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2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana

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United States 2015 New Orleans
Race details
2nd round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season
DateApril 12, 2015
Official nameIndy Grand Prix of Louisiana
LocationNOLA Motorsports Park
CourseStreet circuit
2.75 mi / 4.42 km
Distance47 laps
129.25 mi / 207.74 km
WeatherHeavy rain
Pole position
DriverJuan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske)
TimePoints
Fastest lap
DriverScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:28.5583 (on lap 40 of 47)
Podium
FirstJames Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
SecondHélio Castroneves (Team Penske)
ThirdJames Jakes (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)

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

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Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

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Qualifying was cancelled as rain brought an early end to proceedings.[1] 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 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya 51
2 1 Australia Will Power 44
3 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan 35
4 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves 33
5 22 France Simon Pagenaud 31
6 11 France Sébastien Bourdais 28
7 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay 26
8 41 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth 25
9 20 Italy Luca Filippi 22
10 27 United States Marco Andretti 20
11 15 United States Graham Rahal 19
12 21 United States Josef Newgarden 18
13 14 Japan Takuma Sato 17
14 26 Colombia Carlos Muñoz 16
15 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon 15
16 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe 14
17 98 Colombia Gabby Chaves R 13
18 25 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro 12
19 8 United States Sage Karam R 11
20 4 Monaco Stefano Coletti R 10
21 83 United States Charlie Kimball 9
22 7 United Kingdom James Jakes 8
23 19 Italy Francesco Dracone R 7
24 18 Colombia Carlos Huertas 6
Qualifications

Race results

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine &
Aero Kit
Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.1
1 5 Canada James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 47 1:47:19.4896 0 16 15 51
2 3 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 47 +0.4279 0 4 1 41
3 7 United Kingdom James Jakes Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 47 +0.8452 0 22 35
4 25 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Andretti Autosport Honda 47 +1.2924 0 18 32
5 2 Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske Chevrolet 47 +1.7564 0 1 31 33
6 10 Brazil Tony Kanaan Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47 +2.2638 0 3 28
7 1 Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 47 +3.0958 0 2 26
8 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 47 +4.3495 0 11 24
9 21 United States Josef Newgarden CFH Racing Chevrolet 47 +5.7352 0 12 22
10 20 Italy Luca Filippi CFH Racing Chevrolet 47 +7.2115 0 9 20
11 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47 +7.8421 0 15 19
12 26 Colombia Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Honda 47 +9.0899 0 14 18
13 27 United States Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport Honda 47 +9.7817 0 10 17
14 83 United States Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 47 +15.7221 0 21 16
15 98 Colombia Gabby Chaves R Bryan Herta Autosport Honda 46 +1 Lap 0 17 15
16 18 Colombia Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing Honda 46 +1 Lap 0 24 14
17 4 Monaco Stefano Coletti R KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 44 +3 Laps 0 20 13
18 8 United States Sage Karam R Chip Ganassi Racing Chevrolet 44 +3 Laps 0 19 12
19 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 43 Crash T3 0 7 8
20 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 43 Crash T3 0 5 10
21 11 France Sébastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology Chevrolet 43 Crash T3 0 6 9
22 14 Japan Takuma Sato A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 39 Crash damage 0 13 8
23 19 Italy Francesco Dracone R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 23 Crash damage 0 23 7
24 41 United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 19 Crash T13 0 8 6
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.

Race was scheduled for 75 laps but shortened due to time limit.

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "Mother Nature wins afternoon; Montoya to start on pole".


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