2017 Indianapolis 500 build-up
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- 15th May 2017, 17:04 at 5:04 pm #342442Keith CollantineKeymaster
The build-up to the 2017 Indianapolis 500 is underway and the first official practice session is go (see video above).
Naturally there’s a lot of attention on Fernando Alonso’s addition to the entry list this year but he’s just one of 33 drivers in with a chance of winning. Here they all are:
Simon Pagenaud
Josef Newgarden
Helio Castroneves
Conor Daly
James Hinchcliffe
Mikhail Aleshin
Max Chilton
Scott Dixon
Tony Kanaan
Spencer Pigot
Will Power
Carlos Munoz
Graham Rahal
Oriol Servia
Sebastian Saavedra
Sebastien Bourdais
Ed Jones
Ed Carpenter
JR Hildebrand
Juan Pablo Montoya
Sage Karam
Takuma Sato
Marco Andretti
Ryan Hunter-Reay
Fernando Alonso
Zach Veach
Buddy Lazier
Jack Harvey
Pippa Mann
Jay Howard
Charlie Kimball
Gabby Chaves
Alexander Rossi15th May 2017, 18:18 at 6:18 pm #342443DamonParticipantThis build up has a feel of some sort of Motorsport Olympic Games. I’m loving it :)
17th May 2017, 16:44 at 4:44 pm #342526DamonParticipantNice seeing Alonso druving in a crowd, figuring out slipstreaming and overtaking:
19th May 2017, 16:56 at 4:56 pm #342555DamonParticipantAm watching Fist Friday session at Indianapolis and this comment made my day:
“Alonso at Indy “Something is ahh wrong with the car…it feels fast, no? What do you see on the telemetry. Is everything ok? It feels good…this cannot be…””
:):):):)
21st May 2017, 7:22 at 7:22 am #342568James McGreneryParticipantReal shame for Bourdais to be out of the running, he was so fast leading up to his crash! Hopefully he can make a swift and full recovery!
22nd May 2017, 0:17 at 12:17 am #342575Keith CollantineKeymasterQualifying is done and we have Scott Dixon on pole position, he’ll share the front row of the grid with Ed Carpenter and last year’s winner Alexander Rossi.
Fernando Alonso will line up fifth behind Takuma Sato, making it three Andretti-Hondas in the top five. Here’s how the rest of the field will take the start. James Davison will take the place of the injured Sebastien Bourdais:
1. Scott Dixon – 232.164mph
2. Ed Carpenter – 231.664mph
3. Alexander Rossi – 231.487mph
4. Takuma Sato – 231.365mph
5. Fernando Alonso – 231.3mph
6. JR Hildebrand – 230.889mph
7. Tony Kanaan – 230.828mph
8. Marco Andretti – 230.474mph
9. Will Power – 230.2mph
10. Ryan Hunter-Reay – 231.442mph
11. Ed Jones – 230.578mph
12. Oriol Servia – 230.309mph
13. Mikhail Aleshin – 230.271mph
14. Graham Rahal – 230.253mph
15. Max Chilton – 230.068mph
16. Charlie Kimball – 229.956mph
17. James Hinchcliffe – 229.86mph
18. Juan Pablo Montoya – 229.565mph
19. Helio Castroneves – 229.515mph
20. Jay Howard – 229.414mph
21. Sage Karam – 229.38mph
22. Josef Newgarden – 228.501mph
23. Simon Pagenaud – 228.093mph
24. Carlos Munoz – 227.921mph
25. Gabby Chaves – 226.921mph
26. Conor Daly – 226.439mph
27. Jack Harvey – 225.742mph
28. Pippa Mann – 225.008mph
29. Spencer Pigot – 224.052mph
30. Buddy Lazier – 223.417mph
31. Sebastian Saavedra – 221.142mph
32. Zach Veach – 221.081mph
33. James Davison – No time22nd May 2017, 8:04 at 8:04 am #342576bukesterParticipantInteresting how they changed his engine before final quali….
23rd May 2017, 8:40 at 8:40 am #342639Excuse me :DParticipantHow much is getting the pole position important in the Indy 500?
23rd May 2017, 19:37 at 7:37 pm #342649DamonParticipant@piyush
The pole position is not so important. A good starting position is. You get a championship point for a pole position though. There’s more:
Pole Award: 1 point
Leading At Least One Lap: 1 point
Most Laps Led: 2 pointsIt’s certainly favourable to start from the front row, it’s also safer in terms of possible crashes, especially if there’s a gentlemen’s agreement among the top-3 to respect each other’s positions into the first corner.
23rd May 2017, 20:22 at 8:22 pm #342651Adam BlockerParticipant@damon In terms of points, you are incorrect for the Indy 500. Qualifying for Indy is essentially another round of the championship, with the pole sitter scoring 42 points, as can be seen here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_Championship_car_racing_point_scoring_systems#Indy_Qualifying_2
@square-route Here is a table of where previous winners have started on their way to victory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indianapolis_500_winners#Winning_starting_positionsKeep in mind that a lot of winners started up front because they were fast in the race and in qualifying. If a driver is fast in race trim and has good strategy, he can win from any starting position. Montoya came from 30th at one point in the race in 2015 to win, so it can be done.
24th May 2017, 0:28 at 12:28 am #342652DamonParticipantWoah! That’s surprising! Thanks for the correction :)
I used IndyCar’s official page for info, but failed to read down to the point where they add that Indy quali is indeed awarded the same way a reagular race is:
http://www.indycar.com/Fan-Info/INDYCAR-101/Points-SystemSo, there you go – quali is sure important in that particular aspect.
24th May 2017, 5:26 at 5:26 am #342653Excuse me :DParticipant@blockwall2 and @damon
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