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2021 Genesys 300

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United States 2021 Genesys 300
Race details
3rd round of the 2021 IndyCar season
Layout of the Texas Motor Speedway
DateMay 1, 2021
Official nameGenesys 300
LocationTexas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.5 mi / 2.4 km
Distance212 laps
318.00 mi / 511.711 km
Pole position
DriverSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
TimeNo time[a]
Fastest lap
DriverSweden Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time00:23:66 (on lap 124 of 212)
Podium
FirstNew Zealand Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
ThirdMexico Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)

The 2021 Genesys 300 was an IndyCar motor race held on May 1, 2021 at the Texas Motor Speedway. It was the third round of the 2021 IndyCar Series. Scott Dixon of Chip Gannasi Racing led a dominating 206 laps on route to his first victory of the season.[1]

Entrants

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Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Mexico Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 France Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
20 United States Ed Carpenter  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
48 Brazil Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
51 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
59 United States Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet
60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda

Practice

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Practice 1

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Tony Kanaan topped the first practice charts with a time of 00:23:55, besting Pato O'Ward in second and Takuma Sato in third.[2]

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 48 Brazil Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:23:55
2 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 00:23:57
3 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:23:58
Source:[3]

Qualifying

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Qualifying was canceled due to rain. Consequently, qualifying results and the starting grid were set based on the entrant point standings after the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Championship leader Álex Palou was awarded pole.[4]

Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine
1 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
2 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
4 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda
5 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
6 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Chevrolet
7 14 France Sebastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet
8 21 Netherlands Rinus Veekay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
9 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
11 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
12 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
13 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
14 51 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
15 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet
16 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
17 20 United States Ed Carpenter  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
18 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
19 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda
20 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
21 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
22 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
23 48 Brazil Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
24 59 United States Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet
Source:[5]

Race

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Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 212 01:45:51.34 3 3 206 53
2 15 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  R  Team Penske Chevrolet 212 +0.2646 3 15 40
3 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 212 +1.7807 3 11 35
4 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 212 +2.8561 3 1 6 33
5 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 212 +6.6040 4 13 30
6 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 212 +7.9030 3 10 28
7 60 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 212 +8.5046 3 6 26
8 27 United States Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 212 +9.5898 3 16 24
9 30 Japan Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 212 +10.0657 4 12 22
10 22 France Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 212 +10.4271 3 5 20
11 48 Brazil Tony Kanaan  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 212 +12.0188 3 23 19
12 18 United Arab Emirates Ed Jones Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 212 +12.5785 3 19 18
13 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 212 +12.9479 3 18 17
14 12 Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 212 +14.3546 3 2 16
15 51 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 212 +15.0507 3 14 15
16 28 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 212 +17.4939 3 16 14
17 20 United States Ed Carpenter  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 212 +19.8938 3 17 13
18 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 212 +23.9568 3 22 12
19 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 211 +1 Lap 3 9 11
20 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 211 +1 Lap 3 8 10
21 59 United States Conor Daly Carlin Chevrolet 211 +1 Lap 3 24 9
22 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda 190 Mechanical 3 4 8
23 29 Canada James Hinchcliffe Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 158 Contact 2 20 7
24 14 France Sébastien Bourdais A. J. Foyt Enterprises Honda 55 Contact 0 14 6
Fastest lap: Sweden Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 00:23.6606 (lap 8)
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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Notes

  1. ^ Qualifying was cancelled due to rain. As a result, the starting order was determined based on the driver standings prior to the race.

Citations

  1. ^ "Dixon Dominates in Kiwi 1-2 at Texas; McLaughlin Second". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  2. ^ "Palou On Pole Saturday at Texas; Kanaan Leads Practice". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). IndyCar Series. May 1, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  4. ^ "Palou On Pole Saturday at Texas; Kanaan Leads Practice". IndyCar.com. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
  5. ^ "Qualifications - Results (Points)" (PDF). indycar.com. May 1, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 16, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  6. ^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 1, 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
  7. ^ "Race Results - Racing-Reference". Racing-Reference. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
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