| Car Number | #10 |
| Team | Chip Ganassi Racing |
| Engine | Honda |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Born | April 1, 1997 - Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, Spain |
| Age | 28 |
2026 Season Stats
Career Stats
Biography
Alex Palou has established himself as the most dominant force in modern IndyCar racing. Born in Sant Antoni de Vilamajor, a small town near Barcelona, Spain, Palou grew up immersed in European motorsport before making the career-defining decision to pursue open-wheel racing in the United States. That choice has proven spectacularly successful, with Palou winning four IndyCar Series championships in 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025 - a run of sustained excellence that places him among the greatest drivers in the history of the series.
Palou's path to IndyCar stardom was unconventional by American racing standards. He competed in Japanese Super Formula and various European series before landing a seat with Dale Coyne Racing in 2020, where he showed immediate promise. Chip Ganassi recognized Palou's rare combination of speed and racecraft and signed him for 2021, a move that paid dividends immediately. Palou won three races and captured the championship in his first season with the team, announcing himself as a generational talent at just 24 years old.
After a turbulent 2022 that saw a contract dispute between Ganassi and McLaren Racing make headlines across the motorsport world, Palou ultimately remained with Chip Ganassi Racing - and proceeded to reel off three more championships in succession. His consistency is remarkable even by the standards of IndyCar legends. Palou rarely has a bad weekend, and his ability to maximize points even when he does not have the fastest car has become his defining quality. He complements his consistent finishing with blistering one-lap speed and clean, aggressive wheel-to-wheel racing.
The 2025 season brought Palou what had been the missing piece of his resume - an Indianapolis 500 victory. Winning the Greatest Spectacle in Racing cemented his legacy as a complete IndyCar driver and gave him the credential that separates the great from the all-time great. Entering 2026 as the defending champion and Indy 500 winner, Palou sits second in the championship standings with 154 points and two wins, continuing his pursuit of a historic fifth title. Still only 28 years old, he has the potential to rewrite the record books before his career is over.
Interesting Facts
- Won four IndyCar championships (2021, 2023, 2024, 2025) - the only driver in series history to win three consecutive titles
- His 2025 Indianapolis 500 victory made him the first Spanish-born winner in the race's history
- Competed in Japanese Super Formula before coming to IndyCar, winning races in Asia, Europe, and North America
- His 2022 contract dispute between Chip Ganassi Racing and McLaren was one of the most high-profile legal battles in recent IndyCar history
- At 24 years old when he won his first championship, he was one of the youngest IndyCar champions ever
Indianapolis 500 Results
| Year | Team | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Dale Coyne Racing | 26 | 22nd |
| 2021 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 10 | 2nd |
| 2022 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 5 | 14th |
| 2023 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 3 | 4th |
| 2024 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 7 | 5th |
| 2025 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 2 | 1st |