Sebastien Bourdais suffers 'multiple fractures' after huge Indy 500 crash

Sebastien Bourdais suffered multiple fractures after a terrifying crash in his Indy 500 qualifying run.

The ex-F1 driver hit the wall at Turn 2 of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in his Dale Coyne Racing car while travelling at 200mph.

He was described as being 'awake and alert' immediately after the accident and it has been reported that he never lost consciousness.

He was taken to hospital where the extent of his injuries was revealed.

A statement from IndyCar said: '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.

'According to INDYCAR Medical Director Dr. Geoffrey Billows, Bourdais will undergo surgery on his pelvis this evening at IU Health Methodist Hospital.

'Bourdais was on the third lap of his qualification run at Indianapolis Motor Speedway when his Dale Coyne Racing No. 18 GEICO Honda made hard contact with the Turn 2 SAFER Barrier.'

Team owner Dale Coyne added: 'Sebastien is in good hands here at IU Methodist Hospital with the staff and now we just wait for him to recover.'

Fernando Alonso, who is through to the Fast Nine shootout for pole position after posting the seventh fastest time in the first qualifying session, took to Twitter to send Bourdais his best wishes.