The 2011 Indianapolis 500 was the 95th running of “The Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and Round 5 of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series. The event was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana, United States on Sunday, 29 May 2011. Alex Tagliani started on pole position and Dan Wheldon was the race winner. Having also won in 2005, this was Wheldon’s 2nd Indy 500 victory.
Indianapolis 500 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 98 | Dan Wheldon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 6 | 200 | 02:56:11.7267 | 1 | Running | 59 | 170.265 | 5 |
| 2 | 4 | JR Hildebrand | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 200 | 02:56:13.8353 | 7 | Running | 44 | 170.232 | 5 |
| 3 | 38 | Graham Rahal | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 29 | 200 | 02:56:17.3216 | 6 | Running | 38 | 170.175 | 6 |
| 4 | 82 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 22 | 200 | 02:56:19.2137 | 0 | Running | 36 | 170.145 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 2 | 200 | 02:56:21.2701 | 73 | Running | 45 | 170.112 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | Oriol Servia | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 3 | 200 | 02:56:21.2702 | 18 | Running | 40 | 170.112 | 6 |
| 7 | 30 | Bertrand Baguette | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 14 | 200 | 02:56:35.6898 | 11 | Running | 30 | 169.88 | 8 |
| 8 | 07 | Tomas Scheckter | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 21 | 200 | 02:56:36.0566 | 0 | Running | 28 | 169.875 | 7 |
| 9 | 26 | Marco Andretti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 27 | 200 | 02:56:37.1978 | 0 | Running | 25 | 169.856 | 7 |
| 10 | 7 | Danica Patrick | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 25 | 200 | 02:56:38.1750 | 10 | Running | 23 | 169.841 | 8 |
| 11 | 67 | Ed Carpenter | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 8 | 200 | 02:56:38.7642 | 3 | Running | 26 | 169.831 | 5 |
| 12 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 9 | 200 | 02:57:08.1434 | 10 | Running | 24 | 169.362 | 6 |
| 13 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 28 | 199 | 02:56:12.7986 | 0 | Running | 20 | 169.397 | 8 |
| 14 | 12 | Will Power | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 5 | 199 | 02:56:18.6499 | 0 | Running | 26 | 169.303 | 9 |
| 15 | 14 | Vitor Meira | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 11 | 199 | 02:56:34.7384 | 0 | Running | 19 | 169.046 | 6 |
| 16 | 22 | Justin Wilson | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 19 | 199 | 02:56:51.8797 | 0 | Running | 18 | 168.773 | 7 |
| 17 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 16 | 199 | 02:57:02.4166 | 0 | Running | 17 | 168.606 | 9 |
| 18 | 44 | Buddy Rice | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 7 | 198 | 02:56:25.3816 | 0 | Running | 20 | 168.345 | 7 |
| 19 | 19 | Alex Lloyd | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 30 | 198 | 02:56:50.9426 | 0 | Running | 15 | 167.94 | 7 |
| 20 | 36 | Pippa Mann | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 31 | 198 | 02:57:06.4233 | 0 | Running | 15 | 167.695 | 6 |
| 21 | 24 | Ana Beatriz | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 32 | 197 | 02:56:15.5855 | 0 | Running | 15 | 167.65 | 6 |
| 22 | 43 | John Andretti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 17 | 197 | 02:56:23.2984 | 0 | Running | 16 | 167.528 | 6 |
| 23 | 41 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 33 | 197 | 02:56:49.8161 | 0 | Running | 12 | 167.109 | 7 |
| 24 | 11 | Davey Hamilton | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 15 | 193 | 02:56:31.6924 | 0 | Running | 16 | 163.996 | 11 |
| 25 | 23 | Paul Tracy | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 24 | 175 | 02:56:32.9508 | 0 | Running | 13 | 148.684 | 8 |
| 26 | 99 | Townsend Bell | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 4 | 157 | 02:19:10.3811 | 0 | Contact | 21 | 169.214 | 5 |
| 27 | 6 | Ryan Briscoe | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 26 | 157 | 02:19:10.4900 | 0 | Contact | 13 | 169.212 | 6 |
| 28 | 77 | Alex Tagliani | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 1 | 147 | 02:07:59.7462 | 20 | Contact | 25 | 172.271 | 5 |
| 29 | 06 | James Hinchcliffe | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 13 | 99 | 01:26:20.7252 | 0 | Contact | 14 | 171.984 | 4 |
| 30 | 88 | Jay Howard | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 20 | 60 | 00:53:31.2059 | 0 | Contact | 14 | 168.161 | 2 |
| 31 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 23 | 44 | 01:01:13.9986 | 0 | Handling | 14 | 107.784 | 8 |
| 32 | 59 | E.J. Viso | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 18 | 27 | 00:24:29.5484 | 0 | Contact | 14 | 165.357 | 1 |
| 33 | 5 | Takuma Sato | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 10 | 20 | 00:13:53.9221 | 0 | Contact | 14 | 215.847 | 0 |