Complete IndyCar championship standings after 2026 Detroit GP
Palou has extended his points advantage, and there's been another change in the runner-up spot
Alex Palou, Chip Ganassi Racing
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With his fourth win of the 2026 season in Detroit, Alex Palou now holds a 62-point lead in the IndyCar championship standings.
Kyle Kirkwood's runner-up finish bumped him back up into second, with David Malukas falling to third, 79 points back of the lead.
Christian Lundgaard is the highest-ranked McLaren driver in fourth, 101pts adrift of the lead and just six points ahead of teammate Pato O'Ward.
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2026 IndyCar standings after Detroit GP (Race 8 of 18)
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Alex Palou | 327 |
| 2 | Kyle Kirkwood | 265 |
| 3 | David Malukas | 248 |
| 4 | Christian Lundgaard | 226 |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | 220 |
| 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | 205 |
| 7 | Scott McLaughlin | 192 |
| 8 | Josef Newgarden | 187 |
| 9 | Graham Rahal | 186 |
| 10 | Marcus Armstrong | 174 |
| 11 | Scott Dixon | 173 |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | 153 |
| 13 | Rinus VeeKay | 143 |
| 14 | Alexander Rossi | 140 |
| 15 | Kyffin Simpson | 138 |
| 16 | Santino Ferrucci | 129 |
| 17 | Dennis Hauger (R) | 128 |
| 18 | Will Power | 121 |
| 19 | Louis Foster | 121 |
| 20 | Nolan Siegel | 110 |
| 21 | Romain Grosjean | 102 |
| 22 | Caio Collet (R) | 90 |
| 23 | Sting Ray Robb | 78 |
| 24 | Christian Rasmussen | 76 |
| 25 | Mick Schumacher (R) | 75 |
| 26 | Conor Daly | 24 |
| 27 | Takuma Sato | 20 |
| 28 | Jack Harvey | 8 |
| 29 | Jacob Abel (R) | 6 |
| 30 | Helio Castroneves | 5 |
| 31 | Ed Carpenter | 5 |
| 32 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 5 |
| 33 | Katherine Legge | 5 |
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