How do I use the IndyCar Points Calculator?

Drag drivers onto the race grid. Real results are already filled in for races that have run, and the standings update as you go. Hover a card to give pole, led a lap or most laps led; right-click or long-press for more options.

How are IndyCar points calculated?

Every car scores: 50 for a win, then 40, 35, 32, 30, 28, 26, 24, 22, 20 for 10th, one point less a place to 6 for 24th, and 5 from 25th back. Pole earns 1 point (not at the Indy 500), leading a lap 1, leading the most laps 2 more, and the top twelve Indy 500 qualifiers score 12 down to 1.

Does the calculator use each season's own rules?

Yes. Older seasons had different points tables, double points at the Indy 500 and the finale, and other bonuses, and points penalties are applied as the officials did.

About the IndyCar Points Calculator

Q: Where do the results come from?

From each season's Wikipedia page, under CC BY-SA 4.0. A season is only published when every driver's points, recomputed by the calculator, match Wikipedia's totals.

Drag drivers into their finishing positions for any race, give out pole and laps-led bonuses, and the drivers' standings update straight away. The real results are filled in, so you can start from what happened and change it.

The current season updates itself: new results appear a few hours after each race, once Wikipedia has them and the points check out.

How points are scored

Seasons	Finishing places	Bonuses
2023–today	50-40-35-32-30-28-26-24-22-20, then 19 down to 6 (24th), 5 from 25th	Pole 1 (not Indy) · led a lap 1 · most laps led 2 · Indy 500 qualifying 12…1
2014–2022	As today	As today; double points at the Indy 500, the finale (2015–19) and 500-mile races (2014); Indy qualifying 9…1 (2018–21), 42…1 (2016–17)
2013	As today	Pole 1 · led a lap 1 · most laps led 2 · Indy qualifying 15…3
2004–2012	50-40-35… to 13 (17th), 12 for 18th–24th, 10 from 25th	Most laps led 3 (2004–08), then pole 1, led a lap 1, most laps led 2
1998–2003	50-40-35… to 2 (28th), 1 from 29th	Most laps led 2; pole 3 (1998–2000)
1996–1997	35-33-32… down by 1	Pole 2, most laps led 1 (1996–97)

Every car in the field scores. A driver who qualified but didn't start gets half of last place's points. Points penalties are applied as the officials did. Drivers level on points are split on most wins, then most 2nds, and so on. The Points menu can also score any season on finishing places alone.

Questions

How do I use it?

Drag a driver from the list onto a race slot, or tap a driver and then a slot on a phone. Hover a card to give it pole (P), led a lap (dot) or most laps led (star). Right-click (or long-press) a card for more options, such as repeating a result for the rest of the season.

Why are some seasons missing?

A season is only published when every driver's points, recomputed by the calculator, match the official totals. Some older Wikipedia pages don't mark who led a lap, so those seasons can't be checked yet.

Where do the results come from?

From each season's Wikipedia page, used under CC BY-SA 4.0. A season is only published when every driver's points, recomputed by the calculator, match Wikipedia's totals.

Is it free?

Yes, completely free with no registration required.

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