2021 IndyCar Grand Prix
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| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| 5th Round of the 2021 IndyCar season | ||
 Road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway | ||
| Date | May 15, 2021 | |
| Official name | GMR Grand Prix | |
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.439 mi / 3.925 km | |
| Distance | 85 laps, 207.315 mi / 333.641 km | |
| Pole | ||
| Driver |  Romain Grosjean
|
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing |
| Time | 1:09.4396 | |
| Fastest Lap | ||
| Driver |  Rinus VeeKay
|
Ed Carpenter Racing |
| Time | 1:10.8767 (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 |
The 2021 GMR Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2021 IndyCar season. The race took place over 85 laps on the infield road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Rinus VeeKay, who drove for Ed Carpenter Racing, was able to hold off 2021 IndyCar rookie, Romain Grosjean, for his first IndyCar win.[1]
Results
| Icon | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past Winner |
Qualifying
| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | Romain Grosjean R
|
2 | 1:09.8556 | 1:09.5476 | 1:09.4396 |
| 2 | 2 |  Josef Newgarden
|
2 | 1:09.6101 | 1:09.7837 | 1:09.5665 |
| 3 | 60 |  Jack Harvey
|
1 | 1:09.7589 | 1:09.5189 | 1:09.6528 |
| 4 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
2 | 1:09.6589 | 1:09.4743 | 1:09.7118 |
| 5 | 3 |  Scott McLaughlin R
|
2 | 1:09.7537 | 1:09.7727 | 1:09.714 |
| 6 | 20 | Conor Daly
|
2 | 1:09.7646 | 1:09.5627 | 1:09.8662 |
| 7 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay
|
1 | 1:09.489 | 1:09.8185 | |
| 8 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
1 | 1:09.5867 | 1:09.8222 | |
| 9 | 18 | Ed Jones
|
1 | 1:09.7152 | 1:09.8548 | |
| 10 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W
|
1 | 1:09.8061 | 1:09.8722 | |
| 11 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
1 | 1:09.7918 | 1:09.906 | |
| 12 | 12 | Will Power W
|
2 | 1:09.8963 | ||
| 13 | 7 |  Felix Rosenqvist
|
1 | 1:09.8243 | ||
| 14 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
|
2 | 1:09.9012 | ||
| 15 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
1 | 1:09.8382 | ||
| 16 | 9 |  Scott Dixon
|
2 | 1:09.9512 | ||
| 17 | 30 |  Takuma Sato
|
1 | 1:09.8665 | ||
| 18 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward
|
2 | 1:10.0726 | ||
| 19 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
1 | 1:09.8759 | ||
| 20 | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
2 | 1:10.183 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Charlie Kimball
|
1 | 1:10.681 | ||
| 22 | 29 |  James Hinchcliffe
|
2 | 1:10.6174 | ||
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson R
|
1 | 1:11.0455 | ||
| 24 | 4 | Dalton Kellett
|
2 | 1:10.9312 | ||
| 25 | 86 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
|
2 | 1:11.137 |
Race
| 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 RWR | Honda | 85 | +4.951 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 44 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +15.0726 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 36 |
| 4 | 2 | Josef Newgarden
|
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 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin R
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +36.1862 | 3 | 5 | 24 | |
| 9 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
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 | +39.802 | 3 | 12 | 19 | |
| 12 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +40.3892 | 3 | 19 | 4 | 19 |
| 13 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +43.1147 | 3 | 8 | 17 | |
| 14 | 18 | Ed Jones
|
Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan | Honda | 85 | +43.811 | 3 | 9 | 16 | |
| 15 | 5 | Pato 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 Harding Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 85 | +1:05.1989 | 3 | 22 | 12 | |
| 19 | 14 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Laps | 3 | 20 | 11 | |
| 20 | 4 | Dalton Kellett
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Laps | 3 | 24 | 10 | |
| 21 | 86 | Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Laps | 3 | 25 | 9 | |
| 22 | 11 | Charlie Kimball
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Laps | 3 | 21 | 8 | |
| 23 | 60 | Jack Harvey
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 84 | +1 Laps | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson R
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 84 | +1 Laps | 3 | 23 | 6 | |
| 25 | 20 | Conor Daly
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 50 | +35 Laps | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Championship standings after the race
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References
- ↑ Kelly, Paul. "VeeKay Speeds to First Career Win in GMR Grand Prix". www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
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