2016 Kohler Grand Prix

February 2025 USA Road America Road_America.svg June 26 2016 Kohler Grand Prix 9th 2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix 2016 Iowa Corn 300 IndyCar Series Road America Permanent racing facility 4.014Kohler Grand Prix race results http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/3527/2016-06-26/indycar-race-results.pdf IndyCar Series INDYCAR June 26, 2016 January 21, 2017 6.458 50 200.7 322.9 Will Power Team Penske 1:42.2105 Australia Max Chilton Chip Ganassi Racing 1:44.1196 45 United Kingdom Will Power Team Penske Australia Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Brazil Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing United States The 2016 Kohler Grand Prix was the 9th round of the 2016 IndyCar Series. The event took place over 50 laps around Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The race was the first for IndyCars at the circuit since 2007 during the final season of the Champ Car World Series. It was the 26th time that the circuit had been used for IndyCar racing. Prior to the race weekend, doubts surrounded whether Josef Newgarden would be able to race due to injuries sustained during the 2016 Firestone 600. However, he was cleared by doctors to participate in opening practice and, later, for all sessions of the grand prix.NEWGARDEN CLEARED TO PRACTICE AT ROAD AMERICA http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/06/06-23-Newgarden-To-Practice-At-Road-America IndyCar Series INDYCAR Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 23, 2016 July 22, 2016 In qualifying, Will Power went fastest, setting a time of 1:42.2105 to beat out Scott Dixon and Tony Kanaan. Championship leader Simon Pagenaud qualified fourth. Josef Newgarden and James Hinchcliffe both lost their two fastest times of their sessions, Newgarden for bringing out a red flag after spinning in turn 9 and Hinchcliffe for impeding the laps of Juan Pablo Montoya and Alexander Rossi. They started 20th and 22nd respectively.POWER TAKES VERIZON P1 AWARD AT ROAD AMERICA http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/06/06-25-KohlerGP-Qualifying-Results Mitch Robinson IndyCar Series INDYCAR June 25, 2016 July 22, 2016 Elkhart Lake, WisconsinPower beats Dixon to take pole at Road America http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/power-beats-dixon-to-take-pole-at-road-america-791783/?s=1&r=82529&em=1 David Malsher June 25, 2016 July 22, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin At the start of the race, the first four positions remained as they qualified, while Graham Rahal moved up into fifth. In the rear of the field, Jack Hawksworth spun in turn five, moving him to the back of the field. Sébastien Bourdais came into the pits with damage to the rear wing assembly at the end of the first lap, putting him a lap down and ending his chances of taking victory. On lap 7, Scott Dixon pulled off course and rolled to a halt in turn five with engine failure, leaving him with a last place finish. With Dixon gone, Will Power was free to extend his lead over Tony Kanaan before the first round of pit stops. At the first round of stops, Power easily emerged back in the lead, but Kanaan was challenged by Graham Rahal for second place. The running order remained largely the same through the second round of pit stops, though Rahal would briefly pull into second after a quick pit stop before Kanaan passed him again later in the lap. However, both would fall back as Simon Pagenaud, on red tires, charged past both to move into second. As the race approached lap 40, the last round of pit stops came, with the running order remaining Power, Pagenaud, Kanaan, Rahal. On lap 40, the race's only caution period came out after the rear suspension on Conor Daly's car failed, sending him off course and into the wall in turn one. This bunched the field up for a shootout to the end of the race. On the restart on lap 44, Power held his lead, while Tony Kanaan moved past Simon Pagenaud into second. In a repeat of the Indianapolis 500, Pagenaud reported that his engine had developed a misfire, causing him to drop quickly down the running order. At the front of the race, Kanaan was able to close the gap to Power down to only half a second by the final lap. However, Power had conserved most of his push-to-pass presses, allowing him to use them for most of the final lap and hold of Kanaan for the victory. Power's win was his second consecutive win and his 27th career victory, tying him for 13th with Johnny Rutherford for most career IndyCar victories. The victory also put Power in serious contention for the championship despite missing the first race of the season. Kanaan's second was his first podium finish since the previous season's race at Auto Club Speedway. Graham Rahal completed the podium as the highest finishing Honda driver in the race. Pagenaud's engine issue plummeted him all the way down the order to 13th, turning what seemed like a huge points day with Scott Dixon's engine failure into only a small gain. The highest finishing rookie of the race was Spencer Pigot, who came across the line in ninth.Power holds off charging Kanaan to win in Road America http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/power-holds-off-charging-kanaan-to-win-in-road-america-792054/?s=1&r=82529&em=1 David Malsher June 26, 2016 July 22, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. Elkhart Lake, WisconsinINDYCAR: Power holds off Kanaan at Road America http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/131313-indycar-power-holds-off-kanaan-at-road-america-131313 Marshall Pruett June 26, 2016 July 22, 2016 Racer.com Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin https://web.archive.org/web/20160811163918/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/131313-indycar-power-holds-off-kanaan-at-road-america-131313 August 11, 2016 deadPOWER TAKES KOHLER GRAND PRIX VICTORY AT ROAD AMERICA http://www.indycar.com/News/2016/06/06-26-KohlerGP-Race-Results Mitch Robinson June 26, 2016 July 22, 2016 IndyCar Series INDYCAR Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Josef Newgarden, despite his injuries, managed to finish in eighth place.INDYCAR: Newgarden IronMan's his way to eighth http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/131319-indycar-newgarden-ironman-s-his-way-to-eighth Marshall Pruett June 26, 2016 July 22, 2016 Racer.com Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. https://web.archive.org/web/20160811145838/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/131319-indycar-newgarden-ironman-s-his-way-to-eighth August 11, 2016 dead Report Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner Qualifying Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3112 AUS Will Power21:44.00251:42.44301:42.210529 NZL Scott Dixon11:42.48881:42.14511:42.3759310 BRA Tony Kanaan21:43.52531:42.40931:42.7279422 FRA Simon Pagenaud21:44.25851:42.41421:42.857353 BRA Hélio Castroneves11:42.89441:42.55561:42.9449615 USA Graham Rahal11:43.15851:42.55401:43.778278 GBR Max Chilton R11:43.19571:42.7519828 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay11:42.97351:42.8318918 USA Conor Daly R21:43.46931:43.10731026 COL Carlos Muñoz11:43.15191:43.20011183 USA Charlie Kimball21:43.72531:43.26491211 FRA Sébastien Bourdais W21:43.86691:43.3291137 RUS Mikhail Aleshin11:43.4024142 COL Juan Pablo Montoya21:44.35701514 JPN Takuma Sato11:43.53571698 USA Alexander Rossi R21:45.08401720 USA Spencer Pigot R11:43.64321841 GBR Jack Hawksworth21:45.51101919 COL Gabby Chaves11:43.66722021 USA Josef Newgarden24:19.18622127 USA Marco Andretti11:43.7289225 CAN James Hinchcliffe24:29.0408OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Source for individual rounds:Race Report: 2016 Kohler Grand Prix http://www.theapexracing.co/2016/06/race-report-2016-kohler-grand-prix/2/ June 21, 2016 July 22, 2016 theapexracing.co TheApex.racing LLC Race results Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts. Pointsrace5 1112 AUS Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet501:39:10.3044314654210 BRA Tony KanaanChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet50 +0.74293340315 USA Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda50 +5.960836236428 USA Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda50 +9.3597383253 BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam PenskeChevrolet50 +10.53403530683 USA Charlie KimballChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet50 +10.99663112872 COL Juan Pablo MontoyaTeam PenskeChevrolet50 +12.619131426821 USA Josef NewgardenEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet50 +13.883532024920 USA Spencer Pigot REd Carpenter RacingChevrolet50 +15.7290317221026 COL Carlos MuñozAndretti AutosportHonda50 +17.1132310201141 GBR Jack HawksworthA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda50 +18.7152418191227 USA Marco AndrettiAndretti AutosportHonda50 +19.9030421181322 FRA Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet50 +21.153034218145 CAN James HinchcliffeSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda50 +22.1333422161598 USA Alexander Rossi RAndretti Herta AutosportHonda50 +22.590841615167 RUS Mikhail AleshinSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda50 +23.5531313141714 JPN Takuma SatoA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda50 +35.3665515131811 FRA Sébastien Bourdais WKVSH RacingChevrolet49 +1 Lap412121919 COL Gabby ChavesDale Coyne RacingHonda49 +1 Lap61911208 GBR Max Chilton RChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet48 +2 Laps37102118 USA Conor Daly RDale Coyne RacingHonda39Contact399229 NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet6Engine028OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Notes race1 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. Source for time gaps: Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Simon Pagenaud 375 10px 1 2 BRA Hélio Castroneves 301 10px 4 3 AUS Will Power 294 10px 2 4 NZL Scott Dixon 285 10px 1 5 USA Josef Newgarden 283 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Official Pit Stop Data https://web.archive.org/web/20160821201016/http://cdn.theapexracing.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/2016-KOHLER-Grand-Prix-Pit-Stop-Summary.pdf 2016-08-21 Official Race Broadcast Kohler Grand Prix 2016 2016 Chevrolet Dual in Detroit 2016 Iowa Corn 300 2007 Generac Grand Prix 2017 Kohler Grand Prix Kohler Grand Prix Kohler Grand Prix 2016 Kohler Grand Prix Kohler Grand Prix