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. They were the seventh and eighth races of the 2021 IndyCar Series.
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.
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.
Race 1 – Saturday June, 12 Entrants
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). KeyMeaningRookiePast winner Driver Team Engine2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet4 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet7 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet14 Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda18 Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda29 James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda45 Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda48 Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda51 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Practice Practice Practice took place at 5:00 PM ET on April 17, 2021. 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.
+ Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time112 Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet01:17.2768214 Sebastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet01:17.429135 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SPChevrolet01:17.5143 Source:
Qualifying Qualifying took place at 11:10 AM ET on June 12, 2021.
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time Round 1 Group 1 Group 2 1 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:16.8406N/A 01:15.5776 1 2 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:15.8507N/A 01:15.6584 2 3 51 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:16.6715N/A 01:15.7433 3 4 18 Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan HondaN/A 01:15.8696 01:15.8119 4 5 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske ChevroletN/A 01:15.6606 01:15.6606 5 6 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport HondaN/A 01:15.8439 01:16.0832 6 7 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 01:17.0343N/A 01:16.0877 7 8 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport HondaN/A 01:16.1328 01:16.1293 8 9 22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 01:16.9636N/A 01:16.6606 9 10 14 Sebastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises ChevroletN/A 01:16.1339 01:17.4333 10 11 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing HondaN/A 01:16.3151 01:17.8680 11 12 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:16.8172N/A 01:17.8776 12 13 29 James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 01:17.0691N/AN/A 13 14 7 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP ChevroletN/A 01:16.4620N/A 14 15 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:17.1579N/AN/A 15 16 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing HondaN/A 01:16.4713N/A 16 17 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:17.2904N/AN/A 17 18 59 Max Chilton Carlin ChevroletN/A 01:16.6093N/A 18 19 60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:17.4180N/AN/A 19 20 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing HondaN/A 01:16.6694N/A 20 21 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:17.5190N/AN/A 21 22 45 Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing HondaN/A 01:16.6880N/A 22 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:19.0944N/AN/A 22 24 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske HondaN/A 01:17.5569N/A 24 25 4 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises ChevroletN/A 01:19.6697N/A 25 Source: Notes Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Race The race started at 3:00 PM ET on June 12, 2021.
Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 01:45:33.1123 2 15 5 51 2 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 70 +1.7290 3 12 40 3 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 70 +1.9105 3 1 3 37 4 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70 +8.1688 2 16 32 5 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70 +9.4645 2 20 4 31 6 45 Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 70 +9.5670 2 21 28 7 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 70 +10.3406 3 2 2 27 8 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 +10.8956 2 11 16 25 9 18 Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 70 +11.9428 2 4 2 23 10 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 70 +12.5061 4 5 20 11 14 Sebastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 70 +13.5792 3 10 19 12 22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 70 +13.8274 2 9 18 13 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 70 +14.7925 3 17 17 14 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 70 +16.0887 3 6 16 15 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 70 +17.2534 2 25 15 16 60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 70 +18.2898 3 19 14 17 29 James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 70 +19.0114 2 13 13 18 4 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 69 +1 Lap 2 24 12 19 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 67 +3 Laps 5 23 11 20 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 67 +3 Laps 3 7 37 13 21 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 65 +5 Laps 4 8 9 22 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 65 +5 Laps 3 18 8 23 51 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 63 Contact 4 3 1 8 24 48 Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 49 Mechanical 3 22 6 25 7 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 23 Contact 1 14 5Fastest lap: Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 76.6433 (lap 56) Source:
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Álex Palou2632 Pato O'Ward2483 Scott Dixon2374 Rinus VeeKay2315 Simon Pagenaud219 Source:
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 576 2 Chevrolet 556 Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Race 2 – June 13 Entrants
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. KeyMeaningRookiePast winner Driver Team Engine2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet4 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet7 Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet14 Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda18 Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda29 James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda45 Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda48 Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda51 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda
Qualifying Qualifying took place at 9:00 AM ET on June 13, 2021.
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time Round 1 Group 1 Group 2 1 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 01:16.3648N/A 01:14.1094 1 2 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 01:16.0809N/A 01:14.4300 2 3 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing ChevroletN/A 01:15.5845 01:14.8180 3 4 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing HondaN/A 01:15.8313 01:14.8432 4 5 51 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing HondaN/A 01:15.6609 01:14.9060 5 6 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:16.2311N/A 01:14.9231 6 7 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport HondaN/A 01:15.4664 01:15.3524 7 8 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing ChevroletN/A 01:15.7563 01:15.4162 8 9 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:16.1965N/A 01:15.4187 9 10 22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske ChevroletN/A 01:15.6949 01:15.5294 10 11 18 Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser–Sullivan Honda 01:16.5380N/A 01:15.9478 11 12 45 Santino Ferrucci Rahal Letterman Racing Honda 01:16.4188N/A 01:16.1146 12 13 14 Sebastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:16.5387N/AN/A 13 14 29 James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport HondaN/A 01:15.9533N/A 14 15 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 01:16.6085N/AN/A 15 16 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP ChevroletN/A 01:16.0805N/A 16 17 29 Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:16.6456N/AN/A 17 18 60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing HondaN/A 01:16.1356N/A 18 19 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:16.8947N/AN/A 19 20 12 Will Power Team Penske ChevroletN/A 01:16.4386N/A 20 21 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:17.1815N/AN/A 21 22 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing HondaN/A 01:16.5514N/A 22 23 7 Oliver Askew Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:19.1486N/AN/A 22 24 4 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises ChevroletN/A 01:16.5805N/A 24 25 48 Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing HondaN/A 01:17.9838N/A 25 Source: Notes Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Race The race started at 12:00 PM ET on June 13, 2021.
Race classification