2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

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Flag of the United States.svg 2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Race details
7th and 8th round of the 2021 IndyCar season
Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle 2015.svg
DateJune 12, 2021
Official name Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear Corporation
Location The Raceway on Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan
CourseTemporary street circuit
2.350 mi / 3.782 km
Distance70 laps
164.500 mi / 264.737 km
Race 1
Pole position
Driver Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward  (Arrow McLaren SP)
Time01:15.5776
Fastest lap
DriverFlag placeholder.svg Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Time76.6433 (on lap 2 of 70)
Podium
First Flag of Sweden.svg Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay  (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Third Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward  (Arrow McLaren SP)
Race 2
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Time01:14.1094
Fastest lap
DriverFlag placeholder.svg Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  (Andretti Autosport)
Time76.3434 (on lap 50 of 70)
Podium
First Flag of Mexico.svg Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward  (Arrow McLaren SP)
Second Flag of the United States.svg Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Third Flag of Spain.svg Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (officially known as the 2021 Chevrolet Indy Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation) was a pair of IndyCar motor races held on June 12, 2021, and June 13, 2021 at The Raceway at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan. [1] [2] They were the seventh and eighth races of the 2021 IndyCar Series.

Contents

Marcus Ericsson won the first race for Chip Ganassi Racing, scoring his first career victory in his third season, becoming the 7th different winner in the first 7 races. Ed Carpenter Racing's Rinus VeeKay finished second, with Pato O'Ward rounding out the podium places in third. [3]

Pato O'Ward won the second race for Arrow McLaren SP, his second victory of the season, and his career. Team Penske's Josef Newgarden finished second, with Álex Palou rounding out the podium places in third. [4]

Race 1 – Saturday June, 12

Entrants

25 drivers entered the race, including IndyCar Series debutants Jimmie Johnson (Chip Ganassi Racing) and Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing), with Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske). [5]

KeyMeaning
 R Rookie
 W Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
20 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
26 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
28 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
48 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
51 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet
60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda

Practice

Practice

Practice took place at 5:00 PM ET on April 17, 2021. [1] Will Power went fastest in the practice session of the season with a time of 01:17.2768, ahead of Sebastien Bourdais and Pato O'Ward in second and third respectively. [6]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:17.2768
214 Flag of France.svg Sebastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:17.4291
35 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:17.5143
Source: [7]

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 11:10 AM ET on June 12, 2021. [1]

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineTimeFinal
grid
Round 1Round 2
Group 1Group 2
15 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:16.8406N/A01:15.57761
227 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:15.8507N/A01:15.65842
351 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:16.6715N/A01:15.74333
418 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda N/A01:15.869601:15.81194
52 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:15.660601:15.66065
626 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda N/A01:15.843901:16.08326
712 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:17.0343N/A01:16.08777
828 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda N/A01:16.132801:16.12938
922 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:16.9636N/A01:16.66069
1014 Flag of France.svg Sebastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A01:16.133901:17.433310
119 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A01:16.315101:17.868011
1221 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:16.8172N/A01:17.877612
1329 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 01:17.0691N/AN/A13
147 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A01:16.4620N/A14
158 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:17.1579N/AN/A15
1630 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A01:16.4713N/A16
1720 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:17.2904N/AN/A17
1859 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet N/A01:16.6093N/A18
1960 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:17.4180N/AN/A19
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A01:16.6694N/A20
2110 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:17.5190N/AN/A21
2245 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A01:16.6880N/A22
2348 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:19.0944N/AN/A22
243 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Honda N/A01:17.5569N/A24
254 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A01:19.6697N/A25
Source: [8]
Notes

Race

The race started at 3:00 PM ET on June 12, 2021. [1]

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
18 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 7001:45:33.1123415551
221 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 70+1.729051240
35 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 70+1.910545332
430 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70+8.168841632
515 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70+9.4645420431
645 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70+9.567042128
727 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 70+10.340652227
89 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70+10.89564111625
918 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 70+11.942844223
102 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 70+12.50616520
1114 Flag of France.svg Sebastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 70+13.579251019
1222 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 70+13.82744918
1320 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 70+14.792551717
1426 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 70+16.08875616
1510 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70+17.253441015
1660 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 70+18.289851914
1729 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 70+19.011441313
184 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 69+1 Lap42412
193 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet 67+3 Laps82311
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 67+3 Laps1073713
2128 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 65+5 Laps689
2259 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 65+5 Laps5185
2351 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 63Contact51428
2448 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 49Mechanical4226
257 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 23Contact1145
Fastest lap: Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 76.6433 (lap 56)
Source: [9]

Championship standings after the race

Race 2 – June 13

Entrants

25 drivers entered the race, including IndyCar Series debutants Jimmie Johnson (Chip Ganassi Racing) and Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing), with Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske). Arrow McLaren SP driver Felix Rosenqvist was injured in Race 1, and Oliver Askew replaced him in Race 2. [11]

KeyMeaning
 R Rookie
 W Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
7 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
20 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
26 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
28 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
48 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
51 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet
60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 9:00 AM ET on June 13, 2021. [1]

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineTimeFinal
grid
Round 1Round 2
Group 1Group 2
12 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:16.3648N/A01:14.10941
226 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 01:16.0809N/A01:14.43002
321 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A01:15.584501:14.81803
410 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A01:15.831301:14.84324
551 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A01:15.660901:14.90605
69 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:16.2311N/A01:14.92316
727 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda N/A01:15.466401:15.35247
820 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A01:15.756301:15.41628
915 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:16.1965N/A01:15.41879
1022 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:15.694901:15.529410
1118 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser–Sullivan Honda 01:16.5380N/A01:15.947811
1245 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Racing Honda 01:16.4188N/A01:16.114612
1314 Flag of France.svg Sebastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:16.5387N/AN/A13
1429 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A01:15.9533N/A14
1559 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 01:16.6085N/AN/A15
165 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A01:16.0805N/A16
1729 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:16.6456N/AN/A17
1860 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A01:16.1356N/A18
1930 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:16.8947N/AN/A19
2012 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:16.4386N/A20
213 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:17.1815N/AN/A21
228 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A01:16.5514N/A22
237 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:19.1486N/AN/A22
244 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A01:16.5805N/A24
2548 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A01:17.9838N/A25
Source: [12]
Notes

Race

The race started at 12:00 PM ET on June 13, 2021. [2]

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
15 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 7001:41:30.8814216351
22 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 70+6.7595216744
310 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70+6.93922435
426 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 70+7.05582232
515 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70+7.69522930
612 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 70+8.441822028
79 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70+8.83246226
822 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 70+9.064121024
98 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70+9.524832222
1045 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70+10.686021220
1128 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 70+10.985221719
1230 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70+11.576131918
1327 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 70+14.20972717
1429 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 70+14.996821416
1520 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 70+15.15293815
1614 Flag of France.svg Sebastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 70+15.272631314
1718 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser–Sullivan Honda 70+16.118331113
1821 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 70+16.85454312
1960 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 69+1 Lap51811
203 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet 69+1 Lap42110
2148 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 69+1 Lap3259
2259 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 68+2 Laps5158
234 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 61+9 Laps3247
2451 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 57Mechanical456
257 Flag of the United States.svg Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 46Mechanical4235
Fastest lap: Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport) – 76.3434 (lap 26)
Source: [13]

Championship standings after the race

References

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