2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana

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The 2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana was the second round of the

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Hélio Castroneves finished second for Team Penske. James Jakes finished third ahead of Simona de Silvestro, and Juan Pablo Montoya. The top finishing rookie in the race was Gabby Chaves
, in 15th position.

Report

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

Qualifying was cancelled as rain brought an early end to proceedings.[1] The grid was set by entrant points standings from the previous race; the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

Pos No. Name Entrant
Points
1 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 51
2 1 Australia Will Power 44
3 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan 35
4 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 33
5 22 France Simon Pagenaud 31
6 11 France Sébastien Bourdais 28
7 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 26
8 41 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth 25
9 20 Italy Luca Filippi 22
10 27 United States Marco Andretti 20
11 15 United States Graham Rahal 19
12 21 United States Josef Newgarden 18
13 14 Japan Takuma Sato 17
14 26 Colombia Carlos Muñoz 16
15 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon 15
16 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe 14
17 98 Colombia Gabby Chaves R 13
18 25 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro 12
19 8 United States Sage Karam R 11
20 4 Monaco Stefano Coletti R 10
21 83 United States Charlie Kimball 9
22 7 United Kingdom James Jakes 8
23 19 Italy Francesco Dracone R 7
24 18 Colombia Carlos Huertas 6
Qualifications

Race results

Pos No. Driver Team Engine &
Aero Kit
Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.1
1 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Honda
47 1:47:19.4896 0 16 15 51
2 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 47 +0.4279 0 4 1 41
3 7 United Kingdom James Jakes
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Honda
47 +0.8452 0 22 35
4 25 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro
Andretti Autosport
Honda
47 +1.2924 0 18 32
5 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Chevrolet 47 +1.7564 0 1 31 33
6 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47 +2.2638 0 3 28
7 1 Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 47 +3.0958 0 2 26
8 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing
Honda
47 +4.3495 0 11 24
9 21 United States Josef Newgarden CFH Racing Chevrolet 47 +5.7352 0 12 22
10 20 Italy Luca Filippi CFH Racing Chevrolet 47 +7.2115 0 9 20
11 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47 +7.8421 0 15 19
12 26 Colombia Carlos Muñoz
Andretti Autosport
Honda
47 +9.0899 0 14 18
13 27 United States Marco Andretti
Andretti Autosport
Honda
47 +9.7817 0 10 17
14 83 United States Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47 +15.7221 0 21 16
15 98 Colombia Gabby Chaves R Bryan Herta Autosport
Honda
46 +1 Lap 0 17 15
16 18 Colombia Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing
Honda
46 +1 Lap 0 24 14
17 4 Monaco Stefano Coletti R
KV Racing Technology
Chevrolet 44 +3 Laps 0 20 13
18 8 United States Sage Karam R Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 44 +3 Laps 0 19 12
19 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay
Andretti Autosport
Honda
43 Crash T3 0 7 8
20 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 43 Crash T3 0 5 10
21 11 France Sébastien Bourdais
KV Racing Technology
Chevrolet 43 Crash T3 0 6 9
22 14 Japan Takuma Sato
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Honda
39 Crash damage 0 13 8
23 19 Italy Francesco Dracone R Dale Coyne Racing
Honda
23 Crash damage 0 23 7
24 41 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
Honda
19 Crash T13 0 8 6
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Notes

1 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.

Race was scheduled for 75 laps but shortened due to time limit.

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ "Mother Nature wins afternoon; Montoya to start on pole".


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2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
IndyCar Series
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2015 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
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