oval qualifications order, and starting grids when qualifying is cancelled.
* Only full-time entrants, and at-large part-time entrants shown.
| Pos | Driver | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | INDY | DET | DET | TEX | ROA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | GAT | WGI | SNM | Pts |
| 1 | #2 Team Penske | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 19$^{22}$ | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1* | 18 | 2 | 642 |
| 2 | #1 Team Penske | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1* | 4 | 14$^{23}$ | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1* | 629 |
| 3 | #9 Chip Ganassi Racing | 3 | 4* | 2 | 5 | 2 | 32$^1$ | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1* | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 621 |
| 4 | #3 Team Penske | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2$^{19}$ | 7 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1* | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 598 |
| 5 | #12 Team Penske | 19 | 13 | 14* | 2 | 1* | 23$^9$ | 18 | 3 | 1* | 5 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 562 |
| 6 | #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 17 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 12$^{14}$ | 1* | 1* | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 522 |
| 7 | #98 Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | 11 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 7$^3$ | 5 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1* | 21 | 494 |
| 8 | #26 Andretti Autosport | 5 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 1$^4$ | 8 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 441 |
| 9 | #28 Andretti Autosport | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 27$^{10}$ | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 421 |
| 10 | #10 Chip Ganassi Racing | 12 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 5$^7$ | 15 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 403 |
| 11 | #8 Chip Ganassi Racing | 16 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 4*$^{15}$ | 11 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 396 |
| 12 | #27 Andretti Autosport with Yorrow | 7 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 8$^8$ | 12 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 388 |
| 13 | #5 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 9 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 22$^{17}$ | 3 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 376 |
| 14 | #21 Ed Carpenter Racing | 13 | 11 | 19 | 3 | 14 | 16$^6$ | 17 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 358 |
| 15 | #20 Ed Carpenter Racing | 20 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 11$^2$ | 10 | 21 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 358 |
| 16 | #19 Dale Coyne Racing | 10 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 3$^{11}$ | 9 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 354 |
| 17 | #18 Dale Coyne Racing | 1* | 2 | 8 | 19 | 22 | 20$^{33}$ | 19 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 341 |
| 18 | #14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 21 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 10$^{24}$ | 14 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 328 |
| 19 | #83 Chip Ganassi Racing | 18 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 25$^{16}$ | 21 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 327 |
| 20 | #7 Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | 14 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 13$^{13}$ | 6 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 310 |
| 21 | #4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 30$^{26}$ | 22 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 305 |
| Pos | Driver | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | INDY | DET | DET | TEX | ROA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | GAT | WGI | SNM | Pts |

### Manufacturer standings

| Pos | Manufacturer | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | INDY | DET | DET | TEX | ROA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | GAT | WGI | SNM | Bonus | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 70 | 1489 |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 1489 |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 69 | 66 | 91* | 96* | 88* | 61 | 58 | 75 | 90* | 76 | 96* | 86* | 96* | 95 | 91* | 60 | 186* | 70 | 1489 |
| 2 | Honda | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 85 | 1326 |
| 2 | Honda | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 85 | 1326 |
| 2 | Honda | 90* | 95* | 70 | 58 | 75 | 92* | 96* | 88* | 73 | 83* | 65 | 75 | 65 | 66* | 68 | 96* | 120 | 85 | 1326 |
* All manufacturer points (including qualifying points, race finish points, and race win bonus points) can only be earned by full-season entrants.
* The top two finishing entrants from each manufacturer in each race score championship points for their respective manufacturer. The manufacturer that wins each race will be awarded five additional points.
* At all races except the Indy 500, the manufacturer who qualifies on pole earns one point. At the Indy 500, the fastest Saturday qualifier earns one point, while the pole position winner on Sunday earns two points.
* For every full-season engine used during the Indy 500 that reaches 2,000 total miles run, the manufacturer earns bonus points equal to that engine's finishing position in the race.
* Ties are broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc.

## Footnotes

* ↑ James Davison is considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series; however, he was not a rookie in the 2017 Indianapolis 500 as he participated in the Indy 500 in 2014 and 2015.
* ↑ In conjunction with Marotti Autosport at indy
* ↑ Practiced in relief of Aleshin
* ↑ The qualification format for this race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. Rahal set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Hélio Castroneves set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.
* ↑ The qualification format for this race featured two separate qualification groups, with the fastest qualifier in each group earning a championship point; the faster of the two group fastest qualifiers would then start on pole, while the other would start from the outside of the front row. Sato set the fastest overall lap, and was awarded the pole position. Ryan Hunter-Reay set the fastest lap in the other qualifying group, and was also awarded a championship point.