2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

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.

2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

Race details
7th and 8th round of the 2021 IndyCar season
Date	June 12, 2021
Official name	Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear Corporation
Location	The Raceway on Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan
Course	Temporary street circuit 2.350 mi / 3.782 km
Distance	70 laps 164.500 mi / 264.737 km
Race 1
Pole position
Driver	Patricio O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Time	01:15.5776
Fastest lap
Driver	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time	76.6433 (on lap 2 of 70)
Podium
First	Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Third	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Race 2
Pole position
Driver	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time	01:14.1094
Fastest lap
Driver	Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport)
Time	76.3434 (on lap 50 of 70)
Podium
First	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Second	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Third	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)

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

Entrants

Further information: 2021 IndyCar Series § Contracted teams and drivers

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	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin  R	Team Penske	Chevrolet
4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Sébastien Bourdais  W	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal  W	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	Ed Jones	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda
20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
22	Simon Pagenaud  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport	Honda
27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Ryan Hunter-Reay  W	Andretti Autosport	Honda
29	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda
30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
45	Santino Ferrucci	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
48	Jimmie Johnson  R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
51	Romain Grosjean  R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
59	Max Chilton	Carlin	Chevrolet
60	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda

Practice

Practice

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	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:17.2768
2	14	Sebastien Bourdais  W	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:17.4291
3	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	01:17.5143
Source:[7]

Qualifying

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

Qualifying classification

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

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

Race classification

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Álex Palou 263 2 Pato O'Ward 248 3 Scott Dixon 237 4 Rinus VeeKay 231 5 Simon Pagenaud 219 Source:[10]

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 576 2 Chevrolet 556 Source:[10]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Race 2 – June 13

Entrants

Further information: 2021 IndyCar Series § Contracted teams and drivers

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	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin  R	Team Penske	Chevrolet
4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
7	Oliver Askew	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Sébastien Bourdais  W	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal  W	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	Ed Jones	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda
20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
22	Simon Pagenaud  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport	Honda
27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Ryan Hunter-Reay  W	Andretti Autosport	Honda
29	James Hinchcliffe	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda
30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
45	Santino Ferrucci	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
48	Jimmie Johnson  R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
51	Romain Grosjean  R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
59	Max Chilton	Carlin	Chevrolet
60	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda

Qualifying

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

Qualifying classification

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

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

Race classification

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Pato O'Ward 299 2 Álex Palou 298 3 Scott Dixon 263 4 Josef Newgarden 248 5 Rinus VeeKay 243 Source:[14]

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 652 2 Honda 643 Source:[14]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.