The 2015 Honda Indy 200 was the 14th round of the 2015 IndyCar Series. The event took place July 31-August 2, 2015 and was held at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. It was the ninth time the course had been used since returning to the IndyCar Series schedule in 2007. 2014 race winner Scott Dixon won the pole position for the second time that season, along with his first-place starting spot for the Indy 500. Ohio native Graham Rahal won the race, his second victory of the season and first at his family's home track after his father, Bobby Rahal, had won twice at Mid-Ohio in 1985 and 1986. It was also the first win at the track for the Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing team, headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio.
The win brought Rahal within nine points of championship leader Juan Pablo Montoya, with 456 points to Montoya's 465 on the year. After the race, Rahal said "This is a special day for my team and for Honda. Honestly, [even] if I'd won a lot of races in my career – but I never won this one – I think I'd be pretty disappointed. To win this one, you have no idea what it means to our family. For the Rahals, this track has been pretty special to us for so, so many years."
Report
Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner
Qualifying Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Round 319 Scott Dixon W21:04.89501:04.77801:04.581421 Will Power11:05.61761:04.88141:04.6782311 Sébastien Bourdais11:05.33771:04.92671:04.996543 Hélio Castroneves W21:05.49581:04.97961:05.0625567 Josef Newgarden11:05.56241:04.94161:05.0728683 Charlie Kimball W21:05.16531:04.76371:05.0784728 Ryan Hunter-Reay21:05.42801:05.0455810 Tony Kanaan11:05.64831:05.0647920 Luca Filippi11:05.45191:05.1616102 Juan Pablo Montoya W21:05.40621:05.20811141 Jack Hawksworth21:05.53401:05.22911227 Marco Andretti11:05.83981:05.39311315 Graham Rahal11:05.96501425 Justin Wilson21:05.58861522 Simon Pagenaud11:05.98771614 Takuma Sato21:05.5933177 James Jakes11:06.0671184 Stefano Coletti R21:05.6204198 Sage Karam R11:06.0688205 Ryan Briscoe W21:05.70532198 Gabby Chaves R11:06.21952218 Rodolfo González R21:05.96982326 Carlos Muñoz 11:06.98912418 Tristan Vautier21:06.0814OFFICIAL RESULTS
Race results Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led 115 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda90 1:55:20.08643132353225 Justin WilsonAndretti AutosportHonda90 +3.4049314641322 Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet90 +4.57063153549 Scott Dixon WChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet90 +5.0293312234510 Tony KanaanChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet90 +10.59433830619 Tristan VautierDale Coyne RacingHonda90 +11.44144241029728 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda90 +13.89583726841 Jack HawksworthA. J. Foyt RacingHonda90 +15.037231124926 Carlos Muñoz Andretti AutosportHonda90 +15.6116423221027 Marco Andretti Andretti AutosportHonda90 +16.009431220112 Juan Pablo Montoya WTeam PenskeChevrolet90 +16.132131021201298 Gabby Chaves RBryan Herta AutosportHonda90 +16.4962421181367 Josef NewgardenCFH RacingChevrolet90 +18.035035218141 Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet90 +18.42903216153 Hélio Castroneves WTeam PenskeChevrolet90 +19.128534616167 James JakesSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda90 +20.1010317141711 Sébastien BourdaisKVSH RacingChevrolet90 +20.50913313185 Ryan Briscoe WSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda90 +20.833132012194 Stefano Coletti RKV Racing TechnologyChevrolet90 +21.5426618112018 Rodolfo González RDale Coyne RacingHonda90 +24.9667422102120 Luca FilippiCFH RacingChevrolet89 Off Course399228 Sage Karam RChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet89 +1 Lap51982383 Charlie Kimball WChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet87 +3 Laps5672414 Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt RacingHonda60 Contact3166Fastest lap: Will Power (Team Penske) – 1:06.3487 (Lap 41)OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Notes Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Juan Pablo Montoya 4652 Graham Rahal 456 (-9)3 Scott Dixon 431 (-34)4 Hélio Castroneves 407 (-58)5 Will Power 406 (-59)
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1209 2 Honda 1029
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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