Felix Rosenqvist
110th Running of the Indianapolis 500
NTT INDYCAR SERIES Notes and Quotes
Race Information
● Event: Indianapolis 500 (Round 7 of 18)
● Date/Time: Sunday, May 24 | 12:30 p.m. ET
● TV/Radio: FOX / INDYCAR Radio / SiriusXM INDYCAR Nation (channel 218)
● Location: Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
● Layout: 2.5-mile rectangular oval
● Laps/Miles: 200 laps/500 miles
Notes of Interest
● Felix Rosenqvist earned the nickname ‘Papa FRO’ on May 4, when his wife Emille gave birth to their first child, a baby girl named Stella.
● Rosenqvist has exhibited race-winning speed throughout the Month of May at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, qualifying fourth for the Indianapolis 500 with a four-lap average speed of 231.375 mph after advancing to the Firestone Fast Six qualifying session. The driver affectionately known as FRO recorded one of the fastest qualifying runs of the month, posting a blistering 232.599 mph four-lap average in the opening round.
● 2026 marks the fifth consecutive year that Rosenqvist has qualified inside the Top-10 at the Indy 500. He has also been quickest in Top 12 qualifying in three of the last four years. His best finish is fourth, coming in both 2022 and 2025.
By the Numbers
● Rosenqvist is competing in his eighth season of INDYCAR competition, and his third for Meyer Shank Racing.
● There are a combined 256 previous Indianapolis 500 starts among the 33 drivers in this year’s field. The record is 260 years of experience, set in 1987 and 1992. There were 253 years of combined experience in last year’s field.
● Twenty-four different drivers in this year’s field have led a total of 2,485 laps in previous Indianapolis 500s, including Rosenqvist, who has led 61 laps in his seven Indy 500 starts.
Felix Rosenqvist, No. 60 SiriusXM Honda
”The Indy 500 is such a special race. I’m very excited. We’ve been quick in recent years, and I now genuinely think this is one of our strongest races on the calendar. I feel like I’ve now got the experience, the knowledge and everything in place. Anything can happen, but going into it, I think all the big pieces are there.”