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.
| Key | Meaning | |
|---|---|---|
| R | Rookie | |
| W | Past winner |
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 |  Juan Pablo Montoya | 51 |
| 2 | 1 | 44 | |
| 3 | 10 | 35 | |
| 4 | 3 |  Hélio Castroneves | 33 |
| 5 | 22 | 31 | |
| 6 | 11 |  Sébastien Bourdais | 28 |
| 7 | 28 | 26 | |
| 8 | 41 |  Jack Hawksworth | 25 |
| 9 | 20 |  Luca Filippi | 22 |
| 10 | 27 | 20 | |
| 11 | 15 |  Graham Rahal | 19 |
| 12 | 21 | Josef Newgarden | 18 |
| 13 | 14 | 17 | |
| 14 | 26 | 16 | |
| 15 | 9 | 15 | |
| 16 | 5 |  James Hinchcliffe | 14 |
| 17 | 98 | Gabby Chaves R | 13 |
| 18 | 25 | 12 | |
| 19 | 8 | Sage Karam R | 11 |
| 20 | 4 | Stefano Coletti R | 10 |
| 21 | 83 | 9 | |
| 22 | 7 | James Jakes | 8 |
| 23 | 19 | Francesco Dracone R | 7 |
| 24 | 18 | 6 | |
| Qualifications |
| Driver | Team | Engine &<br>Aero Kit | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Honda | 47 | 1:47:19.4896 | 0 | 16 | 15 | 51 | |
| 2 | 3 | 47 | +0.4279 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 41 | |||
| 3 | 7 | 47 | +0.8452 | 0 | 22 | 35 | ||||
| 4 | 25 | Honda | 47 | +1.2924 | 0 | 18 | 32 | |||
| 5 | 2 | 47 | +1.7564 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 33 | |||
| 6 | 10 | 47 | +2.2638 | 0 | 3 | 28 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | 47 | +3.0958 | 0 | 2 | 26 | ||||
| 8 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 47 | +4.3495 | 0 | 11 | 24 | |||
| 9 | 21 | 47 | +5.7352 | 0 | 12 | 22 | ||||
| 10 | 20 | 47 | +7.2115 | 0 | 9 | 20 | ||||
| 11 | 9 | 47 | +7.8421 | 0 | 15 | 19 | ||||
| 12 | 26 | 47 | +9.0899 | 0 | 14 | 18 | ||||
| 13 | 27 | 47 | +9.7817 | 0 | 10 | 17 | ||||
| 14 | 83 | 47 | +15.7221 | 0 | 21 | 16 | ||||
| 15 | 98 | Gabby Chaves R | 46 | +1 Lap | 0 | 17 | 15 | |||
| 16 | 18 | 46 | +1 Lap | 0 | 24 | 14 | ||||
| 17 | 4 | Stefano Coletti R | 44 | +3 Laps | 0 | 20 | 13 | |||
| 18 | 8 | Sage Karam R | 44 | +3 Laps | 0 | 19 | 12 | |||
| 19 | 28 | 43 | Crash T3 | 0 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 20 | 22 | 43 | Crash T3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | ||||
| 21 | 11 | KV Racing Technology | 43 | Crash T3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |||
| 22 | 14 | 39 | Crash damage | 0 | 13 | 8 | ||||
| 23 | 19 | Francesco Dracone R | 23 | Crash damage | 0 | 23 | 7 | |||
| 24 | 41 | 19 | Crash T13 | 0 | 8 | 6 | ||||
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |
Race was scheduled for 75 laps but shortened due to time limit.
| Pos | Driver | Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 84 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Hélio Castroneves | 74 | |
| 1 | 3 |  Will Power | 70 | |
| 12 | 4 | 65 | ||
| 2 | 5 | Tony Kanaan | 63 |