It's not only Shwartzman's first attempt at the Indy 500 - it's his first race on an oval in his entire racing career. Shwartzman moved up through the European karting and Formula levels, eventually becoming the Formula 3 champion in 2019 and a test driver for Ferrari's Formula 1 team.

A rookie will be sitting on the pole for the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500. Robert Shwartzman claimed the NTT P1 Award on Sunday, coming in with an average speed of 232.790 mph.

Rookie Robert Shwartzman wins pole position for the 2025 Indianapolis 500 for Prema Racing, which is in its first year of IndyCar Series racing. The 25-year-old Israeli drove his No. 83 Chevrolet to 232.790 mph over four laps on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval during Fast Six qualifying.

IndyCar rookie Robert Shwartzman has gone from relative unknown on the circuit to stardom in just a few days thanks to a nearly unprecedented qualifying run for the 109th Indianapolis 500. The 25-year-old shocked the sport by capturing pole position for Sunday's race amid the Team Penske cheating scandal.

Several drivers and stakeholders, including Scott Dixon, were left stunned after Robert Shwartzman claimed pole position for the Indy 500.

Indianapolis 500 pole position is on the line at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when the top 12 qualifiers from Saturday take to the 2.5-mile oval today. The last row for the May 25 race will also be ...

Robert Shwartzman became a popular Google search topic Sunday after the IndyCar rookie shocked the racing world by qualifying for pole position in this weekend's Indy 500. And those who searched long enough came across one little obscure fact about the 25-year-old that certainly got our attention here at FTW: he's also a

Robert Shwartzman’s life changed on Sunday. The odds are long, but they could change again this Sunday if he’s able to complete the wildest story in modern IndyCar history.Before he captured pole position for the 109th Indianapolis 500,