United States 2021 GMR Grand Prix
Race details
5th round of the 2021 IndyCar season
DateMay 15, 2021
Official nameGMR Grand Prix
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance85 laps
207.315 mi / 333.641 km
Pole position
DriverFrance Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing)
Time01:09.4396
Fastest lap
DriverNetherlands Rinus Veekay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Time01:10:8767 (on lap 14 of 85)
Podium
FirstNetherlands Rinus Veekay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
SecondFrance Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing)
ThirdSpain Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 2021 GMR Grand Prix was an IndyCar motor race held on May 15, 2021, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.[1] It was the 5th round of the 2021 IndyCar Series.

The 85-lap race was won by Ed Carpenter Racing's Rinus Veekay, clinching his first win of his Indycar career. IndyCar rookie Romain Grosjean won pole and finished second, his best ever finish in Indycar. Alex Palou finished 3rd for Chip Ganassi Racing.[2]

Background

The event was held over three days on May 13–15, 2021 at the road course of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. This was the first time the venue featured in the 2021 season, later that year, Indycar would return for the Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix in August, and the eighth edition of this race, having debuted in May 2014

The race was the 5th race of the 16-race calendar, held two weeks after the XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway and two week prior to the 105th Indianapolis 500.

Entrants

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2United States Josef Newgarden  W Team PenskeChevrolet
3New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R Team PenskeChevrolet
4Canada Dalton KellettA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
5Mexico Patricio O'WardArrow McLaren SPChevrolet
7Sweden Felix RosenqvistArrow McLaren SPChevrolet
8Sweden Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
9New Zealand Scott Dixon  W Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
10Spain Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda
11United States Charlie KimballA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
12Australia Will Power  W Team PenskeChevrolet
14France Sébastien BourdaisA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15United States Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
18United Arab Emirates Ed JonesDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda
20United States Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
21Netherlands Rinus VeeKayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
22France Simon Pagenaud  W Team PenskeChevrolet
26United States Colton HertaAndretti Autosport w/ Curb-AgajanianHonda
27United States Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda
28United States Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda
29Canada James HinchcliffeAndretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda
30Japan Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
48United States Jimmie Johnson  R Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
51France Romain Grosjean  R Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda
60United Kingdom Jack HarveyMeyer Shank RacingHonda
86Colombia Juan Pablo MontoyaArrow McLaren SPChevrolet

Practice

Practice 1

Practice 1 took place at 9:30 AM ET on May 14, 2021.[1]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:09.8784
2 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:09.9646
3 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:10.0624
Source:[3]

Practice 2

Practice 2 took place at 1:00 PM ET on May 14, 2021.[1]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.3323
2 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:09.4020
3 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.4747
Source:[4]

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 4:30 PM ET on May 14, 2021.[1]

Qualifying classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 51 France Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:09.8556 01:09.5476 01:09.4396 1
2 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:09.6101 01:09.7837 01:09.5665 2
3 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:09.7589 N/A 01:09.5189 01:09.6528 3
4 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.6589 01:09.4743 01:09.7118 4
5 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:09.7537 01:09.7727 01:09.7140 5
6 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:09.7646 01:09.5627 01:09.8662 6
7 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:09.4890 N/A 01:09.8185 N/A 7
8 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:09.5867 N/A 01:09.8222 N/A 8
9 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 01:09.7152 N/A 01:09.8548 N/A 9
10 22 France Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.8061 N/A 01:09.8722 N/A 10
11 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.7918 N/A 01:09.9060 N/A 11
12 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:09.8963 No Time N/A 12
13 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:09.8243 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:09.9012 N/A N/A 14
15 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.8382 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.9512 N/A N/A 16
17 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.8665 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 5 Mexico Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A 01:10.0726 N/A N/A 18
19 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 01:09.8759 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 14 France Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:10.1830 N/A N/A 20
21 11 United States Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:10.6810 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:10.6174 N/A N/A 22
23 48 United States Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:11.0455 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:10.9312 N/A N/A 24
25 86 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A 01:11.1370 N/A N/A 25
Source:[5][6][7][8]
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Warmup took place at 10:45 AM ET on May 15, 2021.[1]

Top Warmup Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:10.5598
2 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:10.5924
3 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:10.6617
Source:[9]

Race

The race started at 2:30 PM ET on May 15, 2021.[1]

Race classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85 1:47:08.5773 3 7 33 51
2 51 France Romain Grosjean  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 85 +4.9510 3 1 44 44
3 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +15.0726 3 4 1 36
4 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +18.4472 3 2 32
5 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +26.9813 4 11 30
6 22 France Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +27.8704 3 10 28
7 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +33.2703 3 14 26
8 8 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +36.1862 3 5 24
9 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +36.8362 4 16 3 23
10 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +37.1971 3 15 20
11 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +39.8020 3 12 19
12 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +40.3892 3 19 4 19
13 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 +43.1147 3 8 17
14 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 85 +43.8110 3 9 16
15 5 Mexico Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 85 +44.5448 4 18 15
16 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +44.9971 3 17 14
17 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 85 +45.4208 3 13 13
18 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 85 +1:05.1989 3 22 12
19 14 France Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 20 11
20 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 24 10
21 86 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 25 9
22 11 United States Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 21 8
23 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 4 3 7
24 48 United States Jimmie Johnson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 23 6
25 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 50 Contact 3 6 5
Fastest lap: Netherlands Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing) – 01:10.8767 (lap 14)
Source:[10]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "GMR Grand Prix". IndyCar.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  2. "Indycar Event Summary" (PDF). indycar.com. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
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  4. "Results of Session - Practice 2" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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  10. 1 2 "Official Final Results - Race" (PDF). indycar.com. May 15, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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