Autosport Top 50 of 2025: #29 Kyle Kirkwood
4th in IndyCar
Top 50 Drivers of 2025
Autosport's team of expert journalists got together to try to assess who were the top 50 drivers of 2025. Here are the results.
In a year when the spotlight was on team-mate Colton Herta’s pursuit of Formula 1, Kyle Kirkwood emerged as Andretti Global’s lead driver.
Halfway through 2025, eventual IndyCar champion Alex Palou and Kirkwood were the only drivers to have won races, Kirkwood with three to Palou’s six. But the American could only muster a pair of sixths in the final eight races, dropping from second to fourth in the points. Kirkwood’s three wins tripled Herta’s tally, and he notched his first oval victory at Gateway. Andretti’s hiring of ex-Penske star Will Power should benefit the Floridian moving forward.
Share Or Save This Story
Where Palou stacks up against the American racing greats
Why life starts at 45 for IndyCar champion Will Power
How Palou joined the Indy 500 stars as the rest of the cast fluffed their lines
Indy 500 runner-up Ericsson disqualified after failing technical inspections
The top 10 IndyCar drivers of 2024
Why Kyle Kirkwood is America's new IndyCar ace-in-waiting
The challenges facing McLaren ahead of F1 2026
The challenges facing Aston Martin ahead of F1 2026
Cadillac reveals two-sided livery for its maiden F1 season
The challenges facing Cadillac ahead of F1 2026
The karting guru who helped Norris and other F1 stars
Why the British motorsport industry is on the cusp of a new golden era
Motorsport's unseen race against the clock
The skeletons of failed start-up series that HybridV10 must navigate
Subscribe and access Autosport.com with your ad-blocker.
From Formula 1 to MotoGP we report straight from the paddock because we love our sport, just like you. In order to keep delivering our expert journalism, our website uses advertising. Still, we want to give you the opportunity to enjoy an ad-free and tracker-free website and to continue using your adblocker.
Top Comments