EVENT SUMMARY: 2014 Grand Prix of Indianapolis

2014 Season, Event Summaries — By More Front Wing Staff on May 6, 2014 6:42 pm

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Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Saturday, May 10, 2014

Winner: Simon Pagenaud
Official box score – View PDF

Post-race analysis »
Post-race point standings »
Important times »
Track facts »
Entrant facts »
History »
Session times »
Pre-race point standings »
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POST-RACE ANALYSIS

Box score:	View PDF
Lap chart:	View PDF
Tire use chart:	View PDF
Leader lap summary:	View PDF
Pit stop summary:	View PDF
Top section times:	View PDF

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POST-RACE POINT STANDINGS

Driver standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	12	Will Power	149
2	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	148
3	77	Simon Pagenaud	143
4	3	Helio Castroneves	102
4	9	Scott Dixon	102
6	20	Mike Conway	93
7	25	Marco Andretti	89
8	19	Justin Wilson	87
9	10	Tony Kanaan	82
10	11	Sebastien Bourdais	81
11	8	Ryan Briscoe	80
12	14	Takuma Sato	75
13	67	Josef Newgarden	71
13	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	71
15	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	70
16	83	Charlie Kimball	67
17	17	Sebastian Saavedra	63
17	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	63
19	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	61
20	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	59
21	27	James Hinchcliffe	56
22	15	Graham Rahal	55
22	16	Oriol Servia	55
24	41	Martin Plowman	12
25	26	Franck Montagny	8

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Entrant standings:

Rank	Car	Entrant	Points
1	12	Verizon Team Penske	149
2	28	DHL Andretti Autosport	148
3	77	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports	143
4	3	Team Penske	102
4	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	102
6	20	Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing	93
7	25	Snapple Andretti Autosport	89
8	19	Dale Coyne Racing	87
9	10	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	82
10	11	KVSH Racing	81
11	8	NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing	80
12	14	ABC Supply A.J. Foyt Racing	75
13	67	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	71
13	98	Bryan Herta Autosport	71
15	2	Penske Motorsports	70
16	83	Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing	67
17	17	KV-AFS Racing	63
17	18	Dale Coyne Racing	63
19	34	Cinsay AndrettiTV.com HVM Racing	61
20	7	SMP Racing	59
21	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport	56
22	15	National Guard RLL Racing	55
22	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	55
24	41	Alfe AJ Foyt Racing	12
25	26	Suretone Andretti Autosport	8

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Manufacturer standings:

Rank	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	366
2	Honda	326

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Bonus winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Points
1	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	$70,000
2	12	Will Power	$64,000
3	77	Simon Pagenaud	$58,000
4	3	Helio Castroneves	$30,000
4	20	Mike Conway	$30,000
6	9	Scott Dixon	$25,000
6	25	Marco Andretti	$25,000
8	34	Carlos Munoz	$15,000
9	10	Tony Kanaan	$14,000
10	19	Justin Wilson	$13,000
11	14	Takuma Sato	$11,000
11	83	Charlie Kimball	$11,000
13	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	$10,000
13	8	Ryan Briscoe	$10,000
13	11	Sebastien Bourdais	$10,000
16	67	Josef Newgarden	$9,000
17	7	Mikhail Aleshin	$8,000
18	16	Oriol Servia	$7,000
18	27	James Hinchcliffe	$7,000
18	98	Jack Hawksworth	$7,000
21	17	Sebastian Saavedra	$4,000
22	18	Carlos Huertas	$2,000

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Non-Leaders Circle entry winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team
1	8	NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing	$75,000
2	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$50,000
3	41	Alfe A.J. Foyt Racing	$10,000
4	26	Suretone Andretti Autosport	$5,000

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Firestone Pit Performance Award winners:

Race	Car	Team
Barber	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Long Beach	12	Verizon Team Penske
St. Petersburg	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing

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IMPORTANT TIMES

Green flag:	3:50 PM EDT (local)*
Race broadcast:	US: 3:30 PM EDT Saturday on ABC * Can: 3:30 PM EDT Saturday on CITY TV (**Channel change**) (Replays on Sportsnet West and Sportsnet Pacific at 11:00 PM EDT)
Qualifying:	2:00-3:10 PM EDT Friday (No broadcast)
Practice sessions:	10:00-10:45 AM EDT Thursday 2:00-2:45 PM EDT Thursday 10:00-10:45 AM EDT Friday
Drivers Meeting:	12:00 PM-1:00 PM EDT Saturday (Live stream on INDYCAR 14)
Full weekend schedule:	View PDF
Radio/live timing and scoring:	INDYCAR Race Control

*2:50 PM CDT, 1:50 PM MDT, 12:50 PM PDT, 4:50 PM BRT, 8:50 PM BST, 7:50 AM Mon NZST, 5:50 AM Mon AEST, 4:50 AM Mon JST

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TRACK FACTS

Track type:	Permanent road course
Length:	2.439 miles
Race distance:	82 laps (200 miles)
Number of turns:	14
Track map:	View PNG
Start:	Standing
Restarts:	Single-file
Event Twitter account and hashtag:	@IMS, #GPofIndy
Weather forecast:	Disabled

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ENTRANT FACTS

Entry list:	View PDF
Past driver performance:	N/A
Spotter guide:	View PDF
Pit assignments:	View PDF
Engineer and race strategist list:	Visit thesetupsheet.com
Wing configuration:	Road/street
Boost specs:	150 kPa; increase to 160 kPa for push-to-pass
Push-to-pass specs:	10 pushes; 20 seconds per push; no activation delay
Tires available per entry:	Primary: 5 sets per team (not including carried-over sets); used at team testing since 2013; same construction used at Barber but with a more durable tread compound * Alternate: 3 sets per team; the same combination will be used at Mid-Ohio this year

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HISTORY

N/A — Inaugural event
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SESSION TIMES

Race – Official results

Rank	Start	Car	Driver	Engine	Laps	Comment
1	4	77	Simon Pagenaud	H	82
2	3	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	H	82
3	10	3	Helio Castroneves	C	82
4	7	11	Sebastien Bourdais	C	82
5	23	83	Charlie Kimball	C	82
6	14	8	Ryan Briscoe	C	82
7	2	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	H	82
8	5	12	Will Power	C	82
9	16	14	Takuma Sato	H	82
10	9	10	Tony Kanaan	C	82
11	18	19	Justin Wilson	H	82
12	22	16	Oriol Servia	H	82
13	17	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	H	82
14	13	25	Marco Andretti	H	82
15	6	9	Scott Dixon	C	82
16	8	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	C	81
17	15	67	Josef Newgarden	H	80
18	20	41	Martin Plowman (R)	H	80
19	24	20	Mike Conway	C	58	Mechanical
20	11	27	James Hinchcliffe	H	56	Contact
21	12	15	Graham Rahal	H	50	Contact
22	21	26	Franck Montagny	H	47	Contact
23	1	17	Sebastian Saavedra	C	0	Contact
24	19	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	H	0	Contact
25	25	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	H	0	Contact

Red=Non-Leaders Circle entry

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Official starting grid

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Qualifying

Notes:
Light rain began at start of R1G1 and carried with varied strength through all four rounds.
Simon Pagenaud set inaugural track record lap of 1:09.6716 in round 1.
R1G2: 7-Aleshin penalized fastest two laps for interference on 11-Bourdais, causing 15-Rahal to advance to Round 2.
R3 is aborted for heavy rain. Resumes after 14-minute delay with full 10-minute session.
R3, 8:00: Red flag for 28-Hunter-Reay, who spins in turn 14 and makes hard rear contact with frontstretch wall. Hunter-Reay loses two fastest laps for causing red flag and drops from P1 to P3; pole awarded to 17-Saavedra.

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Practice 3 – Friday morning

Notes:
Session run in wet conditions.
13:00: Red flag for 8-Briscoe who spins off course in turn 4. Car makes light contact with tire barrier. After assistance, returns to pit lane under own power.
45:00: Red and checkered flags after 7-Aleshin spins at exit of turn 6.
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Qualifying groups:
Group 1: 3-Castroneves, 12-Power, 17-Saavedra, 18-Huertas, 25-Andretti, 26-Montagny, 27-Hinchcliffe, 28-Hunter-Reay, 34-Munoz, 67-Newgarden, 77-Pagenaud, 83-Kimball.
Group 2: 2-Montoya, 7-Aleshin, 8-Briscoe, 9-Dixon, 10-Kanaan, 11-Bourdais, 14-Sato, 15-Rahal, 16-Servia, 19-Wilson, 20-Conway, 41-Plowman, 98-Hawksworth.
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Practice 2 – Thursday afternoon

Notes:
9:00 – 18-Huertas penalized with a drive-through for a pit speed violation.
Two penalties were issued to drivers for being late to the mandatory post-practice weigh-in this morning: 98-Hawksworth (session two truncated by 3 minutes) and 67-Newgarden (session 2 truncated by 6 minutes).

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Practice 1 – Thursday morning

Notes:
15:00: Red flag for 67-Newgarden, who runs off course in turn 4. Car is assisted by Holmatro Safety Team and returns to pit lane under own power.
29:00: Red flag for power outage in Race Control.

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PRE-RACE POINT STANDINGS

Driver standings:

Rank	Car	Driver	Points
1	12	Will Power	125
2	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	107
3	77	Simon Pagenaud	92
4	9	Scott Dixon	87
5	20	Mike Conway	82
6	25	Marco Andretti	73
7	19	Justin Wilson	67
8	3	Helio Castroneves	66
9	10	Tony Kanaan	62
10	67	Josef Newgarden	58
11	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	56
12	17	Sebastian Saavedra	55
12	34	Carlos Munoz (R)	55
14	7	Mikhail Aleshin (R)	54
15	14	Takuma Sato	53
16	8	Ryan Briscoe	52
17	11	Sebastien Bourdais	48
18	15	Graham Rahal	46
18	18	Carlos Huertas (R)	46
18	27	James Hinchcliffe	46
21	98	Jack Hawksworth (R)	42
22	83	Charlie Kimball	37
23	16	Oriol Servia	36

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Entrant standings:

Rank	Car	Entrant	Points
1	12	Verizon Team Penske	125
2	28	DHL Andretti Autosport	107
3	77	Schmidt Peterson Hamilton Motorsports	92
4	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	87
5	20	Fuzzy’s Vodka Ed Carpenter Racing	82
6	25	Snapple Andretti Autosport	73
7	19	Dale Coyne Racing	67
8	3	Team Penske	66
9	10	Target Chip Ganassi Racing	62
10	67	Sarah Fisher Hartman Racing	58
11	2	Penske Motorsports	56
12	17	KV-AFS Racing	55
12	34	Cinsay AndrettiTV.com HVM Racing	55
14	7	SMP Racing	54
15	14	ABC Supply AJ Foyt Racing	53
16	8	NTT DATA Chip Ganassi Racing	52
17	11	KVSH Racing	48
18	15	National Guard RLL Racing	46
18	18	Dale Coyne Racing	46
18	27	United Fiber & Data Andretti Autosport	46
21	98	Bryan Herta Autosport	42
22	83	Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing	37
23	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	36

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Manufacturer standings:

Rank	Manufacturer	Points
1	Chevrolet	266
2	Honda	229

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Bonus winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Points
1	12	Will Power	$59,000
2	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	$50,000
3	20	Mike Conway	$30,000
4	77	Simon Pagenaud	$28,000
5	9	Scott Dixon	$25,000
5	25	Marco Andretti	$25,000
7	3	Helio Castroneves	$15,000
7	34	Carlos Munoz	$15,000
9	19	Justin Wilson	$13,000
10	10	Tony Kanaan	$12,000
11	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	$10,000
12	67	Josef Newgarden	$9,000
13	7	Mikhail Aleshin	$8,000
14	14	Takuma Sato	$7,000
14	16	Oriol Servia	$7,000
14	27	James Hinchcliffe	$7,000
17	17	Sebastian Saavedra	$4,000
18	8	Ryan Briscoe	$2,000
18	18	Carlos Huertas	$2,000
18	83	Charlie Kimball	$2,000

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Non-Leaders Circle entry winnings (unofficial tally):

Rank	Car	Team	Points
1	8	NTT Data Chip Ganassi Racing	$55,000
2	16	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	$35,000

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Firestone Pit Performance Award winners:

Race	Car	Team
Barber	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing
Long Beach	12	Verizon Team Penske
St. Petersburg	9	Target Chip Ganassi Racing

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