# 2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

The 2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (officially known as the 2021 Chevrolet Indy Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation) was a pair of IndyCar motor races held on June 12, 2021, and June 13, 2021 at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan. They were the seventh and eighth races of the 2021 IndyCar Series.
Marcus Ericsson won the first race for Chip Ganassi Racing, scoring his first career victory in his third season, becoming the 7th different winner in the first 7 races. Ed Carpenter Racing's Rinus VeeKay finished second, with Pato O'Ward rounding out the podium places in third.
Pato O'Ward won the second race for Arrow McLaren SP, his second victory of the season, and his career. Team Penske's Josef Newgarden finished second, with Álex Palou rounding out the podium places in third.

## Race 1 – Saturday June, 12
### Entrants

25 drivers entered the race, including IndyCar Series debutants Jimmie Johnson (Chip Ganassi Racing) and Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing), with Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske).
| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin R | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Sébastien Bourdais W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | Ed Jones | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda |
| 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 45 | Santino Ferrucci | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Romain Grosjean R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |

### Practice
#### Practice

Practice took place at 5:00 PM ET on April 17, 2021. Will Power went fastest in the practice session of the season with a time of 01:17.2768, ahead of Sebastien Bourdais and Pato O'Ward in second and third respectively.

### Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 11:10 AM ET on June 12, 2021.

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Time | Time | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group 1 | Group 2 | Round 2 | Final grid |
| 1 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:16.8406 | N/A | 01:15.5776 | 1 |
| 2 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:15.8507 | N/A | 01:15.6584 | 2 |
| 3 | 51 | Romain Grosjean R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:16.6715 | N/A | 01:15.7433 | 3 |
| 4 | 18 | Ed Jones | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | N/A | 01:15.8696 | 01:15.8119 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:15.6606 | 01:15.6606 | 5 |
| 6 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:15.8439 | 01:16.0832 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:17.0343 | N/A | 01:16.0877 | 7 |
| 8 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:16.1328 | 01:16.1293 | 8 |
| 9 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:16.9636 | N/A | 01:16.6606 | 9 |
| 10 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:16.1339 | 01:17.4333 | 10 |
| 11 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:16.3151 | 01:17.8680 | 11 |
| 12 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:16.8172 | N/A | 01:17.8776 | 12 |
| 13 | 29 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 01:17.0691 | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:16.4620 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:17.1579 | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:16.4713 | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:17.2904 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:16.6093 | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:17.4180 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:16.6694 | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:17.5190 | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 45 | Santino Ferrucci | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:16.6880 | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:19.0944 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 24 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin R | Team Penske | Honda | N/A | 01:17.5569 | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:19.6697 | N/A | 25 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

### Race

The race started at 3:00 PM ET on June 12, 2021.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 70 | 01:45:33.1123 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 51 |
| 2 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | +1.7290 | 5 | 12 | | 40 |
| 3 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 70 | +1.9105 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 70 | +8.1688 | 4 | 16 | | 32 |
| 5 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 70 | +9.4645 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | 45 | Santino Ferrucci | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 70 | +9.5670 | 4 | 21 | | 28 |
| 7 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 70 | +10.3406 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 70 | +10.8956 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 25 |
| 9 | 18 | Ed Jones | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 70 | +11.9428 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 70 | +12.5061 | 6 | 5 | | 20 |
| 11 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 70 | +13.5792 | 5 | 10 | | 19 |
| 12 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 70 | +13.8274 | 4 | 9 | | 18 |
| 13 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | +14.7925 | 5 | 17 | | 17 |
| 14 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 70 | +16.0887 | 5 | 6 | | 16 |
| 15 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 70 | +17.2534 | 4 | 10 | | 15 |
| 16 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 70 | +18.2898 | 5 | 19 | | 14 |
| 17 | 29 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 70 | +19.0114 | 4 | 13 | | 13 |
| 18 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 69 | +1 Lap | 4 | 24 | | 12 |
| 19 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin R | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 67 | +3 Laps | 8 | 23 | | 11 |
| 20 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 67 | +3 Laps | 10 | 7 | 37 | 13 |
| 21 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 65 | +5 Laps | 6 | 8 | | 9 |
| 22 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 65 | +5 Laps | 5 | 18 | | 5 |
| 23 | 51 | Romain Grosjean R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 63 | Contact | 5 | 14 | 2 | 8 |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 49 | Mechanical | 4 | 22 | | 6 |
| 25 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 7 | Contact | 1 | 14 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 76.6433 (lap 56) |||||||||||
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### Championship standings after the race

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Álex Palou | 263 |
| 2 | Pato O'Ward | 248 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | 237 |
| 4 | Rinus VeeKay | 231 |
| 5 | Simon Pagenaud | 219 |
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| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 576 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 556 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## Race 2 – June 13
### Entrants

25 drivers entered the race, including IndyCar Series debutants Jimmie Johnson (Chip Ganassi Racing) and Romain Grosjean (Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing), with Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske). Arrow McLaren SP driver Felix Rosenqvist was injured in Race 1, and Oliver Askew replaced him in Race 2.
| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin R | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Oliver Askew | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Sébastien Bourdais W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | Ed Jones | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda |
| 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 45 | Santino Ferrucci | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Romain Grosjean R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |

### Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 9:00 AM ET on June 13, 2021.

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Time | Time | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group 1 | Group 2 | Round 2 | Final grid |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:16.3648 | N/A | 01:14.1094 | 1 |
| 2 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:16.0809 | N/A | 01:14.4300 | 2 |
| 3 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:15.5845 | 01:14.8180 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:15.8313 | 01:14.8432 | 4 |
| 5 | 51 | Romain Grosjean R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:15.6609 | 01:14.9060 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:16.2311 | N/A | 01:14.9231 | 6 |
| 7 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:15.4664 | 01:15.3524 | 7 |
| 8 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:15.7563 | 01:15.4162 | 8 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:16.1965 | N/A | 01:15.4187 | 9 |
| 10 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:15.6949 | 01:15.5294 | 10 |
| 11 | 18 | Ed Jones | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser–Sullivan | Honda | 01:16.5380 | N/A | 01:15.9478 | 11 |
| 12 | 45 | Santino Ferrucci | Rahal Letterman Racing | Honda | 01:16.4188 | N/A | 01:16.1146 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:16.5387 | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 29 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:15.9533 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 01:16.6085 | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:16.0805 | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 29 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:16.6456 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:16.1356 | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:16.8947 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:16.4386 | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin R | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:17.1815 | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:16.5514 | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 7 | Oliver Askew | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:19.1486 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 24 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:16.5805 | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:17.9838 | N/A | 25 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 12:00 PM ET on June 13, 2021.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 70 | 01:41:30.8814 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 51 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 70 | +6.7595 | 2 | 1 | 67 | 44 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 70 | +6.9392 | 2 | 4 | | 35 |
| 4 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 70 | +7.0558 | 2 | 2 | | 32 |
| 5 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 70 | +7.6952 | 2 | 9 | | 30 |
| 6 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 70 | +8.4418 | 2 | 20 | | 28 |
| 7 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 70 | +8.8324 | 6 | 2 | | 26 |
| 8 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 70 | +9.0641 | 2 | 10 | | 24 |
| 9 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 70 | +9.5248 | 3 | 22 | | 22 |
| 10 | 45 | Santino Ferrucci | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 70 | +10.6860 | 2 | 12 | | 20 |
| 11 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 70 | +10.9852 | 2 | 17 | | 19 |
| 12 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 70 | +11.5761 | 3 | 19 | | 18 |
| 13 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 70 | +14.2097 | 2 | 7 | | 17 |
| 14 | 29 | James Hinchcliffe | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 70 | +14.9968 | 2 | 14 | | 16 |
| 15 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | +15.1529 | 3 | 8 | | 15 |
| 16 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 70 | +15.2726 | 3 | 13 | | 14 |
| 17 | 18 | Ed Jones | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser–Sullivan | Honda | 70 | +16.1183 | 3 | 11 | | 13 |
| 18 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 70 | +16.8545 | 4 | 3 | | 12 |
| 19 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 69 | +1 Lap | 5 | 18 | | 11 |
| 20 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin R | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 69 | +1 Lap | 4 | 21 | | 10 |
| 21 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 69 | +1 Lap | 3 | 25 | | 9 |
| 22 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 68 | +2 Laps | 5 | 15 | | 8 |
| 23 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 61 | +9 Laps | 3 | 24 | | 7 |
| 24 | 51 | Romain Grosjean R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 57 | Mechanical | 4 | 5 | | 6 |
| 25 | 7 | Oliver Askew | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 46 | Mechanical | 4 | 23 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport) – 76.3434 (lap 26) |||||||||||
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### Championship standings after the race

| Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 1 | Pato O'Ward | 299 |
| 2 | Álex Palou | 298 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | 263 |
| 4 | Josef Newgarden | 248 |
| 5 | Rinus VeeKay | 243 |
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| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Chevrolet | 652 |
| 2 | Honda | 643 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.