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15th round of the2025 IndyCar season
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 Layout of thePortland 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 |  Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren) | ||||
| Time | 58.3939 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Will Power (Team Penske) | ||||
| Time | 01:00.1259 (on lap 22 of 110) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Will Power (Team Penske) | ||||
| Second | Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren) | ||||
| Third |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The2025 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland presented by askROI was anIndyCar Seriesmotor race held on August 10, 2025, at thePortland International Raceway inPortland, Oregon. It was the 15th round of the2025 NTT IndyCar Series season, and the 31st running of theevent.Team Penske driverWill Power won the 110-lap race starting from the third position.Christian Lundgaard finished second forArrow McLaren, andÁlex Palou, driving forChip 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]
TheBitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland was confirmed to be included onIndyCar's2025 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-levelAmerican open-wheel competition.[4] The race was held on Sunday, August 10, 2025, at thePortland International Raceway, a 1.964 mi (3.161 km), 12-turnroad course circuit inPortland,Oregon,United States.[5] It was scheduled to last 110 laps over a distance of 216.04 miles (347.68 km).[6] Tire supplierFirestone 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 driverÁlex Palou led theDrivers' Championship with 590points, 121 more thanArrow McLaren driverPato O'Ward, who was second.[8] Palou's teammateScott Dixon held third with 392 points, whileAndretti Global driverKyle Kirkwood, with 377 points, and O'Ward's teammateChristian Lundgaard, with 357 points, took the fourth and fifth positions.[9] In theEngine Manufacturer Championship,Honda led with 1,314 points, 224 points ahead ofChevrolet.[10]
Palou was in position to clinch the championship if he held minimum gap of 108 points over O'Ward exiting the race.[11]
The first practice session was held on Friday, August 8, at 2:30 PMPT.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 7 | Christian Lundgaard | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 00:58.5320 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.5381 |
| 3 | 60 |  Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing withCurb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:58.6589 |
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The second practice session was held on Saturday, August 9, at 9:00 AMPT.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 26 |  Colton Herta | Andretti Global withCurb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:58.4238 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.4531 |
| 3 | 9 |  Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.5023 |
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Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 9, at 11:30 AMPT.
| Key | Meaning |
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| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
The final practice session was held on Saturday, August 9, at 4:30 PMPT.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:59.1766 |
| 2 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Global | Honda | 00:59.4124 |
| 3 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:59.4526 |
| Source:[12] | |||||
The race was held on Sunday, August 10, at 12:30 PMPT.
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