2016 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.022 mi / 1.645 km |
|---|---|
| Distance | 250 laps 255.5 mi / 411.25 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Time | 38.2604 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Tony Kanaan (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 19.7379 (on lap 215 of 250) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske) |
| Third | Will Power (Team Penske) |
The 2016 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix was the second round of the
Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The race marked the return of open wheel racing to the course, as IndyCar had not visited Phoenix since 2005. Team Penske driver Hélio Castroneves grabbed pole position for the race with a two lap time of 38.2604 seconds. In the process, he set a new single lap track record with a time of 19.0997 seconds. One incident occurred in qualifying when Carlos Muñoz spun and crashed in turn one during his attempt. Two other drivers, James Hinchcliffe and Takuma Sato, made no qualifying attempts due to damage sustained in practice incidents.[1]
Honda in the race. Despite having little oval experience, Max Chilton
surprised as the highest finishing rookie, coming across the line in 7th.
A total of six caution flags flew during the race, all due to spins or contact. The first came on lap 50 when
Alexander Rossi
brushed the wall in turn four.
Report
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying
| Pos | No. | Name | Lap 1 Time | Lap 2 Time | Total Time | Avg. Speed (mph) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Hélio Castroneves W
|
19.0997 | 19.1607 | 38.2604 | 192.324 | ||||
| 2 | 10 | Tony Kanaan W
|
19.2046 | 19.2182 | 38.4228 | 191.511 | ||||
| 3 | 2 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
|
19.2375 | 19.2145 | 38.4520 | 191.366 | ||||
| 4 | 83 |  Charlie Kimball
|
19.2278 | 19.2535 | 38.4813 | 191.220 | ||||
| 5 | 20 | Ed Carpenter
|
19.2647 | 19.3053 | 38.5700 | 190.780 | ||||
| 6 | 9 |  Scott Dixon
|
19.3563 | 19.2956 | 38.6519 | 190.376 | ||||
| 7 | 21 | Josef Newgarden
|
19.3675 | 19.3418 | 38.7093 | 190.094 | ||||
| 8 | 8 |  Max Chilton R
|
19.3636 | 19.3705 | 38.7341 | 189.972 | ||||
| 9 | 12 |  Will Power
|
19.4637 | 19.3160 | 38.7797 | 189.749 | ||||
| 10 | 22 |  Simon Pagenaud
|
19.4464 | 19.3526 | 38.7990 | 189.654 | ||||
| 11 | 27 | Marco Andretti
|
19.4680 | 19.4508 | 38.9188 | 189.071 | ||||
| 12 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
19.4653 | 19.4750 | 38.9403 | 188.966 | ||||
| 13 | 7 |  Mikhail Aleshin
|
19.6250 | 19.5159 | 39.1409 | 187.998 | ||||
| 14 | 98 | Alexander Rossi R
|
19.6821 | 19.6804 | 39.3625 | 186.939 | ||||
| 15 | 11 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
19.8148 | 19.6312 | 39.4460 | 186.544 | ||||
| 16 | 19 |  Luca Filippi
|
19.8442 | 19.7562 | 39.6009 | 185.814 | ||||
| 17 | 41 | Jack Hawksworth
|
19.8224 | 19.9429 | 39.7653 | 185.046 | ||||
| 18 | 18 | Conor Daly R
|
20.0226 | 19.9121 | 39.9347 | 184.261 | ||||
| 19 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
20.3621 | 20.5702 | 40.9323 | 179.770 | ||||
| 20 | 14 |  Takuma Sato
|
No Time | No Speed | ||||||
| 21 | 26 | Carlos Muñoz
|
No Time | No Speed | ||||||
| 22 | 5 |  James Hinchcliffe
|
No Time | No Speed | ||||||
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE | ||||||||||
Race Results
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired2 | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | 1:49:38.3855 | 3 | 6 | 155 | 53 |
| 2 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | +0.6825 | 3 | 10 | 40 | |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | +1.7264 | 3 | 9 | 35 | |
| 4 | 10 | Tony Kanaan W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | +1.9589 | 3 | 2 | 32 | |
| 5 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda
|
250 | +2.5272 | 3 | 19 | 30 | |
| 6 | 21 | Josef Newgarden
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | +2.7457 | 5 | 7 | 28 | |
| 7 | 8 | Max Chilton R
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | +2.9914 | 3 | 8 | 26 | |
| 8 | 11 | Sébastien Bourdais
|
KVSH Racing
|
Chevrolet | 250 | +3.9491 | 5 | 15 | 24 | |
| 9 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | +4.4548 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 23 |
| 10 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
250 | +5.2143 | 3 | 12 | 20 | |
| 11 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | +8.0324 | 4 | 1 | 39 | 21 |
| 12 | 83 | Charlie Kimball
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | +9.3366 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
| 13 | 27 | Marco Andretti
|
Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
250 | +10.0918 | 4 | 11 | 17 | |
| 14 | 98 | Alexander Rossi R
|
Andretti Herta Autosport
|
Honda
|
250 | +13.0555 | 4 | 14 | 16 | |
| 15 | 14 | Takuma Sato
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
Honda
|
249 | +1 Lap | 5 | 20 | 15 | |
| 16 | 18 | Conor Daly R
|
Dale Coyne Racing | Honda
|
249 | +1 Lap | 5 | 18 | 14 | |
| 17 | 7 | Mikhail Aleshin
|
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
|
Honda
|
248 | +2 Laps | 4 | 13 | 13 | |
| 18 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe
|
Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
|
Honda
|
248 | +2 Laps | 6 | 22 | 12 | |
| 19 | 41 | Jack Hawksworth
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises
|
Honda
|
246 | +4 Laps | 6 | 17 | 11 | |
| 20 | 19 | Luca Filippi
|
Dale Coyne Racing | Honda
|
243 | +7 Laps | 4 | 16 | 10 | |
| 21 | 20 | Ed Carpenter
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 195 | Contact | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 22 | 26 | Carlos Muñoz
|
Andretti Autosport
|
Honda
|
116 | Contact | 2 | 21 | 8 | |
| 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.
2 Race finished under caution
Source for time gaps:[3]
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- INDYCAR. April 1, 2016. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ Malsher, David (April 3, 2016). "Dixon conquers on IndyCar's return to Phoenix". Motorsport.com. Avondale, Arizona: Motorsport Network, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
- ^ "Indycar 2016 Phoenix". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network, LLC. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
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