IndyCar driver Caio Collet's vehicle catches fire in terrifying Indy 500 wreck

IndyCar rookie Caio Collet was progressive successful a terrifying clang toward the extremity of the Indianapolis 500 connected Sunday day with Felix Rosenqvist and Pato O’Ward warring for archetypal place.

Collet got escaped successful Turn 2 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway and overcorrected conscionable capable to nonstop his conveyance into the wall. His close rear caught occurrence arsenic helium skidded down the way and onto the grass.

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Caio Collet drives a Combitrans AJ Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet done crook 3 during signifier connected Miller Lite Carb Day astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway successful Indianapolis, Ind., connected May 22, 2026. (Michael Allio/Icon Sportswire)

Emergency unit came implicit to enactment the occurrence retired and assistance Collet retired of his car.

He was capable to locomotion distant from the scary wreck, but way officials called for a reddish flag. The reddish emblem stopped the contention and gave drivers a breather for what would beryllium a full shootout for the last fewer laps.

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Caio Collet leads the tract during the Indianapolis 500 car contention astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway successful Indianapolis connected May 24, 2026. (Michael Conroy/AP)

Collet volition autumn down the leaderboard arsenic helium didn’t decorativeness the race.

The A.J. Foyt Racing operator was making his archetypal quality successful the Indy 500. He graduated into the NTT IndyCar Series aft finishing 2nd successful the Indy NXT Series past year. He won 3 races connected the Indy NXT Series successful 2025.

The Brazilian came into the contention successful 21st spot successful the IndyCar standings with 70 points done six starts. He has yet to decorativeness successful the apical 10 successful his archetypal season.

David Maluka talks with Caio Collet earlier signifier for the Indianapolis 500 astatine Indianapolis Motor Speedway successful Indianapolis connected May 18, 2026. (Michael Conroy/AP)

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The 2026 Indy 500 already featured much than 50 pb changes and was 1 of the much competitory events successful caller memory.

Felix Rosenqvist won the contention connected the last lap.