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United States 2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Race details
7th and 8th round of the 2021 IndyCar season
DateJune 12, 2021
Official nameChevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear Corporation
LocationThe 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
DriverMexico Patricio O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Time01:15.5776
Fastest lap
DriverUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time76.6433 (on lap 2 of 70)
Podium
FirstSweden Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondNetherlands Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
ThirdMexico Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Race 2
Pole position
DriverUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time01:14.1094
Fastest lap
DriverUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport)
Time76.3434 (on lap 50 of 70)
Podium
FirstMexico Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
SecondUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
ThirdSpain 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.

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

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Entrants

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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]

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

Practice

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Practice

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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
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:17.2768
2 14 France Sebastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:17.4291
3 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:17.5143
Source:[7]

Qualifying

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

Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2
Group 1 Group 2
1 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:16.8406 N/A 01:15.5776 1
2 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:15.8507 N/A 01:15.6584 2
3 51 France Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:16.6715 N/A 01:15.7433 3
4 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda N/A 01:15.8696 01:15.8119 4
5 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:15.6606 01:15.6606 5
6 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:15.8439 01:16.0832 6
7 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:17.0343 N/A 01:16.0877 7
8 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:16.1328 01:16.1293 8
9 22 France Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:16.9636 N/A 01:16.6606 9
10 14 France Sebastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:16.1339 01:17.4333 10
11 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:16.3151 01:17.8680 11
12 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:16.8172 N/A 01:17.8776 12
13 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 01:17.0691 N/A N/A 13
14 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A 01:16.4620 N/A 14
15 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:17.1579 N/A N/A 15
16 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:16.4713 N/A 16
17 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:17.2904 N/A N/A 17
18 59 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet N/A 01:16.6093 N/A 18
19 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:17.4180 N/A N/A 19
20 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:16.6694 N/A 20
21 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:17.5190 N/A N/A 21
22 45 United States Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:16.6880 N/A 22
23 48 United States Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:19.0944 N/A N/A 22
24 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Honda N/A 01:17.5569 N/A 24
25 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:19.6697 N/A 25
Source:[8]
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Race

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

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 01:45:33.1123 4 15 5 51
2 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 70 +1.7290 5 12 40
3 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 70 +1.9105 4 5 3 32
4 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70 +8.1688 4 16 32
5 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70 +9.4645 4 20 4 31
6 45 United States Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70 +9.5670 4 21 28
7 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 70 +10.3406 5 2 2 27
8 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 +10.8956 4 11 16 25
9 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 70 +11.9428 4 4 2 23
10 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 70 +12.5061 6 5 20
11 14 France Sebastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 70 +13.5792 5 10 19
12 22 France Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 70 +13.8274 4 9 18
13 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 70 +14.7925 5 17 17
14 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 70 +16.0887 5 6 16
15 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 +17.2534 4 10 15
16 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 70 +18.2898 5 19 14
17 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 70 +19.0114 4 13 13
18 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 69 +1 Lap 4 24 12
19 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet 67 +3 Laps 8 23 11
20 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 67 +3 Laps 10 7 37 13
21 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 65 +5 Laps 6 8 9
22 59 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 65 +5 Laps 5 18 5
23 51 France Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 63 Contact 5 14 2 8
24 48 United States Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 49 Mechanical 4 22 6
25 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 7 Contact 1 14 5
Fastest lap: United States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 76.6433 (lap 56)
Source:[9]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Race 2 – June 13

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Entrants

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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]

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

Qualifying

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

Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2
Group 1 Group 2
1 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:16.3648 N/A 01:14.1094 1
2 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 01:16.0809 N/A 01:14.4300 2
3 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:15.5845 01:14.8180 3
4 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:15.8313 01:14.8432 4
5 51 France Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:15.6609 01:14.9060 5
6 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:16.2311 N/A 01:14.9231 6
7 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:15.4664 01:15.3524 7
8 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:15.7563 01:15.4162 8
9 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:16.1965 N/A 01:15.4187 9
10 22 France Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:15.6949 01:15.5294 10
11 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser–Sullivan Honda 01:16.5380 N/A 01:15.9478 11
12 45 United States Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Racing Honda 01:16.4188 N/A 01:16.1146 12
13 14 France Sebastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:16.5387 N/A N/A 13
14 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:15.9533 N/A 14
15 59 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 01:16.6085 N/A N/A 15
16 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A 01:16.0805 N/A 16
17 29 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:16.6456 N/A N/A 17
18 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:16.1356 N/A 18
19 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:16.8947 N/A N/A 19
20 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:16.4386 N/A 20
21 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:17.1815 N/A N/A 21
22 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:16.5514 N/A 22
23 7 United States Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:19.1486 N/A N/A 22
24 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:16.5805 N/A 24
25 48 United States Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:17.9838 N/A 25
Source:[12]
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Race

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

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 70 01:41:30.8814 2 16 3 51
2 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 70 +6.7595 2 1 67 44
3 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 +6.9392 2 4 35
4 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 70 +7.0558 2 2 32
5 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70 +7.6952 2 9 30
6 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 70 +8.4418 2 20 28
7 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 +8.8324 6 2 26
8 22 France Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 70 +9.0641 2 10 24
9 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 +9.5248 3 22 22
10 45 United States Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70 +10.6860 2 12 20
11 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 70 +10.9852 2 17 19
12 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70 +11.5761 3 19 18
13 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 70 +14.2097 2 7 17
14 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 70 +14.9968 2 14 16
15 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 70 +15.1529 3 8 15
16 14 France Sebastien Bourdais  W  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 70 +15.2726 3 13 14
17 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser–Sullivan Honda 70 +16.1183 3 11 13
18 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 70 +16.8545 4 3 12
19 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 69 +1 Lap 5 18 11
20 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet 69 +1 Lap 4 21 10
21 48 United States Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 69 +1 Lap 3 25 9
22 59 United Kingdom Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 68 +2 Laps 5 15 8
23 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 61 +9 Laps 3 24 7
24 51 France Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 57 Mechanical 4 5 6
25 7 United States Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 46 Mechanical 4 23 5
Fastest lap: United States Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport) – 76.3434 (lap 26)
Source:[13]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix". IndyCar.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix". IndyCar.com. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ericsson Earns First Career Win In Wild Race 1 At Detroit". IndyCar.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "O'Ward Takes Long Road To Win, Points Lead In Detroit Thriller". IndyCar.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "NTT INDYCAR SERIES: DETROIT SPOTTER GUIDE". view.ceros.com.
  6. ^ "Power Paces Lone IndyCar Practice in Detroit". June 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). IndyCar.com. June 11, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  8. ^ "Qualifications - Results (Road Course Elimination)" (PDF). indycar.com. June 12, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 13, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  9. ^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. June 12, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 14, 2021. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Points – Indycar Driver" (PDF). NBC Sports. June 12, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  11. ^ "NTT INDYCAR SERIES: DETROIT SPOTTER GUIDE". view.ceros.com.
  12. ^ "Qualifications - Results (Road Course Elimination)" (PDF). indycar.com. June 12, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  13. ^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. June 13, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
  14. ^ a b "Points – Indycar Driver" (PDF). NBC Sports. June 13, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2022.
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