2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis

February 2025 USA GP Indianapolis Indianapolis IndycarGP.svg May 10 2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 4th IndyCar Series Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, Indiana Combined road course 2.439 3.925 82 200 321.87 Sebastián Saavedra KV Racing Technology 1:23.8822 Colombia Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:10.4062 76 New Zealand Simon Pagenaud Sam Schmidt Motorsports France Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport USA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Brazil The 2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis, the inaugural running of the event, was an IndyCar Series race held on May 10, 2014, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The fourth round of the 2014 IndyCar Series season, it was won by Simon Pagenaud of Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports. Report Background The race was officially announced on October 1, 2013. The track's road course was formerly used by Formula One for the United States Grand Prix. The track featured various modifications: the track runs clockwise, with turn 1 entering the oval's turn 4 onto the road course. Turns 2 to 4 remain the same, while turn 5 and 6 became a chicane, and entered the Hulman Blvd. straight. Turn 7 is a 90-degree left turn into turns 8 and 9, leading into the oval's turn 2, which serves as the road course's turns 10 and 11. The oval's turn 1 is not entered, as the track follows the MotoGP format, with turns 12 to 14 leading into the front straight.DiZinno Tony http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2013/10/01/grand-prix-of-indianapolis-set-for-may-10-2014-on-revised-course/ Grand Prix of Indianapolis set for May 10, 2014 on revised course NBC Sports October 1, 2013 May 12, 2014 The cars were also modified to fit the track's specifications, with fueling plugs on the opposite side.Garrett Jerry https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/10/sports/autoracing/grand-prix-blazes-new-trail-at-indianapolis-speedway.html?_r=0 Grand Prix Blazes New Trail at Indianapolis Speedway The New York Times May 9, 2014 May 12, 2014 A contest was held for fans to design the trophy for the event. Dan Nichols, a California native, beat out 150 other entries.Proffitt Chris http://www.theindychannel.com/sports/indycar/calif-man-wins-contest-to-design-grand-prix-of-indianapolis-trophy Calif. man wins contest to design Grand Prix of Indianapolis trophy WRTV May 7, 2014 May 12, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150405055922/http://www.theindychannel.com/sports/indycar/calif-man-wins-contest-to-design-grand-prix-of-indianapolis-trophy April 5, 2015 dead Qualifying Qualifying took place on May 9. Rain had affected the track during the four sessions held. Prior to the Fast Six session, rain escalated, causing a red flag, which delayed qualifying for 20 minutes, before the six cars were sent onto the track. Ryan Hunter-Reay was the fastest during his qualifying attempt, with a lap time of 1:23.8480, but drove into a puddle of water, spinning out, bring out another red flag.Associated Press http://msn.foxsports.com/speed/indycar/indycar-saavedra-takes-pole-for-inaugural-gp-of-indy/ INDYCAR: SAAVEDRA TAKES POLE FOR INAUGURAL GRAND PRIX OF INDIANAPOLIS Foxsports.com May 9, 2014 May 12, 2014 As a result, Hunter-Reay was relegated to third, while Sebastián Saavedra was awarded the pole position.DiZinno Tony http://motorsportstalk.nbcsports.com/2014/05/09/indycar-sebastian-saavedra-takes-gp-of-indy-pole-in-bizarre-session/ IndyCar: Sebastian Saavedra takes GP of Indy pole in bizarre session NBC Sports May 9, 2014 May 12, 2014 Race The race's honorary race starter was Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard; the event began with a standing start, but as the lights went out, pole-sitter Saavedra stalled, and was later hit by Carlos Muñoz and Mikhail Aleshin.https://www.espn.com/racing/indycar/story/_/id/10913661/sebastian-saavedra-stalls-trigger-wreck-start-grand-prix-indianapolis Crash mars start of Indy Grand Prix ESPN May 11, 2014 May 15, 2014 Race results Key Meaning R Rookie Pos Car# Driver Team Engine Laps Status PitStopsrace1 1 Grid LapsLed Pointsrace1 21 77 FRA Simon Pagenaud Sam Schmidt Motorsports Honda822:04:24.0261946512 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda82+ 0.89068318413 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet82+ 1.824491015364 11 FRA Sébastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology Chevrolet82+ 2.5406971335 83 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet82+ 5.3007923306 8 AUS Ryan Briscoe Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet82+ 9.19141014287 98 GBR Jack Hawksworth R Bryan Herta Autosport Honda82+ 14.61619231298 12 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet82+ 18.5958115249 14 JPN Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda82+ 20.972110162010 10 BRA Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet82+ 21.45391092011 19 GBR Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing Honda82+ 26.475091842012 16 Spain Oriol Servià Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda82+ 29.6561102271913 18 COL Carlos Huertas R Dale Coyne Racing Honda82+ 33.08279171714 25 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda82+ 1:04.237011131615 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet82+ 1:08.6263961516 2 COL Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Chevrolet81+ 1 Lap981417 67 USA Josef Newgarden Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing Honda80+ 2 Laps10151318 41 UK Martin Plowman R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda80+ 2 Laps12201219 20 GBR Mike Conway Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet58Parkedrace1 35241120 27 CAN James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport Honda56Driver injuryrace1 48111021 15 USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda50Crash frontstretch812922 26 FRA Franck Montagny Andretti Autosport Honda47Crash T7921823 17 COL Sebastián Saavedra KV Racing Technology Chevrolet0Crash frontstretch01824 34 COL Carlos Muñoz R Andretti Autosport Honda0Crash frontstretch019625 7 Russia Mikhail Aleshin R Sam Schmidt Motorsports Honda0Crash frontstretch0255 Notes race1 1 Due to the crash on the starting grid, all cars went through pit lane behind the safety car for the first six laps. These passages were counted as pit stops. race1 2 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. race1 3 Mike Conway's team ordered him to park the car once he overtook James Hinchcliffe for position on the track by completing 1 more lap than him for an additional point. race1 4 James Hinchcliffe was injured when a piece of debris hit him on the helmet knocking him unconscious. He would make a full recovery & compete in the next round. References Grand Prix of Indianapolis 2014 2014 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 2014 Indianapolis 500 None 2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis Grand Prix of Indianapolis Category:Grand Prix of Indianapolis Grand Prix of Indianapolis Grand Prix of Indianapolis