After the crazy weeks that was the Indy500, the INDYCAR series is not taking a break and going straight to Detroit for the 2025 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. 

Last year’s race

The race had a lot of action in general and was a fun watch. During the race last year there were 8 caution periods for a total of 47 laps. There were 2 caution periods that included more than 2 drivers, the first caution period was lap 1 to 3 where there was a 7 car pile up in turn 3. The second caution period included 4 cars. Everyone could continue driving as no one had damage to their car. During the race there were a couple of more cautions for contact. The only car to DNF during this race was Christian Rasmussen, he had a mechanical issue on lap 24.

There were 6 different race leaders during the race with Scott Dixon coming out on top at the end of the race. The full top 10 last year was:

1st: Scott Dixon
2nd: Marcus Ericsson
3rd: Marcus  Armstrong
4th: Kyle Kirkwood
5th: Alexander Rossi
6th: Will Power
7th: Pato O’Ward
8th: Felix Rosenqvist
9th: Santino Ferrucci
10th: Theo Pourchaire 

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This year’s race

Like I said before, the official name of the race is, 2025 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix. The race will take place in downtown Detroit on a temporary street circuit. The track is 1.645 mi / 2.647 km long and has 9 turns. The race will be 100 laps long. You can see the track map right here. 

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The schedule for this week is as follows:
(all times are in CEST) 

Practice 1: May 30th 21:05
Practice 2: May 31st: 15:05
Qualifications round 1 group 1: May 31st 18:20
Qualifications round 1 group 2: May 31st 18:45
Qualifications round 2: May 31st 19:10
Qualifications Firestone Fast 6: May 31st 19:35
Warm up: June 1st 15:32
Race: June 1st 18:45

This year’s race promises to be as exciting as last year, the thigh streets, the 90 degree corners and long straights are a good mix for success.