The 2021 GMR Grand Prix was an
IndyCar
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motor race
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held on May 15, 2021, at the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course.
It was the 5th round of the
2021 IndyCar Series
The 2021 NTT IndyCar Series was the 26th season of the IndyCar Series and the 110th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event was the 2021 Indianapolis 500, won by Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank Racing). It ...
.
The 85-lap race was won by
Ed Carpenter Racing
Ed Carpenter Racing is an American racing team based in Speedway, Indiana that currently competes in the IndyCar Series. The team is owned by driver Ed Carpenter. The team is based in Indianapolis, Indiana, and currently fields the No. 20 Dal ...
's
Rinus Veekay
Rinus van Kalmthout (born 11 September 2000), known professionally as Rinus VeeKay is a Dutch racing driver. He drives the No. 21 Dallara-Chevrolet for Ed Carpenter Racing in the IndyCar Series.
Career Karting
van Kalmthout started karting in 2 ...
, clinching his first win of his Indycar career. IndyCar rookie
Romain Grosjean
Romain David Jeremie Grosjean (; born 17 April 1986) is a Swiss-French professional racing driver, competing under the French flag in the NTT IndyCar Series, driving the No. 28 Honda for Andretti Autosport. Grosjean had previously spent nine ...
won pole and finished second, his best ever finish in Indycar.
Alex Palou finished 3rd for
Chip Ganassi Racing
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.
Background
The event was held over three days on May 13–15, 2021 at the road course of the
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is an automobile racing circuit located in Speedway, Indiana, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the home of the Indianapolis 500 and the Verizon 200, and and formerly the home of the United State ...
in
Speedway, Indiana
Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 11,812 at the 2010 U.S. Census. Speedway, which is an enclave of Indianapolis, is the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
History
Speedway was ...
. This was the first time the venue featured in the
2021 season, later that year, Indycar would return for the
Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix in August, and the eighth edition of this race, having debuted in May 2014
The race was the 5th race of the 16-race calendar, held two weeks after the
XPEL 375
The race last ran as XPEL 375 is an NTT IndyCar Series event held at Texas Motor Speedway near Fort Worth, Texas since 1997. The races have had a variety of different entitlement sponsors and distances over the years and therefore has had many di ...
at
Texas Motor Speedway
Texas Motor Speedway is a speedway located in the northernmost portion of the U.S. city of Fort Worth, Texas – the portion located in Denton County, Texas. The reconfigured track measures with banked 20° in turns 1 and 2 and banked 24° ...
and two week prior to the
105th Indianapolis 500
The 2021 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) was a 500-mile (800 km, 200 lap) race in the 2021 IndyCar Series, held on May 30, 2021, at the Indianapolis ...
.
Entrants
Practice
Practice 1
Practice 1 took place at 9:30 AM
ET on May 14, 2021.
Practice 2
Practice 2 took place at 1:00 PM
ET on May 14, 2021.
Qualifying
Qualifying took place at 4:30 PM
ET on May 14, 2021.
Qualifying classification
; Notes
* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
Warmup took place at 10:45 AM
ET on May 15, 2021.
Race
The race started at 2:30 PM
ET on May 15, 2021.
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
;Engine manufacturer standings
*
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
External links
{{IndyCar Series on NBC
Grand Prix of Indianapolis
GMR Grand Prix
The IndyCar Series hosts two races a year on the combined road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The first, the GMR Grand Prix is held in early May with an inaugural running in 2014. The second race, the Gallagher G ...
GMR Grand Prix
The IndyCar Series hosts two races a year on the combined road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The first, the GMR Grand Prix is held in early May with an inaugural running in 2014. The second race, the Gallagher G ...