2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis

February 2025 USA GP Indianapolis Indianapolis IndycarGP.svg May 14 2016 Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis 5th 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 2016 Indianapolis 500 IndyCar Series Indianapolis Motor Speedway Permanent racing facility 2.439 3.925 82 200 321.87 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske 1:08.6868 France Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport 1:09.5535 67 USA Simon Pagenaud Team Penske France Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Brazil James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Canada The 2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis, officially known as the 2016 Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth round of the 2016 IndyCar Series season. The race took place over 82 laps on the infield road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The race also served as part of the festivities surrounding the 2016 Indianapolis 500. The car count for the race slightly increased from other races during the season due to some entries participating in the Indianapolis 500 electing to also run in the Grand Prix. Race Recap alt=|thumb|400x400px|Logo of 2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis For the second race in a row, Simon Pagenaud qualified in pole position, this time with a time of 1:08.6868. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Charlie Kimball surprised with a qualifying run good enough to place him second."INDYCAR: Pagenaud on pole for Indy GP" http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/129431-indycar-pagenaud-on-pole-for-indy-gp https://web.archive.org/web/20160514113622/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/129431-indycar-pagenaud-on-pole-for-indy-gp dead May 14, 2016 Robin Miller May 13, 2016 July 20, 2016 Racer.com Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Speedway, Indiana Graham Rahal and Josef Newgarden, who had qualified third and fifth respectively, had their times disallowed and were moved to the back of the starting grid for failing to meet minimum car weight regulations in post-qualifying inspection.INDYCAR: Rahal, Newgarden fail post-qualifying inspection http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/129444-indycar-rahal-newgarden-fail-gp-of-indy-post-qualifying-inspection https://web.archive.org/web/20160516113124/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/129444-indycar-rahal-newgarden-fail-gp-of-indy-post-qualifying-inspection dead May 16, 2016 May 13, 2016 July 20, 2016 Racer.com Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Speedway, Indiana The race was run in cold temperatures and overcast skies. At the start, Simon Pagenaud held the lead, while James Hinchcliffe moved into second. As the field moved into the first turn, Tony Kanaan and Sébastien Bourdais made contact, bringing out a full course caution and bringing an end to Kanaan's day before he could complete a lap. The race restarted after four caution laps with much cleaner results. On lap six, Will Power lost control of his car entering turn seven while trying to defend from Alexander Rossi. No caution resulted from the spin and Power would finish a lowly 19th. The first round of pit stops came around lap 20. Graham Rahal would lead briefly due to extending fuel farther than anyone else, but would fall back following his own pit stop. The lead was briefly handed to Charlie Kimball, who had beat Pagenaud out of the pits. Pagenaud would not take long to find a way by, however, and was quickly back in the lead. On lap 37, the second caution of the day came out when Sébastien Bourdais rolled to a halt on track. Most of the leaders pitted under the caution, but Hélio Castroneves and Conor Daly, who had made their first stops early and went off sequence from the leaders, stayed out, handing Castroneves the lead. On the restart, Daly was able to get by Castroneves and take the lead, which he held for 14 laps before coming in for his final pit stop. After Castroneves pitted two laps later, Simon Pagenaud resumed the lead and was able to gain enough of an advantage to not lose it again after his pit stop. Pagenaud took victory by roughly 4.5 seconds over his teammate Castroneves, giving Pagenaud his third consecutive victory and a comfortable lead in the point standings. James Hinchcliffe took the final step of the podium, coming across about half a second after Castroneves. Graham Rahal, despite starting at the back of the field, finished fourth. Despite fading in the last laps of the race, Conor Daly still placed a respectable sixth, making him the highest finishing rookie in the race."Pagenaud perfect again, scores third straight victory" http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/pagenaud-perfect-again-scores-third-straight-victory-736855/?r=81407&em=1 David Malsher May 14, 2016 July 20, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. Speedway, Indiana Report Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner Qualifying Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6122 FRA Simon Pagenaud W21:08.67481:08.76961:08.6868283 USA Charlie Kimball11:09.24511:09.06071:08.981635 CAN James Hinchcliffe21:09.02441:09.00861:09.2260441 GBR Jack Hawksworth11:09.16011:09.06111:09.5141510 BRA Tony Kanaan21:09.08451:09.251162 COL Juan Pablo Montoya11:09.32601:09.264579 NZL Scott Dixon11:09.20041:09.4010811 FRA Sébastien Bourdais11:09.24631:09.443697 RUS Mikhail Aleshin11:09.25371:09.67711012 AUS Will Power W21:08.67461:09.9297118 GBR Max Chilton R11:09.32891298 USA Alexander Rossi R21:09.1475133 BRA Hélio Castroneves11:09.49471461 AUS Matthew Brabham R21:09.29441528 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay11:09.5276166 USA J. R. Hildebrand21:09.43771726 COL Carlos Muñoz11:09.64571816 USA Spencer Pigot R21:09.45911927 USA Marco Andretti11:09.74782014 JPN Takuma Sato21:09.46592135 CAN Alex Tagliani11:10.41092218 USA Conor Daly R21:09.47952319 COL Gabby Chaves21:09.77202415 USA Graham Rahal2Times Disallowed2521 USA Josef Newgarden2Times DisallowedOFFICIAL BOX SCORE Source for individual rounds:Race Report: 2016 Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis http://www.theapexracing.co/2016/05/race-report-2016-angies-list-grand-prix-of-indianapolis/ May 9, 2016 July 20, 2016 theapexracing.co TheApex.racing LLC Race results Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Laps Status PitStops Grid LapsLed Pts. Pointsrace5 1122 FRA Simon Pagenaud WTeam PenskeChevrolet821:50:18.582331575423 BRA Hélio CastronevesTeam PenskeChevrolet82 +4.474831374135 CAN James HinchcliffeSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda82 +5.08073335415 USA Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda82 +7.0715424233583 USA Charlie KimballChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet82 +7.423432231618 USA Conor Daly RDale Coyne RacingHonda82 +12.1838322142979 NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet82 +12.9226372682 COL Juan Pablo MontoyaTeam PenskeChevrolet82 +13.69124624928 USA Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda82 +15.1933315221098 USA Alexander Rossi RAndretti Herta AutosportHonda82 +16.3134312201116 USA Spencer Pigot RRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda82 +20.5172318191226 COL Carlos MuñozAndretti AutosportHonda82 +29.636931718137 RUS Mikhail AleshinSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda82 +43.30933917148 GBR Max Chilton RChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet82 +43.3785311161527 USA Marco AndrettiAndretti AutosportHonda82 +44.6339319151661 AUS Matthew Brabham RPirtek Team MurrayChevrolet82 +45.5107314141719 COL Gabby ChavesDale Coyne RacingHonda82 +47.0326423131814 JPN Takuma SatoA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda82 +56.3389520121912 AUS Will Power WTeam PenskeChevrolet82 +57.4410410112041 GBR Jack HawksworthA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda82 +1:03.722934102121 USA Josef NewgardenEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet82 +1:08.62345259226 USA J. R. HildebrandEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet81 +1 Lap41682335 CAN Alex TaglianiA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda81 +1 Lap52172411 FRA Sébastien BourdaisKVSH RacingChevrolet20Mechanical1862510 BRA Tony KanaanChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet0Contact055OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Notes All cars ran Dallara chassis with aerokits supplied by their respective engine manufacturer. 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 242 10px 2 NZL Scott Dixon 166 10px 3 COL Juan Pablo Montoya 160 10px 4 BRA Hélio Castroneves 159 10px 1 5 USA Graham Rahal 133 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Official Pit Stop Data Official Race Broadcast Grand Prix of Indianapolis 2016 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 2016 Indianapolis 500 2015 Grand Prix of Indianapolis 2017 IndyCar Grand Prix Grand Prix of Indianapolis 2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis Grand Prix of Indianapolis