Álex Palou Montalbo (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈaləks ˈpalɔw monˈtalbu]; [1] born 1 April 1997) is a Spanish racing driver who drives for Chip Ganassi Racing in the IndyCar Series, where he won the 2021, 2023, and 2024 championships, and winner in the $1 Million Challenge.

Alex Palou enters the 2024 campaign as the defending NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion. At 26 years old, Palou has achieved two series championships (2023 and 2021), nine wins and 24 podiums through his first 50 starts with Chip Ganassi Racing.

Apr 1, 1997 · Alex Palou enters 2025 as a three-time INDYCAR SERIES champion (2021, 2023, 2024), making history as the first Spaniard to win an INDYCAR title. He clinched the 2023 championship with a "win and clinch" at Portland, becoming the first driver since 2007 to secure the title before the season finale.

Jan 20, 2024 · Alex Palou has two IndyCar championships, a newborn daughter and a last-minute seat in Chip Ganassi’s star-studded Cadillac at the Rolex 24 of Daytona.

Oct 30, 2024 · Alex Palou rebounded from Saturday's crash for a "solid" runner-up finish in the Hy-Vee One Step 250 despite the difficulty it was to pass on the race track. There is little doubt that Palou is the best driver in IndyCar in the 2020s, even without winning a race on an oval track.

Mar 2, 2025 · Palou opened his quest for a third consecutive Astor Challenge Cup as series champion in the best way possible, winning the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg presented by RP Funding in a master class of strategy, speed and patience.

1 day ago · Alex Palou admits that it is "100 percent" a little surreal that he has won the first two INDYCAR races of the season. "You always go through a weekend wanting to win — never expecting to win ...

Feb 26, 2025 · Alex Palou, the two-time defending IndyCar Series champion, is coming off his third championship in four years as he heads into 2025. It will be his fifth year with Chip Ganassi Racing, which a...

Oct 3, 2024 · Through managing the mental and emotional toll of the contract and lawsuit spectacle, Palou went out to record one of the most dominant seasons in the history of North America’s premier...

May 12, 2024 · Alex Palou won the race off pit row on Lap 62 then beat Will Power into the first turn on the only restart of the Indianapolis Grand Prix and easily defended last year's title on Indy's road course.