Indianapolis 500 starting grid: Starting lineup for Indy 500

What is the starting grid for the Indianapolis 500? We give you the starting lineup for the 2017 Indy 500 from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

The Indy 500 starting lineup for the 101st running of America’s biggest motor sports race is as impressive as the event demands. All of IndyCar’s biggest names will be accounted for on Sunday in the Indianapolis 500 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Scott Dixon, the 2008 Indianapolis 500 champion, will lead the field to the green flag after posting the fastest time in qualifying. Last year’s Indy 500 winner Alexander Rossi starts third. Tony Kanaan is beginning the race seventh and Ryan Hunter-Reay starts tenth, putting four past Indianapolis 500 victors within the Top 10 in 2017.

A pair of past Indy 500 winners will begin together in the middle of the pack. Two-time winner Juan Pablo Montoya starts 18th, with three-time Indianapolis 500 title holder Helio Castroneves behind him in 19th. Last year’s pole sitter James Hinchcliffe is just ahead of the two Team Penske drivers in 17th position.

Carlos Munoz lost the 2016 Indianapolis 500 in heartbreaking fashion, making it the second time the Colombian has been runner-up in IndyCar’s biggest race. He’ll be aiming to avenge that result but will have far to go as he’s starting back in 25th. But that just goes to show the depth of the starting grid for the 2017 Indy 500—there are contenders no matter where you look.

Below is the starting grid for the 101st Indianapolis 500:

1 – Scott Dixon
2 – Ed Carpenter
3 – Alexander Rossi
4 – Takuma Sato
5 – Fernando Alonso
6 – JR Hildebrand
7 – Tony Kanaan
8 – Marco Andretti
9 – Will Power
10 – Ryan Hunter-Reay
11 – Ed Jones
12 – Oriol Servia
13 – Mikhail Aleshin
14 – Graham Rahal
15 – Max Chilton
16 – Charlie Kimball
17 – James Hinchcliffe
18 – Juan Pablo Montoya
19 – Helio Castroneves
20 – Jay Howard
21 – Sage Karam
22 – Josef Newgarden
23 – Simon Pagenaud
24 – Carlos Munoz
25 – Gabby Chaves
26 – Conor Daly
27 – Jack Harvey
28 – Pippa Mann
29 – Spencer Pigot
30 – Buddy Lazier
31 – Sebastian Saavedra
32 – Zach Veach
33 – James Davison

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