2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana
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 |
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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 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 51 | |||||||
2 | 1 | Will Power | 44 | |||||||
3 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | 35 | |||||||
4 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 33 | |||||||
5 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | 31 | |||||||
6 | 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | 28 | |||||||
7 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 26 | |||||||
8 | 41 | Jack Hawksworth | 25 | |||||||
9 | 20 | Luca Filippi | 22 | |||||||
10 | 27 | Marco Andretti | 20 | |||||||
11 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 19 | |||||||
12 | 21 | Josef Newgarden | 18 | |||||||
13 | 14 | Takuma Sato | 17 | |||||||
14 | 26 | Carlos Muñoz | 16 | |||||||
15 | 9 | Scott Dixon | 15 | |||||||
16 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 14 | |||||||
17 | 98 | Gabby Chaves R | 13 | |||||||
18 | 25 | Simona de Silvestro | 12 | |||||||
19 | 8 | Sage Karam R | 11 | |||||||
20 | 4 | Stefano Coletti R | 10 | |||||||
21 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | 9 | |||||||
22 | 7 | James Jakes | 8 | |||||||
23 | 19 | Francesco Dracone R | 7 | |||||||
24 | 18 | 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 | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
|
Honda
|
47 | 1:47:19.4896 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 51 |
2 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 47 | +0.4279 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41 |
3 | 7 | James Jakes | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
|
Honda
|
47 | +0.8452 | 0 | 22 | 35 | |
4 | 25 | Simona de Silvestro | Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
47 | +1.2924 | 0 | 18 | 32 | |
5 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 47 | +1.7564 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 33 |
6 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | +2.2638 | 0 | 3 | 28 | |
7 | 1 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 47 | +3.0958 | 0 | 2 | 26 | |
8 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda
|
47 | +4.3495 | 0 | 11 | 24 | |
9 | 21 | Josef Newgarden | CFH Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | +5.7352 | 0 | 12 | 22 | |
10 | 20 | Luca Filippi | CFH Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | +7.2115 | 0 | 9 | 20 | |
11 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | +7.8421 | 0 | 15 | 19 | |
12 | 26 | Carlos Muñoz | Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
47 | +9.0899 | 0 | 14 | 18 | |
13 | 27 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
47 | +9.7817 | 0 | 10 | 17 | |
14 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 47 | +15.7221 | 0 | 21 | 16 | |
15 | 98 | Gabby Chaves R | Bryan Herta Autosport | Honda
|
46 | +1 Lap | 0 | 17 | 15 | |
16 | 18 | Carlos Huertas | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda
|
46 | +1 Lap | 0 | 24 | 14 | |
17 | 4 | Stefano Coletti R | KV Racing Technology
|
Chevrolet | 44 | +3 Laps | 0 | 20 | 13 | |
18 | 8 | Sage Karam R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 44 | +3 Laps | 0 | 19 | 12 | |
19 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
43 | Crash T3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
20 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 43 | Crash T3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
21 | 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | KV Racing Technology
|
Chevrolet | 43 | Crash T3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
22 | 14 | Takuma Sato | A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
Honda
|
39 | Crash damage | 0 | 13 | 8 | |
23 | 19 | Francesco Dracone R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda
|
23 | Crash damage | 0 | 23 | 7 | |
24 | 41 | 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
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- Lap Report - Verizon IndyCar Series, April 12, 2015