2025 Indy 500 Qualifications: Format, how it works

As anticipation builds for the 2025 Indy 500, fans and teams alike turn their attention to one of the most exciting parts of the month of May: qualifications weekend. This year's Indy 500 qualifying format spans two intense days—Saturday, May 17 and Sunday, May 18—and will determine the starting grid for the 33-car field in "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing." Here’s everything you need to know about the Indy 500 qualifying schedule, including key times, formats, and how drivers earn their place in the field

Qualifications weekend runs from Saturday, May 17, to Sunday, May 18. Here's how each day breaks down:

Full-Field Qualifying (11 a.m. – 5:50 p.m. ET)

Top 12 Qualifying (4:05 p.m. - 5:05 p.m. ET)

Last Chance Qualifying (5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. ET)

Firestone Fast Six (6:25 p.m. - 6:55 p.m. ET)

The 2025 Indy 500 Qualifications will be broadcast on FOX, FS1 and FS2. Here's the complete schedule:

The 2025 Indy 500 Qualifications will be available to be streamed live on the FOX Sports website and the FOX Sports App. 

For those without cable, there are live-streaming services that carry FOX, FS1 and FS2, including YouTube TV, Sling TV, Hulu + Live TV and fuboTV.

If you have an antenna in a good reception area, you can also watch INDYCAR on your local FOX station. Check out the Federal Communications Commission TV reception maps to see which stations are available in your area.