Race details | |
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5th round of the 2022 IndyCar season | |
Date | May 14, 2022 |
Official name | GMR Grand Prix |
Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana |
Course | Permanent road course 2.439 mi / 3.925 km |
Distance | 75 laps 182.925 mi / 294.389 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Time | 01:09.7664 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian) |
Time | 01:11.7415 (on lap 31 of 75) |
Podium | |
First | Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian) |
Second | Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank Racing) |
Third | Will Power (Team Penske) |
The 2022 GMR Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 14, 2022, in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race was originally scheduled for 85 laps, but under INDYCAR rules, the race was declared a wet race at the start, meaning the race was limited to two hours. [1]
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:10.4555 |
2 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:10.4593 |
3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:10.5277 |
Source: [3] |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:09.7839 |
2 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.8137 |
3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport w/ Curb Agajanian | Honda | 01:09.8423 |
Source: [4] |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:11.0839 |
2 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:11.1970 |
3 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:11.2391 |
Source: [6] |
Originally set for a 3:46 PM ET start, the race was then rescheduled for 3:07 PM ET on May 14, 2022. After a lightning delay caused the Indy Lights race to be suspended and resumed after the NTT IndyCar Series feature, the race started at 3:46 PM ET as planned. As it was declared a wet race, series officials removed the initial 85 lap distance and replaced it with a two hour time limit.
1 Race shortened to two-hour timed race.
2 Race ended under caution period.
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