A fifth-place end was sufficient for Alex Palou to increase his championship lead, now 27 factors away from Kyle Kirkwood.
A Lap 1 crash from the skin of the entrance row proved pricey for Pato O’Ward, who fell from fourth to seventh within the standings.
Christian Lundgaard’s victory bumped him from fifth as much as fourth within the standings, carving 20 factors out of his deficit to Palou.
One other notable mover was Marcus Armstrong, who climbed again into the highest ten after getting into the race thirteenth within the championship, leaping three positions.
2026 IndyCar factors after the Grand Prix of Indy (Race 6 of 18)
| Pos. | Driver | Factors |
| 1 | Alex Palou | 237 |
| 2 | Kyle Kirkwood | 210 |
| 3 | David Malukas | 185 |
| 4 | Christian Lundgaard | 182 |
| 5 | Josef Newgarden | 162 |
| 6 | Scott Dixon | 148 |
| 7 | Pato O’Ward | 148 |
| 8 | Graham Rahal | 141 |
| 9 | Scott McLaughlin | 141 |
| 10 | Marcus Armstrong | 123 |
| 11 | Felix Rosenqvist | 116 |
| 12 | Marcus Ericsson | 112 |
| 13 | Alexander Rossi | 110 |
| 14 | Will Energy | 107 |
| 15 | Dennis Hauger (R) | 100 |
| 16 | Rinus VeeKay | 94 |
| 17 | Kyffin Simpson | 93 |
| 18 | Santino Ferrucci | 90 |
| 19 | Louis Foster | 86 |
| 20 | Nolan Siegel | 76 |
| 21 | Caio Collet (R) | 70 |
| 22 | Romain Grosjean | 69 |
| 23 | Christian Rasmussen | 65 |
| 24 | Sting Ray Robb | 55 |
| 25 | Mick Schumacher (R) | 54 |
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