2025 Indianapolis 500 delayed: Start time, how to watch live, TV channel

The 109th Indianapolis 500 is finally upon us. The largest motorsport event of the year promises another great day of racing. This will be the first Indy 500 to feature the hybrid energy recovery system powertrains.

Josef Newgarden is targeting his third win at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Starting from the back of the grid, the driver will have to work hard.

When is the 2025 Indianapolis 500

Sunday, 25 May

109th Running of the Indianapolis 500 - Local time: 12:45

The start has been delayed due to light rain showers. Read the update here by clicking here.

Kyle Larson has a reserve lined up if he decides he needs to leave for the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte. Tony Kanaan will take his seat.

How to watch the 2025 Indianapolis 500

For fans watching in the United States, the 2025 Indy 500 will be broadcast on FOX Sports. For those watching in Canada, it will be available on TSN, and in the UK, it will be shown on Sky Sports.

For a full list of Indy 500 broadcasters for each country, visit here.

For a guide on the full starting lineup for the 109th Indy 500, click here.

Indy 500 field

Photo by: Michael L. Levitt / Motorsport Images via Getty Images

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5 fun facts about the Indianapolis 500

The famous milk tradition
Beginning in 1936, this tradition started after Louis Meyer drank buttermilk after he won the iconic race. The reasoning? His mother assured him it would rehydrate him after such a taxing day.

33 cars for a reason
The reason behind the odd number of cars on the starting grid stems from the American Automobile Association which allows only one car for every 400 feet of track. There have of course been the odd exception to this rule, but it stands this weekend.

How many sausages?
If all the hot dogs and bratwurst sold during the event were lined up, they'd complete the circuit over three times.

Then versus now
In 1913, Jules Goux won by a margin of over 13 minutes. In 1992, Al Unser Jr. took the win by a margin of only 0.043 seconds.

Kiss the bricks
Following the race, it's tradition for the winner to kiss the Yard of Bricks found at the start/finish line. This tradition actually came from NASCAR but was eventually adopted by IndyCar.