2018 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

2018 Detroit
Race details
	7th and 8th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
Date	June 2 and 3, 2018
Official name	Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation
Location	The Raceway on Belle Isle
Course	Temporary street circuit; 2.350 mi / 3.782 km
Distance	70 laps; 164.500 mi / 264.737 km
Pole position
Driver	Marco Andretti (Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian)
Time	1:14.8514
Fastest lap
Driver	Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)
Time	1:15.8049 (on lap 40 of 70)
Podium
First	Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)
Third	Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
Pole position
Driver	Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
Time	1:33.3143
Fastest lap
Driver	Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)
Time	1:15.0590 (on lap 59 of 70)
Podium
First	Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)
Second	Will Power (Team Penske)
Third	Ed Jones (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation was the lone doubleheader event of the 2018 IndyCar Series season, consisting of the 7th and 8th rounds of the championship. The event was held at the Raceway at Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. Scott Dixon won Race 1, and Ryan Hunter-Reay won the Sunday race.

This event also marked the final IndyCar Series broadcast for ABC, ending a half-century stint covering the series (and its predecessors), as in 2019, NBC Sports will be the series’ only broadcaster.

Race 1 – Saturday, June 2

Results

Icon	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner
W1	Past winner of race 1 in doubleheader
W2	Past winner of race 2 in doubleheader

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Name	Group	Time
1	98	Marco Andretti	2	1:14.8514
2	9	Scott Dixon W	1	1:15.4186
3	6	Robert Wickens R	2	1:15.3267
4	27	Alexander Rossi	1	1:15.4946
5	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	2	1:15.3351
6	12	Will Power W1 W2	1	1:15.7210
7	30	Takuma Sato	2	1:15.3920
8	15	Graham Rahal W1 W2	1	1:15.8273
9	5	James Hinchcliffe	2	1:15.5402
10	59	Max Chilton	1	1:16.0396
11	10	Ed Jones	2	1:15.8876
12	21	Spencer Pigot	1	1:16.1430
13	22	Simon Pagenaud W2	2	1:16.0099
14	1	Josef Newgarden	1	1:16.1923
15	10	Tony Kanaan W	2	1:16.0740
16	26	Zach Veach R	1	1:16.3157
17	18	Sébastien Bourdais W2	2	1:16.2205
18	19	Santino Ferrucci R	1	1:15.8343
19	88	Gabby Chaves	2	1:16.7531
20	20	Jordan King R	1	1:16.9075
21	4	Matheus Leist R	2	1:16.4182
22	23	Charlie Kimball	1	1:17.2067
23	32	René Binder R	2	1:18.6108
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.¹
1	9	Scott Dixon W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	70	1:39:24.6189	2	2	39	54
2	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	70	+1.8249	3	5	7	41
3	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	70	+4.1771	2	4		35
4	98	Marco Andretti	Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	70	+11.5191	2	1	22	34
5	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	70	+11.8757	2	7		30
6	10	Ed Jones	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	70	+13.7649	2	11		28
7	12	Will Power W1 W2	Team Penske	Chevrolet	70	+15.0733	2	6		26
8	6	Robert Wickens R	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	70	+21.4715	3	3		24
9	1	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	70	+21.5622	3	14		22
10	21	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	70	+21.9523	2	12		20
11	5	James Hinchcliffe	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	70	+22.3158	4	9		19
12	26	Zach Veach R	Andretti Autosport	Honda	70	+23.0621	2	16		18
13	18	Sébastien Bourdais W2	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	70	+23.3441	2	17		17
14	14	Tony Kanaan W	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	70	+26.1877	3	15		16
15	4	Matheus Leist R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	70	+26.5471	3	21		15
16	20	Jordan King R	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	70	+27.0156	3	20		14
17	22	Simon Pagenaud W2	Team Penske	Chevrolet	70	+29.8038	3	13		13
18	88	Gabby Chaves	Harding Racing	Chevrolet	70	+33.7246	3	19		12
19	23	Charlie Kimball	Carlin	Chevrolet	70	+34.0911	3	22		11
20	59	Max Chilton	Carlin	Chevrolet	70	+34.8584	3	10		10
21	32	René Binder R	Juncos Racing	Chevrolet	67	+3 laps	2	23		9
22	19	Santino Ferrucci R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	55	Contact	2	18		8
23	15	Graham Rahal W1 W2	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	45	Crash	2	8	2	8
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: ¹ Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps. For Detroit only, 1 bonus point was awarded to the fastest qualifier from both groups.

Championship standings after Race 1

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
1	1	Alexander Rossi	276
2	2	Scott Dixon	272
2	3	Will Power	269
1	4	Josef Newgarden	255
	5	Ryan Hunter-Reay	227

Manufacturer standings

	Pos	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	577
	2	Chevrolet	497

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Race 2 – Sunday, June 3

Results

Icon	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner
W1	Past winner of race 1 in doubleheader
W2	Past winner of race 2 in doubleheader

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Name	Group	Time
1	27	Alexander Rossi	1	1:33.3143
2	6	Robert Wickens R	2	1:33.6605
3	12	Will Power W1 W2	1	1:33.8295
4	10	Ed Jones	2	1:33.9256
5	9	Scott Dixon W W1	1	1:33.9544
6	5	James Hinchcliffe	2	1:34.1370
7	26	Zach Veach R	1	1:34.6464
8	22	Simon Pagenaud W2	2	1:34.2315
9	15	Graham Rahal W1 W2	1	1:35.0256
10	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	2	1:34.5021
11	20	Jordan King R	1	1:35.1374
12	98	Marco Andretti	2	1:34.5475
13	19	Santino Ferrucci R	1	1:35.4664
14	88	Gabby Chaves	2	1:35.6045
15	21	Spencer Pigot	1	1:36.3713
16	18	Sébastien Bourdais W2	2	1:35.6692
17	59	Max Chilton	1	1:36.9796
18	4	Matheus Leist R	2	1:36.0439
19	1	Josef Newgarden	1	1:38.3041
20	30	Takuma Sato	2	1:37.0851
21	23	Charlie Kimball	1	1:39.3597
22	10	Tony Kanaan W	2	No time
23	32	René Binder R	2	No time
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.¹
1	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	70	1:33:50.5784	3	10	18	51
2	12	Will Power W1 W2	Team Penske	Chevrolet	70	+11.3549	2	3		40
3	10	Ed Jones	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	70	+13.2291	2	4		35
4	9	Scott Dixon W W1	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	70	+13.7652	2	5		32
5	15	Graham Rahal W1 W2	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	70	+16.6280	2	9		30
6	6	Robert Wickens R	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	70	+34.9398	3	2	6	30
7	14	Tony Kanaan W	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	70	+41.6328	1	22		26
8	23	Charlie Kimball	Carlin	Chevrolet	70	+47.3553	2	21		24
9	98	Marco Andretti	Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	70	+56.6293	3	12		22
10	22	Simon Pagenaud W2	Team Penske	Chevrolet	70	+59.5891	2	8		20
11	59	Max Chilton	Carlin	Chevrolet	70	+1:04.6868	2	17		19
12	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	70	+1:06.6419	3	1	46	22
13	26	Zach Veach R	Andretti Autosport	Honda	70	+1:07.6438	1	7		17
14	4	Matheus Leist R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	70	+1:11.6742	2	18		16
15	1	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	70	+1:14.2820	2	19		15
16	5	James Hinchcliffe	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	70	+1:17.3729	3	6		14
17	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	69	+1 lap	2	20		13
18	20	Jordan King R	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	69	+1 lap	1	11		12
19	88	Gabby Chaves	Harding Racing	Chevrolet	69	+1 lap	2	14		11
20	19	Santino Ferrucci R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	69	+1 lap	3	13		10
21	18	Sébastien Bourdais W2	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	67	+3 laps	4	16		9
22	32	René Binder R	Juncos Racing	Chevrolet	66	+4 laps	2	23		8
23	21	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	21	Mechanical	2	15		7
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: ¹ Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps. For Detroit only, 1 bonus point was awarded to the fastest qualifier from both groups.

Championship standings after Race 2

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
2	1	Will Power	309
	2	Scott Dixon	304
2	3	Alexander Rossi	298
1	4	Ryan Hunter-Reay	278
1	5	Josef Newgarden	270

Manufacturer standings

	Pos	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	668
	2	Chevrolet	563

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

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References

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