The 2026 Indy500 takes place on Sunday 24th May, with 33 drivers set to compete for the biggest prize purse in IndyCar history.
2025's record breaking figure is set to be overtaken by almost $2m in line with the 10-12% yearly growth of the sport and its finances.
For the first ever Indy500 back in 1911 the total purse was $27,550, which works out at 0.1% of the 2026 prizes.
2026 Indy500 Prize Purse
The total prize purse for the 2026 Indy500 is yet to be confirmed by IndyCar and the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
However, estimations sit at around $22,000,000 in line with the aforementioned 10-12% year on year growth and 2025's prize pot of $20,283,000
Indy500 Prize Breakdown
With the 2026 figures unconfirmed, the breakdown from 2025's race is as follows:
1) Alex Palou | $3,833,500 | 18) Marcus Armstrong | $607,500 |
2) David Malukas | $667,300 | 19) Jack Harvey | $116,500 |
3) Pato O'Ward | $951,000 | 20) Scott Dixon | $632,500 |
4) Felix Rosenqvist | $769,500 | 21) Ryan Hunter-Reay | $274,000 |
5) Santino Ferrucci | $707,500 | 22) Josef Newgarden | $657,500 |
6) Christian Rasmussen | $683,000 | 23) Sting Ray Robb | $607,400 |
7) Christian Lundgaard | $671,000 | 24) Kyle Larson | $102,000 |
8) Conor Daly | $682,500 | 25) Kyffin Simpson | $607,500 |
9) Takuma Sato | $298,500 | 26) Robert Schwartzman | $327,300 |
10) Helio Castroneves | $137,000 | 27) Rinus Veekay | $158,800 |
11) Devlin DeFrancesco | $663,000 | 28) Alexander Rossi | $634,000 |
12) Louis Foster | $673,000 | 29) Marco Andretti | $102,000 |
13) Nolan Siegel | $632,000 | 30) Scott McLaughlin | $607,500 |
14) Colton Herta | $630,500 | 31) Marcus Ericsson | $610,500 |
15) Ed Carpenter | $118,500 | 32) Kyle Kirkwood | $607,500 |
16) Will Power | $632,500 | 33) Callum Ilott | $155,300 |
17) Graham Rahal | $607,500 | N/A) Jacob Abel | $153,300 |
Alex Palou's $3,833,500 takeaway dwarfs some of the Formula 1 driver's salaries for the entire season, while in 2024 Josef Newgarden took home a monstrous $4.28m thanks to bonuses received for going back-to-back.
