IndyCar driver Felix Rosenqvist gets airborne in road-course wreck

The Indianapolis Grand Prix was a crash-filled matter connected Saturday which saw IndyCar prima Christian Lundgaard prime up his archetypal triumph since 2023.

Felix Rosenqvist was progressive successful 1 of the scarier crashes of the day. He was entering Turn 13 of the roadworthy people connected Lap 29 erstwhile helium got into the broadside of Pato O’Ward and went airborne. Rosenqvist tried to thrust done the wreck, but his conveyance was excessively damaged.

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Felix Rosenqvist drives car fig 60 during signifier for the Sonsio Grand Prix astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway connected May 8, 2026. (Bob Goshert/For IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

He finished successful 23rd aft starting the contention successful 3rd place.

Rosenqvist’s wreck was 1 of a fewer that occurred connected the course. Drivers trading overgarment started aboriginal arsenic determination was bumping coming down the beforehand agelong to instrumentality the greenish emblem earlier Lap 1. As the drivers raced into Turn 1, a fistful of drivers were caught up successful a spin. Rosenqvist was progressive successful that incidental arsenic well.

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Felix Rosenqvist drives retired of pit lane during signifier for the Sonsio Grand Prix astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway connected May 8, 2026. (Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

Marcus Ericsson, Christian Rasmussen and Alexander Rossi each failed to decorativeness the race. Romain Grosjean finished the contention but was 1 thigh down.

There were 12 caution laps fixed during the contention and six pb changes among 4 drivers.

The biggest pb alteration came astatine the end. Lundgaard passed David Malukas with 18 laps to go. He held disconnected each different operator for the remainder of the contention to seizure the victory.

Arrow McLaren operator Christian Lundgaard poses for a photograph aft winning the Sonsio Grand Prix astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway connected May 9, 2026. (Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)

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The Indianapolis Grand Prix was the pre-cursor for the Indianapolis 500. IndyCar drivers volition present person to get acceptable for 1 of the most-anticipated events of the year.