Follow the progress of the Indianapolis 500

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Published on 24/05/2015 à 18:05

Pierre Tassel

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Follow the progress of the Indianapolis 500

21h39: Fifteen years after his first victory, Colombian Juan-Pablo Montoya (Team Penske – Chevrolet) triumphed for the second time at the Indianapolis 500 this Sunday, giving Roger Penske a sixteenth success at the Brickyard.

21:10 p.m.: Very impressive accident involving Stefano Coletti (KV Racing – Chevrolet), Sebastian Saavedra (Chip Ganassi Racing – Chevrolet) and Jack Hawksworth (AJ Foyt Enterprises – Honda). Doctors are currently caring for Saavedra. simon pagenaud encountered difficulties with his front wing just before this accident, and returned to the pits to change this wing. The restart has been given and Power, Montoya and Dixon are fighting for victory.

21:00 p.m.: Due to debris on the track, race management decides to display a yellow flag 32 laps from the finish. Dixon leads in front of Power, Montoya and Simon Pagenaud. Marco Andretti (Andretti Autosport) is the first representative of the Honda clan in 5th position. The drivers decide to return to the pits. Will Power leaves ahead of Juan-Pablo Montoya, Scott Dixon and Simon Pagenaud. Carlos Munoz (Andretti Autosport – Honda) is in the lead.

20:40 p.m.: With 50 laps to go, Simon Pagenaud has just regained the lead of the race from Scott Dixon who came back through the pits. The Frenchman also stopped and was able to restart in front of Dixon and Power. But a yellow flag has just been displayed following the exit of Tony Kanaan. One of the favorites, winner in 2013, is down. Charlie Kimball (Chip Ganassi Racing – Chevrolet) is currently in the lead.

20:07 p.m.: New yellow flag for an incident involving Ed Carpenter (CFH Racing – Chevrolet) and Oriol Servia (RLL Racing – Honda). The two pilots got out of their car. During the pit stops, a mechanic working on Tristan Vautier's car was hit by James Davison (Dale Coyne Racing – Honda) and is taken care of by medical teams. The race is restarted on the 123rd lap.

19:57 p.m.: The halfway point has been reached in Indianapolis. The drivers are on a new wave of stops, and Simon Pagenaud has taken back control of this 500 Indy 2015 ahead of Kanaan, Montoya, Power, and Dixon for a 5% Chevrolet top 100. Sebastian Bourdais is 12th, Tristan Vautier 25th.

19:26 p.m.: Yellow flag for the exit of Bryan Clauson (Jonathan Byrd's Racing – Chevrolet). Medical teams are at the bedside of the 25-year-old pilot, who finally gets out of his car. The leaders take the opportunity to return to the pits. Simon Pagenaud makes a better stop and leaves in front of Dixon to take control of the event. The green flag is displayed at the start of the 71st lap.

19:15 p.m.: After 50 laps, Scott Dixon still leads ahead of Simon Pagenaud. Tony Kanaan remains in 3rd position ahead Helio Castroneves (Team Penske – Chevrolet) and Will Power (Team Penske – Chevrolet). Sébastien Bourdais is 12th, Tristan Vautier, 27th.

19:02 p.m.: T30: Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan (Chip Ganassi Racing – Honda) exchange the lead several times. Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske – Chevrolet) remains in contact in 3rd position. The Frenchman took advantage of the stops of his two rivals to take the lead of the race for a while before entering the pits in his turn.

18h50:
Green flag and resumption of the race.

18:41 p.m.: The car of Juan-Pablo Montoya (Team Penske – Chevrolet) is damaged at the right rear wheel fairing. The Colombian finally lost the element and returned to the pits to change his entire rear wing. It appears that contact with Simona de Silvestro (Andretti Autosport – Honda) was the cause of this incident.

18:35 p.m.: Ryan Briscoe (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports – Honda) spun behind the Sato – Karam collision and was able to restart. Takuma Sato has returned to the pits and can continue the race. Karam was released from the medical center.

18:30 p.m.: Green Flag in Indianapolis… and already a contact which involves Sage Karam (Chip Ganassi Racing – Chevrolet) and Takuma Sato (AJ Foyt Enterprises – Honda). Yellow Flag. Karam's car is being evacuated.

18:20 p.m.: The engines are running, the cars have just set off behind the Pace-Car driven this year by Jeff Gordon. Alex Tagliani (AJ Foyt Enterprises – Honda) encountered problems getting started but will eventually rejoin the peloton. Conor Daly (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports – Honda) stopped at the side of the track, with flames visible at the rear of his car.

18:00 p.m.: At the legendary Brickyard in Indianapolis, it is the three-time New Zealand champion Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing? Chevrolet) who will start in pole position this Sunday in front of the two Dallara DW12s? Chevrolet of Team Penske of reigning Australian champion Will Power and Frenchman Simon Pagenaud.

Two other French people will be on the track for these 500 miles, Sébastien Bourdais (KV Racing? Chevrolet), 7th on the grid and Tristan Vautier (Dale Coyne Racing? Honda), 32nd at the start of the race.

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