2014 IndyCar / Mazda Road to Indy season

Mike306 said:
I gave up after an hour and a half for the last one to start. :p
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To be fair they can't really run an event when there are lightning strikes and literal rivers forming across the track :p did you not catch any of the re-runs? It's probably been put on youtube as well.
 
2014 Verizon Indycar Series Round 4 of 18: Grand Prix of Indianapolis

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Venue: Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course, Speedway, IN
Track length: 2.439 miles
Race length: 82 laps (200 miles)
Lap record: 1:09.6558 (Scott Dixon, Dallara IR12-Honda, 2014)

Overview: The infield road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened in 2000 to host Formula 1, with races continuing until 2007. MotoGP and Grand-Am (now USCC) still hold events here. In late 2013, the course was modified in preparation for Indycar racing. While still lacking elevation changes, the reconfigured circuit has been received well by drivers at the recent open test. The complete Mazda Road to Indy ladder (USF2000, Pro Mazda and Indy Lights) will support the Grand Prix, which features a standing start.

Drivers' preview


Entry list

http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-05-07/GP INDY Entry List 2014.pdf

Spotters' guide

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...dycar-spotterguide.pdf?vs=1&d=20140507T134158

Schedule

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...ar-weekendschedule.pdf?vs=1&d=20140430T150107

TV coverage

ESPN UK at 20:30, 10th May (live); 07:30, 11th May (re-run); 11:00, 13th May (re-run); 16:15, 14th May (highlights); 05:00 and 14:00 16th May (highlights)
 
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Simon Pagenaud (1:23.1597) set the best time in a rainy third practice session. Full results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-05-09/Indy road course practice 3.pdf

Qualifying results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-05-09/GP of Indianapolis Qual Results.pdf

Qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Za5CqPfpfR8

Post-qualifying interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq3FeYbhm0

Grand Prix of Indianapolis starting grid

1) Sebastian Saavedra
2) Jack Hawksworth
3) Ryan Hunter-Reay
4) Simon Pagenaud
5) Will Power
6) Scott Dixon
7) Sebastien Bourdais
8) Juan Pablo Montoya
9) Tony Kanaan
10) Helio Castroneves
11) James Hinchcliffe
12) Graham Rahal
13) Marco Andretti
14) Ryan Briscoe
15) Josef Newgarden
16) Takuma Sato
17) Carlos Huertas
18) Justin Wilson
19) Carlos Munoz
20) Martin Plowman
21) Franck Montagny
22) Oriol Servia
23) Charlie Kimball
24) Mike Conway
25) Mikhail Aleshin
 
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Simon Pagenaud wins an eventful Indianapolis Grand Prix, closely followed by Ryan Hunter-Reay and Helio Castroneves.

Indianapolis GP race results

1. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda 2hrs 4mins 24.0261s/82 laps
2. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Honda +0.8906s
3. Helio Castroneves Team Penske-Chevrolet +1.8244s
4. Sebastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +2.5406s
5. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Chevrolet +5.3007s
6. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi-Chevrolet +9.1914s
7. Jack Hawksworth Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +14.6161s
8. Will Power Team Penske-Chevrolet +18.5958s
9. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +20.9721s
10. Tony Kanaan Ganassi-Chevrolet +21.4539s
11. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +26.475s
12. Oriol Servia Rahal-Letterman-Honda +29.6561s
13. Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +33.0827s
14. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Honda +1:04.2370s
15. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Chevrolet +1:08.6263s
16. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske-Chevrolet +1 lap
17. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +2 laps
18. Martin Plowman AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +2 laps

Retirements

Mike Conway Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet +24 laps/Suspension
James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Honda +26 laps/Withdrawn
Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +32 laps/Collision
Franck Montagny Andretti Autosport-Honda +35 laps/Collision damage
Sebastian Saavedra KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +82 laps/Collision
Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport-Honda +82 laps/Collision
Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +82 laps/Collision

Fastest lap: Scott Dixon, 1:10.4062s on lap 76

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx0dJctN8kc

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnlU3qt34_Y

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_IndyCar_Series_season#Driver_standings

Mazda Road to Indy overview

USF2000 - Race 1 saw wet conditions at the start, but as the rain cleared some drivers switched to slick tyres. Will Owen was the first to pit and powered through the field to take his initial victory in the series. Adrian Starrantino also picked up his maiden USF2000 win from pole position in race 2, rounding out a good weekend for the rookie class. Championship leader Richard Enerson saw his points advantage reduced with middling finishes in both races. Points standings after rounds 5 and 6: Richard Enerson 145, Florian Latorre 124, Jake Eidson 117.

Pro Mazda - Reigning USF2000 champion Scott Hargrove notched up wins in action-packed races from the front row, closing in on points leader Spencer Pigot who found himself mired in mid-pack after poor starts. Hargrove's teammate at Cape Motorsports, Neil Alberico, moved up to 4th in points with a pair of podium finishes. Points standings after rounds 5 and 6: Spencer Pigot 157, Scott Hargrove 152, Kyle Kaiser 114.

Indy Lights - Matthew Brabham held off Luiz Razia in a wet-dry race for his debut win in the series. Razia emulated Brabham's feat in dry conditions by winning from pole position in the feature race, holding off Jack Harvey who shadowed him closely throughout the event. Early championship contenders Gabby Chaves and Zach Veach lost ground in both races. Points standings after rounds 5 and 6: Zach Veach 229, Luiz Razia 224, Gabby Chaves 215.
 
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James Davison, a gradulate of Indy Lights and currently driving for Aston Martin in the USCC GT class, has signed a deal with KV Racing Technology for the Indianapolis 500. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2014/05/5-10-KV-Racing-enters-fourth-car-for-Davison)

The opening day of practice for the Indy 500 ended with Team Penske on top, although many teams were either shaking down their oval cars or testing race setups. Ernesto Viso substituted for James Hinchcliffe, who reported sinus pain at the last race and was not cleared to drive in practice. Hinchcliffe is set for further medical evaluation shortly. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2014/05/5-11-Opening-Day-of-practice-for-Indy-500)

Full practice day 1 timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-05-11/INDY 500 practice 1 (M11).pdf

Day 1 highlights and interviews:


Schedule for events at Indianapolis: http://www.indycar.com/News/2014/05/5-7-Complete-schedule-of-events-for-May-at-IMS

Live video streaming is available during practice at http://racecontrol.indycar.com
 
Caught up with the race last night, really enjoyed it, think it's a good track.

Think it'll be a good addition to the calendar and if anywhere they should have a double it should be Indy, next up the big one :D
 
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Day 5 of practice saw Helio Castroneves exceed 227mph to set the best lap of the session. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2014/05/5-15-All-33-entries-get-in-laps-in-Indy-500-practice)

Full practice day 5 timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-05-15/INDY 500 practice5.pdf

Combined times for practice so far: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-05-15/INDY 500 combinedM15.pdf

Day 5 highlights and interviews:


Live streaming for today's practice along with timing\scoring at http://racecontrol.indycar.com
 
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