Hunter-Reay finds his way to success in Detroit

Starting from tenth position, Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) took advantage of a good strategy to move up the positions and find himself in the exhausts of his teammate Alexander Red in the final laps of Race 2 in Detroit, Michigan. The winner of the 100th edition of the Indy 500 who started on pole then made a mistake by missing braking.

While Ryan Hunter-Reay took his first victory since Pocono (Pennsylvania) in 2015, Alexander Rossi was only able to finish in 12th place after suffering a puncture. This benefits Will Power (Team Penske), second in the race, who regains control of the Championship with a five-point lead over Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing), the winner of Race 1, fourth behind his teammate Ed Jones .

Graham Rahal (RLL Racing), winner of the two races last year who was left with a retirement in Race 1, was this time able to complete the Top 5 ahead of Robert Wickens.

The French were once again behind. simon pagenaud (Team Penske) could only finish in tenth place while Sébastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing) finished 21st after suffering a puncture on the opening lap and a spin near the end of the race.

The start of Race 2 in Detroit was delayed by several tens of minutes following a safety car accident on the first formation lap.

Discover the report of the Detroit GP in issue 2168 of AUTOhebdo, available from Monday evening in digital version on all platforms, and from this Wednesday on newsstands.