2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis

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.

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)

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   Will Power 1 1:10.0394 1:09.6443 1:09.4886
2 9   Scott Dixon 2 1:09.7798 1:09.9966 1:09.7156
3 3   Hélio Castroneves 2 1:09.8917 1:09.8773 1:09.7388
4 2   Juan Pablo Montoya 1 1:10.2695 1:09.9151 1:09.8072
5 22   Simon Pagenaud W 2 1:10.0145 1:09.7769 1:09.8715
6 10   Tony Kanaan 2 1:10.2264 1:09.9038 1:10.2772
7 11   Sébastien Bourdais 2 1:10.2779 1:10.0230
8 17   Sebastián Saavedra 1 1:10.5573 1:10.1572
9 20   Luca Filippi 1 1:10.3168 1:10.1969
10 4   Stefano Coletti R 1 1:10.3840 1:10.3679
11 41   Jack Hawksworth 2 1:10.3971 1:10.4558
12 21   Josef Newgarden 2 1:10.4283 1:10.8321
13 5   James Hinchcliffe 1 1:10.6273
14 83   Charlie Kimball 2 1:10.5031
15 6   J. R. Hildebrand 1 1:10.6380
16 98   Gabby Chaves R 2 1:10.5282
17 15   Graham Rahal 1 1:10.6480
18 25   Justin Wilson 2 1:10.5776
19 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 1:10.8345
20 7   James Jakes 2 1:10.6749
21 26   Carlos Muñoz 1 1:10.8786
22 14   Takuma Sato 2 1:10.7391
23 18   Carlos Huertas 1 1:12.5038
24 27   Marco Andretti 2 1:11.1636
25 19   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   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 82 1:42:42.0940 3 1 65 54
2 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 82 +1.5023 3 17 9 41
3 2   Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Chevrolet 82 +7.1967 3 4 35
4 11   Sébastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 82 +7.7336 3 7 32
5 83   Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82 +25.1179 4 14 1 31
6 3   Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 82 +31.7352 4 3 25
7 10   Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82 +32.3191 3 6 26
8 4   Stefano Coletti R KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 82 +35.3853 3 10 24
9 14   Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 82 +40.8267 3 22 22
10 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82 +47.4715 4 2 1 21
11 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 82 +48.5410 3 19 19
12 5   James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 82 +49.5461 4 13 4 19
13 26   Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 82 +54.2372 3 21 17
14 20   Luca Filippi CFH Racing Chevrolet 82 +54.8713 3 9 16
15 98   Gabby Chaves R Bryan Herta Autosport Honda 82 +1:01.3092 3 16 15
16 27   Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 82 +1:07.2448 3 24 14
17 17   Sebastián Saavedra Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 82 +1:09.2079 4 8 13
18 7   James Jakes Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 81 +1 Lap 4 20 2 13
19 18   Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing Honda 81 +1 Lap 4 23 11
20 21   Josef Newgarden CFH Racing Chevrolet 81 +1 Lap 4 12 10
21 6   J. R. Hildebrand CFH Racing Chevrolet 81 +1 Lap 4 15 9
22 19   Francesco Dracone R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 80 +2 Laps 3 25 8
23 41   Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 69 +13 Laps 6 11 7
24 25   Justin Wilson Andretti Autosport Honda 68 Gearbox 2 18 6
25 22   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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