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2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis

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United States 2015 GP Indianapolis
Race details
4th round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season
DateMay 9, 2015
Official nameAngie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway, Indiana
CourseCombined road course
2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance82 laps
200 mi / 321.87 km
Pole position
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time1:09.4886
Fastest lap
DriverJames Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Time1:10.8604 (on lap 68 of 82)
Podium
FirstWill Power (Team Penske)
SecondGraham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
ThirdJuan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske)

The 2015 Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis, the second running of the event, was an IndyCar Series 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

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The logo of 2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

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Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
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

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine &
Aero Kit
Laps Status 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 25
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 Gearbox 2 18 6
25 22 France Simon Pagenaud W Team Penske Chevrolet 57 Gearbox 2 5 5
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes

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All cars ran Dallara chassis with aerokits supplied by their respective engine manufacturer.

This was James Hinchcliffe's final race of the season. On May 18 during the post qualifying practice for the 2015 Indianapolis 500 he would suffer life threatening injuries and miss the remainder of the season.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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