Felix Rosenqvist wins 110th Indianapolis 500 after thrilling race

Felix Rosenqvist has won the 110th moving of the Indianapolis 500 successful a thrilling race. 

Rosenqvist overtook David Malukas, spoiling the American’s first-ever IndyCar triumph with a fantastic determination connected the last agelong to triumph it all. 

It was besides the closest decorativeness successful Indy 500 history, arsenic Rosenqvist finished 0.023 seconds up of Malukas.

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Felix Rosenqvist, operator of the Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda reacts aft winning the NTT IndyCar Series 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway connected May 24, 2026 successful Indianapolis, Indiana. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Scott McLaughlin finished successful 3rd place, followed by Pato O’Ward, who has present finished second, 3rd and 4th spot successful 3 consecutive Indy 500 runs respectively. 

Toward the extremity of the race, Brazilian Caio Collet wrecked his conveyance with conscionable 7 laps to go, forcing a stoppage retired connected the track. Collet overcorrected his crook into the wall, and his car went ablaze arsenic it ran into the writer successful the mediate of the track. 

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As Collet walked retired physically unscathed, the beforehand of the battalion got to respire a bit. But contempt the reddish flag, drivers were lone allowed to get fans successful the car, a portion of water, and immoderate caller batteries. No substance oregon tires tin beryllium replaced connected the vehicle.

At the time, Rosenqvist made a large determination to propulsion past Pato O’Ward for archetypal place. O’Ward, a nine-time victor successful IndyCar, has travel up abbreviated contempt owning leads successful past races present astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway, but his conveyance wasn’t astatine tip-top signifier compared to others. He called himself a "sitting duck" post-race considering wherever his conveyance was compared to others connected the track.

But it was afloat propulsion for everyone connected the way with little than 10 laps to spell to the decorativeness line. 

When the greenish emblem yet came retired with 4 laps to go, Marcus Armstrong, Rosenqvist’s teammate, bounced to the beforehand with a fantastic move. But truthful did Malukas, who moved into 2nd place, with Rosenqvist and O’Ward falling to 3rd and fourth, respectively. 

Felix Rosenqvist, operator of the Meyer Shank w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda crosses the decorativeness enactment to triumph up of David Malukas, operator of the Team Penske Chevrolet during the NTT IndyCar Series 110th Running of the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway connected May 24, 2026 successful Indianapolis, Indiana. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)

Once again, though, a caution emblem came retired and the contention slowed down. As a result, the last thigh of the contention was a greenish and a achromatic emblem — 1 azygous thigh to determine the 110th moving of the Indy 500. 

As each car pushed the state pedal to the floor, Malukas was retired beforehand with Armstrong and Rosenqvist battling down him. But McLaughlin joined the battalion with a propulsion of his own, moving up to 3rd place. 

Malukas, who said aft the contention that helium felt his No. 12 was "the fastest car that full race," saw triumph successful show down the last stretch. 

But Rosenqvist made a determination to his close and gunned it conscionable capable to scope the decorativeness enactment earlier his opponent, arsenic the Swedish prima celebrated implicit his headset with his team. 

"I gave it 150%. I mean, I astir crashed this car each damn lap, and we inactive finished P2," Malukas said done tears aft the race. 

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)

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Meanwhile, Rosenqvist couldn’t judge the finish, thanking the assemblage for sticking done rainy upwind and the delays connected the way for a decorativeness worthy the wait. Rosenqvist besides said however overmuch helium wished his wife, Emille, and their babe miss who was conscionable calved could beryllium determination to witnesser this monumental triumph for his career.

It’s besides a large 1 for Meyer Shank Racing, marking the 2nd clip the squad has won the Indy 500. The archetypal was Hélio Castroneves’ historical 4th triumph astatine the Indy 500, and helium conscionable truthful happens to beryllium an proprietor of the conveyance arsenic well. 

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