Takuma Sato won almost 2.5 million dollars for his 2017 Indianapolis 500 win. The Japanese driver took victory in the 200-lap race after a daring pass on Helio Castroneves 5 laps before the finish.
Fernando Alonso picked up the “Rookie of the Year” award, which is voted by the media.
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— McLarenHondaAndretti (@McLarenIndy) May 29, 2017
Prize list for Sunday’s 101st Indianapolis 500 Verizon IndyCar Series event on the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway
(order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, aero kit-engine, laps completed reason out (if any), and prize money earned)
| 1. | (4) | Takuma Sato | Honda | 200 | Running | $2,458,129 |
| 2. | (19) | Helio Castroneves | Chevrolet | 200 | Running | $770,629 |
| 3. | (11) | Ed Jones | Honda | 200 | Running | $535,629 |
| 4. | (15) | Max Chilton | Honda | 200 | Running | $484,129 |
| 5. | (7) | Tony Kanaan | Honda | 200 | Running | $438,129 |
| 6. | (18) | Juan Pablo Montoya | Chevrolet | 200 | Running | $255,805 |
| 7. | (3) | Alexander Rossi | Honda | 200 | Running | $420,629 |
| 8. | (8) | Marco Andretti | Honda | 200 | Running | $384,629 |
| 9. | (25) | Gabby Chaves | Chevrolet | 200 | Running | $235,305 |
| 10. | (24) | Carlos Munoz | Chevrolet | 200 | Running | $364,129 |
| 11. | (2) | Ed Carpenter | Chevrolet | 200 | Running | $395,129 |
| 12. | (14) | Graham Rahal | Honda | 200 | Running | $361,129 |
| 13. | (13) | Mikhail Aleshin | Honda | 200 | Running | $355,629 |
| 14. | (23) | Simon Pagenaud | Chevrolet | 200 | Running | $349,129 |
| 15. | (31) | Sebastian Saavedra | Chevrolet | 200 | Running | $210,305 |
| 16. | (6) | JR Hildebrand | Chevrolet | 200 | Running | $345,129 |
| 17. | (28) | Pippa Mann | Honda | 199 | Running | $200,305 |
| 18. | (29) | Spencer Pigot | Chevrolet | 194 | Running | $200,305 |
| 19. | (22) | Josef Newgarden | Chevrolet | 186 | Running | $334,129 |
| 20. | (33) | James Davison | Honda | 183 | Contact | $355,129 |
| 21. | (12) | Oriol Servia | Honda | 183 | Contact | $200,305 |
| 22. | (17) | James Hinchcliffe | Honda | 183 | Contact | $349,129 |
| 23. | (9) | Will Power | Chevrolet | 183 | Contact | $388,129 |
| 24. | (5) | Fernando Alonso | Honda | 179 | Mechanical | $305,805 |
| 25. | (16) | Charlie Kimball | Honda | 166 | Mechanical | $339,129 |
| 26. | (32) | Zach Veach | Chevrolet | 155 | Mechanical | $200,805 |
| 27. | (10) | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Honda | 136 | Mechanical | $351,629 |
| 28. | (21) | Sage Karam | Chevrolet | 125 | Mechanical | $202,805 |
| 29. | (30) | Buddy Lazier | Chevrolet | 118 | Contact | $200,305 |
| 30. | (26) | Conor Daly | Chevrolet | 65 | Contact | $334,129 |
| 31. | (27) | Jack Harvey | Honda | 65 | Contact | $205,805 |
| 32. | (1) | Scott Dixon | Honda | 52 | Contact | $446,629 |
| 33. | (20) | Jay Howard | Honda | 45 | Contact | $200,305 |
Race Statistics:
Winners average speed: 155.395 mph
Time of Race: 3:13:03.3584
Margin of victory: 0.2011 of a second
Cautions: 11 for 50 laps
Lead changes: 35 among 15 drivers
Takuma Sato:
“It was a fantastic race. Until three laps to go I really didn’t know. When Helio came side by side with three to go that was the moment I really had to go for it. And we did it and pulled away and it was fantastic. It is unbelievable.”
I really have to thank A.J. Foyt because the last four years he gave me this tremendous experience on his team and now Michael Andretti gave me a fantastic opportunity with his team. I want to thank all the 26 car guys and engineers, Honda, everyone. This is really awesome. The organization is unbelievable. I’m so proud of the whole team. It’s just a great victory. I’m so proud.”
“I dreamed of something like this since I was 12. You don’t just dream about it. Obviously, you prepare for the race. You want to win the race. I had huge ambition and I had to try.”
