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The 2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana was the second round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season, and the race took place on April 12 in New Orleans, Louisiana, at the NOLA Motorsports Park. The race was won by James Hinchcliffe for Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. Hélio Castroneves finished second for Team Penske. James Jakes finished third ahead of Simona de Silvestro, and Juan Pablo Montoya. The top finishing rookie in the race was Gabby Chaves, in 15th position.
Race details | |
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2nd round of the 2015 IndyCar Series season | |
Date | April 12, 2015 |
Official name | Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana |
Location | NOLA Motorsports Park |
Course | Street circuit 2.75 mi / 4.42 km |
Distance | 47 laps 129.25 mi / 207.74 km |
Weather | Heavy rain |
Pole position | |
Driver | Juan Pablo Montoya (Team Penske) |
Time | Points |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 1:28.5583 (on lap 40 of 47) |
Podium | |
First | James Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) |
Second | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
Third | James Jakes (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) |
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Qualifying was cancelled as rain brought an early end to proceedings.[1] The grid was set by entrant points standings from the previous race; the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.
Pos | No. | Name | Entrant Points | |||||||
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1 | 2 | Juan Pablo Montoya | 51 | |||||||
2 | 1 | Will Power | 44 | |||||||
3 | 10 | Tony Kanaan | 35 | |||||||
4 | 3 | Hélio Castroneves | 33 | |||||||
5 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | 31 | |||||||
6 | 11 | Sébastien Bourdais | 28 | |||||||
7 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 26 | |||||||
8 | 41 | Jack Hawksworth | 25 | |||||||
9 | 20 | Luca Filippi | 22 | |||||||
10 | 27 | Marco Andretti | 20 | |||||||
11 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 19 | |||||||
12 | 21 | Josef Newgarden | 18 | |||||||
13 | 14 | Takuma Sato | 17 | |||||||
14 | 26 | Carlos Muñoz | 16 | |||||||
15 | 9 | Scott Dixon | 15 | |||||||
16 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 14 | |||||||
17 | 98 | Gabby Chaves R | 13 | |||||||
18 | 25 | Simona de Silvestro | 12 | |||||||
19 | 8 | Sage Karam R | 11 | |||||||
20 | 4 | Stefano Coletti R | 10 | |||||||
21 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | 9 | |||||||
22 | 7 | James Jakes | 8 | |||||||
23 | 19 | Francesco Dracone R | 7 | |||||||
24 | 18 | Carlos Huertas | 6 | |||||||
Qualifications |
1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
Race was scheduled for 75 laps but shortened due to time limit.
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