Hélio Castroneves (; born Hélio Castro Neves; May 10, 1975) is a Brazilian auto racing driver currently competing in the North American IndyCar Series. In IndyCar competition, Castroneves has 21 wins and 32 poles, and has never placed lower than sixth in the standings in a complete season of racing till 2011, where he placed eleventh. Prior to IndyCar, Castroneves competed in the CART championship with a highest championship points finish of fourth.
Castroneves won the Indianapolis 500 in 2001, 2002 and 2009, making him one of only nine drivers to date to have won at least three. He finished second to teammate and countryman Gil de Ferran in 2003. Castroneves has won four pole positions for the Indy 500, including back-to-back poles in 2009 and 2010 for the first time since Scott Brayton.
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3 Helio Castroneves (qualifying rained out lineup set by IndyCar points standings) Race summary At the start, Marco Andretti lost control in turn one due to cold tires and crashed out of the race ... Meanwhile, Helio Castroneves took the lead, and led the first 92 laps ... After the field was shuffled, Castroneves still maintained the lead ...
... The teams of Helio Castroneves and Sam Hornish, Jr ... (both Penske entries) met in the finals with Castroneves and his chief mechanic Rick Rinaman winning the $100,000 first prize after an 8.335-second pit stop ... Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Helio Castroneves (Penske) 7.6770 Scott Sharp (RLR) 8.466 Scott Sharp (RLR) stalled Scott Dixon (Ganassi) 11.650 Helio Castroneves (Penske) 8.335 Sam Hornish, Jr ...
8.855 Will Power 9.517 Scott Dixon 9.462 Will Power 7.968 Danica Patrick Helio Castroneves Helio Castroneves 8.558 Tony Kanaan 9.296 Ryan Hunter-Reay DNF Tony Kanaan Helio ...
... Tony Kanaan, Jeff Simmons, Dan Wheldon, Helio Castroneves participated ... Helio Castroneves completed the fastest lap at 112.3538 ... Detroit (July 24, 2007) - Helio Castroneves conducted a brief compatibility test on roads that comprise the circuit ...