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The 2021 NTT IndyCar Series was the 26th season of the IndyCar Series and the 110th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event was the 2021 Indianapolis 500, won by Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank Racing). It was the second year under Penske management after they took over in late 2019. Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) entered his 21st season competing for a National Championship as the defending champion, but ultimately finished the campaign in fourth place.
2021 IndyCar season | |
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NTT IndyCar Series | |
Season | |
Races | 16 |
Start date | April 18 |
End date | September 26 |
Awards | |
Drivers' champion | Álex Palou |
Manufacturers' Cup | Honda |
Rookie of the Year | Scott McLaughlin |
Indianapolis 500 winner | Hélio Castroneves |
Second-year driver Álex Palou became the first Spanish driver to win the series championship,[1] winning a joint-most three races during the campaign for Chip Ganassi Racing. He finished 38 points clear of Team Penske's Josef Newgarden, who won two races, and finished second in points for the second year in succession.[2] Third place in the championship went to Pato O'Ward for Arrow McLaren SP, who like Newgarden, won two races during the season. A total of nine drivers won races during the season, with Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport) also winning three races.[2] The Manufacturers' Cup was won by Honda for the fourth consecutive season, while Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) won Rookie of the Year honors.[2]
2021 was to be the final season that the Dallara DW12 UAK18 and Dallara DW12 chassis package (which debuted in 2012 and 2018 respectively) was to be used in competition. It was also scheduled to be the final season for the 2.2-litre V6 twin-turbocharged engine package that debuted in 2012; in October 2020, this was delayed for an additional season, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
The following teams, entries, and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams will use a spec Dallara DW12 chassis with UAK18 aero kit and Firestone tires.
On October 1, 2020, a seventeen-race calendar was announced.[74] Iowa Speedway did not return from the 2020 IndyCar Series calendar, while all tracks that were unable to host races in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic returned to the calendar with the exception of Circuit of the Americas and Richmond Raceway.[75][76] A second road course race at Indianapolis was held once again, as part of a doubleheader on Brickyard weekend in August.[77][78]
On December 17, 2020, it was announced that in order to provide "the best opportunity to provide our guests with a fun and exciting experience in a safe and unrestricted environment", the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach would be rescheduled from April 18 to September 26, becoming the season finale. Combined with the Portland and Laguna Seca events, this formed a three-race west coast swing to conclude the season, while for the second consecutive year the season would conclude with a street course race.[79]
On January 6, 2021, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was rescheduled to April 25 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the season opener being moved to Barber Motorsports Park.[80]
On January 22, 2021, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was rescheduled to April 18 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and was now on NBC network television.[81]
On May 14, 2021, the Honda Indy Toronto was cancelled for a second successive season, due to the restrictions imposed in Ontario because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[82]
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Pos | Entrant | ALA | STP | TXS | IGP1 | INDY | DET | ROA | MDO | NSH | IGP2 | GAT | POR | LAG | LBH | Pts | ||
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1 | #10 Chip Ganassi Racing | 1L* | 17L | 4cL | 7L | 3L | 26L | 15 | 3 | 1L | 3 | 7 | 27 | 20 | 1L | 2 | 4 | 549 |
2 | #2 Team Penske | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2L | 4 | 12 | 10 | 2L* | 21L* | 1L* | 10 | 8L | 1L* | 5 | 7 | 2L | 511 |
3 | #5 Arrow McLaren SP | 4L | 19 | 3 | 1L | 15 | 4L | 3L | 1L | 9 | 8 | 13 | 5L | 2L | 14L | 5 | 27 | 487 |
4 | #9 Chip Ganassi Racing | 3 | 5 | 1L* | 4cL* | 9L | 171L | 8L | 7 | 4L | 4 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 3L | 13 | 3L | 481 |
5 | #26 Andretti Autosport | 22 | 1L* | 22 | 5 | 13 | 162L | 14 | 4 | 2 | 13L | 19L* | 3L | 18L | 8 | 1L* | 1L* | 455 |
6 | #8 Chip Ganassi Racing | 8 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 119 | 1L | 9 | 6 | 2L | 1L | 9 | 9 | 7L | 6 | 28 | 435 |
7 | #15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 7 | 15 | 5 | 3L | 5 | 32L | 5L | 5 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 10L* | 4 | 16L | 389 |
8 | #22 Team Penske | 12 | 3L | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3L | 12 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 16L | 8L | 21 | 8 | 5 | 383 |
9 | #12 Team Penske | 2L | 8 | 14 | 13L | 11 | 30 | 20L* | 6 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 1L* | 3L | 13 | 26 | 10 | 357 |
10 | #27 Andretti Autosport | 9 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 29 | 7L | 13 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 25 | 6 | 332 |
11 | #21 Ed Carpenter Racing | 6L | 9 | 20 | 9L | 1L | 83L | 2 | 18 | 12L | 16 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 327 |
12 | #30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 13 | 6 | 9 | 14L | 16 | 14L | 4 | 12 | 8L | 10 | 25 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 9 | 324 |
13 | #60 Meyer Shank Racing | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 4L | 15 | 7L | 308 |
14 | #51 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | 10 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 2L* | 25 | 23L | 24 | 5 | 7 | 16L | 2 | 14 | 22 | 3L | 24 | 306 |
15 | #3 Team Penske | 14 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 22 | 23 | 4 | 9L | 12 | 11 | 305 |
16 | #20 Ed Carpenter Racing | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11L | 25 | 54 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 271 |
17 | #14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 5L | 10 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 5L | 18 | 14 | 8 | 258 |
18 | #28 Andretti Autosport | 24 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 12L | 227 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 23 | 256 |
19 | #18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | 15 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 28 | 9L | 17 | 23 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 11L | 10 | 12 | 233 |
20 | #29 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | 17 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 22 | 15 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 220 |
21 | #7 Arrow McLaren SP | 21 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 27L | 25 | 25 | 24L | 23 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 217 |
22 | #48 Chip Ganassi Racing | 19 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 105 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 204 |
23 | #45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 6L | 6 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12L | 24 | 9 | 22L | 202 | |||||||
24 | #59 Carlin | 20 | 24 | 21 | 24 | Wth | 24 | 22 | 22 | 10L | 18 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 21 | 15 | 168 |
25 | #06 Meyer Shank Racing | 18L | 9 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20L | 158 | ||||||||||
26 | #4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 18 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 148 |
Pos | Entrant | ALA | STP | TXS | IGP1 | INDY | DET | ROA | MDO | NSH | IGP2 | GAT | POR | LAG | LBH | Pts |
Pos | Manufacturer | ALA | STP | TXS | IGP | INDY | DET | ROA | MDO | NSH | IGP2 | GAT | POR | LAG | LBH | Bonus | Pts | ||
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1 | Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 78 | 1401 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||
90W | 88PW | 87W | 67 | 76P | 159PP | 87W | 67 | 95W | 75 | 96PW | 75 | 58 | 90 | 96PW | 95W | ||||
2 | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 40 | 1238 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | ||||
73P | 75 | 75 | 95W | 87W | 115 | 76P | 96PW | 58P | 80PW | 50 | 86PW | 91P | 58 | 60 | 63 |
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Entrant | ALA | STP | TXS | IGP1 | INDY | DET | ROA | MDO | NSH | IGP2 | GAT | POR | LAG | LBH | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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#2 Team Penske | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 83 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 14 | 8 | Ineligible[93] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#3 Team Penske | 14 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 13 | 18 | 193 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 204 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 18 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 202 | 163 | 17 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 114 | 18 | 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5 Arrow McLaren SP | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 152 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 104 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#7 Arrow McLaren SP | 21 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 172 | 203 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 154 | 4 | 14 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#12 Team Penske | 2 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 112 | 233 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 5 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 192 | 193,4 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 Ed Carpenter Racing | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 232 | 43 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 94 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#21 Ed Carpenter Racing | 6 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 53 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 204 | 21 | 19 | Ineligible[94] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#22 Team Penske | 12 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 174 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#59 Carlin | 20 | 24 | 21 | 24 | Wth2 | 173 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 184 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#8 Chip Ganassi Racing | 8 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 102 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 63 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 5 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#9 Chip Ganassi Racing | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 112 | 7 | 73 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#10 Chip Ganassi Racing | 1 | 17 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 1 | 3 | Ineligible[95] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 7 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 24 | 5 | 53 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 84 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | 15 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 212 | 8 | 163 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 94 | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#26 Andretti Autosport | 22 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 102 | 13 | 43 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 17 | 64 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#27 Andretti Autosport | 9 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 222 | 6 | 123 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#28 Andretti Autosport | 24 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 152 | 20 | 103 | 13 | 22 | 4 | 16 | 6 | Ineligible[96] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#29 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | 17 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 142 | 16 | 133 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 194 | 15 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 13 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 92 | 4 | 113 | 8 | 9 | 21 | 9 | 5 | Ineligible[96] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#48 Chip Ganassi Racing | 19 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 222 | 6 | 23 | 203 | 21 | 20 | 224 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#51 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | 10 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 233 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 13 | 174 | 2 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#60 Meyer Shank Racing | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 122,3 | 15 | 184 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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