2014 IndyCar / Mazda Road to Indy season

[Indy500]

Qualifying results for race 2: http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...alresults-r2.pdf?la=en&vs=1&d=20140601T105642

Race 2 qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7z9fIR2vy0

Starting grid for Detroit race 2

1) Takuma Sato
2) James Hinchcliffe
3) Helio Castroneves
4) Mike Conway
5) Ryan Briscoe
6) Carlos Munoz
7) Simon Pagenaud
8) Will Power
9) Sebastian Saavedra
10) Josef Newgarden
11) Sebastien Bourdais
12) Carlos Huertas
13) Justin Wilson
14) Graham Rahal
15) Juan Pablo Montoya
16) Mikhail Aleshin
17) Tony Kanaan
18) Marco Andretti
19) Jack Hawksworth
20) Charlie Kimball
21) Ryan Hunter-Reay
22) Scott Dixon

 

[Guerrilla]

Enjoyed the 2 races this weekend, felt the first race didn't quite get going properly, as soon as there was some running something happened to cause a caution

Glad Castroneves won the second too, he did all the hard work and would have been a shame for him to lose it after those late safety cars.

Poor weekend for Hunter-Reay drops to 3rd in the standings now.

 

[Indy500]

Glad Castroneves won the second too, he did all the hard work and would have been a shame for him to lose it after those late safety cars.

Well it is a tough track that punishes the slightest mistake (as Bourdais discovered).

Poor weekend for Hunter-Reay drops to 3rd in the standings now.

Yup, his weekend never got going once he made the mistake in Saturday qualifying.

 

[Guerrilla]

Just looking at the standings I didn't realise just what a solid season Will Power has had so far, really good stuff.

 

[Indy500]

Detroit race 2 results

1. Helio Castroneves Team Penske-Chevrolet 1hr 45min 53.3410s/70 laps
2. Will Power Team Penske-Chevrolet +1.6836s
3. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Chevrolet +2.9746s
4. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Chevrolet +3.4290s
5. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Honda +4.6528s
6. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +4.9894s
7. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +5.5279s
8. Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport-Honda +5.6906s
9. Tony Kanaan Ganassi-Chevrolet +6.2501s
10. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi-Chevrolet +6.5923s
11. Mike Conway Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet +7.1114s
12. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +7.2822s
13. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske-Chevrolet +7.9649s
14. Jack Hawksworth Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +8.7723s
15. Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +9.2906s
16. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Honda +27.2464s
17. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +1 lap
18. Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +1 lap

Retirements

Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Honda +9 laps/Electrical
Sebastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +12 laps/Accident
Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +27 laps/Accident damage
Sebastian Saavedra KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +61 laps/Accident

Fastest lap: Scott Dixon, 1:16.9192 on lap 9

Race highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J91nTMOluOQ

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57Bpxy4z_PE

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

 

[Indy500]

2014 Verizon Indycar Series Round 8 of 18: Firestone 600

Venue: Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX
Track length: 1.5 miles
Race length: 248 laps (372 miles / 599 km)
Lap record: 22.542s/236.678 mph (Paul Tracy, Reynard 01i-Honda, 2001)

Overview: Indycar first arrived at the Texas Motor Speedway in 1997, under IRL sanctioning. CART followed in 2001, but the race was cancelled due to high vertical and horizontal G-forces causing the drivers to feel ill after a handful of practice laps. The event often features close finishes, with 18 races being won by a margin of under one second. In 2011, the second of the Firestone Twin 275s scheduled at Texas ran caution-free at an average speed of over 206mph. The race will be extended to 600km from 2014 onwards.

Drivers' preview:

Entry list:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net.../indycar-entrylist.pdf?vs=1&d=20140603T152340

Spotters' guide:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...dycar-spotterguide.pdf?vs=1&d=20140603T153656

Schedule:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...ar-weekendschedule.pdf?vs=1&d=20140602T173821

TV coverage

BT Sport 2 - 01:30, 8th June (live); 12:15, 8th June (re-run)

ESPN UK - 09:00, 9th June (re-run); 04:00, 11th June (re-run)

 

[Indy500]

First practice was led by Tony Kanaan (219.382mph). Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-06-06/TEX practice1.pdf

The second practice session saw Scott Dixon set the fastest lap (213.215mph). Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/INDYCAR/Documents/3001/2014-06-06/indycar-results-pf.pdf

Will Power made it two consecutive pole positions at Texas with a 218.896mph two-lap average. Full qualifying results: http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...-qualresults.pdf?la=en&vs=1&d=20140606T170804

Practice and qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wfcethez-ZE

Post-qualifying interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eimj47Tm-50

Starting grid for the Firestone 600

1) Will Power
2) Josef Newgarden
3) Tony Kanaan
4) Juan Pablo Montoya
5) Ed Carpenter
6) Simon Pagenaud
7) Scott Dixon
8) Justin Wilson
9) James Hinchcliffe
10) Carlos Munoz
11) Mikhail Aleshin
12) Ryan Hunter-Reay
13) Ryan Briscoe
14) Helio Castroneves
15) Charlie Kimball
16) Takuma Sato
17) Marco Andretti
18) Sebastien Bourdais
19) Sebastian Saavedra
20) Jack Hawksworth
21) Graham Rahal
22) Carlos Huertas

 

[Indy500]

Texas race results

1. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet 2hrs 1min 25.5758s/248 laps
2. Will Power Team Penske-Chevrolet +0.5247s
3. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske-Chevrolet +0.5771s
4. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +1.1514s
5. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Chevrolet +2.1510s
6. Tony Kanaan Ganassi-Chevrolet +2.4464s
7. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +1 lap
8. Helio Castroneves Team Penske-Chevrolet +1 lap
9. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi-Chevrolet +1 lap
10. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Chevrolet +1 lap
11. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +1 lap
12. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +2 laps
13. Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport-Honda +3 laps
14. Sebastian Saavedra KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +4 laps
15. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Honda +4 laps
16. Jack Hawksworth Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +4 laps
17. Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +4 laps

Retirements

Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Racing Honda +10 laps/Engine
Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda +112 laps/Engine
Sebastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +130 laps/Collision
Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +130 laps/Collision
Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Honda + 245 laps/Engine

Fastest lap: Tony Kanaan, 24.3827s (214.824 mph) on lap 138

Race highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFokCCfUU2Y

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XwfqSBHC0E

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

 

[Indy500]

Indycar teams will ramp up their in-season testing programme during the three week gap before the next round, with oval track time being the focus. Iowa, Milwaukee, Pocono and Sebring will each host 2 days of testing between June 10 and 20. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2014/06/6-7-On-the-road-again-for-testing-during-break)

 

[Indy500]

Luca Filippi will return to Indycar with the Rahal-Letterman team, at the Toronto and Houston double-header events. He previously contested 4 races in 2013 with Bryan Herta Autosport, posting a best finish of 10th in Houston race 1. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2014/06/6-12-Filippi-joins-RLL-at-Houston-and-Toronto)

 

[Indy500]

2014 Verizon Indycar Series Rounds 9 and 10 of 18: Shell-Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston

Venue: Reliant Park, Houston, TX
Track length: 1.68 miles
Race length: 90 laps (151.2 miles)

Overview: From 1998 to 2001, CART held a race on Houston's streets, but the event was not renewed in 2002 due to new construction. In 2005, the Champ Car World Series announced that it would be making a return to Houston in 2006. The 2006 event moved to the Reliant Park complex, joined by ALMS until CCWS ceased operating in the 2007-08 off-season. 2014 retains last year's double-header format. Pro Mazda, Spec Racer Ford, the Mazda MX-5 Cup series and a vintage event will be supporting the Indycar races.

Drivers' preview:

Entry list:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net.../indycar-entrylist.pdf?vs=1&d=20140623T104535

Spotters' guide:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...dycar-spotterguide.pdf?vs=1&d=20140625T104952

Schedule:

http://digbza2f4g9qo.cloudfront.net...ar-weekendschedule.pdf?vs=1&d=20140623T104503

TV coverage:

Race 1: ESPN UK - 20:30 Saturday 28th June (live); 06:00 Monday 30th June (re-run); 21:30 Wednesday 2nd July (highlights); 12:30 Thursday 3rd July (highlights)

Race 2: ESPN UK - 20:30 Sunday 29th June (live); 08:00 and 14:00 Monday 30th June (re-runs); 22:30 Wednesday 2nd July (highlights).

 

[Indy500]

All Indycar practice sessions for the remainder of the 2014 season will be streamed live at http://racecontrol.indycar.com, with IMS Radio commentary. Practice sessions at Houston will begin at 4pm and 8pm UK time, lasting 45 minutes each. (http://www.indycar.com/News/2014/06/6-25-Streaming-Announcement)

 

[Indy500]

Will Power (1:00.4427) set the pace in first practice. Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-06-27/HOU indycar-results-p1.pdf

Simon Pagenaud (1:00.1415) was the fastest driver in the second practice session. Full results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-06-27/HOU indycar-results-p2.pdf

Practice highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQMBdZA9gXo

 

[Indy500]

Simon Pagenaud (59.3716s) took pole position for race 1. Full qualifying results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-06-28/GPHOU Race 1 Qual Results.pdf

Starting grid for Houston race 1

1) Simon Pagenaud
2) Helio Castroneves
3) Scott Dixon
4) Luca Filippi
5) James Hinchcliffe
6) Takuma Sato
7) Justin Wilson
8) Ryan Hunter-Reay
9) Sebastien Bourdais
10) Mikhail Aleshin
11) Juan Pablo Montoya
12) Josef Newgarden
13) Charlie Kimball
14) Graham Rahal
15) Ryan Briscoe
16) Marco Andretti
17) Mike Conway
18) Will Power
19) Carlos Huertas
20) Sebastian Saavedra
21) Jack Hawksworth
22) Tony Kanaan
23) Carlos Munoz

 

[Indy500]

Houston race 1 results

1. Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing-Honda 1hr 51mins 25.5649s/80 laps
2. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske-Chevrolet +0.0975s
3. Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport-Honda +2.3433s
4. Sebastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +3.0878s
5. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Honda +4.7101s
6. Jack Hawksworth Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +5.5127s
7. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Honda +6.2853s
8. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Honda +7.1638s
9. Helio Castroneves Team Penske-Chevrolet +8.2181s
10. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +9.4366s
11. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +30.8792s
12. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi-Chevrolet +33.2884s
13. Tony Kanaan Ganassi-Chevrolet +35.0789s
14. Will Power Team Penske-Chevrolet +1 lap
15. Sebastian Saavedra KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1 lap
16. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +6 laps

Retirements

Mike Conway ECR-Chevrolet +25 laps/Suspension
Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Chevrolet +26 laps/Collision damage
Scott Dixon Target Ganassi-Chevrolet +34 laps/Accident
Josef Newgarden Fisher Hartman Racing-Honda +39 laps/Engine
Luca Filippi Rahal-Letterman-Honda +44 laps/Accident
Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +48 laps/Collision
Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +49 laps/Collision

Fastest Lap: Simon Pagenaud, 1:00.6931s on lap 64

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

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr3swyuFajk

 

[Indy500]

Helio Castroneves (59.1702s) takes pole position for race 2. Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-06-29/GPHOU Race 2 Qual Results.pdf

Race 2 qualifying highlights: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7tStsJE3CY

Starting grid for Houston race 2

1) Helio Castroneves
2) Mikhail Aleshin
3) Simon Pagenaud
4) Graham Rahal
5) Sebastien Bourdais
6) Justin Wilson
7) James Hinchcliffe
8) Tony Kanaan
9) Carlos Munoz
10) Takuma Sato
11) Scott Dixon
12) Luca Filippi
13) Carlos Huertas
14) Juan Pablo Montoya
15) Ryan Briscoe
16) Marco Andretti
17) Mike Conway
18) Will Power
19) Charlie Kimball
20) Sebastian Saavedra
21) Ryan Hunter-Reay
22) Josef Newgarden
23) Jack Hawksworth

 

[Indy500]

Houston race 2 results

1. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda 1hr 51mins 43.0625s/90 laps
2. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +7.2622s
3. Jack Hawksworth Bryan Herta Autosport-Honda +17.0208s
4. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Chevrolet +18.5927s
5. Sebastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +20.2366s
6. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Honda +25.3920s
7. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske-Chevrolet +30.2312s
8. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi-Chevrolet +30.5917s
9. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Honda +31.3259s
10. Tony Kanaan Ganassi-Chevrolet +50.3098s
11. Will Power Team Penske-Chevrolet +1:12.7735s
12. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +1 lap
13. Mike Conway ECR-Chevrolet +1 lap
14. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Honda +1 lap
15. Luca Filippi Rahal-Letterman-Honda +2 laps/Accident
16. Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +3 laps
17. Sebastian Saavedra KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +6 laps
18. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Chevrolet +12 laps

Retirements

Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +16 laps/Accident
Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +29 laps/Wheel
Helio Castroneves Team Penske-Chevrolet +42 laps/Collision damage
Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport-Honda +50 laps/Accident
Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +88 laps/Engine

Fastest lap: Simon Pagenaud, 59.8964s on lap 62

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

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w34aQr-vnI

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

Mazda Road to Indy summary

Pro Mazda - Scott Hargrove picked up his third win of the season in race 1, but Spencer Pigot retook the initiative by winning race 2. Nicolas Costa (2012 Formula Abarth champion) picked up his first podium of the season in race 1. Points standings after rounds 8 and 9: Spencer Pigot 225, Scott Hargrove 208, Neil Alberico 154.

 

[Indy500]

2014 Verizon Indycar Series Round 11 of 18: Pocono Indycar 500 presented by Sunoco

Venue: Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, PA
Track length: 2.5 miles
Layout: Triangle
Banking: Turn 1 - 14 degrees, Turn 2 - 8 degrees, Turn 3 - 6 degrees
Race length: 200 laps (500 miles)
Lap record: 221.273mph (Marco Andretti, Dallara IR-12\Chevrolet, 2013)

Overview: Nicknamed "The Tricky Triangle", Pocono Raceway opened in 1971 and differed from existing oval-type tracks in its three unique turns with varied banking. Indycar under CART sanction ran a 500 mile race at Pocono until 1989, as part of the 'Triple Crown' of ovals offering bonus prize money in recognition of the difficulty of winning the award. Pocono returned to the Indycar calendar in 2013 as a 400 mile event, but will be extended to 500 miles from 2014 onwards. The track also hosts Indy Lights, ARCA, Nascar Truck series and Nascar Sprint Cup races.

Drivers' preview:

Entry list:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...r-entrylist-pocono.pdf?vs=1&d=20140702T105031

Spotters' guide:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...dycar-spotterguide.pdf?vs=1&d=20140702T161434

Schedule:

http://d1b8ufspcmikd1.cloudfront.ne...endschedule-pocono.pdf?vs=1&d=20140702T105032

TV coverage:

BT Sport 2 - 18:00 Sunday 6th July (live)

ESPN UK - 13:00 Monday 7th July (re-run); 10:30 Tuesday 8th July (re-run)

 

[Indy500]

First practice was led by Tony Kanaan (221.344mph). Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-07-05/POC indycar-results-p1.pdf

The second practice session saw Will Power set the fastest lap (223.348mph). Full timesheet: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-07-05/POC indycar-results-p2.pdf

Juan Pablo Montoya secured pole position with a 2-lap average of 223.871mph, and broke the track record with single lap speed of 223.920mph. Full qualifying results: http://www.imscdn.com/indycar_media/documents/2014-07-05/Pocono Qual Results.pdf

Practice and qualifying highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJcHlrp7Zkw

Bryan Herta Autosport have withdrawn from the race following Jack Hawksworth's crash in second practice.

Starting grid for the Pocono Indycar 500

1) Juan Pablo Montoya
2) Will Power
3) Carlos Munoz
4) Takuma Sato
5) Marco Andretti
6) James Hinchcliffe
7) Helio Castroneves
8) Tony Kanaan
9) Ryan Hunter-Reay
10) Ryan Briscoe
11) Simon Pagenaud
12) Mikhail Aleshin
13) Ed Carpenter
14) Graham Rahal
15) Scott Dixon
16) Justin Wilson
17) Charlie Kimball
18) Sebastien Bourdais
19) Sebastian Saavedra
20) Carlos Huertas
21) Josef Newgarden

 

[Indy500]

Pocono race results

1. Juan Pablo Montoya Team Penske-Chevrolet 2hrs 28mins 13.1798s/200 laps
2. Helio Castroneves Team Penske-Chevrolet +2.3403s
3. Carlos Munoz Andretti Autosport-Honda +2.9653s
4. Ryan Briscoe Ganassi-Chevrolet +3.8431s
5. Scott Dixon Ganassi-Chevrolet +4.6933s
6. Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Motorsports-Honda +6.0105s
7. Mikhail Aleshin Schmidt Motorsports-Honda 8.3658s
8. Josef Newgarden Fisher-Hartman Racing-Honda +8.9506s
9. Marco Andretti Andretti Autosport-Honda +9.4477s
10. Will Power Team Penske-Chevrolet +17.2301s
11. Tony Kanaan Ganassi-Chevrolet +22.0701s
12. James Hinchcliffe Andretti Autosport-Honda +1 lap
13. Ed Carpenter ECR-Chevrolet +1 lap
14. Justin Wilson Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +1 lap
15. Sebastian Saavedra KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1 lap
16. Sebastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology-Chevrolet +1 lap
17. Charlie Kimball Ganassi-Chevrolet +2 laps
18. Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport-Honda +19 laps

Retirements

Graham Rahal Rahal-Letterman-Honda +43 laps/Electrical
Carlos Huertas Dale Coyne Racing-Honda +111 laps/Electrical
Takuma Sato AJ Foyt Enterprises-Honda +175 laps/Electrical

Fastest lap: Ryan Briscoe, 220.044mph (40.9009s) on lap 180

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

Post-race interviews: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz6SZmya27o

Championship standings: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_In...iver_standings

Mazda Road to Indy summary

Gabby Chaves took a second consecutive Indy Lights win, extending his points lead. Zach Veach and Jack Harvey completed the podium, after Luiz Razia crashed while attempting to pass Veach. Standings after round 8: Gabby Chaves 316, Zach Veach 305, Jack Harvey 272.