2016 Indianapolis 500

100th running of the Indianapolis 500 February 2025 100th Indianapolis 500 2016indianapolis500logo.png IndyCar 2016 IndyCar season Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian May 29, 2016 USA Alexander Rossi (R) Tom Germanhttps://racer.com/2016/03/07/team-outlook-2016-andretti-autosport-looks-to-rebound-strong Team Outlook 2016: Andretti Autosport looks to rebound strong Racer.com Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. March 7, 2016 March 10, 2026September 2026 InternetArchiveBot 166.634 mph km/h on CAN James Hinchcliffe 230.760 mph km/h on CAN James Hinchcliffe USA Alexander Rossi USA Ryan Hunter-Reay (52) Darius RuckerDarius Rucker To Sing National Anthem At Indianapolis 500 http://www.wltx.com/sports/darius-rucker-to-sing-national-anthem-at-indianapolis-500/156385688 https://archive.today/20160516210529/http://www.wltx.com/sports/darius-rucker-to-sing-national-anthem-at-indianapolis-500/156385688 dead May 16, 2016 April 28, 2016 WLTX Gannett Company April 27, 2016 Josh KaufmanLindquist David Josh Kaufman is 'Back Home' singer for Indy 500's 100th running http://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/04/07/josh-kaufman-voice-indianapolis-500-nabors-speedway-straight-no-chaser/82743648/ April 7, 2016 The Indianapolis Star Gannett Company April 7, 2016 Mari Hulman George and family Chevrolet Camaro Roger Penske Mario Andretti (driver)Lady Gaga (passenger) Chris Pine Paul Blevin ABC (including WRTV, blackout lifted due to sellout) Allen Bestwick, Scott Goodyear, Eddie Cheever 3.9 / 6.0M viewers 2015 2017 The 2016 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade Motor Oil for sponsorship reasons) took place on Sunday, May 29, 2016, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. It was the premier event of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season. 24 year-old rookie Alexander Rossi of Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian won the race on fuel mileage over Carlos Muñoz and Josef Newgarden. Two-time winner Juan Pablo Montoya entered the race as the defending champion.http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/news-multimedia/news/2015/05/21/ims-unveils-logo-for-100th-running-of-the-indy-500?startrow=2 IMS Unveils Logo for 100th Running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 21, 2015 May 21, 2015 September 28, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170928005752/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/news-multimedia/news/2015/05/21/ims-unveils-logo-for-100th-running-of-the-indy-500?startrow=2 dead Over the final ten laps, most of the leaders were cycling through pit stops, as no one was expected to make it to the finish without pitting for fuel. Most drivers had not pitted since the previous caution that ended on lap 166. Alexander Rossi's team took a gamble and coached the driver into saving fuel. As the other leaders made their stops, Rossi stayed out and inherited the lead on lap 197. He slowed down to save fuel, but on the final lap Carlos Muñoz began charging to catch up. Coming out of turn four on the final lap, Rossi pulled to the inside and coasted across the finish line to take the checkered flag. Muñoz finished 4.4975 seconds behind, his second runner-up finish at Indy (2013, 2016). Rossi, out of fuel, came to a stop during his cool down lap. A tow truck brought him in, believed to be the first time in Indy history that the race winner was towed back to victory lane. The 2016 race marked a milestone as the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. The race came five years after the event's Centennial Era, a three-year long commemoration which celebrated the 100th anniversary of the opening of the circuit (1909), and the 100th anniversary of the first Indy 500 (1911). The 2016 running was the ninety-ninth scheduled 500-mile race of the canon, as the 1916 race was scheduled as a 300-mile race.N wars Although the first race was held in 1911, the Indianapolis 500 was not held in 1917 and 1918 due to World War I, and was again cancelled from 1942 to 1945 owing to World War II. The 1916 race is part of the canon, despite having been only scheduled for 300 miles. It also commemorated the bicentennial of Indiana statehood. The month of May activities at the Speedway opened May 14 with the third annual Grand Prix of Indianapolis. Indianapolis 500 practice began on Monday, May 16. Time trials were held on May 21–22, with James Hinchcliffe winning the pole position. Hinchcliffe's pole came just over one year to the day after suffering near-fatal injuries in a practice crash in 2015. Carb Day, the traditional final practice session, and the annual Pit Stop Challenge, was held May 27. Considerable pre-race hype surrounded the milestone event, and for the first time the race was announced as a complete sellout; as a result, the local television blackout of the ABC broadcast was lifted for the first time. Race background thumb|The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is a 2.5-mile oval circuit with four turns banked at 9°. Going into the race, Simon Pagenaud of Team Penske had mostly dominated the first five races of the 2016 IndyCar season. He finished second in the first two events (St. Petersburg and Phoenix), and won the next three races (Long Beach, Alabama, and the Grand Prix of Indianapolis) to take a sizable lead in the championship points standings. The most discussed issues in the weeks leading up the race involved the ongoing development of aero kit regulations, and the competitive balance between the two engine manufacturers (Chevrolet and Honda). After three major crashes in 2015, in which cars flipped over and became airborne, series officials attempted to address the situation by adding "dome skids" - aerodynamic devices affixed to the undertrays of the cars, designed to keep the cars on the ground during a crash. This rule change was met with some resistance, particularly from the Honda teams, after testing revealed them to be unsettling to the cars' handling. After practice opened, however, the issues appeared to have been mostly resolved. None of the crashes that occurred during practice or qualifying saw the respective cars flip over. With respect to the engine competition, Chevrolet entered the month having swept all five race wins and all five race pole positions. In addition, Chevrolet had noticeably outperformed Honda in the 2015 race, sweeping the top five spots in qualifying, as well as the top four positions on race day. After practice opened, however, Honda teams led the speed chart on three of the four days (one day was rained out), and also secured the pole position - Honda's first Indy 500 pole since 2011. Early in the month of May, Speedway officials announced that the grandstand seating for the race had sold out. It marked the first sell-out since before 2003. On May 25, Speedway officials announced that the race had reached a total sellout with all general admission tickets sold. In addition, it was announced that for the first time since 1950, the race would not be blacked out for the local television audience.Cavin Curt IMS blackout lifted after Indy 500 sellout http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2016/05/25/ims-lift-indy-500-blackout/84898908/ May 25, 2016 The Indianapolis Star Gannett Company May 25, 2016 Indianapolis This race would turn out to be the final race of Alex Tagliani's career. For 2017 and onwards, Tagliani would shift his focus to mainly NASCAR. This would also be the final race for Townsend Bell after 13 seasons in IndyCar. After this race, Bell would shift his focus to sports cars racing in the IMSA SportsCar Championship from 2017 onwards. Regulations and rule changes Minimum car weight was increased from 1580 pounds to 1610 pounds to accommodate enhancements made to the Suspension Wheel/Wing Energy Management System (SWEMS). Rookie Orientation was revised for 2016. Each rookie driver was required to complete the following three phases: 10 laps at 210-215 mph on; 15 laps at 215-220 mph on; 15 laps at over 220 mph on. The changes represented an increase of 5 mph on as compared to the previous year. All cars utilized a uniform E85 fuel mixture. Previously, Chevrolet entries were allowed an additive.Malsher Dave Aero alterations among IndyCar's 2016 rule changes http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/aero-alterations-among-indycar-s-2016-rule-changes/ Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. February 9, 2016 December 21, 2015 Domed skid plates and rear wing beam flaps were made mandatory. Domed skids were affixed to the underside of the chassis, designed to reduce the chance of cars becoming airborne during a crash. Rear wing beam flaps deploy during a spin or when the car is travelling backward and disrupt the airflow to create downforce and reduce the chance of a car becoming airborne. Each entry was allowed 36 sets of tires (Firestone) total, for practice, time trials, and for the race. This remained the same from 2015. The special compound "red" tires are not used for oval events. Engines were permitted 130 kPa of turbocharger "boost" during practice from May 16–20. Cars were allowed 140 kPa of "boost" on Fast Friday practice, and during time trials. The "boost" level reverted to 130 kPa for Carb day and race day. Sponsorship For the first time in race history, the Indianapolis 500 had a presenting sponsor: the PennGrade brand of the Lebanon, Indiana-based D-A Lubricant company. D-A Lubricant has had a long history of involvement in the Indianapolis 500, having historically sponsored teams at the race in the late-1950s, and being a current associate sponsor of Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing. Although terms of the deal were not officially announced, the Indianapolis Star reported via sources that it is a three-year deal valued around $5 million.Brady Eric Cavin Curt Indianapolis 500 stays in the family with sponsor deal https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/motor/indycar/2016/01/21/indianapolis-500-sponsor-100th-anniversary/79129130/ May 1, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company January 21, 2016 IndianapolisBrady Eric Cavin Curt Indy 500 gets presenting sponsor in 3-year deal worth about $5 million http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/2016/01/21/exclusive-indy-500-gets-presenting-sponsor-3-year-deal-worth-45-million/79122302/ May 1, 2016 The Indianapolis Star Gannett Company January 22, 2016 Entry list 2016 IndyCar Series#Teams and drivers thumb|150px|Juan Pablo Montoya is a two-time race winner (2000, 2015) and entered as the defending champion. thumb|150px|Hélio Castroneves is a four-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 (2001, 2002, 2009, 2021) and four-time pole position winner. thumb|150px|Scott Dixon is a former winner, and two-time former pole winner. thumb|150px|Tony Kanaan is a former race winner and pole winner. thumb|150px|Buddy Lazier, the 1996 winner. Matthew Brabham, son of Geoff Brabham, and grandson of Sir Jack Brabham entered with KV Racing Technology.Browning Jennifer Jack Brabham's grandson, Matt, to contest Indianapolis 500 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-04/third-generation-of-brabham-to-grace-indy-500/7000984 December 4, 2015 Australian Broadcasting Corporation ABC December 3, 2015 Brabham became the third third-generation driver to qualify in Indy 500 history. The previous two were Billy Vukovich III and Marco Andretti. Buddy Lazier drove for Lazier Partners Racing. The 2016 running marked the 20th anniversary of Lazier's Indy 500 victory. Alex Tagliani carried No. 35 for A. J. Foyt Enterprises in honor of Foyt's record of 35 consecutive starts in the race as a driver. Stefan Wilson the younger brother of Justin Wilson, who was killed in a racing incident at the Pocono in August 2015. drove for KVSH Racing. The car carried No. 25, a tribute to the number Justin drove in the 2015 season. gold W silver Winner orange R silver Rookie No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit 2 COL Juan Pablo Montoya gold W silver Team Penske Chevrolet 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves gold W silver Team Penske Chevrolet 4 USA Buddy Lazier gold W silver Lazier Burns Racing Chevrolet 5 CAN James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 6 USA J. R. Hildebrand Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 7 RUS Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 8 GBR Max Chilton orange R silver Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 9 NZL Scott Dixon gold W silver Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 10 BRA Tony Kanaan gold W silver Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 11 FRA Sébastien Bourdais KVSH Racing Chevrolet 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 14 JPN Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 15 USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 16 USA Spencer Pigot orange R silver Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 18 USA Conor Daly Dale Coyne Racing Honda 19 COL Gabby Chaves Dale Coyne Racing Honda 20 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 21 USA Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 22 FRA Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 24 USA Sage Karam Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 25 GBR Stefan Wilson orange R silver KVSH Racing Chevrolet 26 COL Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 27 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay gold W silver Andretti Autosport Honda 29 USA Townsend Bell Andretti Autosport Honda 35 CAN Alex Tagliani A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 41 GBR Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 42 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 61 AUS Matthew Brabham orange R silver PIRTEK Team Murray Chevrolet 63 GBR Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing Honda 77 ESP Oriol Servià Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 88 USA Bryan Clauson Jonathan Byrd's Racing Honda 98 USA Alexander Rossi orange R silver Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda Schedule + Race schedules — May 2016SunMonTueWedThuFriSat1 2 3 4 5 6 7Mini-Marathon 8 9 10 11Road to IndyOpen test 12Grand PrixPractice 13Grand PrixQualifying 14Angie's List GP of Indianapolis 15Car conversion day16ROP Rookie Orientation programPractice 17Practice 18Practice 19Practice 20Practice <br/ > Fast Friday 21Time Trials 22Pole Day 23Practice 24 25 26Indy Lights Qualifying27Carb Day Freedom 10028Legends DayParade29Indianapolis50030MemorialDay31 Color Notes Green Practice Dark blue Time trials Silver Race day Red Rained out* Blank No track activity * Includes days where trackactivity was significantly limited due to rain Source: Indianapolis Motor Speedway Testing and rookie orientation Manufacturer's test – Tuesday, April 5 Four Chevrolet teams and one Honda team conducted a private test at the Speedway on Tuesday, April 5. The test was primarily to evaluate dome skids, a titanium safety device affixed to the underside of the chassis intended to reduce the chance of cars becoming airborne in a crash. Honda teams had already tested the dome skids once at Fontana.Pruett Marshall NDYCAR: Key test for dome skids set for IMS http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/127941-indycar-key-test-for-dome-skids-set-for-ims Racer.com Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. April 7, 2016 April 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160510190942/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/127941-indycar-key-test-for-dome-skids-set-for-ims 2016-05-10 dead A new rear wing flap was also added being tested. Marco Andretti was the lone Honda participant on Tuesday. Chevrolet participants included Sébastien Bourdais, Ed Carpenter, Hélio Castroneves, Scott Dixon and Juan Pablo Montoya.Cavin Curt IndyCar tests controversial aero parts http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2016/04/05/indycar-tests-controversial-aero-parts/82677024/ April 7, 2016 The Indianapolis Star Gannett Company April 5, 2016 Temperatures were cool, and no incidents were reported. Safety test – Wednesday, April 6 Weather: 64 °F 0, mostly cloudy and windy Summary: An open test was held on Wednesday, April 6 to allow teams to test new and old aero kit configurations for use during the month of May.Pruett Marshall INDYCAR: Aero kit safety test set for IMS http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/127971-indycar-aero-kit-safety-test-set-for-ims Racer.com Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. April 7, 2016 April 5, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160510192508/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/127971-indycar-aero-kit-safety-test-set-for-ims 2016-05-10 dead Marco Andretti (223.427 mph on) set the fastest lap of the day in a Honda machine. Simon Pagenaud (221.293 mph on) was the fastest of the Chevrolet participants.Malsher David Marco Andretti tops test at Indianapolis http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/marco-andretti-tops-test-at-indianapolis-685270/?s=1 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. April 7, 2016 April 6, 2016 April 27, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160427190454/http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/marco-andretti-tops-test-at-indianapolis-685270/?s=1 dead A total of fifteen cars attended the test.Robinson Mark Indianapolis Motor Speedway aero kit test yields valuable data http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/04/04-06-IMS-aero-test IndyCar.com Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. April 14, 2016 Indianapolis April 6, 2016 Weather conditions were not favorable. Winds gusted to 40 mph on, with temperatures in the low 60s (°F). After a morning test session, a rain shower closed the track for two hours during the middle of the afternoon. After the track was dried, a late afternoon session was held. No incidents were reported.Marot Michael Early test leaves Indy 500 drivers confident cars are safer http://racing.ap.org/article/early-test-leaves-indy-500-drivers-confident-cars-are-safer-0 April 7, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports April 6, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160424124547/http://racing.ap.org/article/early-test-leaves-indy-500-drivers-confident-cars-are-safer-0 April 24, 2016 Indianapolis One week after the test sessions, IndyCar officials announced revised regulations for the aero kits. The domed skid plates were made mandatory, and optional underwing sidewalls were extended.NDYCAR allows optional lower underwing sidewalls for cars in Indianapolis 500 http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/04/04-13-Indy-500-configuration-statement IndyCar.com Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. April 14, 2016 April 6, 2016 + Top practice speeds — overall Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit Speed Best single lap speed (mph) 127 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda223.427 228 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 222.047 322 FRA Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 221.293 Official report Rookie Orientation and Refresher Tests – Monday, May 16 Rookie orientation and veteran refresher tests were held on the first day of practice from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The 40-lap rookie test consisted of three phases demonstrating car control, placement, and a consistent driving pattern. Phase one consists of 10 laps over 210 mph on, phase two consists of 15 laps at 215 mph on, and phase three requires 15 laps at over 220 mph on. Five rookies took part in the session. Alexander Rossi, Max Chilton, and Spencer Pigot passed all three phases. Matthew Brabham and Stefan Wilson passed the first two phases, and were permitted to pass the third phase during any open practice session.http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/129566-indycar-rookie-orientation-session-concludes Rookie orientation session concludes Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Racer.com Marshall Pruett May 16, 2016 May 16, 2016 Indianapolis https://web.archive.org/web/20160517123707/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/129566-indycar-rookie-orientation-session-concludes 2016-05-17 dead Both successfully completed the final phase in the full-field session later that day. Practice Monday, May 16 thumb|150px|Marco Andretti led practice on May 16. Weather: 63 °F 0, overcast Practice summary: The first day of practice was scheduled Monday, May 16. The day opened with the rookie orientation and refresher tests. Townsend Bell led the way in the early session, while rookies Max Chilton, Spencer Pigot, and Alexander Rossi each completed all three stages of the orientation program. At 2:00 p.m., the track was opened for the full field. During this time, the other two rookies, Matthew Brabham and Stefan Wilson, successfully completed their orientation programs. All 33 entries completed at least installation laps during the four hour session, with a grand total of 1,474 laps being turned on the day. No major incidents occurred during the session. Andretti Autosport led the speed chart for the day, with five of the top six drivers being from the team. Marco Andretti set the fastest lap of the day at 228.978 mph on, while teammate Townsend Bell set the fastest "no-tow" lap at 223.940 mph on. + Top practice speeds — practice Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit Speed Best single lap speed (mph) 127 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 228.978 226 COL Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 228.945 328 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda228.003 Official report Tuesday, May 17 Weather: 58 °F 0, cloudy and rain Practice summary: Rain washed out practice for the day. The track was closed at 2:45 p.m. It was the first practice day completely lost due to rain since 2011. Wednesday, May 18 thumb|150px|Ryan Hunter-Reay set the fastest time during May 18th practice. Weather: 68 °F 0, partly cloudy Practice summary: At 1:55 p.m., Spencer Pigot suffered the first crash of the week. In turn one, Pigot did a half-spin, and slid into the outside wall with the left side of the car. Pigot climbed from the car uninjured, but the car was heavily damaged. No other accidents occurred on the day, but two mechanical failures would also bring brief halts to practice. Around 3:20 p.m., Matthew Brabham rolled to a halt in turn three with no power to his car. Just after 5:00 p.m., the second mechanical failure of the day occurred when the engine on Mikhail Aleshin's car failed and began spewing smoke down the backstretch. Aleshin rolled to a stop in turn three. While not as dominant as the Monday session, Andretti Autosport once again led the day, with Ryan Hunter-Reay setting the fastest lap at 228.202 mph on. Josef Newgarden led the way in "no-tow" laps, turning a 224.541 mph on lap late in the session. + Top practice speeds Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit Speed Best single lap speed (mph) 128 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 228.202 226 COL Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 228.066 312 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 227.733 Official report Thursday, May 19 thumb|150px|Will Power set the fastest "no-tow" lap on Thursday. Weather: 70 °F 0, mostly sunny Practice summary: All 33 entries took to the track for practice, completing 2,563 laps. No major accidents occurred during the day, but mechanical failures again brought brief halts to practice. Just after 3:30 p.m., Juan Pablo Montoya rolled to a halt in turn three with no power to his car. Practice was halted while his car was towed in. At roughly 4:00 p.m., Ryan Hunter-Reay suffered an engine failure coming down the backstretch. Hunter-Reay brought the car to a halt at the exit of turn three. Dale Coyne Racing's Gabby Chaves became the first driver outside of the Andretti Autosport stable to lead a practice session, with a lap at 227.961 mph on. Will Power led the "no-tow" rankings with a speed of 225.381 mph on. After crashing on Wednesday, Spencer Pigot returned to the track in a back-up car for one "shake-down" lap just before the session ended. + Top practice speeds Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit Speed Best single lap speed (mph) 1 19 COL Gabby Chaves Dale Coyne Racing Honda 227.961 2 29 USA Townsend Bell Andretti Autosport Honda 227.593 3 26 COL Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 227.589 Official report Fast Friday — Friday, May 20 thumb|150px|Townsend Bell set the fastest "no-tow" speed on Fast Friday. Weather: 67 °F 0, overcast, rain late Practice summary: Turbocharger "boost" settings were increased from 130 kPa to 140 kPa for the "Fast Friday" practice session. At 12:30 p.m., Marco Andretti became the first driver of the week to break the 230 mph on barrier. Will Power set the fastest lap of the day 232.672 mph on. Power also had a "no-tow" lap of 231.339 mph on. At 4:05 p.m., the track was closed for about 45 minutes due to moisture from a brief, light rain shower. The track re-opened in time for the final "Happy Hour" session. At the end of the day, a total of fourteen drivers broke the 230 mph on barrier. Townsend Bell set the fastest "no-tow" lap of the day at 231.672 mph on. + Top practice speeds Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit Speed Best single lap speed (mph) 112 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 232.672 221 USA Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 232.344 35 CAN James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 231.972 Official report Time trials First Day — Saturday, May 21 Weather: 73 °F 0, partly cloudy early, mostly sunny late Morning rain delayed the start of practice until 12:30 p.m. Six minutes into the practice session, Max Chilton spun in turn two and crashed into the outside wall. He was not seriously injured. Alexander Rossi set the fastest lap of the practice session at 231.249 mph on. Officials announced that time trials would be extended to 7 p.m., to account for lost track time due to the moisture and weepers. The top nine qualifiers for the day would be locked in, and advance to the Top Nine Shootout on Sunday. The drivers for positions 10-33 would also be determined, but the actual starting positions will not set until Sunday. Qualifying began at 2:15 p.m. Tony Kanaan was the first driver to complete an attempt. The early qualifiers were led by Josef Newgarden (230.229 mph on), who tentatively took the top spot of the qualifying chart. Rising track temperatures, and wind gusts in turn one, were making qualifying runs challenging for drivers. About an hour later, at 3:40 p.m., Townsend Bell upped the speed to 230.452 mph on, and took over the top spot. At 4:24 p.m., Pippa Mann was on her qualifying run, when a rear wing end fence failed. The car broke into a spin in turn two, scrubbed off speed, and tagged the outside wall twice. It came to rest against the inside wall. The car suffered moderate damage, and Mann was not injured. The track stood mostly quiet over the next hour, as teams awaited better track conditions, and waited to see who would make the first move to re-qualify. At 5:52 p.m., Mikhail Aleshin was the first car to get in line to re-qualify, and improved on his earlier speed. Within moments, teams up and down the pit lane began scrambling to get into the qualifying line. Teams could elect to get into one of two lines. The normal qualifying allowed drivers an opportunity to re-qualify, but if they did not improve, they could revert to the earlier speed. The "fast track" line allowed drivers to move directly to the front of the queue, but at the expense of withdrawing their earlier speed. Hélio Castroneves set the tone for the final hour, moving to position 1 with a speed of 230.500 mph on. Not to be upstaged, James Hinchcliffe went even faster (230.946 mph on). In the final minutes, Marco Andretti made a last-ditch effort to make the Fast Nine. With seven minutes left, Andretti bumped out his teammate Ryan Hunter-Reay. Hunter-Reay answered, putting himself second, and bumping Andretti out of the Fast Nine. With just seconds left before the final gun, Mikhail Aleshin got out onto the track for one more run. Aleshin bumped his way into the top nine as time expired. All top nine qualifiers were over the 230 mph on barrier. thumb|James Hinchcliffe set the fastest qualifying speed on Saturday May 21, and secured the pole position on Sunday May 22. + Saturday, May 21, 2016 Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit Speed Four-lap average speed Fast Nine Qualifiers 15 CAN James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 230.946 2 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 230.805 3 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 230.736 4 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 230.500 5 29 USA Townsend Bell Andretti Autosport Honda 230.452 6 21 USA Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 230.229 7 7 RUS Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 230.209 8 26 COL Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 230.173 9 22 FRA Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 230.102 Positions 10–33 10 98 USA Alexander Rossi orange R silver Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda 230.048 11 27 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 230.037 12 2 COL Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Chevrolet 229.745 13 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 229.497 14 20 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 229.429 15 6 USA J. R. Hildebrand Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 229.075 16 14 JPN Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 228.096 17 18 USA Conor Daly Dale Coyne Racing Honda 227.862 18 24 USA Sage Karam Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 227.821 19 10 BRA Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 227.679 20 11 FRA Sébastien Bourdais KVSH Racing Chevrolet 227.442 21 15 USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 227.437 22 88 USA Bryan Clauson Jonathan Byrd's Racing Honda 227.110 23 16 USA Spencer Pigot orange R silver Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 227.100 24 77 ESP Oriol Servià Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 226.893 25 42 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 226.549 26 61 AUS Matthew Brabham orange R silver PIRTEK Team Murray Chevrolet 226.390 27 25 GBR Stefan Wilson orange R silver KVSH Racing Chevrolet 225.560 28 41 GBR Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 225.388 29 35 CAN Alex Tagliani A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 224.507 30 4 USA Buddy Lazier Lazier Burns Racing Chevrolet 224.341 31 8 GBR Max Chilton orange R silver Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet No time 32 19 COL Gabby Chaves Dale Coyne Racing Honda Wave off 33 63 GBR Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing Honda Crash Official report Second Day — Sunday, May 22 Weather: 81 °F 0, mostly sunny Pole Day qualification saw warmer temperatures than the previous day's trials with roughly the same amount of wind, resulting in lower speeds and an even slicker track. Qualifications began with the determining of positions 10 through 33. Early in the session, Alex Tagliani lost control of his car, hit the outside wall, then slid back across the track and tapped the pit lane attenuator with the nose of his car. Tagliani was uninjured, but the crash forced him to start in last place. Later in the session, a minor incident occurred where a trash bag blew onto the course in the middle of Juan Pablo Montoya's run. Montoya ran over the trash bag, causing a massive loss in downforce for the remainder of the run. IndyCar officials allowed Montoya to retry his run due to the circumstances. The 10-33 position session was topped by Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Oriol Servià with a speed of 229.060 mph on. Marco Andretti, who was one of the fastest cars during the week, was hampered in his run due a broken fifth gear, relegating him to a 14th place start. thumb|Oriol Servià led the Group One "10-33" qualifying session. Sunday, May 22, 2016Positions 10–33 Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit Speed Four-lap average speed 1077ESP Oriol Servià Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda229.060 11 98 USA Alexander Rossi orange R silver Andretti Herta Autosport Honda228.473 12 14 JPN Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda228.029 13 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet227.991 14 27 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda227.969 15 6 USA J. R. Hildebrand Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet227.876 16 42 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet227.822 17 2 COL Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Chevrolet227.684 18 10 BRA Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet227.430 19 11 FRA Sébastien Bourdais KVSH Racing Chevrolet227.428 20 20 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet227.226 21 19 COL Gabby Chaves Dale Coyne Racing Honda227.192 22 8 GBR Max Chilton orange R silver Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet226.686 23 24 USA Sage Karam Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet226.436 24 18 USA Conor Daly Dale Coyne Racing Honda226.312 25 63 GBR Pippa Mann Dale Coyne Racing Honda226.006 26 15 USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda225.847 27 61 AUS Matthew Brabham orange R silver PIRTEK Team Murray Chevrolet225.727 28 88 USA Bryan Clauson Jonathan Byrd's Racing Honda225.266 29 16 USA Spencer Pigot orange R silver Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda224.847 30 25 GBR Stefan Wilson orange R silver KVSH Racing Chevrolet224.602 31 41 GBR Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda224.596 32 4 USA Buddy Lazier Lazier Burns Racing Chevrolet222.154 33 35 CAN Alex Tagliani A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda Crash Fast Nine qualifying began shortly after the final run from the first group. Josef Newgarden held the fastest time for much of the session with a speed of 230.700 mph on. However, his time was beat at the last moment by the final qualifier of the day, James Hinchcliffe, who went just fast enough to best Newgarden with a speed of 230.760 mph on.Marot Michael Hinchcliffe passes Newgarden on final run for Indy 500 pole http://racing.ap.org/article/hinchcliffe-passes-newgarden-final-run-indy-500-pole May 27, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports May 22, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160524113848/http://racing.ap.org/article/hinchcliffe-passes-newgarden-final-run-indy-500-pole May 24, 2016 Indianapolis Hinchcliffe's pole came one year after his near fatal accident during practice for the previous years running of the race.James Brant James Hinchcliffe hopes pole is only beginning of Indianapolis 500 comeback http://sports.usatoday.com/2016/05/22/james-hinchcliffe-indianapolis-500-qualifying-honda-storybook-endings/ May 27, 2016 USA Today Gannett Company May 22, 2016 Indianapolis May 26, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160526235223/http://sports.usatoday.com/2016/05/22/james-hinchcliffe-indianapolis-500-qualifying-honda-storybook-endings dead The pole also marked Schmidt Peterson Motorsports first pole position at Indianapolis since Alex Tagliani won pole in 2011. Fast Nine Pos. Position No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit Speed Four-lap average speed 1 5 CAN James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda230.760 2 21 USA Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet230.700 3 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda230.648 4 29 USA Townsend Bell Andretti Autosport Honda230.481 5 26 COL Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda230.287 6 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet229.669 7 7 RUS Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda229.562 8 22 FRA Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet229.139 9 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet229.115 Official report Post-qualifying practice Monday, May 23 thumb|150px|Josef Newgarden went fastest in post-qualifying practice. Weather: 77 °F 0, sunny Post-qualifying practice was scheduled on Monday, May 23. The session was scheduled only until 4:00 p.m. to allow practice for Indy Lights later in the day. The teams converted their cars back to race setups and boost was reduced back to race day levels. All 33 cars appeared on track, mainly participating in drafting and race simulations. One incident occurred during the day just after 3:10 p.m., when fire erupted from the left rear on the car of Jack Hawksworth. Hawksworth emerged from the car quickly. Despite the shortened session, more laps were turned during the day than any other practice session prior, with a total of 2886 laps. Chevrolet cars took the first four spots in the speed charts for the day, with Josef Newgarden running the fastest lap at 227.414 mph on. Top practice speeds Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit Speed Best single-lap speed (mph) 121USA Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 227.414 210 BRA Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 226.393 39 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 226.339 Official report Carb Day Practice — Friday, May 27 Weather: 85 °F 0, partly cloudy Carb day practice was scheduled Friday, May 27. Practice was only scheduled for 70 minutes to allow for other events later in the day. The day also turned out to be the warmest practice session of the month. One incident occurred during the day when Pippa Mann slapped the wall coming off of turn four early in the session. Tony Kanaan set the fastest time of the day at 226.280 mph on. Top practice speeds Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit Speed Best single lap speed (mph) 110BRA Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 226.280 226 COL Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 224.772 39NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 224.606 Official report Pit Stop Challenge The 39th annual Pit Stop Challenge was held Friday May 27. A total of twelve drivers/teams qualified. Penske Racing with driver Hélio Castroneves defeated Schmidt Peterson Motorsports (Mikhail Aleshin) in the final round to win the annual tournament. It was Penske's 16th win in the Pit Stop contest, and the 7th win individually for Castroneves, both records. First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay(Andretti Autosport) 61 Matthew Brabham(Pirtek Team Murray) 15 Graham Rahal(RLLR) 12.682 42 Charlie Kimball(Ganassi) 13.991 26 Carlos Muñoz(Andretti Autosport) 13.106 24 Sage Karam(Dreyer & Reinbold) 13.789 7 Mikhail Aleshin(Schmidt Petersen) 12.578 14 Takuma Sato(Foyt Racing) 14.098 5 James Hinchcliffe(Schmidt Petersen) 13.988 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay(Andretti Autosport) 12.877 3 Hélio Castroneves(Team Penske) 12.332 15 Graham Rahal(Rahal Letterman) 12.769 2 Juan Pablo Montoya(Team Penske) 21.648 26 Carlos Muñoz(Andretti Autosport) 16.998 9 Scott Dixon(Ganassi) 12.970 7 Mikhail Aleshin(Schmidt Petersen) 12.883 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay(Andretti Autosport) 12.989 3 Hélio Castroneves(Team Penske) 12.610 26 Carlos Muñoz(Andretti Autosport) 13.499 7 Mikhail Aleshin(Schmidt Petersen) 12.833 3 Hélio Castroneves(Team Penske) 12.235 7 Mikhail Aleshin(Schmidt Petersen) 19.381 Source:Horner Scott Carb Day blog: Indy 500 practice, Indy Lights, pit stop contest http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2016/05/27/carb-day-live-blog/84983640/ May 28, 2016 The Indianapolis Star Gannett Company May 27, 2016 Indianapolis2016 Carb Day telecast (NBCSN) Starting grid (R) = Indianapolis 500 rookie; (W) = Former Indianapolis 500 winner RowInsideMiddleOutside 1 5 CAN James Hinchcliffe 21 USA Josef Newgarden 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay (W) 2 29 USA Townsend Bell 26 COL Carlos Muñoz 12 AUS Will Power 3 7 RUS Mikhail Aleshin 22 FRA Simon Pagenaud 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves (W) 4 77 ESP Oriol Servià 98 USA Alexander Rossi (R) 14 JPN Takuma Sato 5 9 NZL Scott Dixon (W) 27 USA Marco Andretti 6 USA J. R. Hildebrand 6 42 USA Charlie Kimball 2 COL Juan Pablo Montoya (W) 10 BRA Tony Kanaan (W) 7 11 FRA Sébastien Bourdais 20 USA Ed Carpenter 19 COL Gabby Chaves 8 8 GBR Max Chilton (R) 24 USA Sage Karam 18 USA Conor Daly 9 63 GBR Pippa Mann 15 USA Graham Rahal 61 AUS Matthew Brabham (R) 10 88 USA Bryan Clauson 16 USA Spencer Pigot (R) 25 GBR Stefan Wilson (R) 11 41 GBR Jack Hawksworth 4 USA Buddy Lazier (W) 35 CAN Alex Tagliani Race May 2016 First half thumb|right|300px|The field in turn one on the pace lap Raceday featured partly cloudy skies and temperatures in the low 80 °F 0 range. Hélio Castroneves had a small issue getting his car started, but quickly resumed his place on the grid. During the first parade lap, smoke began to come from underneath the car of Buddy Lazier, stemming from what was later reported to be a stuck throttle. Lazier would not return to the race until roughly a quarter of the way through. Start Pole starter James Hinchcliffe led the field into the first turn, but was passed on the backstretch by Ryan Hunter-Reay, who led the first lap of the race. From here, the first quarter of the race became a three-way battle for the lead between Hunter-Reay, Hinchcliffe, and Josef Newgarden. The first round of pit stops occurred during this time, which served to spread out the field and separate the leaders from the rest of the pack. They also allowed for Townsend Bell to join in on the battle for the lead. On lap 47, the first caution of the day flew for debris on the backstretch. During the ensuing pit stops, an incident occurred when Will Power pushed Tony Kanaan against the pit lane wall while exiting his own pit stall. Power was penalized for the incident (Unsafe Pit Exit Release) and sent to the rear of the field. Second quarter Green flag racing resumed on lap 54 with Ryan Hunter-Reay in the lead. The battle between him and James Hinchcliffe resumed with the two swapping the lead regularly. The battle was interrupted on lap 64 when defending champion Juan Pablo Montoya lost control of his car in turn two and hit the outside wall. This marked the first time that Montoya failed to finish an Indy 500. Pit stops again occurred during this yellow. A second pit lane incident occurred when Simon Pagenaud, who had been running well up in the field, bumped into the car of Mikhail Aleshin while leaving his pit box. Pagenaud, just as his teammate Will Power, was sent to the back of the field for the incident (Unsafe Pit Exit Release). During the pit stop sequence, Will Power elected to stay out, giving him the lead. The race was attempted to be resumed on lap 71, but reports of moisture briefly delayed the restart. The race went back green on lap 74, where Will Power was quickly shuffled back by James Hinchcliffe and Ryan Hunter-Reay, who once again resumed their duel for the lead. At roughly lap 90, Hélio Castroneves joined the leading group and inherited the lead for the first time on lap 92. The third caution of the day came out just laps later on lap 94, when Sage Karam went wide while trying to pass Townsend Bell and slapped the wall in turn one. Karam's car slid against the wall all the way to the backstretch. Pit stops occurred during the yellow with no major incidents. Bryan Clauson stayed out to lead three laps during this yellow before making his own stop, promoting Castroneves back into the lead. Also during this yellow, Simon Pagenaud began to report that the engine in his car had started to misfire, effectively ending his chances of winning the race. Second half thumb|300px|Alexander Rossi Halfway The green flag came out again on lap 104. Hélio Castroneves led for the opening few laps after the restart, but soon fell behind Ryan Hunter-Reay, Townsend Bell, and Tony Kanaan. These three would fight for the lead for the next several laps, swapping positions regularly. On lap 115, the 4th caution period of the race occurred when the rear suspension on the car of Mikhail Aleshin broke, sending him spinning into the turn one wall. Conor Daly was also collected in the incident after spinning in an attempt to avoid Aleshin's car. Daly retired from the race due to the incident, while Aleshin would eventually return after many laps of repair. Yellow flag pit stops during this caution period brought one of the most pivotal moments of the race. As cars exited the pits, previous race leader Townsend Bell attempting to gain position contacted with Hélio Castroneves, sending Bell into a spin that collected Ryan Hunter-Reay. Bell and Hunter-Reay would both fall off the lead lap due to the incident, while Castroneves was not greatly affected. During these pit stops, Alex Tagliani and Alexander Rossi elected not to pit, putting them off sequence from the rest of the field. Racing resumed on lap 121 with Alex Tagliani in the lead. Alex Tagliani matched a record set by Tom Sneva in the 1980 race and became the second driver in Indy 500 history to start last and lead laps during the race. The battle for the lead became a battle between Tagliani and Alexander Rossi for roughly 15 laps, before both drivers had to come in for their own pit stops. This handed the battle for the lead back to Hélio Castroneves and Tony Kanaan. On lap 149, Castroneves and Kanaan appeared to be leading what would be another round of green flag pit stops. However, just as both reached their pit boxes, the fifth caution of the day occurred when a tire from Buddy Lazier's car came off the car and onto the race surface in turn two. Lazier would retire from the race due to damage caused from trying to drive with only three wheels. Yellow flag pit stops would once again occur, cycling Castroneves and Kanaan back to the front of the field. Several cars would be sent to the rear of the field during this caution for entering a closed pit lane in order to have emergency fuel service. Fourth quarter Racing resumed on lap 158 with Hélio Castroneves in the lead, but Tony Kanaan took the lead almost immediately. A four-way battle for the lead ensued as Castroneves and Kaanan were joined by Josef Newgarden and James Hinchcliffe. On lap 161, Castroneves's chances of winning were dashed when J. R. Hildebrand clipped the left rear bumper pod on Castroneves's car, forcing him to the pit to make repairs. Castroneves caught a small break, though, when the sixth and final caution of the race flew just two laps later after Takuma Sato hit the outside wall at the exit of turn four. Believing all cars would need to stop again, most drivers made yellow flag pit stops. The green flag flew once again on lap 167. The battle for the lead became a three way duel between Tony Kanaan, Josef Newgarden, and Carlos Muñoz. J. R. Hildebrand also ran in the lead group, but was off sequence in pit stop strategy and came in much earlier than anyone else. Finish thumb|300px|Race winner Alexander Rossi With 10 laps to go, it became apparent that the leaders would need a splash of fuel to get the cars to the end of the race. Of the leading group, Tony Kanaan would be the first to pit, followed by Josef Newgarden a few laps later, and finally Carlos Muñoz with five laps to go. It appeared the winner would be the driver with the best pit stop. When Muñoz made his stop, the lead of the race passed to Alexander Rossi, who had been 10th at the time of the previous restart. With the guidance of Bryan Herta, Rossi attempted to gamble on fuel and finish the race without another pit stop. With two laps to go, Rossi began to slow considerably in order to bring the car to the finish. As the white flag fell, Rossi held a lead of over 20 seconds. Despite running a final lap at less than 180 mph on and coasting from turn 4 to the finish line, Rossi was able to hang on to win by roughly 4.5 seconds over his teammate Carlos Muñoz.Fryer Jenna Rossi stretches his drops of gas to win the Indy 500 http://racing.ap.org/article/rossi-stretches-his-final-drops-gas-win-indy-500 May 30, 2016 Associated Press Associated Press AP Sports May 29, 2016 Indianapolis https://web.archive.org/web/20160531114100/http://racing.ap.org/article/rossi-stretches-his-final-drops-gas-win-indy-500 May 31, 2016 dead Rossi was the first rookie to win the Indianapolis 500 since 2001 when Hélio Castroneves took victory in his first attempt. Rossi would eventually run out of fuel on the cool-down lap, requiring his car to be towed into Victory Lane. Box score Pos Position No. Car number Driver Team Engine/aero kit Laps Time/retired Pit stops Grid Pts. Pointsrace5 1 1 98 USA Alexander Rossi orange R silver Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Curb-AgajanianHonda 200 166.634 mph 8 11124 2 26 COL Carlos Muñoz Andretti AutosportHonda 200 +4.497585115 3 21 USA Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet 200 +4.930482111 4 10 BRA Tony Kanaan gold W silver Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet 200 +10.496381881 5 42 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet 200 +10.5218 91678 6 6 USA J. R. Hildebrand Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet 200 +11.345971576 75 CAN James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda 200 +12.77448195 8 9 NZL Scott Dixon gold W silver Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet 200 +15.160781369 9 11 FRA Sébastien Bourdais KVSH RacingChevrolet 200 +21.061391959 10 12 AUS Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet 200 +21.51718673 11 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves gold W silver Team PenskeChevrolet 200 +22.10159965 1277ESP Oriol Servià Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda 200 +23.814091060 13 27 USA Marco Andretti Andretti AutosportHonda 200 +24.970091454 14 15 USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda 200 +28.249492640 15 8 GBR Max Chilton orange R silver Chip Ganassi RacingChevrolet 200 +28.7589102242 16 41 GBR Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda 200 +32.174893131 17 35 CAN Alex Tagliani A. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda200 +32.199373328 18 63 GBR Pippa Mann Dale Coyne RacingHonda199 -1 Lap82533 19 22 FRA Simon Pagenaud Team PenskeChevrolet199 -1 Lap10850 20 19 COL Gabby Chaves Dale Coyne RacingHonda199 -1 Lap112133 21 29 USA Townsend Bell Andretti AutosportHonda199 -1 Lap11455 22 61 AUS Matthew Brabham orange R silver PIRTEK Team MurrayChevrolet199 -1 Lap82723 23 88 USA Bryan Clauson Jonathan Byrd's RacingHonda198 -2 Laps102821 24 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay gold W silver Andretti AutosportHonda198 -2 Laps8353 25 16 USA Spencer Pigot orange R silver Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda195 -5 Laps82915 26 14 JPN Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda163 Contact61232 27 7 RUS Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda126 Contact5740 28 25 GBR Stefan Wilson orange R silver KVSH RacingChevrolet119 Electrical63014 29 18 USA Conor Daly Dale Coyne RacingHonda115 Contact42420 30 4 USA Buddy Lazier gold W silver Lazier Burns RacingChevrolet100 Mechanical63212 31 20 USA Ed Carpenter Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet98 Mechanical52024 32 24 USA Sage Karam Dreyer & Reinbold RacingChevrolet93 Contact32322 33 2 COL Juan Pablo Montoya gold W silver Team PenskeChevrolet63 Contact21727 OFFICIAL BOX SCORE gold W silver Former Indianapolis 500 winner orange R silver Indianapolis 500 Rookie All entrants utilized Firestone tires. race5 1 Points include qualification points from Time Trials, 1 point for leading a lap, and 2 points for most laps led. Race statistics Lap leaders Laps Leader1–2 Ryan Hunter-Reay3 James Hinchcliffe 4 Ryan Hunter-Reay5 James Hinchcliffe6–8 Ryan Hunter-Reay9 James Hinchcliffe10 Ryan Hunter-Reay11 James Hinchcliffe12–13 Ryan Hunter-Reay14–16 James Hinchcliffe17 Ryan Hunter-Reay18–23 James Hinchcliffe24–27 Ryan Hunter-Reay28–29 Josef Newgarden30 Carlos Muñoz31–32 Sage Karam33–41 Ryan Hunter-Reay42–48 Townsend Bell49–56 Ryan Hunter-Reay57 Townsend Bell58 Ryan Hunter-Reay59–60 James Hinchcliffe61–66 Ryan Hunter-Reay67–74 Will Power75–77 James Hinchcliffe 78–80 Ryan Hunter-Reay81–84 James Hinchcliffe85–87 Ryan Hunter-Reay Lap leaders (con't) Laps Leader88–91 James Hinchcliffe92–96 Hélio Castroneves97–99 Bryan Clauson100–103 Hélio Castroneves104–108 Ryan Hunter-Reay109 Tony Kanaan110–112 Ryan Hunter-Reay113–116 Townsend Bell117–121 Alex Tagliani122 Alexander Rossi123–128 Alex Tagliani129–137 Alexander Rossi138–148 Hélio Castroneves149–153 Carlos Muñoz154–157 Hélio Castroneves158–160 Tony Kanaan161 James Hinchcliffe162–163 Tony Kanaan164–167 J. R. Hildebrand168–178 Tony Kanaan179–181 Josef Newgarden182–183 Tony Kanaan184–190 Josef Newgarden191 Carlos Muñoz192–193 Josef Newgarden194–196 Carlos Muñoz197–200 Alexander Rossi Total laps led Driver LapsRyan Hunter-Reay 52James Hinchcliffe 27Hélio Castroneves 24Tony Kanaan 19Alexander Rossi 14Josef Newgarden 14Townsend Bell 12Alex Tagliani 11Carlos Muñoz 10Will Power 8J. R. Hildebrand 4Bryan Clauson 3Sage Karam 2 Cautions: 8 for 39 lapsLapsReason47–53 Debris64–74 Juan Pablo Montoya crash in turn 294–103 Sage Karam crash in turn 1115–120 Aleshin, Daly crash in turn 2150–157 Buddy Lazier lost wheel163–166 Takuma Sato contact in turn 4 Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Simon Pagenaud 292 10px 2 NZL Scott Dixon 235 10px 1 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves 224 10px 7 4 USA Josef Newgarden 211 10px 3 5 CAN James Hinchcliffe 205 Manufacturer standings Pos Manufacturer Points 10px 1 USA Chevrolet 500 10px 2 JPN Honda 319 Note: Only the top five positions are included. Broadcasting Television The Indianapolis 500 was broadcast live in the United States on ABC and streaming on WatchESPN and the ESPN app,http://espnmediazone.com/us/press-releases/2016/05/100th-indianapolis-500-continues-abc-memorial-day-tradition/ 100th Indianapolis 500 Continues ABC Memorial Day Tradition ESPN Media Zone Andy Hall May 24, 2016 May 24, 2016 called by Allen Bestwick, Scott Goodyear and Eddie Cheever.Smith Eric SportsCenter to air live from Indianapolis Motor Speedway during Indy 500 week http://indysportsreport.com/2016/03/sports-center-air-live-indianapolis-motor-speedway-indy-500-week/ indysportsreport.com The Indiana Sports Report May 16, 2016 Indianapolis March 29, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160605135328/http://indysportsreport.com/2016/03/sports-center-air-live-indianapolis-motor-speedway-indy-500-week/ June 5, 2016 dead mdy-all The broadcast utilized 100 television cameras, including 36 on-board cameras on twelve cars. Pre-race coverage began race morning with SportsCenter on the Road live at the Speedway with hosts Matt Barrie, Sara Walsh, Marty Smith and Ryan McGee.http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/03/03-29-SportsCenter-at-IMS ESPN 'SportsCenter' to have major presence at 100th Indianapolis 500 Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. IndyCar.com March 29, 2016 May 24, 2016 On May 25, Speedway officials announced that all grandstand and general admission tickets had sold out. As a result, the local television blackout of the ABC network telecast was lifted for the first time since the race went to live "flag-to-flag" coverage in 1986. For Indianapolis viewers, it was the first time since 1950 that they were able to watch the race live on local television (the 1949 and 1950 races were broadcast locally on WFBM-TV, but Speedway officials barred live television coverage after 1950 out of fear that such broadcasts would cut into live attendance). The race was also aired in Spanish through ABC's SAP channel in the United States and Puerto Rico and on ESPN in all of Latin America (except for Brazil), called by Andrés Agulla and Alex Pombo. The race was also aired in Portuguese through the Band and BandSports channels in Brazil, called by Téo José and former IndyCar driver Felipe Giaffone. ABC TelevisionBooth announcersPit/garage reportersHost: Lindsay CzarniakAnnouncer: Allen BestwickColor: Scott GoodyearColor: Eddie CheeverJerry PunchJon BeekhuisRick DeBruhlMarty Smith (pre-race) Radio The race was carried live by the IMS Radio Network, part of the Advanced Auto Parts IndyCar Radio Network. Paul Page announced his retirement from the crew, and handed over play-by-play duties to the new "Voice of the 500" Mark Jaynes. Page, and fellow former chief announcers Bob Jenkins, and Mike King, took part in the pre-race coverage. Page called the pace laps and the start of the race, then handed the call over to Jaynes for the completion of the first lap. Jenkins recorded commentary for the pre-race, then spent the day at his normal role on the public address announcing team. Page, as well as Mike King, visited the booth during the race and during the post-race for guest commentary. The pre-race coverage was extended from one hour to two hours, with the first hour celebrating the 100th running with recaps and highlights of past races. With Jaynes moving from his long-time position in turn three (2000–2015) to the Pagoda booth, the announcing crew shuffled slightly from previous years. Jake Query, previously a pit reporter, and then the turn two reporter, took over the turn three position. Nick Yeoman, also previously a pit reporter, took over the turn two location. Historian Donald Davidson celebrated his 52nd year as a part of the broadcast, and Jerry Baker his 43rd. This was Baker's 29th year reporting from turn one, which is believed to be the second-longest tenure of any reporter in one of the turns - second only to Jim Shelton in turn four (32 years). Newcomer Rob Howden joined the crew in the pits. Dave Wilson returned to the crew, this time monitoring the race coverage and impressions on social media. No reporters were specifically assigned to the garage area and/or track medical center, but pit reporter Rob Howden made one roving report at each location. During the broadcast, the commercial out-cues were recited by Jaynes, and the historical chief announcers (like 2009, 2011–2013). During commercial breaks, the classic Stark & Wetzel "whistle" jingle was also used, as well as a classic Stark & Wetzel commercial, reflecting the famous former sponsor of the network from the 1950s and 1960s. Sponsor guests included Mark Reuss (GM), Dale Herrigle (Firestone), James Verrier (BorgWarner), and Speedway president Doug Boles. 1070 The Fan broadcast nightly beginning May 2 with Trackside with Curt Cavin and Kevin Lee, followed by Donald Davidson's The Talk of Gasoline Alley. Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio NetworkBooth announcersTurn reportersPit/garage reportersColorChief Announcer: Mark JaynesDriver expert: Davey HamiltonHistorian: Donald DavidsonPre-race/Commentary: Paul PageTurn 1: Jerry BakerTurn 2: Nick YeomanTurn 3: Jake QueryTurn 4: Chris DenariRob Howden (north pits)Dave Furst (north-center pits)Kevin Lee (south-center pits)Michael Young (south pits)Pre-race: Bob JenkinsGuest commentary: Mike KingSocial media: Dave Wilson Footnotes N References 30em Indianapolis 500 2016 2016 Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis 2016 Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit 2015 Indianapolis 500 2017 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis 500 Category:Indianapolis 500 races Indianapolis 500 Category:2010s in Indianapolis