Takuma Sato, who was aiming for the second straight victory, was ranked 14th in the traditional American car race, commonly known as the "Indy 500," which is considered to be one of the three major races in the world.
In addition, the race attracted 135,000 spectators and became the world's largest sporting event since the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
The "Indianapolis 500 Mile Race", commonly known as the "Indy 500", is a traditional American car race with a history of more than 100 times, and is one of the world's three major races along with the F1 "Monaco Grand Prix" and "Le Mans 24 Hours Endurance Race". It has been.
Former F1 driver 44-year-old Sato won his second victory in last year's race, which was held without spectators, and this time he will participate in the race held in Indiana on the 30th, aiming for the second straight victory. did.
Sato started in 15th place in the qualifying and gradually improved his position, and although there was a scene where he ran at the top in the final stage, he entered the pit with 6 laps remaining and dropped his position, finishing in 14th place.
The winner was Brazil's Hélio Castroneves, who won the Indy 500 for the fourth time, the most in history.
In addition, this year's race was held for the first time in two years with spectators, and the number of spectators was limited to 40%.
Even so, 135,000 people gathered at the venue, and the home straight stand was filled with a large audience.
In the United States, the percentage of people who have completed vaccination is about 135 million, which is more than 40% of the population, and deregulation is progressing in various places, but this time the Indy 500 is spreading the infection of the new corona. Since then, it has become a prominent example of the world's largest sporting event.