Former MotoGP World Champion Nicky Hayden was cheered by more than 250,000 fans at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway he undertook a demonstration lap on his Honda RC212V, shortly before the start of the 92nd staging of the Indianapolis 500 race.

Hayden rode the first section of the newly created 2.620-mile MotoGP circuit, before completing two circuits of the main Indianapolis oval on his 800cc Repsol Honda prototype.

The inaugural Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix will be run on the 12th-14th September weekend.