While all the eyes were on Fernando Alonso it was another F1 driver who claimed victory in a dramatic Indianapolis 500.
Takuma Sato came close to winning the race five years ago but crashed out while sparring with Dario Franchitti on the final lap. This time he got his revenge after passing three-times Indy 500 winner Helio Castroneves in the final laps.
Alonso led the early phases of the race before slipping into the middle of the pack following a late restart. He had begun to work his way back towards the front when his Honda engine expired.
Here?s a selection of pictures from the spectacular race.
Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Borg-Warner Trophy, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Helio Castroneves, Penske, IndyCar, 2017
Fernando Alonso, Takuma Sato, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Fernando Alonso, McLaren, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Start, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter, Scott Dixon, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
JR Hildebrand, Fernando Alonso, Takuma Sato, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Alexander Rossi, Ed Carpenter, Scott Dixon, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Josef Newgarden, Simon Pagenaud, Sage Karam, IndyCar, 2017
Scott Dixon, Ganassi, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Carlos Munoz, Juan Pablo Montoya, IndyCar, 2017
Scott Dixon, Ganassi, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Helio Castroneves, Ed Jones, IndyCar, 2017
Helio Castroneves, Carlos Munoz, IndyCar, 2017
Max Chilton, Helio Castroneves, IndyCar, 2017
Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Will Power, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
James Davison, Oriol Servia, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
James Davison, Oriol Servia, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
James Davison, Oriol Servia, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Alexander Rossi, Fernando Alonso, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Tony Kanaan, Ganassi, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Ed Carpenter, Carpenter, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Oriol Servia, RLL, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Josef Newgarden, Penske, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Ryan Hunter-Reay, Fernando Alonso, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Zach Veach, Foyt, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Will Power, Penske, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Fernando Alonso, Takuma Sato, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Fernando Alonso, Takuma Sato, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Fernando Alonso, McLaren-Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Michael Andretti, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
Takuma Sato, Andretti, Indianapolis 500, IndyCar, 2017
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