Takuma Sato Wins the first victory in 3 years Car racing "Indy 500" August 24 9:39
A traditional American car race, one of the world's three biggest races, commonly known as the "Indy 500," was held on the 23rd, and former F1 driver Takuma Sato won his second victory in three years.
The "Indianapolis 500 Mile Race", commonly known as the "Indy 500", is a traditional American car race that has a history of more than 100 times, and is one of the three major races in the world along with the F1 "Monaco Grand Prix" and "Le Mans 24-hour endurance race". It has been.
The race runs 200 laps on an elliptical course of about 4 km per lap, reaching a maximum speed of about 350 km per hour.
The race is held in May every year, but the 104th event, which was postponed for about 3 months due to the spread of the new coronavirus, was held in Indiana on the 23rd with no audience.
Starting from 3rd place in qualifying, Sato fought fiercely with the driver equipped with the same Honda engine until the end, and took the lead again with 27 remaining laps.
Then, for the sake of safety, the leading car entered the course due to the impact of the following driver's crash in the remaining 5 laps, and Sato scored the 1st place while maintaining his position.
43-year-old Sato, who has participated in the IndyCar Series since 2010, is the 11th appearance in the "Indy 500", and this is the second time in three years since 2017 when he won the first Japanese player. Played
NHK will broadcast the race news on BS1 from 6:00 pm on the 24th.