Indy 500 winner 2021: Who won the Indianapolis 500?

All of the information you need about the Indy 500 winner 2021 and the race results

History was made at the Indy 500 on Sunday afternoon.

For the fourth time in his career, Helio Castroneves crossed the finish line a winner at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, joining an elite class of drivers and cementing his status as one of the greatest Formula 1 drivers to ever take the wheel.

Of course, making history isn’t easy. Castroneves needed a late race push to claim victory, and the race came down to the final few laps. Alex Palou was leading down the stretch of the Indy 500, and it wasn’t until the final three laps that Castroneves finally moved past him to take the lead.

And so it would remain until the end. But why make history if you’re not going to do it in style?

Indy 500 winner 2021: Who won the race?

Castroneves crossed the finish line a winner on Sunday, and race fans are already savoring every second of his historic final lap of the Indy 500 this year:

With history made, Castroneves made the legendary victory climb at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in what has to be one of the most cathartic moments of his iconic racing career.

And of course, what’s the point of being an Indy 500 winner if you can’t…milk…the moment (that’s right I went there, do something).

Here’s the complete finishing order for the Indy 500:

1. Helio Castroneves
2. Alex Palou
3. Simon Pagenaud
4. Patricio O’Ward
5. Ed Carpenter
6. Santino Ferrucci
7. Sage Karam
8. Rinus VeeKay
9. Juan Pablo Montoya
10. Tony Kanaan
11. Marcus Ericsson
12. Josef Newgarden
13. Conor Daly
14. Takuma Sato
15. JR Hilderbrand
16. Colton Herta
17. Scott Dixon
18. Jack Harvey
19. Marco Andretti
20. Scott McLaughlin
21. James Hinchcliffe
22. Ryan Hunter-Reay
23. Dalton Kellett
24. Max Chilton
25. Pietro Fittipaldi