Only indy car driver to win four consecutive championships 20042007 in champ car. Dale coyne racing with vassarsullivan indycar driver sebastien bourdais 18 during practice for the indianapolis 500 at the indianapolis motor speedway on thursday, may 17, 2018. Torontos robert wickens sees indycar win nicked by. The week in indycar, april 18, with eric bretzman and. Geoffrey billows said wednesday that the 38yearold frenchman was evaluated by indycar orthopedic consultant dr. Sebastien bourdais was transported to a hospital for surgery after the french driver suffered fractures to his pelvis and right hip from a crash during qualifying for the indianapolis 500 on.
Collecting trophy fail sebastien bourdais drops trophy. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for sebastien bourdais on. This crash is similar to james hinchcliffes crash in 2015 where he almost died and hinchcliffe is still alive and kicking winning the 2017 long beach gp so at most sebastien bourdais will most likely be out for the rest of the season but not retire, just my opinion. Indianapolis thursday, may 25, 2017 verizon indycar series driver sebastien bourdais, injured in a crash may 20 during a qualifying attempt for the 101st indianapolis 500 mile race, was discharged from iu health methodist hospital on wednesday and has been moved to a local. Sebastien bourdais injured in crash at indianapolis photo from lat. Sebastien bourdais makes heavy contact with the turn 2 wall. Driver sebastien bourdais 2019 ntt indycar series results. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais cleared to resume racing. Click on the site to see sebastien bourdaiss career results at that track glossary. Sebastien bourdais crash indy 500 qualifying may 20. Below is a sebastian bourdais update from indycar following indy 500 qualifying crash. Former toro rosso f1 driver sebastien bourdais has been dropped by the dale coyne racing indycar team, but he insists hes not done racing yet.
Dale coyne racings sebastien bourdais says that indycars 2018 universal aerokit is not to blame for the over the top difficult racing on ovals this season. The win was a milestone for him in his recovery from serious injuries suffered in a crash at indianapolis motor speedway. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais update racing news. Sebastien bourdais loses indycar seat at dale coyne for 2020 f1i. Sebastien olivier bourdais born 28 february 1979 is a french professional racing driver, who.
Amid indycar crashes, driver sebastien bourdais is the voice of reason four major crashes at indy have selfappointed experts panicking. Won dan wheldon memorial trophy as highestfinishing international driver at gold coast 600 at surfers paradise. At the german grand prix he suffered a mechanical failure after qualifying last by. Amid indycar crashes, driver sebastien bourdais is the. Petersburg, joins the week in indycar podcast to discuss the new tv deal struck between the series and nbc, recent testing at texas and barber, and the frustrations of having bad weather. Sebastien bourdais wins second dual in detroit race auto. View career statistics for sebastien bourdais tweet. Sebastien bourdais wins indycar season opener from last on. Sebastien bourdais scored a spectacular win from last on the grid at sundays seasonopening firestone grand prix in front of his home fans on the streets of st.
Ride around indy with sebastien bourdais racing videos. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais has become the latest sports person to smash a trophy after fighting so hard to win it in the first place. Sebastien bourdais to race 14 weeks after indy accident indycar racing sebastien bourdais, of france drives into turn 10 during the indycar firestone grand prix of st. Nearly three months after his terrifying wreck in indianapolis 500 qualifying, indycar driver sebastien bourdais has been cleared to return to racing. Fourtime cart champion and dale coyne racing driver sebastien bourdais says the outgoing manufacturer aerokit era hurt indycars standing.
Sebastien bourdais crash indy 500 qualifying may 20, 2017. Verizon indycar series driver sebastien bourdais was diagnosed with multiple fractures to his pelvis and a fracture to his right hip following an incident today while attempting to qualify for the 101st running of the indianapolis 500 mile race. French indycar driver sebastien bourdais has suffered a fractured pelvis in a fiery crash during indianapolis 500 qualifying. Watch the latest sebastien bourdais videos and highlights on. Sebastien bourdais will have surgery to repair the fractured pelvis suffered in the crash. During his threeyear stint at kv racing, the fourtime champ car champion scored wins at toronto 2014, detroit and milwaukee 2015 and detroit in 2016. Infobox champ car driver sebastien olivier bourdais born 28. Did the verizon indycar series make the right call when it penalized sebastien bourdais for running over the pit exit lane, or should the race directors have. Did indycar gets bourdais long beach penalty right. Verizon indycar series drivers were asked to rank the five most interesting storylines leading into the firestone grand prix of st. Driver promo bloopers from the 20 indycar championship celebration. Enjoy the insanse overtake from bourdais on long beach in indycar.
Verizon indycar series driver sebastien bourdais was diagnosed with multiple fractures to his pelvis and a fracture to his right hip following an. Sebastien bourdais, winner of the opening round at st. Driver sebastien bourdais 2018 verizon indycar series. Indy 500 driver fractures pelvis, hip in fiery crash in qualifying race. Ot scary crash of sebastien bourdais indycar qualifying. John haverlin may 21, 2017 featured content, indycar, john haverlin, uncategorized comments off on sebastien bourdais out for. Sebastien bourdais on pole for indycar race in phoenix. Sebastien bourdais called himself pretty much speechless after winning indycars firestone grand prix of st. They were going to topple the big teams there and were less than 5 miles away.
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Indy 500 driver fractures pelvis, hip in fiery crash in. Glad bourdais is relatively okay but you gotta wonder if this will be his last year in an indycar. Bourdais currently drives for kv racing technology in the verizon indycar series. Exf1 driver suffers fractured pelvis and hip in indy 500 qualifying accident. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais hit the turn two wall nearly headon at full speed. Petersburg, 24, 19, 24, 18, sealmaster sport clips dale. Petersburg auto race, sunday, march 12, 2017, in st.
Indycar sebastien bourdais long beach 2018 overtake of the. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais returning to the track. Indycar racer and exgrand prix driver sebastien bourdais has hit back at claims by haas formula 1 team boss gunther steiner that there are no american drivers ready to compete in formula 1. Hes gearing up for this weekends firestone grand prix. Petersburg race winner sebastien bourdais and racers marshall pruett recap a wild day of racing to open the verizon indycar series season where crashes and contact angered some and altered. Sebastien bourdais wept as he crossed the finish line sunday for his second consecutive victory at st. First win, 2003 london champ car trophy brands hatch. Sebastien bourdais takes indycar in phoenix fox sports. Sebastien bourdais stats, race results, wins, news, record. Sebastian bourdais blasts indycars idiot drivers after.
Emotional win completes comeback for sebastien bourdais. Sebastien bourdais troubles show why indycar drivers struggle in. Poor old indy car driver sebastian bourdais collects his second place trophy, cheers, drops it, smashes it. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais has been released from the hospital as he continues to recover from serious injuries suffered in a crash at indianapolis motor speedway on saturday bourdais. Sebastien bourdais loses indycar seat at dale coyne for 2020.
The first day of indy 500 qualifying was surprising for both. Kevin scheid on tuesday and given clearance to fully return to racing activities. Sebastien bourdais has all the makings of a return to top form in 2017. Wickens was only the third driver since 1993 to win the pole for his indycar debut nigel mansell did it in 93 in surfers paradise and bourdais at st.
French indycar driver sebastien bourdais in hospital after. Sebastien bourdais medical update crash video racing news. Sebastien bourdais should have been racing in formula one well before his 2008 debut with scuderia toro rosso but, for one reason or another had to dominate the usbased champ car series to. Sebastian bourdais blasts indycars idiot drivers after grand prix of long beach. Sebastien bourdais out for season after indy 500 qualifying crash. Ap sebastien bourdais took the indycar pole friday night at ism raceway to join simon pagenaud in an allfrench front row.
For the second straight season, sebastien bourdais leaves his adopted home of st. Poor old indy car driver sebastian bourdais collects his second place trophy, cheers. Fourtime champ car series champion and 37time indy car race winner sebastien bourdais was driving an. Indycar sebastien bourdais long beach 2018 overtake of the year part1. Across the paddock, robert wickens fumed at the disastrous turn of events that had cost him a victory in his indycar debut. Track officials said doctors at indiana university methodist hospital. Sebastien bourdais pretty much speechless after indycar. Driver sebastien bourdais 2015 verizon indycar series. Shocking similarity, he said during his cohosting visit to marshall pruetts the week in indycar podcast. It was one of the most savage impacts in indianapolis motor speedway history but thanks to the safer barrier and the strength of dallaras dw12, sebastien bourdais survived what could have been fatal 20 years ago.
How much does long beach winner alexander rossi remind andretti autosport technical director eric bretzman of his former driver, fourtime indycar champion scott dixon. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais cleared to resume racing indycar medical director dr. Sebastien bourdais hits back at haas f1 claims about. Indycar driver sebastien bourdais returning to the track, though not the car, in toronto by norris mcdonald special to the star tues. Bourdais disappointed in f1, failing to capitalise on the opportunities he was given, thoroughly outclassed by his team mate sebastian vettel. Sebastien bourdais suffered a terrible crash and ed carpenter topped the speed charts in saturdays first day of indy 500 qualifying.