Sato wins dramatic Indy 500, Alonso wait continues

Takuma Sato claimed the second Indy 500 win of his career ahead of long-time race leader Scott Dixon after a tense and dramatic 200-lap race at the Brickyard.

But Fernando Alonso’s quest to complete the final leg of motorsport’s Triple Crown continues after he finished a lapped 21st.

Sato, the former Jordan and Super Aguri F1 driver, first won the showpiece event in 2017 and becomes the 20th driver to triumph on more than one occasion.

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Watch a nasty double crash involving Conor Daly and McLaren’s Oliver Askew mid-way through the Indy 500

Graham Rahal took third after a strong race, with former Haas F1 test driver Santino Ferrucci fourth.

The 500-mile race featured seven yellow-flag periods and a number of heavy crashes, with the race finishing under caution after a big late accident for Spencer Pigo into the pit wall.

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A dramatic wheel fire took James Davison out early in the Indy 500 to cause a full-course yellow

Alex Rossi was in contention alongside Dixon and Sato but his race unravelled spectacularly after half-distance. The American was first relegated to the back of the field after colliding with Sato exiting his pit box, before crashing out as he attempted to race back up the order.

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