Indy 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson stripped of end after automobile fails inspection

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Marcus Ericsson's Andretti International automobile didn't cross post-race technical inspection.

Ericsson, who completed behind Indianapolis 500 winner Alex Palou on Sunday, was subsequently pushed to the rear of the 33-car discipline. Ericsson was stripped of his runner-up end and was moved to thirty first place.

Fellow Andretti International teammate Kyle Kirkwood's automobile additionally failed inspection. Consequently, Kirkwood was relegated to the thirty second spot. He initially finished the race in sixth place.

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Andretti International driver Marcus Ericsson (28) seems to be on Sunday, Could 25, 2025, after coming in second on the 109th working of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Kristin Enzor/For IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Pictures)

"We're in receipt of the Indianapolis 500 Put up-Race Discover as supplied by IndyCar," Andretti International mentioned in an announcement. "We're taking the required time to evaluate the data and we might be requesting a full assessment with IndyCar."

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IndyCar said the modifications made by Andretti International have been to the Power Administration System covers supplied by Dallara, the corporate that gives the chassis for the collection. The rulebook states that these elements have to be used as provided.

Being moved to the rear of the sector additionally resulted within the lack of Ericsson's and Kirkwood's prize cash and the championship factors from their unique finishes. Each drivers will as a substitute obtain the cash and factors related to their penalized end.

Every automobile was additionally fined $100,000, and the competitors managers for the groups have been suspended for the upcoming race on the streets of Detroit.

Could 25, 2025; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Andretti Autosport driver Marcus Ericsson (28) races throughout the 109th Working of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Marc Lebryk-Imagn Pictures)

It was an extremely expensive swing for Andretti because the Indy 500 purse this yr was a file $20,283,000, with winner Palou set to obtain $3.8 million. Ericsson will obtain $610,500 for ending thirty first when he might have earned as much as $1 million in second.

Kirkwood is ready to earn $607,500 after being credited for the thirty second end.

Andretti International driver Kyle Kirkwood (27) stands by his pit field Friday, Could 16, 2025, throughout Quick Friday forward of the 109th working of the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. (Bob Goshert/For IndyStar/USA TODAY NETWORK by way of Imagn Pictures)

"We had an excellent race, we got here throughout the road in sixth," Kirkwood mentioned. "We’ll undergo the (assessment) course of, and this crew is constructed on sportsmanship. They're constructed on integrity, and we’ll attempt to do every part proper sooner or later."

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The disqualifications modified the rostrum ending order, with David Malukas of A.J. Foyt Racing shifting as much as second and Pato O’Ward of Arrow McLaren shifting as much as third. For the Foyt crew, mixed with Santino Ferrucci’s adjusted fifth-place end, it marked the very best Indy 500 end in 25 years for the crew.

The No. 90 automobile of Callum Ilott additionally failed post-race technical inspection after it failed to fulfill the minimal endplate top and placement specification. Prema Racing was handed the identical penalties as Andretti International, which suggests relatively than twelfth, Ilott might be credited with ending final in "The Biggest Spectacle in Racing."