12 April 2017 12:40 (UTC)
The F1 champion will be racing a Honda-powered Andretti in May
On May 28th 2017 McLaren will enter a single car in the 101st Indianapolis 500, powered by Honda. The car will be run by the Andretti Autosport team.
The McLaren-Honda-Andretti entry, a Dallara DW12 chassis as used by all IndyCar teams, will be driven by current McLaren-Honda Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso.
From the team’s base in Bahrain, Fernando and McLaren Executive Director, Zak Brown, look forward to taking on the challenge of Indianapolis.
Follow McLaren.com, the McLaren App and McLaren’s official Indy 500-focused Twitter feed @McLarenIndy for all of the build-up and live insights from the team.
