2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana

March 2026 February 2025 USA New Orleans NOLA Motorsports Park IndyCar Series.png April 12 2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana 2nd 2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 2015 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach IndyCar Series NOLA Motorsports Park Road course 2.75 4.42 47 129.25 207.74 Heavy rain Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Points Colombia Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:28.5583 40 New Zealand James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Canada Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Brazil James Jakes Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Great Britain The 2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana was the second round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season, and the race took place on April 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the NOLA Motorsports Park. The race was won by James Hinchcliffe for 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 R Rookie W Past winner Qualifying Qualifying was cancelled as rain brought an early end to proceedings.https://www.indycar.com/News/2015/04/4-11-Verizon-P1-Award-at-NOLA Mother Nature wins afternoon; Montoya to start on pole 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 COL Juan Pablo Montoya 51 2 1 AUS Will Power 44 3 10 BRA Tony Kanaan 35 4 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves 33 5 22 FRA Simon Pagenaud 31 6 11 FRA Sébastien Bourdais 28 7 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 26 8 41 GBR Jack Hawksworth 25 9 20 ITA Luca Filippi 22 10 27 USA Marco Andretti 20 11 15 USA Graham Rahal 19 12 21 USA Josef Newgarden 18 13 14 JPN Takuma Sato 17 14 26 COL Carlos Muñoz 16 15 9 NZL Scott Dixon 15 16 5 CAN James Hinchcliffe 14 17 98 COL Gabby Chaves R 13 18 25 SUI Simona de Silvestro 12 19 8 USA Sage Karam R 11 20 4 MON Stefano Coletti R 10 21 83 USA Charlie Kimball 9 22 7 GBR James Jakes 8 23 19 ITA Francesco Dracone R 7 24 18 COL Carlos Huertas 6Qualifications Race results Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine &Aero Kit Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed Pts. Pointsrace5 1 1 5 CAN James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 47 1:47:19.4896 0 16 15 51 2 3 BRA Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 47 +0.4279 0 4 1 41 3 7 GBR James Jakes Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 47 +0.8452 0 22 35 4 25 SUI Simona de Silvestro Andretti Autosport Honda 47 +1.2924 0 18 32 5 2 COL Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Chevrolet 47 +1.7564 0 1 31 33 6 10 BRA Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47 +2.2638 0 3 28 7 1 AUS Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 47 +3.0958 0 2 26 8 15 USA Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 47 +4.3495 0 11 24 9 21 USA Josef Newgarden CFH Racing Chevrolet 47 +5.7352 0 12 22 10 20 ITA Luca Filippi CFH Racing Chevrolet 47 +7.2115 0 9 20 11 9 NZL Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47 +7.8421 0 15 19 12 26 COL Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 47 +9.0899 0 14 18 13 27 USA Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 47 +9.7817 0 10 17 14 83 USA Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47 +15.7221 0 21 16 15 98 COL Gabby Chaves R Bryan Herta Autosport Honda 46 +1 Lap 0 17 15 16 18 COL Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing Honda 46 +1 Lap 0 24 14 17 4 MON Stefano Coletti R KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 44 +3 Laps 0 20 13 18 8 USA Sage Karam R Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 44 +3 Laps 0 19 12 19 28 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 43 Crash T3 0 7 8 20 22 FRA Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 43 Crash T3 0 5 10 21 11 FRA Sébastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 43 Crash T3 0 6 9 22 14 JPN Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 39 Crash damage 0 13 8 23 19 ITA Francesco Dracone R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 23 Crash damage 0 23 7 24 41 GBR Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 19 Crash T13 0 8 6OFFICIAL 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. Race was scheduled for 75 laps but shortened due to time limit. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 COL Juan Pablo Montoya 84 10px 2 2 BRA Hélio Castroneves 74 10px 1 3 AUS Will Power 70 10px 12 4 CAN James Hinchcliffe 65 10px 2 5 BRA Tony Kanaan 63 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References Lap Report - Verizon IndyCar Series, April 12, 2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana 2015 2015 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg 2015 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach None None Category:Motorsport competitions in New Orleans Motorsports Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana