Round 7. Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. May 30 - June 1
Round 7. Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. May 30 - June 1
This weekend's race will be the 3rd running of the Detroit Grand Prix at the Renaissance Center, since the race left Belle Isle.
On returning to the Renaissance Center in 2023, IndyCar introduced a new and unique feature to racing and to motorsport in general, the dual pit lane, with some cars pitting to the left and some to the right. Since its inception the dual pit lane has worked well.
This video clip explains how the idea for a dual pit lane came about. https://youtu.be/F3x7nH8Jkxo
Another feature is the start and finish lines are on different parts of the track, with the start line on East Jefferson and the finish line on Franklin Street.
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History
Detroit was originally the venue for the F1 Detroit Grand Prix, held from 1982-1988. It was dropped from the F1 calendar after the 1988 season, when F1's governing body FISA declared the temporary pit area sub standard, as well as the drivers dislike of the event due to track disintegration, which was particularly bad that year.
It was planned to move the F1 Grand Prix to Belle Isle in 1989 but with no agreement finalised, F1 went to Phoenix instead from 1989 -1991 and Detroit became a CART event, with the race held on a slightly modified version of the Renaissance Center F1 track. Both the first and last CART races in 1989 and 1991, were won by Emerson Fittipaldi, driving a Penske PC-18/Chevrolet for Patrick Racing and later a Penske PC-20/Chevrolet for Penske Racing.
In 1992, the race moved to Belle Isle, where it became a perennial fixture on the CART calendar, up to and including 2001, during which time the track was extended from 2.1 mi (3.4 km), to 2.36 mi (3.80 km) in 1998. The inaugural 1992 CART race was won by Bobby Rahal, driving a Lola T92-00/Chevrolet for Rahal/Hogan Racing. The final CART race in 2001, was won by Hélio Castroneves, driving a Reynard 01i - Honda HR-0 V8t, for Marlboro Team Penske.
From 2007-2008, the race was revived as part of the IRL's IndyCar Series, using the original CART layout but with Turn 8 tightened. The first race was won by Tony Kanaan, driving a Dallara IR-05 -Honda V8, for Andretti-Green Racing. However, from 2009-2011 the race was cancelled, due to the downturn in Detroit's automotive industry and the city's economic problems.
In 2012 It was revived again, reverting to the 1998-2001 CART layout, with changes to Turns 3, 7 and The Strand. In 2013 the track held the first in a series of double headers. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the Detroit Grand Prix was cancelled, returning to the IndyCar calendar in 2021 as a double-header.
On November 3, 2021, Detroit City Council and Penske Entertainment reached an agreement to move the Detroit Grand Prix back to downtown Detroit and the streets around the Renaissance Center, making the 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix the final race at Belle Isle and ending a 30 year association with AOWR, which began with CART in 1992. It was also a single race event, ending the series of double headers, which had been held since 2013.
The return to the Renaissance Center was due to a number of issues, that had gradually arisen over the years. Primarily it was difficult for the public to access Belle Isle on race weekends and there was not enough space to expand seating, plus the residents of Detroit did not appreciate the section of Belle Isle on which the circuit was on, being shut down for the length of time it took to construct and take down the circuit facilities
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Track Layout
Renaissance Center F1 layout: 1982 - 1988
Original CART 1992-1997 Belle Isle layout in grey.
CART 1998-2000 and IndyCar 2013-2022 Belle Isle layout
New Renaissance Center layout: 2023 - onwards.
Length: 1.700 Miles (2.736 km)
Turns: 9
Race 100 laps
Distance 170 Miles
Lap record:
Kyle Kirkwood, Saturday, June 3, 2023. 01:01.5305, 96.245 Mph (154.891 km/h)
Andretti Autosport, Dallara IR18-Honda HI23TT Indy-V-6,
NTT IndyCar Series.
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Some Trivia
Driver with the most wins, 4
Scott Dixon 2012, 2018, 2019, 2024
The team with the most wins, 9.
Team Penske: 1991, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2014 Race 1 and 2, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022.
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Last Year's Race.
https://www.indycar.com/news/2024/06...roit-nics-race
Pole:
Colton Herta,
Andretti Global w/ Curb Agajanian
Dallara IR18-Honda H124TT V-6.
Winner:
Scott Dicon,
Chip Ganassi Racing
Dallara IR18-Honda H124TT V-6.
Laps: 100
Distance: 164.5 (264.737)
Race Time: 2:06:07.9684
Average Speed: 78.251 mph (125.933 km/h)
Fastest lap:
Colton Herta - Andretti Global w/ Curb Agajanian
Lap 14. 62.7094 sec,
94.436 Mph (151.980 Km/h)
Caution periods: 8
Laps: 47
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Practice and Qualifications
Friday, May 30 - Practice 1,
FS2, 3:00 PM ET
Sky Spprts F1, 8:00 PM BST
Saturday, May 31 - Practice 2,
FS1, 9:00 AM ET
Saturday, May 31 - Qualifications
FS1, 12:00 PM ET
Sky Spprts F1, 5:00 PM BST
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Race broadcast
Sunday, June 1.
Fox, 12:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM UTC
Sky Sports F1, 5:30 PM BST
This weekend's race will be the 3rd running of the Detroit Grand Prix at the Renaissance Center, since the race left Belle Isle.
On returning to the Renaissance Center in 2023, IndyCar introduced a new and unique feature to racing and to motorsport in general, the dual pit lane, with some cars pitting to the left and some to the right. Since its inception the dual pit lane has worked well.
This video clip explains how the idea for a dual pit lane came about. https://youtu.be/F3x7nH8Jkxo
Another feature is the start and finish lines are on different parts of the track, with the start line on East Jefferson and the finish line on Franklin Street.
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History
Detroit was originally the venue for the F1 Detroit Grand Prix, held from 1982-1988. It was dropped from the F1 calendar after the 1988 season, when F1's governing body FISA declared the temporary pit area sub standard, as well as the drivers dislike of the event due to track disintegration, which was particularly bad that year.
It was planned to move the F1 Grand Prix to Belle Isle in 1989 but with no agreement finalised, F1 went to Phoenix instead from 1989 -1991 and Detroit became a CART event, with the race held on a slightly modified version of the Renaissance Center F1 track. Both the first and last CART races in 1989 and 1991, were won by Emerson Fittipaldi, driving a Penske PC-18/Chevrolet for Patrick Racing and later a Penske PC-20/Chevrolet for Penske Racing.
In 1992, the race moved to Belle Isle, where it became a perennial fixture on the CART calendar, up to and including 2001, during which time the track was extended from 2.1 mi (3.4 km), to 2.36 mi (3.80 km) in 1998. The inaugural 1992 CART race was won by Bobby Rahal, driving a Lola T92-00/Chevrolet for Rahal/Hogan Racing. The final CART race in 2001, was won by Hélio Castroneves, driving a Reynard 01i - Honda HR-0 V8t, for Marlboro Team Penske.
From 2007-2008, the race was revived as part of the IRL's IndyCar Series, using the original CART layout but with Turn 8 tightened. The first race was won by Tony Kanaan, driving a Dallara IR-05 -Honda V8, for Andretti-Green Racing. However, from 2009-2011 the race was cancelled, due to the downturn in Detroit's automotive industry and the city's economic problems.
In 2012 It was revived again, reverting to the 1998-2001 CART layout, with changes to Turns 3, 7 and The Strand. In 2013 the track held the first in a series of double headers. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, the Detroit Grand Prix was cancelled, returning to the IndyCar calendar in 2021 as a double-header.
On November 3, 2021, Detroit City Council and Penske Entertainment reached an agreement to move the Detroit Grand Prix back to downtown Detroit and the streets around the Renaissance Center, making the 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix the final race at Belle Isle and ending a 30 year association with AOWR, which began with CART in 1992. It was also a single race event, ending the series of double headers, which had been held since 2013.
The return to the Renaissance Center was due to a number of issues, that had gradually arisen over the years. Primarily it was difficult for the public to access Belle Isle on race weekends and there was not enough space to expand seating, plus the residents of Detroit did not appreciate the section of Belle Isle on which the circuit was on, being shut down for the length of time it took to construct and take down the circuit facilities
.
Track Layout
Renaissance Center F1 layout: 1982 - 1988
Original CART 1992-1997 Belle Isle layout in grey.
CART 1998-2000 and IndyCar 2013-2022 Belle Isle layout
New Renaissance Center layout: 2023 - onwards.
Length: 1.700 Miles (2.736 km)
Turns: 9
Race 100 laps
Distance 170 Miles
Lap record:
Kyle Kirkwood, Saturday, June 3, 2023. 01:01.5305, 96.245 Mph (154.891 km/h)
Andretti Autosport, Dallara IR18-Honda HI23TT Indy-V-6,
NTT IndyCar Series.
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Some Trivia
Driver with the most wins, 4
Scott Dixon 2012, 2018, 2019, 2024
The team with the most wins, 9.
Team Penske: 1991, 1994, 2000, 2001, 2014 Race 1 and 2, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022.
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Last Year's Race.
https://www.indycar.com/news/2024/06...roit-nics-race
Pole:
Colton Herta,
Andretti Global w/ Curb Agajanian
Dallara IR18-Honda H124TT V-6.
Winner:
Scott Dicon,
Chip Ganassi Racing
Dallara IR18-Honda H124TT V-6.
Laps: 100
Distance: 164.5 (264.737)
Race Time: 2:06:07.9684
Average Speed: 78.251 mph (125.933 km/h)
Fastest lap:
Colton Herta - Andretti Global w/ Curb Agajanian
Lap 14. 62.7094 sec,
94.436 Mph (151.980 Km/h)
Caution periods: 8
Laps: 47
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Practice and Qualifications
Friday, May 30 - Practice 1,
FS2, 3:00 PM ET
Sky Spprts F1, 8:00 PM BST
Saturday, May 31 - Practice 2,
FS1, 9:00 AM ET
Saturday, May 31 - Qualifications
FS1, 12:00 PM ET
Sky Spprts F1, 5:00 PM BST
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Race broadcast
Sunday, June 1.
Fox, 12:30 PM ET, 4:30 PM UTC
Sky Sports F1, 5:30 PM BST