Marko Hanželic
The famous American oval race, Indy 500, should be implemented already this year 24. May, but they did it because covid-19 pandemic moved to August 23, 2020. The official list of applicants is now also known. He will compete in the race 33 race cars, which is exactly as many as are allowed by the rules to take part in the race.
This year, they will not perform the otherwise traditional pre-qualifications (Bump Day), when one or more participants of the competition are eliminated before the start of the racing weekend. Last year, that unpleasant fate befell him Fernanda Alonso.
It's this year Alonso one of the 33 participants who have registered and are therefore already ranked in the race. Eight drivers on the list of applicants in the past is already aboutown Indy 500. Five drivers will soon take part in the race for the first time, which Americans also pretentiously call “Greatest Spectacle In Racing”. It should also be mentioned that the race will be held this year for the first time since it was organized (since 1911) without spectators in the stands. The cause is, of course, the coronavirus.
Below is a list of applicants on 104. performance of Indy 500 and a schedule for an abbreviated training program. The first laps will be taken by the racers on Wednesday (August 12th). Qualifications are scheduled for Saturday / Sunday (August 15/16).
Because only registered 33 racers, will already determine the starting positions from ten to 33. It will be on Sunday top 9 decided on the order in the first three rows and struck for the first starting position.
It will be on the program in the second week of this year just one workout - traditional Carb Day, which will be two days before the race. Start 200 rounds there will be long races in front of empty stands August 23 at 20:30 p.m. Central European Time.
List of entrants to the Indy 500 2020
# 1: Josef Newgarden (Penske-Chevrolet)
# 3: Helio Castroneves (Penske-Chevrolet) - Indy-500 Winner 2001, 2002, 2009
# 4: Charlie Kimball (Foyt-Chevrolet)
# 5: Patricio O'Ward (McLaren-Chevrolet) - Indy-500 Rookie
# 7: Oliver Askew (McLaren-Chevrolet) - Indy-500 Rookie
# 8: Marcus Ericsson (Ganassi-Honda)
# 9: Scott Dixon (Ganassi-Honda) - Indy-500 Winner 2008
# 10: Felix Rosenqvist (Ganassi-Honda)
# 12: Will Power (Penske-Chevrolet) - Indy-500 2018 Winner
# 14: Tony Kanaan (Foyt-Chevrolet) - 500 Indy-2013 Winner
# 15: Graham Rahal (Rahal-Honda)
# 18: Santino Ferrucci (Coyne-Honda)
# 20: Ed Carpenter (Carpenter-Chevrolet)
# 21: Rinus VeeKay (Carpenter-Chevrolet) - Indy-500 Rookie
# 22: Simon Pagenaud (Penske-Chevrolet) - Indy-500 2019 Winner
# 24: Sage Karam (Dreyer / Reinbold-Chevrolet)
# 26: Zach Veach (Andretti-Honda)
# 27: Alexander Rossi (Andretti-Honda) - 500 Indy-2016 Winner
# 28: Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti-Honda) - Indy-500 2014 Winner
# 29: James Hinchcliffe (Andretti-Honda)
# 30: Takuma Sato (Rahal-Honda) - Indy-500 Winner 2017
# 41: Dalton Kellett (Foyt-Chevrolet) - Indy-500 Rookie
# 45: Spencer Pigot (Buhl / Rahal-Honda)
# 47: Conor Daly (Carpenter-Chevrolet)
# 51: James Davison (Coyne / Ware-Honda)
# 55: Alex Palou (Coyne-Honda) - Indy-500 Rookie
# 59: Max Chilton (Carlin-Chevrolet)
# 60: Jack Harvey (Shank-Honda)
# 66: Fernando Alonso (McLaren-Chevrolet)
# 67: JR Hildebrand (Dreyer / Reinbold-Chevrolet)
# 81: Ben Hanley (DragonSpeed-Chevrolet)
# 88: Colton Herta (Harding / Andretti-Honda)
# 98: Marco Andretti (Herta / Andretti-Honda)
Schedule Indy 500 (all times are GMT + 1)
Wednesday, August 12th
17:00 - 19:00: Free practice (Routiniers)
19:00 - 21:00: Free practice (Rookies & Refresher)
21:00 - 23:00: 1st free practice
Thursday, August 13th
17:00 - 23:30: 2st free practice
Friday, August 14 (Fast-Friday)
17:00 - 23:30: 3st free practice
Saturday, August 15th
14:30 - 15:30: 4st free practice
17:00 - 22:50: Qualifications 1
Sunday, August 16 (Pole-Day)
17:00 - 17:30: 5th free practice (only the first 9 from qualification 1)
19:15 - 20:15: Qualification 2 (Top-9-Shootout)
21:30 - 00:00: 6st free practice
Friday, August 21 (Carb-Day)
17:00 to 19:00: closing training
Sunday, August 23 (Race-Day)
19:20: Preparation for the start
20:23: Start of the start procedure
20:30: Start 104. Indy 500 (200 laps)
