2021 Standings
NTT INDYCAR SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP
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Championship points are awarded based on race results, pole positions, laps led, and other key factors. Understanding the scoring system can help you follow the competition more closely and see how every race impacts the battle for the championship title.
Championship Points System
Season
| Rank | Driver | Engine | Points | Behind | Starts | Wins | Poles | Top 5 | Top 10 | Laps Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex Palou | Honda | 549 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 137 |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | Chevrolet | 511 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 355 |
| 3 | Pato O'Ward | Chevrolet | 487 | 62 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 118 |
| 4 | Scott Dixon | Honda | 481 | 68 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 401 |
| 5 | Colton Herta | Honda | 455 | 94 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 391 |
| 6 | Marcus Ericsson | Honda | 435 | 114 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 45 |
| 7 | Graham Rahal | Honda | 389 | 160 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 65 |
| 8 | Simon Pagenaud | Chevrolet | 383 | 166 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 9 | Will Power | Chevrolet | 357 | 192 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 99 |
| 10 | Alexander Rossi | Honda | 332 | 217 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Takuma Sato | Honda | 324 | 225 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 21 |
| 12 | Rinus VeeKay | Chevrolet | 308 | 241 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 71 |
| 13 | Jack Harvey | Honda | 308 | 241 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | Scott McLaughlin | Chevrolet | 305 | 244 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 15 | Romain Grosjean | Honda | 272 | 277 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 53 |
| 16 | Sebastien Bourdais | Chevrolet | 258 | 291 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 22 |
| 17 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Honda | 256 | 293 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | Conor Daly | Chevrolet | 235 | 314 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 19 | Ed Jones | Honda | 233 | 316 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | James Hinchcliffe | Honda | 220 | 329 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Felix Rosenqvist | Chevrolet | 205 | 344 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 22 | Helio Castroneves | Honda | 158 | 391 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 35 |
| 23 | Dalton Kellett | Chevrolet | 148 | 401 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Santino Ferrucci | Honda | 146 | 403 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 25 | Max Chilton | Chevrolet | 134 | 415 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 26 | Jimmie Johnson | Honda | 108 | 441 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Ed Carpenter | Chevrolet | 107 | 442 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 28 | Tony Kanaan | Honda | 96 | 453 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Oliver Askew | Honda | 61 | 488 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 30 | Sage Karam | Chevrolet | 53 | 496 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 53 | 496 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Honda | 34 | 515 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | JR Hildebrand | Chevrolet | 30 | 519 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Cody Ware | Honda | 26 | 523 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Marco Andretti | Honda | 22 | 527 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Charlie Kimball | Chevrolet | 20 | 529 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Christian Lundgaard | Honda | 19 | 530 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Callum Ilott | Chevrolet | 18 | 531 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Ryan Norman | Honda | 10 | 539 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Simona De Silvestro | Chevrolet | 10 | 539 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Stefan Wilson | Honda | 10 | 539 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Kevin Magnussen | Chevrolet | 7 | 542 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 43 | RC Enerson | Chevrolet | 5 | 544 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |