The 2015 Indianapolis 500
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By: Matt Beer, Jack Benyon, Mitchell Adam, Mark Glendenning, David Evans, Edd Straw, Peter Mills, Gary Watkins, Glenn Freeman
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Le Mans — Test Day: And now Hartley goes fastest then Jani this morning. His 3m21.061s is quicker than last year's pole.
Le Mans — Test Day: Tandy eclipses Duval's session best with a 3m24.549s.
Down the order, Milner (Chevrolet) and Lamy (Aston) have both dipped into the 3m59s, so not far off Gavin's morning GTE best for Corvette Racing.
Down the order, Milner (Chevrolet) and Lamy (Aston) have both dipped into the 3m59s, so not far off Gavin's morning GTE best for Corvette Racing.
Le Mans - Test Day: And now there's a 3m27s from Tandy, a 3m28s from Lotterer — and a 3m25s from Duval.
Le Mans - Test Day: Tandy has just popped in a 3m28,85s in the #19 Porsche. There's a fully-dry racing line now, at leasts on the start-finish straight.
Le Mans - Test Day: Nakajima has worked his way down to a 3m37, but Jarvis and Lotterer have done 3m34s.
And then Lotterer pumps in a 3m31.6s
The track is clearly drying out.
And then Lotterer pumps in a 3m31.6s
The track is clearly drying out.
Le Mans — Test Day: It stopped raining during the lunch hour, but it's spitting again now.
Nakajima has just gone around in a 3m42.629s for Toyota.
Nakajima has just gone around in a 3m42.629s for Toyota.
Le Mans - Test Day: The rain hasn't abated, so the times stand from the opening one hour and 45 minutes of that four-hour session.
Jani is quickest in LMP1 for Porsche on a 3m21.945s and Vanthoor in LMP2 for OAK with a 3m41.919s
Gavin set the best time in GTE Pro for Corvette Racing on a 3m58.162s and Giammaria in GTE Pro for AF Corse.
The second session starts at 2pm local time.
Jani is quickest in LMP1 for Porsche on a 3m21.945s and Vanthoor in LMP2 for OAK with a 3m41.919s
Gavin set the best time in GTE Pro for Corvette Racing on a 3m58.162s and Giammaria in GTE Pro for AF Corse.
The second session starts at 2pm local time.
Le Mans — Test Day: It's still raining, and Jani is doing lap times in the region of 3m46-50s.
The forecast suggests that the sun should peep through the clouds this afternoon, but it looks like we're set for showers all day.
The forecast suggests that the sun should peep through the clouds this afternoon, but it looks like we're set for showers all day.
Le Mans — Test Day: Vanthoor is fasted in LMP2 aboard the branded OAK Ligier-Honda — not bad for a Le Mans rookie (though he did do the Test Day last year).
The Belgian's time of 3m41.919s puts him three tenths up on Chatin's best in the Signatech Alpine.
Oliver Gavin is fastest in GTE Pro for Chevrolet on a 3m58.162s, while Raffaele has gone quickest in GTE Am in his AF Corse Ferrari.
The Belgian's time of 3m41.919s puts him three tenths up on Chatin's best in the Signatech Alpine.
Oliver Gavin is fastest in GTE Pro for Chevrolet on a 3m58.162s, while Raffaele has gone quickest in GTE Am in his AF Corse Ferrari.
Le Mans — Test Day: Rain has been reported. The forecast, it has to be said, is pretty grotty for today
Le Mans — Test Day: Ninety or so minutes in, and Porsche has already gone faster than at any time last year at Le Mans.
Jani has set a 3m21.945s, which compares with a 3m22.146s that put Dumas second on the grid 12 months ago – and it's 'just a couple of tenths shy of Nakajima's pole mark for Toyota
Bonanomi is second in the times for Audi right now on a 3m22.307s, while the best Toyota time is a 3m26.929s for Sarrazin.
Nissan's fastest lap at the moment is a 3m48.835s from Krumm.
Jani has set a 3m21.945s, which compares with a 3m22.146s that put Dumas second on the grid 12 months ago – and it's 'just a couple of tenths shy of Nakajima's pole mark for Toyota
Bonanomi is second in the times for Audi right now on a 3m22.307s, while the best Toyota time is a 3m26.929s for Sarrazin.
Nissan's fastest lap at the moment is a 3m48.835s from Krumm.
Thanks for joining us for the 2015 Indianapolis 500. Here's our full report on a race that built to a fantastic finish, and a popular second Indy win for Juan Pablo Montoya:
Montoya wins thrilling Indy 500
Montoya wins thrilling Indy 500
Juan Pablo Montoya, Indy 500 2015
@MarioAndretti: "Congratulations to a worthy champion @jpmontoya after an epic duel. Amazing race @12WillPower. Great show!"
@DaleJr: "During his time in @NASCAR, @jpmontoya was always really cool to me. I looked up to him as a true wheelman. So good to see him win today."
@McLarenF1: "Huge congrats to ex-McLaren man @jpmontoya, sensationally winning his second #Indy500 today."
@WilliamsRacing: "Congratulations @jpmontoya on a great #Indy500 win!"
@DaleJr: "During his time in @NASCAR, @jpmontoya was always really cool to me. I looked up to him as a true wheelman. So good to see him win today."
@McLarenF1: "Huge congrats to ex-McLaren man @jpmontoya, sensationally winning his second #Indy500 today."
@WilliamsRacing: "Congratulations @jpmontoya on a great #Indy500 win!"
Result:
1 Montoya
2 Power
3 Kimball
4 Dixon
5 Rahal
6 Andretti
7 Castroneves
8 Hildebrand
9 Newgarden
10 Pagenaud
11 Bourdais
12 Briscoe
13 Sato
14 Bell
15 Hunter-Reay
16 Chaves
17 Tagliani
18 Jakes
19 de Silvestro
20 Munoz
21 Wilson
22 Mann
1 Montoya
2 Power
3 Kimball
4 Dixon
5 Rahal
6 Andretti
7 Castroneves
8 Hildebrand
9 Newgarden
10 Pagenaud
11 Bourdais
12 Briscoe
13 Sato
14 Bell
15 Hunter-Reay
16 Chaves
17 Tagliani
18 Jakes
19 de Silvestro
20 Munoz
21 Wilson
22 Mann
Montoya's 15 years between Indy 500 wins is a new record, breaking the previous mark of 10 years for AJ Foyt.
That was a remarkable comeback from Montoya, who was at the back of the field early on after suffering bodywork damage in a clash with Simona de Silvestro.
Dixon: "We had a good restart, was just trying to pace it. When I really needed to go I just couldn't turn the car. As the laps were counting down I was trying to make something happen, but the front wouldn't hang on. Congrats to Juan, he drove a hell of a race."
Kimball: "I was hoping they were going to push each other too hard and give us a chance. We had a good car."
Power: "I was trying to keep the lead because I knew the tyres would go off in the heat. Maybe I was a bit nice to Montoya into 1, I lifted. I got really close and then I washed out and had to lift.
"That was some serious racing there, a lot of fun. Credit to the team, finishing 1-2. Just too much push there, damn! Congrats to Juan, he was strong all day. It sucks finishing second, it's the Indy 500."
"That was some serious racing there, a lot of fun. Credit to the team, finishing 1-2. Just too much push there, damn! Congrats to Juan, he was strong all day. It sucks finishing second, it's the Indy 500."
"That was fun, I knew I had a good car when I came through the field," says the winner. "But that fight at the end was hard! Awesome. I'm looking for the words, this is too much."
Superb racing from Montoya, Power and Dixon in the closing stages there. Pure class from all three - clean, hard racing all the way.
Montoya knew he had it in the bag in Turn 4, he was already shouting on the radio.
Now, he pulls into Victory Lane and it's almost milk time.
Now, he pulls into Victory Lane and it's almost milk time.
Power closed up on the run to the flag, but he wasn't close enough to pull out before the yard of bricks.
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