# IndyCar Series 2017

De IndyCar Series 2017 was het 22e kampioenschap van de IndyCar Series. De 101e Indianapolis 500 werd gehouden op 28 mei 2017. Het kampioenschap werd gewonnen door Josef Newgarden, die de titel won door in de laatste race als tweede te eindigen. Het was zijn eerste IndyCar-titel en de eerste voor een Amerikaanse coureur sinds Ryan Hunter-Reay in 2012. Zijn Team Penske-teamgenoot en regerend kampioen Simon Pagenaud eindigde als tweede, terwijl Chip Ganassi Racing-coureur Scott Dixon derde werd in de eindstand.

## Schema

Hieronder staat het wedstrijdschema.
| Rnd | Datum | Race naam | Circuit | Locatie |
| 1 | 12 maart | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | Stratencircuit St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| 2 | 9 april | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | Stratencircuit Long Beach | Long Beach, Californië |
| 3 | 23 april | Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama | Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
| 4 | 29 april | Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona |
| 5 | 13 mei | IndyCar Grand Prix | Indianapolis Motor Speedway (binnencircuit) | Speedway, Indiana |
| 6 | 28 mei | 101st Indianapolis 500 presented by PennGrade | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana |
| 7 | 3 juni | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear Corporation | Belle Isle | Detroit, Michigan |
| 8 | 4 juni | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear Corporation | Belle Isle | Detroit, Michigan |
| 9 | 10 juni | Rainguard Water Sealer 600 | Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 10 | 25 juni | Kohler Grand Prix | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
| 11 | 9 juli | Iowa Corn 300 | Iowa Speedway | Newton, Iowa |
| 12 | 16 juli | Honda Indy Toronto | Stratencircuit Toronto | Toronto, Ontario |
| 13 | 30 juli | Honda Indy 200 | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
| 14 | 20 augustus | ABC Supply 500 | Pocono Raceway | Long Pond, Pennsylvania |
| 15 | 26 augustus | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 | Gateway Motorsports Park | Madison, Illinois |
| 16 | 3 september | Grand Prix at The Glen | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York |
| 17 | 17 september | GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma | Sonoma Raceway | Sonoma, Californië |

## Teams en rijders

| Team | Motor | Nr | Rijders | Races |
| Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1 | Simon Pagenaud | Alle |
| Team Penske | Chevrolet | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Alle |
| Team Penske | Chevrolet | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | Alle |
| Team Penske | Chevrolet | 12 | Will Power | Alle |
| Team Penske | Chevrolet | 22 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 5-6 |
| A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 4 | Conor Daly | Alle |
| A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 14 | Carlos Muñoz | Alle |
| A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 40 | Zach Veach (R) | 6 |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Alle |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 7 | Mikhail Aleshin | 1-11, 13 |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 7 | Sebastian Saavedra | 12, 14-15 |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 7 | Jack Harvey (R) | 16-17 |
| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 77 | Jay Howard | 6 |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 8 | Max Chilton | Alle |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 9 | Scott Dixon | Alle |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 10 | Tony Kanaan | Alle |
| Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Alle |
| Juncos Racing | Chevrolet | 11 | Spencer Pigot | 6 |
| Juncos Racing | Chevrolet | 17 | Sebastian Saavedra | 6 |
| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 13 | Zachary Claman DeMelo (R) | 17 |
| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 15 | Graham Rahal | Alle |
| Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 16 | Oriol Servià | 6-8 |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1-5, 15-17 |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 18 | James Davison | 6 |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 18 | Esteban Gutiérrez (R) | 7-8, 10-14 |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 18 | Tristan Vautier | 9 |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 19 | Ed Jones (R) | Alle |
| Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 63 | Pippa Mann | 6 |
| Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | Spencer Pigot | 1-3, 5, 7-8, 10, 12-13, 16-17 |
| Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | Ed Carpenter | 4, 6, 9, 11, 14-15 |
| Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 21 | J.R. Hildebrand | 1-2, 4-17 |
| Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 21 | Zach Veach (R) | 3 |
| Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | Sage Karam | 6 |
| Andretti Autosport | Honda | 26 | Takuma Sato | Alle |
| Andretti Autosport | Honda | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Alle |
| Andretti Autosport with Lendium | Honda | 27 | Marco Andretti | 1-4 |
| Andretti Autosport with Yarrow | Honda | 27 | Marco Andretti | 5-17 |
| McLaren-Honda-Andretti | Honda | 29 | Fernando Alonso (R) | 6 |
| Michael Shank Racing with Andretti Autosport | Honda | 50 | Jack Harvey (R) | 6 |
| Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian | Honda | 98 | Alexander Rossi | Alle |
| Lazier Racing Partners | Chevrolet | 44 | Buddy Lazier | 6 |
| Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | Gabby Chaves | 6, 9, 14 |

## Uitslagen

| Ronde | Race | Poleposition | Snelste ronde | Meeste ronden aan de leiding | Winnaar | Winnaar | Winnaar |
| Ronde | Race | Poleposition | Snelste ronde | Meeste ronden aan de leiding | Coureur | Team | Constructeur |
| 1 | St. Petersburg | Will Power | Scott Dixon | Sébastien Bourdais | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 2 | Long Beach | Hélio Castroneves | Hélio Castroneves | Scott Dixon | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda |
| 3 | Birmingham | Will Power | Will Power | Will Power | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Phoenix | Hélio Castroneves | Will Power | Simon Pagenaud | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Indianapolis GP | Will Power | Josef Newgarden | Will Power | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Indianapolis 500 | Scott Dixon | Takuma Sato | Max Chilton | Takuma Sato | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 7 | Detroit | Graham Rahal | Josef Newgarden | Graham Rahal | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 8 | Detroit | Takuma Sato | Josef Newgarden | Graham Rahal | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Texas | Charlie Kimball | Tony Kanaan | Will Power | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 10 | Road America | Hélio Castroneves | Josef Newgarden | Scott Dixon | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Iowa | Will Power | Hélio Castroneves | Hélio Castroneves | Hélio Castroneves | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Toronto | Simon Pagenaud | Simon Pagenaud | Josef Newgarden | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 13 | Mid-Ohio | Will Power | Alexander Rossi | Josef Newgarden | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Pocono | Takuma Sato | Tony Kanaan | Scott Dixon | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Gateway | Will Power | Josef Newgarden | Josef Newgarden | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 16 | Watkins Glen | Alexander Rossi | Sébastien Bourdais | Alexander Rossi | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb Agajanian | Honda |
| 17 | Sonoma | Josef Newgarden | Simon Pagenaud | Simon Pagenaud | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet |

## Kampioenschap

| Pos | Rijder | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | INDY | INDY | DET | DET | TEX | RDA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | GAT | WGL | SNM | Punten |
| Pos | Rijder | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | QL | 500 | DET | DET | TEX | RDA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | GAT | WGL | SNM | Punten |
| 1 | Josef Newgarden | 8 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1* | 1* | 2 | 1* | 18 | 2 | 642 |
| 2 | Simon Pagenaud | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1* | 4 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1* | 629 |
| 3 | Scott Dixon | 3 | 4* | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1* | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6* | 2 | 2 | 4 | 621 |
| 4 | Hélio Castroneves | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 3 | 1* | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 598 |
| 5 | Will Power | 19 | 13 | 14* | 2 | 1* | 9 | 23 | 18 | 3 | 1* | 5 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 562 |
| 6 | Graham Rahal | 17 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 1* | 1* | 4 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 522 |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi | 11 | 19 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1* | 21 | 494 |
| 8 | Takuma Sato | 5 | 18 | 9 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 441 |
| 9 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 4 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 27 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 421 |
| 10 | Tony Kanaan | 12 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 403 |
| 11 | Max Chilton | 16 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 396 |
| 12 | Marco Andretti | 7 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 388 |
| 13 | James Hinchcliffe | 9 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 376 |
| 14 | Ed Jones | 10 | 6 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 354 |
| 15 | J.R. Hildebrand | 13 | 11 | | 3 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 347 |
| 16 | Carlos Muñoz | 21 | 7 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 328 |
| 17 | Charlie Kimball | 18 | 21 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 6 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 327 |
| 18 | Conor Daly | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 305 |
| 19 | Mikhail Aleshin | 14 | 12 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 21 | | 14 | | | | | 237 |
| 20 | Spencer Pigot | 20 | 8 | 20 | | 9 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 21 | | 12 | | 18 | 19 | | | 12 | 13 | 218 |
| 21 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1* | 2 | 8 | 19 | 22 | Wth | Wth | | | | | | | | | 10 | 17 | 9 | 214 |
| 22 | Ed Carpenter | | | | 7 | | 2 | 11 | | | 11 | | 12 | | | 12 | 21 | | | 169 |
| 23 | Gabby Chaves | | | | | | 25 | 9 | | | 5 | | | | | 15 | | | | 98 |
| 24 | Juan Pablo Montoya | | | | | 10 | 18 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 93 |
| 25 | Esteban Gutiérrez | | | | | | | | 19 | 14 | | 17 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 22 | | | | 91 |
| 26 | Sebastian Saavedra | | | | | | 31 | 15 | | | | | | 11 | | 21 | 11 | | | 80 |
| 27 | Oriol Servià | | | | | | 12 | 21 | 20 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 61 |
| 28 | Jack Harvey | | | | | | 27 | 31 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 18 | 57 |
| 29 | Fernando Alonso | | | | | | 5 | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | 47 |
| 30 | Pippa Mann | | | | | | 28 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 32 |
| 31 | Zachary Claman DeMelo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | 26 |
| 32 | Jay Howard | | | | | | 20 | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 |
| 33 | Zach Veach | | | 19 | | | 32 | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 34 | Sage Karam | | | | | | 21 | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 |
| 35 | James Davison | | | | | | 33 | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 |
| 36 | Tristan Vautier | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 37 | Buddy Lazier | | | | | | 30 | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 |
| Pos | Rijder | STP | LBH | ALA | PHX | IMS | QL | 500 | DET | DET | TEX | RDA | IOW | TOR | MDO | POC | GAT | WGL | SNM | Punten |
| Punten ||
| Kleur | Resultaat |
| Goud | Winnaar |
| Zilver | 2de plaats |
| Brons | 3de plaats |
| Groen | 4de en 5de plaats |
| Lichtblauw | 6de–10de plaats |
| Donkerblauw | Gefinisht (buiten de Top 10) |
| Paars | Niet gefinisht |
| Rood | Niet gekwalificeerd (DNQ) |
| Bruin | Teruggetrokken (Wth) |
| Zwart | Gediskwalificeerd (DSQ) |
| Wit | Niet Gestart (DNS) |
| Blank | Nam geen deel aan de race (DNP) |
| Blank | Niet geracet |
| Toegevoegde info ||
| vet | Pole positie (1 punt) |
| * | Meeste ronden aan de leiding (2 punten) |
| Rood Nr. | Snelste Ronde |
| $^1$ | Kwalificatie geannuleerd geen bonuspunten uitgedeeld |
| Rookie van het Jaar ||
| Rookie ||
| Positie | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 |
| Punten | 50 | 40 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Indianapolis 500/Sonoma | 100 | 80 | 70 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Indianapolis 500 kwalificatie | 42 | 40 | 38 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Indianapolis 500 Fast Nine | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

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