2022 GMR Grand Prix explained

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]

Entry list

KeyMeaning
Rookie
Past winner
align=center !Driver Team Engine
2Chevrolet
3Chevrolet
4Chevrolet
5Chevrolet
06Honda
6Chevrolet
7Chevrolet
8Honda
9Honda
10Honda
11 Tatiana Calderón Chevrolet
12 Will Power Chevrolet
14 Kyle Kirkwood Chevrolet
15Honda
18 David Malukas Honda
20Chevrolet
21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet
26Honda
27Honda
28Honda
29 Devlin DeFrancesco Honda
30 Christian Lundgaard Honda
45Honda
48Honda
51Honda
60 Simon Pagenaud Honda
77 Callum Ilott Chevrolet
SOURCE [2]

Practice

Practice 1

+ Top Practice Speeds
Driver Team Engine Lap Time
110 Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda01:10.4555
277 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet01:10.4593
312 Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet01:10.5277
Source:[3]

Practice 2

+ Top Practice Speeds
Driver Team Engine Lap Time
15 Pato O'WardArrow McLaren SPChevrolet01:09.7839
210 Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda01:09.8137
326 Colton HertaAndretti Autosport w/ Curb AgajanianHonda01:09.8423
Source:[4]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

DriverTeamEngineTime
Round 1Round 2
Group 1Group 2
112 Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet01:09.5544N/A01:09.490501:09.76641
210 Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda01:09.5683N/A01:09.411401:09.80902
32 Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet01:09.7151N/A01:09.583701:09.83433
420 Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevroletN/A01:09.721001:09.638701:09.90634
55 Pato O'WardArrow McLaren SPChevroletN/A01:09.470801:09.457401:10.05465
67 Felix RosenqvistArrow McLaren SPChevrolet01:09.6831N/A01:09.437901:10.06056
777 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger RacingChevroletN/A01:09.702501:09.6530N/A7
830 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHondaN/A01:09.677701:09.6594N/A8
945 Jack HarveyRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda01:09.7910N/A01:09.6899N/A9
1028 Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda01:09.8214N/A01:09.7100N/A10
113 Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevroletN/A01:09.551101:09.7847N/A11
1215 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHondaN/A01:09.745801:10.2950N/A12
1351 Takuma SatoDale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware RacingHonda01:09.8239N/AN/AN/A13
1426 Colton HertaAndretti Autosport w/ Curb AgajanianHondaN/A01:09.8527N/AN/A14
1521 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet01:09.9550N/AN/AN/A15
1627 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHondaN/A01:09.9178N/AN/A16
1729 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda01:10.1306N/AN/AN/A17
188 Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHondaN/A01:09.9294N/AN/A18
1906 Hélio CastronevesMeyer Shank RacingHonda01:10.1417N/A N/AN/A19
2060 Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank RacingHondaN/A01:09.9717N/AN/A20
219 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda01:10.1694N/AN/AN/A21
2214 Kyle Kirkwood A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevroletN/A01:10.1954N/AN/A22
236 Juan Pablo MontoyaArrow McLaren SPChevrolet01:10.7610N/AN/AN/A23
2418 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing w/ HMD MotorsportsHondaN/A01:10.4755N/AN/A24
2511 Tatiana Calderón A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet01:11.0020N/AN/AN/A25
264 Dalton KellettA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevroletN/A01:10.7187N/AN/A26
2748 Jimmie JohnsonChip Ganassi RacingHonda01:11.4599N/AN/AN/A27
Source:[5]
Notes

Warmup

Top Warmup Speeds!!!Driver!Team!Engine!Lap Time
18 Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda01:11.0839
277 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet01:11.1970
37 Felix RosenqvistArrow McLaren SPChevrolet01:11.2391
Source:[6]

Race

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

DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
126 Colton HertaAndretti Autosport w/ Curb AgajanianHonda7502:01:56.32734145053
260 Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank RacingHonda75+3.098342040
312 Will Power Team PenskeChevrolet75 +7.15384136
48 Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda75+7.81936181033
520 Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet75+9.65354430
67 Felix RosenqvistArrow McLaren SPChevrolet75+11.094966429
751 Takuma SatoDale Coyne Racing w/ Rick Ware RacingHonda75+11.510451326
877 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet75+11.51054724
930 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda75+11.80476822
109 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda75+13.991632120
1127 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda75+16.730051619
1218 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing w/ HMD MotorsportsHonda75+17.981752418
1345 Jack HarveyRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda75+19.57484917
1406 Hélio CastronevesMeyer Shank RacingHonda75+24.488141916
1511 Tatiana Calderón A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet75+31.9259525116
1615 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda75+41.803751214
1728 Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda74+1 Lap51013
1810 Álex PalouChip Ganassi RacingHonda74+1 Lap7212
195 Pato O'WardArrow McLaren SPChevrolet74+1 Lap45512
203 Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet74+1 Lap411511
2129 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda73+2 Laps5179
2248 Jimmie JohnsonChip Ganassi RacingHonda73+2 Laps6278
2321 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet73+2 Laps6157
246 Juan Pablo MontoyaArrow McLaren SPChevrolet72Contact4236
252 Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet60+15 Laps635
2614 Kyle Kirkwood A. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet53Contact5225
274 Dalton KellettA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet34Contact2265
Fastest lap

Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport w/ Curb Agajanian) – 01:11.7415 (lap 31)

Source:[7]

Race shortened to two-hour timed race.

Race ended under caution period.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
DriverPoints
31 Will Power170
12 Álex Palou156
13 Scott McLaughlin152
14 Josef Newgarden140
15 Scott Dixon133
Source:
Engine manufacturer standings
ManufacturerPoints
1Chevrolet431
2Honda378
Source:[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IndyCar GP Indy: Herta takes victory in crazy wet-dry-wet race. David. Malsher-Lopez. May 14, 2022. May 14, 2022. motorsport.com. Motorsport Network.
  2. Web site: GMR Grand Prix entry list. May 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: May 13, 2022. Practice - Results. May 16, 2022. indycar.com.
  4. Web site: May 13, 2022. Practice - Results. May 16, 2022. indycar.com.
  5. Web site: May 13, 2022. Qualifications - Postings. May 16, 2022. indycar.com.
  6. Web site: May 14, 2022. Practice - Results. May 16, 2022. indycar.com.
  7. Web site: May 15, 2022. Race - Results (11inch) - Final. May 16, 2022. indycar.com.
  8. Web site: May 14, 2022. Points - Indycar Engine. May 16, 2022. motorsports.nbcsports.com.