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]

United States 2022 GMR Grand Prix
Race details
5th round of the 2022 IndyCar season
DateMay 14, 2022
Official nameGMR Grand Prix
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
CoursePermanent road course
2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance75 laps
182.925 mi / 294.389 km
Pole position
DriverAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
Time01:09.7664
Fastest lap
DriverUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian)
Time01:11.7415 (on lap 31 of 75)
Podium
FirstUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian)
SecondFrance Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank Racing)
ThirdAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)

Entry list edit

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
4   Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5   Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
06   Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6   Juan Pablo Montoya Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
7   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11   Tatiana Calderón  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14   Kyle Kirkwood  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18   David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21   Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb Agajanian Honda
27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29   Devlin DeFrancesco  R  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30   Christian Lundgaard  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
48   Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
51   Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
60   Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77   Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
SOURCE [2]

Practice edit

Practice 1 edit

Top Practice Speeds
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

Top Practice Speeds
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 edit

Qualifying 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  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  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

Top Warmup Speeds
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 edit

Originally 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 edit

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps1 Time/Retired2 Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport w/ Curb Agajanian Honda 75 02:01:56.3273 4 14 50 53
2 60   Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 75 +3.0983 4 20 40
3 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 75 +7.1538 4 1 36
4 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 +7.8193 6 18 10 33
5 20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 75 +9.6535 4 4 30
6 7   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 75 +11.0949 6 6 4 29
7 51   Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware Racing Honda 75 +11.5104 5 13 26
8 77   Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 75 +11.5105 4 7 24
9 30   Christian Lundgaard  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75 +11.8047 6 8 22
10 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 75 +13.9916 3 21 20
11 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 75 +16.7300 5 16 19
12 18   David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing w/ HMD Motorsports Honda 75 +17.9817 5 24 18
13 45   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75 +19.5748 4 9 17
14 06   Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 75 +24.4881 4 19 16
15 11   Tatiana Calderón  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 75 +31.9259 5 25 1 16
16 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 75 +41.8037 5 12 14
17 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 74 +1 Lap 5 10 13
18 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 74 +1 Lap 7 2 12
19 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 74 +1 Lap 4 5 5 12
20 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 74 +1 Lap 4 11 5 11
21 29   Devlin DeFrancesco  R  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 73 +2 Laps 5 17 9
22 48   Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 73 +2 Laps 6 27 8
23 21   Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 73 +2 Laps 6 15 7
24 6   Juan Pablo Montoya Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 72 Contact 4 23 6
25 2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 60 +15 Laps 6 3 5
26 14   Kyle Kirkwood  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 53 Contact 5 22 5
27 4   Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 34 Contact 2 26 5
Fastest lap:   Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport w/ Curb Agajanian) – 01:11.7415 (lap 31)
Source:[7]

1 Race shortened to two-hour timed race.

2 Race ended under caution period.

Championship standings after the race edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "GMR Grand Prix entry list" (PDF). Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 15, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. May 14, 2022. Retrieved May 16, 2022.