INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Indianapolis 500 runner-up Marcus Ericsson was penalized to the rear of the 33-car field along with Andretti Global teammate Kyle Kirkwood on Monday after their cars were found to have unapproved modifications in the post-race inspection that could have helped their aerodynamic efficiency.
Ericsson finished second to Alex Palou on Sunday when he was unable to make a winning pass in the closing laps. He now will be credited with a 31st-place finish while Kirkwood, who had finished sixth, has been relegated to 32nd.
We are in receipt of the Indianapolis 500 Post-Race Notice as provided by IndyCar, Andretti Global said in a statement. We are taking the necessary time to assess the information and we will be requesting a full review with IndyCar.
IndyCar said the modifications made by Andretti Global were to the Energy Management System covers provided by Dallara, the company that provides the chassis for the series. The rulebook states that those parts must be used as supplied.
Ericsson and Kirkwood had to forfeit their prize money and championship points from their original finish, and instead will receive the money and points for their penalized finish. Each of the cars also was fined $100,000 and the competition managers for the teams have been suspended for the upcoming race on the streets of Detroit.
It was an incredibly costly swing for Andretti as the Indy 500 purse this year was a record $20,283,000, with winner Palou set to receive $3.8 million. Ericsson will receive $610,500 for finishing 31st when he could have earned up to a $1 million in second.
Kirkwood initially was credited with a sixth-place finish, but once dropped to 32nd received $607,500.
We had a great race, we came across the line in sixth, Kirkwood said. Well go through the (review) process and this team is built on sportsmanship, they are built on integrity and well try to do everything right in the future.
The disqualifications changed the podium finishing order, with David Malukas of A.J. Foyt Racing moving up to second and Pato OWard of Arrow McLaren moving up to third. For the Foyt team, combined with Santino Ferruccis adjusted fifth-place finish, it marked the best Indy 500 finish in 25 years for the team.
The No. 90 car of Callum Ilott also failed post-race technical inspection after it failed to meet the minimum endplate height and location specification. Prema Racing was handed the same penalties as Andretti Global, which means rather than 12th, Ilott will be credited with finishing last in The Greatest Spectacle in Racing.
Oh, Ilott posted on social media after learning of the penalty. His payout was decreased to $155,300. I was at brunch and it was ruined.
Ilotts teammate at Prema, rookie Robert Shwartzman, was named top rookie of the race after becoming the first rookie to win the pole since 1983. Ilott joked he was almost late to the awards ceremony because he was searching for Shwartzman for a loan to pay the IndyCar fine.
Prema said in a statement that Ilotts front wing endplate did not meet minimum height and passed technical inspection multiple times.
The issue didnt lead to any performance gain, the car ended up being non-compliant with the rules at the end of the race, so the team accepts full responsibility, Prema said. The team is currently investigating the root of the problem. We look forward to implementing the needed procedures to ensure improved control and avoid these kinds of issues in the future.
Doug Boles, the president of IndyCar and Indianapolis Motor Speedway, said at the annual Monday night awards ceremony that Ericsson, Kirkwood and Ilott were all given the opportunity to skip the event but showed anyway.
To a man, Marcus, Kyle and Callum, all said We would not miss an opportunity to come to the victory banquet for the greatest race on earth, Boles said. And that tells you the character of the drivers who are in the cars in the IndyCar Series.
Ericsson, already devastated by his second runner-up finish in the biggest race of the world, said the disqualification was another blow.
I dont know the details enough, its so fresh and the team is reviewing it all, Ericsson said before the awards ceremony. Its obviously very harsh penalties, but if thats the rules, then thats the rules. We respect the integrity of the sport.
IndyCars inspection process came under scrutiny a week before the race, when the Team Penske cars of two-time winner Josef Newgarden and Will Power were found to have had unapproved modifications to the rear shock-absorbing attenuator.
Newgarden and Power were unable to compete in the second round of qualifying, and instead had to start in the final row of the 11-row grid. Newgarden ended up having a fuel pump issue and finished 25th and Power finished 19th, though both of them will move up three spots following the penalties to Andretti Global and Prema Racing.
This is a moment that I think we all can use to move forward because in our most difficult times is when true character is shown, Boles said. As a community, were going to get stronger. Were going to get better. Were going to show everyone why we had 7 million viewers watch this Indy 500.
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AP Auto Racing Writer Jenna Fryer contributed to this report.
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印第安纳波利斯（美联社）——在印第500赛跑中位列第二的马库斯·埃里克森（Marcus Ericsson）和安德雷蒂全球车队队友凯尔·科克伍德（Kyle Kirkwood）在周一因赛后检查发现他们的赛车存在未经批准的修改，可能会提高其空气动力学效率，而被罚至33辆赛车队伍的最后位置。
在周日的比赛中，埃里克森在最后几圈未能完成超越，以第二名完赛，亚历克斯·帕洛最终夺冠。现在，埃里克森将以第31名的成绩被记录，而原本第六名完赛的科克伍德则降至第32名。
Andretti Global在一份声明中称，他们已经收到了IndyCar提供的印第安纳波利斯500赛后通知。他们将花时间评估相关信息，并会要求IndyCar进行全面复核。
印地赛车（IndyCar）表示，Andretti Global 对由Dallara公司（该公司为该系列赛事提供底盘）提供的能源管理系统罩进行了修改。规则手册中规定，这些部件必须按原样使用。
埃里克森和柯克伍德不得不放弃他们原本完成比赛时所获得的奖金和冠军积分，取而代之的是，他们将获得因受罚而完成的比赛的奖金和积分。每辆车还被罚款10万美元，参赛车队的管理人员被暂停参加即将在底特律街头举行的比赛。
今年的印第500大赛奖金创下了纪录，达到了20,283,000美元。Andretti的这一决定极其昂贵，因为冠军Palou将获得380万美元的奖金。而Ericsson在以第31名的成绩完成比赛时将获得610,500美元的奖金，如果他能在第二名完成比赛，原本可以获得高达100万美元的奖金。
科克伍德（Kirkwood）最初被计为第六名完成比赛，但后来成绩降至第32名，因此获得了607,500美元的奖金。
柯克伍德（Kirkwood）表示：“我们发挥得很好，最终以第六名冲过终点线。我们会进行（复盘）流程，这支队伍以体育精神为根基，以诚信为基石，未来我们会努力做得更好。”
由于被取消资格，领奖台上的排名发生了变化，A.J. Foyt Racing的David Malukas升至第二位，Arrow McLaren的Pato O��Ward升至第三位。对于Foyt车队来说，结合Santino Ferrucci调整后的第五名完赛，这是该车队25年来在印第500赛中的最佳成绩。
卡勒姆·伊洛特的第90号赛车在赛后技术检查中也未能通过，因为它未能达到最小端板高度和位置规范。Prema Racing与Andretti Global受到相同的处罚，这意味着伊洛特将不会获得第12名的成绩，而是被记为“史上最伟大的赛事”的末尾完赛。
在得知处罚后，伊洛特在社交媒体上发帖称：“我当时正在享用早午餐，结果全泡汤了。”他的奖金减少到了155,300美元。
在Prema车队中，伊洛特的队友、初出茅庐的罗伯特·施瓦茨曼（Robert Shwartzman）被选为比赛的年度最佳新秀，成为自1983年以来首位赢得杆位的新秀。伊洛特开玩笑说，他差点儿错过颁奖典礼，因为他正在寻找施瓦茨曼，希望他能借点钱来支付印地车赛的罚款。
Prema在一份声明中表示，Ilott的前翼尾翼没有达到最低高度，但通过了多次技术检查。
普雷马表示，该问题并未带来任何性能上的提升，赛车在比赛结束时未能符合规则，因此车队愿意承担全部责任。目前，车队正在调查问题的根源。我们期待实施必要的程序，以确保更好的控制，并在未来避免此类问题。
印地赛车和印第安纳波利斯赛车场总裁道格·波尔斯在周一晚上的年度颁奖典礼上表示，埃里克森、科克伍德和伊洛特都被给予了跳过比赛的机会，但他们还是选择了参赛。
波尔斯说，马库斯、凯尔和卡勒姆一致表示，“我们不会错过参加地球上最伟大比赛的胜利宴会的机会。”这句话展现了印地赛车系列中参赛司机的性格。
埃里克森（Ericsson）在世界上最大的比赛中第二次获得亚军后已深受打击，他表示此次被取消资格是又一次重创。
在颁奖典礼之前，爱立信（Ericsson）表示，他不太了解具体细节，这些情况很新，而且团队正在对此进行全面审查。很明显，这是非常严厉的处罚，但如果这就是规则，那么这就是规则。我们尊重这项运动的完整性。
在比赛前一周，IndyCar的检测过程受到了审查，当时发现两届冠军Josef Newgarden和Will Power所属的Penske车队车辆存在未经批准的后部减震缓冲器修改。
纽加登和波维尔在第二轮资格赛中未能竞争，而是在11行格子中的最后一行开始。纽加登最终因燃油泵问题排在第25位，而波维尔排在第19位。然而，由于对安德雷蒂全球和普雷马赛车队的处罚，他们都将上升三个名次。
博尔斯说：“这是一个我认为我们都可以利用来前进的时刻，因为在我们的最艰难时期，才能展现出真正的品格。作为社区，我们会变得更强大。我们会变得更好。我们将向所有人展示为什么有700万观众观看了这场印地500赛车比赛。”
美联社汽车赛事记者杰娜·弗雷尔（Jenna Fryer）为这份报道做出了贡献。
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