2021 GMR Grand Prix

2021 GMR Grand Prix
Race details
5th round of the 2021 IndyCar season
	Layout of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
Date	May 15, 2021
Official name	GMR Grand Prix
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance	85 laps; 207.315 mi / 333.641 km
Pole position
Driver	Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing)
Time	01:09.4396
Fastest lap
Driver	Rinus Veekay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Time	01:10:8767 (on lap 14 of 85)
Podium
First	Rinus Veekay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Second	Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing)
Third	Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Last updated April 21, 2025

The 2021 GMR Grand Prix was an IndyCar motor race held on May 15, 2021, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.^[1] It was the 5th round of the 2021 IndyCar Series.

Background

The event was held over three days on May 13–15, 2021 at the road course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. This was the first time the venue featured in the 2021 season, later that year, Indycar would return for the Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix in August, and the eighth edition of this race, having debuted in May 2014

The race was the 5th race of the 16-race calendar, held two weeks after the XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway and two week prior to the 105th Indianapolis 500.

Entrants

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

No.	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin R	Team Penske	Chevrolet
4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
5	Patricio O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
11	Charlie Kimball	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
12	Will Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Sébastien Bourdais	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	Ed Jones	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda
20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
22	Simon Pagenaud W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian	Honda
27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda
29	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda
30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
48	Jimmie Johnson R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
51	Romain Grosjean R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
60	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
86	Juan Pablo Montoya	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet

Practice

Practice 1

Practice 1 took place at 9:30 AM ET on May 14, 2021.^[1]

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:09.8784
2	60	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:09.9646
3	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:10.0624
Source:^[3]

Practice 2

Practice 2 took place at 1:00 PM ET on May 14, 2021.^[1]

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	2	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:09.3323
2	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:09.4020
3	12	Will Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:09.4747
Source:^[4]

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 4:30 PM ET on May 14, 2021.^[1]

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time				Final grid
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2	Round 2	Round 3
1	51	Romain Grosjean R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	N/A	01:09.8556	01:09.5476	01:09.4396	1
2	2	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:09.6101	01:09.7837	01:09.5665	2
3	60	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:09.7589	N/A	01:09.5189	01:09.6528	3
4	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:09.6589	01:09.4743	01:09.7118	4
5	3	Scott McLaughlin R	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:09.7537	01:09.7727	01:09.7140	5
6	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:09.7646	01:09.5627	01:09.8662	6
7	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:09.4890	N/A	01:09.8185	N/A	7
8	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:09.5867	N/A	01:09.8222	N/A	8
9	18	Ed Jones	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	01:09.7152	N/A	01:09.8548	N/A	9
10	22	Simon Pagenaud W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:09.8061	N/A	01:09.8722	N/A	10
11	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:09.7918	N/A	01:09.9060	N/A	11
12	12	Will Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:09.8963	No Time	N/A	12
13	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	01:09.8243	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:09.9012	N/A	N/A	14
15	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:09.8382	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	9	Scott Dixon W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:09.9512	N/A	N/A	16
17	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:09.8665	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	5	Patricio O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	N/A	01:10.0726	N/A	N/A	18
19	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:09.8759	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	14	Sébastien Bourdais	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:10.1830	N/A	N/A	20
21	11	Charlie Kimball	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:10.6810	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	29	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:10.6174	N/A	N/A	22
23	48	Jimmie Johnson R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:11.0455	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:10.9312	N/A	N/A	24
25	86	Juan Pablo Montoya	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.1370	N/A	N/A	25
Source:^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Notes

Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Warmup took place at 10:45 AM ET on May 15, 2021.^[1]

Top Warmup Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:10.5598
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:10.5924
3	9	Scott Dixon W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:10.6617
Source:^[9]

Race

The race started at 2:30 PM ET on May 15, 2021.^[1]

Race classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	85	1:47:08.5773	3	7	33	51
2	51	Romain Grosjean R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	85	+4.9510	3	1	44	44
3	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+15.0726	3	4	1	36
4	2	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+18.4472	3	2		32
5	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+26.9813	4	11		30
6	22	Simon Pagenaud W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+27.8704	3	10		28
7	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	85	+33.2703	3	14		26
8	8	Scott McLaughlin R	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+36.1862	3	5		24
9	9	Scott Dixon W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+36.8362	4	16	3	23
10	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+37.1971	3	15		20
11	12	Will Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+39.8020	3	12		19
12	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	85	+40.3892	3	19	4	19
13	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian	Honda	85	+43.1147	3	8		17
14	18	Ed Jones	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	85	+43.8110	3	9		16
15	5	Patricio O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	85	+44.5448	4	18		15
16	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+44.9971	3	17		14
17	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	85	+45.4208	3	13		13
18	29	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	85	+1:05.1989	3	22		12
19	14	Sébastien Bourdais	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	84	+1 Lap	3	20		11
20	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	84	+1 Lap	3	24		10
21	86	Juan Pablo Montoya	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	84	+1 Lap	3	25		9
22	11	Charlie Kimball	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	84	+1 Lap	3	21		8
23	60	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	84	+1 Lap	4	3		7
24	48	Jimmie Johnson R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	84	+1 Lap	3	23		6
25	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	50	Contact	3	6		5
Fastest lap: Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing) – 01:10.8767 (lap 14)
Source:^[10]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Scott Dixon	176
2	Alex Palou	163
3	Josef Newgarden	148
4	Pato O'Ward	146
5	Graham Rahal	137
Source:^[10]

Engine manufacturer standings

Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	Honda	408
2	Chevrolet	405
Source:^[11]

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "GMR Grand Prix". IndyCar.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
↑ "Indycar Event Summary" (PDF). indycar.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
↑ "Results of Session - Practice 1" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
↑ "Results of Session - Practice 2" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
↑ "Results of Session Qualifications - Segment 1 / Group 1" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
↑ "Results of Session Qualifications - Segment 1 / Group 2" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
↑ "Results of Session Qualifications - Segment 2 / Top 12" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
↑ "Results of Session Qualifications - Segment 3 / Firestone Fast 6" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
↑ "Results of Session Warm-Up" (PDF). indycar.com. May 15, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
1 2 "Official Final Results - Race" (PDF). indycar.com. May 15, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
↑ "Indianapolis 500 Spotters Guide". indycar.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

External links

Previous race: 2021 XPEL 375	IndyCar Series 2021 season	Next race: 2021 Indianapolis 500
Previous race: 2020 Harvest Grand Prix	Grand Prix of Indianapolis	Next race: 2021 Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix

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[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "GMR Grand Prix". IndyCar.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.

[2] "Indycar Event Summary" (PDF). indycar.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.

[3] "Results of Session - Practice 1" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 6, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[4] "Results of Session - Practice 2" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[5] "Results of Session Qualifications - Segment 1 / Group 1" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[6] "Results of Session Qualifications - Segment 1 / Group 2" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[7] "Results of Session Qualifications - Segment 2 / Top 12" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[8] "Results of Session Qualifications - Segment 3 / Firestone Fast 6" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[9] "Results of Session Warm-Up" (PDF). indycar.com. May 15, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[:FinalResults-10] 1 2 "Official Final Results - Race" (PDF). indycar.com. May 15, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

[11] "Indianapolis 500 Spotters Guide". indycar.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

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