2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis

2015 GP Indianapolis
Race details
4th round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season
Date May 9, 2015
Official name Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Location Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana
Course Road Course
2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance 82 laps
200 mi / 321.87 km
Pole position
Driver Will Power (Team Penske)
Time 1:09.4886
Fastest lap
Driver James Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Time 1:10.8604 (on lap 68 of 82)
Podium
First Will Power (Team Penske)
Second Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Third Juan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske)

The 2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis, the second running of the event, was an IndyCar Series race sponsored by Angie's List and held on May 9, 2015, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The fifth round of the 2015 IndyCar Series, it was won by Will Power of Team Penske.[1] Graham Rahal took second for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing as he did in the previous round and Juan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske) came in third. The top finishing rookie in the race was Stefano Coletti who finished tenth, the highest finish for a rookie up to that point in the 2015 season, snapping Gabby Chaves' streak of being the top rookie finisher in all the previous rounds.

Report

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
1 1 Australia Will Power 1 1:10.0394 1:09.6443 1:09.4886
2 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon 2 1:09.7798 1:09.9966 1:09.7156
3 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 2 1:09.8917 1:09.8773 1:09.7388
4 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 1 1:10.2695 1:09.9151 1:09.8072
5 22 France Simon Pagenaud W 2 1:10.0145 1:09.7769 1:09.8715
6 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan 2 1:10.2264 1:09.9038 1:10.2772
7 11 France Sébastien Bourdais 2 1:10.2779 1:10.0230
8 17 Colombia Sebastián Saavedra 1 1:10.5573 1:10.1572
9 20 Italy Luca Filippi 1 1:10.3168 1:10.1969
10 4 Monaco Stefano Coletti R 1 1:10.3840 1:10.3679
11 41 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth 2 1:10.3971 1:10.4558
12 21 United States Josef Newgarden 2 1:10.4283 1:10.8321
13 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe 1 1:10.6273
14 83 United States Charlie Kimball 2 1:10.5031
15 6 United States J. R. Hildebrand 1 1:10.6380
16 98 Colombia Gabby Chaves R 2 1:10.5282
17 15 United States Graham Rahal 1 1:10.6480
18 25 United Kingdom Justin Wilson 2 1:10.5776
19 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 1:10.8345
20 7 United Kingdom James Jakes 2 1:10.6749
21 26 Colombia Carlos Muñoz 1 1:10.8786
22 14 Japan Takuma Sato 2 1:10.7391
23 18 Colombia Carlos Huertas 1 1:12.5038
24 27 United States Marco Andretti 2 1:11.1636
25 19 Italy Francesco Dracone R 2 1:12.5814
Qualifications

Race results

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 1 Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 82 1:42:42.0940 3 1 65 54
2 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 82 +1.5023 3 17 9 41
3 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Chevrolet 82 +7.1967 3 4 35
4 11 France Sébastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 82 +7.7336 3 7 32
5 83 United States Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82 +25.1179 4 14 1 31
6 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 82 +31.7352 4 3 28
7 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82 +32.3191 3 6 26
8 4 Monaco Stefano Coletti R KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 82 +35.3853 3 10 24
9 14 Japan Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 82 +40.8267 3 22 22
10 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82 +47.4715 4 2 1 21
11 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 82 +48.5410 3 19 19
12 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 82 +49.5461 4 13 4 19
13 26 Colombia Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 82 +54.2372 3 21 17
14 20 Italy Luca Filippi CFH Racing Chevrolet 82 +54.8713 3 9 16
15 98 Colombia Gabby Chaves R Bryan Herta Autosport Honda 82 +1:01.3092 3 16 15
16 27 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 82 +1:07.2448 3 24 14
17 17 Colombia Sebastián Saavedra Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82 +1:09.2079 4 8 13
18 7 United Kingdom James Jakes Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 81 +1 Lap 4 20 2 13
19 18 Colombia Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing Honda 81 +1 Lap 4 23 11
20 21 United States Josef Newgarden CFH Racing Chevrolet 81 +1 Lap 4 12 10
21 6 United States J. R. Hildebrand CFH Racing Chevrolet 81 +1 Lap 4 15 9
22 19 Italy Francesco Dracone R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 80 +2 Laps 3 25 8
23 41 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 69 +13 Laps 6 11 7
24 25 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Andretti Autosport Honda 68 Mechanical 2 18 6
25 22 France Simon Pagenaud W Team Penske Chevrolet 57 Mechanical 2 5 5
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 171
3 2 Australia Will Power 166
1 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 161
1 4 New Zealand Scott Dixon 144
3 United States Graham Rahal 144

References

  1. "Will Power wins 2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis". WTHR. VideoIndiana, Inc. May 9, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2016.

External links

Previous race:
2015 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
IndyCar Series
2015 season
Next race:
2015 Indianapolis 500
Previous race:
2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Grand Prix of Indianapolis Next race:
2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis
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