Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis 500 takes place May 30, 2027 (race day; on-track activity from around May 18) in Indianapolis, United States. The dress code is Casual and sun-ready - shorts, hat, sunscreen and a cooler. No dress code anywhere; suites and hospitality skew slightly smarter. Typical cost ranges from 150 to 1500 EUR per person.
The Greatest Spectacle in Racing: 33 cars, 200 laps of the 2.5-mile Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval, run every Memorial Day weekend since 1911 before a crowd approaching a quarter of a million. The rituals are as fixed as the race - Back Home Again in Indiana before the start, the winner drinking milk in victory lane, the kissing of the bricks. Nothing prepares you for the scale of the grandstands or the noise at the green flag.
- When
- May 30, 2027 (race day; on-track activity from around May 18)
- Where
- Indianapolis, United States
- Dress code
- Casual and sun-ready - shorts, hat, sunscreen and a cooler. No dress code anywhere; suites and hospitality skew slightly smarter
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 150 to 1500 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 22 - 28C, warm and humid with a chance of a passing thunderstorm
- When to book
- Grandstand seats renew with existing holders first and public sales open in the autumn; Indianapolis hotels triple in price, so book 6+ months out
- Getting there
- IND (Indianapolis), 25 min to venue
- Where to stay
- Conrad Indianapolis, Bottleworks Hotel, The Alexander
- Official site
- https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500
How to attend
Buy via the Indianapolis Motor Speedway site. General admission is affordable at roughly the equivalent of EUR 40 - 60 and lets you roam the infield mounds, reserved grandstand seats run higher, and suites and hospitality sit at the top. Fully open to the public with no ballot, though the best grandstand seats are held by renewing season holders. Book accommodation and race-day parking well ahead.
Insider tip
Go to Carb Day or qualifying weekend as well - tickets are a fraction of race-day prices, you get full garage-area access, and it is the only time you can walk the track apron.
Get inside Indianapolis 500
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