The 2022 GMR Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 14, 2022, in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race was originally scheduled for 85 laps, but under INDYCAR rules, the race was declared a wet race at the start, meaning the race was limited to two hours.[1]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 5th round of the 2022 IndyCar season | |
 | |
| Date | May 14, 2022 |
| Official name | GMR Grand Prix |
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.439 mi / 3.925 km |
| Distance | 75 laps 182.925 mi / 294.389 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 01:09.7664 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian) |
| Time | 01:11.7415 (on lap 31 of 75) |
| Podium | |
| First | Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian) |
| Second |  Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank Racing) |
| Third | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Entry list
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
editPractice 1
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:10.4555 |
| 2 | 77 |  Callum Ilott R
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:10.4593 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:10.5277 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Practice 2
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:09.7839 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.8137 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Autosport w/ Curb Agajanian | Honda | 01:09.8423 |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Qualifying
editQualifying classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Will Power W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:09.5544 | N/A | 01:09.4905 | 01:09.7664 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.5683 | N/A | 01:09.4114 | 01:09.8090 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:09.7151 | N/A | 01:09.5837 | 01:09.8343 | 3 |
| 4 | 20 | Conor Daly
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.7210 | 01:09.6387 | 01:09.9063 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.4708 | 01:09.4574 | 01:10.0546 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 |  Felix Rosenqvist
|
Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:09.6831 | N/A | 01:09.4379 | 01:10.0605 | 6 |
| 7 | 77 | Callum Ilott R
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.7025 | 01:09.6530 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 30 |  Christian Lundgaard R
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.6777 | 01:09.6594 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 45 | Jack Harvey
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:09.7910 | N/A | 01:09.6899 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 28 | Romain Grosjean
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:09.8214 | N/A | 01:09.7100 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 3 |  Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.5511 | 01:09.7847 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.7458 | 01:10.2950 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 51 |  Takuma Sato
|
Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:09.8239 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Autosport w/ Curb Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:09.8527 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay W
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:09.9550 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:09.9178 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 29 |  Devlin DeFrancesco R
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Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 01:10.1306 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.9294 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 06 |  Hélio Castroneves
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:10.1417 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.9717 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:10.1694 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:10.1954 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 6 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
|
Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:10.7610 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 18 | David Malukas R
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Dale Coyne Racing w/ HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 01:10.4755 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 11 | Tatiana Calderón R
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:11.0020 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 4 | Dalton Kellett
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:10.7187 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:11.4599 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 27 |
| Source:[5] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:11.0839 |
| 2 | 77 | Callum Ilott R
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:11.1970 |
| 3 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist
|
Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:11.2391 |
| Source:[6] | |||||
Race
editOriginally set for a 3:46 PM ET start, the race was then rescheduled for 3:07 PM ET on May 14, 2022. After a lightning delay caused the Indy Lights race to be suspended and resumed after the NTT IndyCar Series feature, the race started at 3:46 PM ET as planned. As it was declared a wet race, series officials removed the initial 85 lap distance and replaced it with a two hour time limit.
Race classification
edit1 Race shortened to two-hour timed race.
2 Race ended under caution period.
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
edit- ^ Malsher-Lopez, David (May 14, 2022). "IndyCar GP Indy: Herta takes victory in crazy wet-dry-wet race". motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ "GMR Grand Prix entry list" (PDF). Retrieved May 14, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.