2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis

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Flag of the United States.svg 2015 GP Indianapolis
Race details
5th round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season
Indianapolis IndycarGP.svg
DateMay 9, 2015
Official name Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana
CourseCombined road course
2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance82 laps
200 mi / 321.87 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time1:09.4886
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe  (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Time1:10.8604 (on lap 68 of 82)
Podium
First Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Second Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Third Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya  (Team Penske)

The 2015 Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, the second running of the event, was an IndyCar Series held on May 9, 2015, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The fifth round of the 2015 IndyCar Series, it was won by Will Power of Team Penske. [1] Graham Rahal took second for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing as he did in the previous round and Juan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske) came in third. The top finishing rookie in the race was Stefano Coletti who finished tenth, the highest finish for a rookie up to that point in the 2015 season, snapping Gabby Chaves' streak of being the top rookie finisher in all the previous rounds.

Contents

Report

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KeyMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner

Qualifying

PosNo.NameGrp.Round 1Round 2Firestone Fast 6
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 11:10.03941:09.64431:09.4886
29 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 21:09.77981:09.99661:09.7156
33 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves 21:09.89171:09.87731:09.7388
42 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya 11:10.26951:09.91511:09.8072
522 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud W21:10.01451:09.77691:09.8715
610 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 21:10.22641:09.90381:10.2772
711 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 21:10.27791:10.0230
817 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Saavedra 11:10.55731:10.1572
920 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi 11:10.31681:10.1969
104 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti R11:10.38401:10.3679
1141 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth 21:10.39711:10.4558
1221 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden 21:10.42831:10.8321
135 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe 11:10.6273
1483 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball 21:10.5031
156 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand 11:10.6380
1698 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves R21:10.5282
1715 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal 11:10.6480
1825 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson 21:10.5776
1928 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay 11:10.8345
207 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes 21:10.6749
2126 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz 11:10.8786
2214 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 21:10.7391
2318 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Huertas 11:12.5038
2427 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 21:11.1636
2519 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Dracone R21:12.5814
Qualifications

Race results

PosNo.DriverTeamEngine &
Aero Kit
LapsStatusPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts. 1
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 821:42:42.0940316554
215 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 82+1.5023317941
32 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Chevrolet 82+7.19673435
411 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 82+7.73363732
583 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82+25.1179414131
63 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 82+31.73524325
710 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82+32.31913626
84 Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti R KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 82+35.385331024
914 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 82+40.826732222
109 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82+47.471542121
1128 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 82+48.541031919
125 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 82+49.5461413419
1326 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 82+54.237232117
1420 Flag of Italy.svg Luca Filippi CFH Racing Chevrolet 82+54.87133916
1598 Flag of Colombia.svg Gabby Chaves R Bryan Herta Autosport Honda 82+1:01.309231615
1627 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 82+1:07.244832414
1717 Flag of Colombia.svg Sebastián Saavedra Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82+1:09.20794813
187 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Jakes Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 81+1 Lap420213
1918 Flag of Colombia.svg Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing Honda 81+1 Lap42311
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden CFH Racing Chevrolet 81+1 Lap41210
216 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand CFH Racing Chevrolet 81+1 Lap4159
2219 Flag of Italy.svg Francesco Dracone R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 80+2 Laps3258
2341 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 69+13 Laps6117
2425 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Justin Wilson Andretti Autosport Honda 68Gearbox2186
2522 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud W Team Penske Chevrolet 57Gearbox255
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes

All cars ran Dallara chassis with aerokits supplied by their respective engine manufacturer.

This was James Hinchcliffe's final race of the season. On May 18 during the post qualifying practice for the 2015 Indianapolis 500 he would suffer life threatening injuries and miss the remainder of the season.

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "Will Power wins 2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis". WTHR . VideoIndiana, Inc. May 9, 2015. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.