Detroit Grand Prix (IndyCar)

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Detroit Grand Prix
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LocationThe Raceway on Belle Isle
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
42°20′10″N 82°59′44″W / 42.33611°N 82.99556°W / 42.33611; -82.99556Coordinates: 42°20′10″N 82°59′44″W / 42.33611°N 82.99556°W / 42.33611; -82.99556
Corporate sponsorLear Corporation
Chevrolet
First race1982
Distance200.521 miles (321.869 km)
Laps90
Previous namesDetroit Grand Prix (1982–1987)
EniChem Detroit Grand Prix (1988)
Valvoline Detroit Grand Prix (1989–1991)
ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix (1992–1998)
Tenneco Automotive Grand Prix of Detroit (1999–2001)
Detroit Indy Grand Prix Presented by Firestone (2007–2008)
Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix Presented by shopautoweek.com (2012)
Chevrolet Indy Dual In Detroit Presented by Quicken Loans (2013)
Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans (2014–2016)
Most wins (driver)Hélio Castroneves & Scott Dixon (3)
Most wins (team)Penske Racing (7)
Most wins (manufacturer)Chassis: Dallara (17)
Engine: Honda (15)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt/Concrete
Length2.35 mi (3.78 km)
Turns14
Lap record1:14.2062 (Josef Newgarden, Dallara DW12-Chevrolet, 2017, IndyCar)

The Detroit Grand Prix (currently branded as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation for sponsorship reasons) is an IndyCar Series race weekend held on a temporary circuit in Detroit, Michigan. The race has been held from 1989 to 2001, 2007 to 2008, and since 2012. Since 2012, the event has been scheduled for the weekend immediately following the Indianapolis 500.

The origins of the event date back to the Formula One Detroit Grand Prix on the Detroit street circuit. The CART series began headlining the event in 1989, and in 1992, the race moved from downtown Detroit to Belle Isle, a park situated on an island in the Detroit River, which is the longest serving venue of the race. For 2023 the race will return back to the downtown streets around the Renaissance Center using a circuit partially based on the old Detroit Street Circuit used by Formula One and CART. The IndyCar Series took over the race beginning in 2007. The race has been supported by Indy Lights and Formula Atlantic and top-level sports car series such as the Trans-Am Series and the ALMS.

Open wheel racing in Detroit dates back to the 1920s–1950s, when AAA held the Detroit 100 at the Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway. AAA also held one five-mile (8 km), non-championship race at Grosse Pointe in 1905.

The Raceway on Belle Isle is classified as an FIA Grade Two circuit.[1] The original Detroit Street Circuit was considered at the time an FIA Grade One circuit, while the upcoming downtown circuit is expected to also be an FIA Grade 2 Circuit.

Formula One[]

Main article: Detroit Grand Prix

The race dates back to 1982 when it was a Formula One World Championship event held on the Detroit street circuit encompassing the Renaissance Center. The original circuit was 2.493 miles (4.012 km) with seventeen corners and proved to be even slower than Monaco. The rough, demanding course included a railroad track crossing and mimicked Monaco, with a tunnel on the main straight. While officially the Detroit Grand Prix, it was referred to as the United States Grand Prix East because there were multiple Grand Prix races in the U.S. at the time. By the time of the 1988 race, the FIA, the governing body of Formula One, had declared the street circuit's temporary pits and garages were not up to the required standard. The race was already the least popular Grand Prix on the calendar and after a very difficult 1988 Grand Prix the drivers became outspoken with their dislike of the event.

For 1989, race organizers planned to move the race to a new temporary circuit on Belle Isle, a city park in the Detroit River.[2][3] Along with the criticism of the downtown circuit, local developers were planning to begin construction along portions of the course.[4] The relocation plan was immediately met with stiff local opposition, both public and political. Even though the circuit would be temporary, permanent garages and pit facilities would have had to be constructed, at significant expense, and at the odds of conservation groups. Also against their favor was a budding interest to relocate the United States Grand Prix to Laguna Seca. That track was courting Formula One, having recently completed capital improvements, and having just hosted a highly successful United States motorcycle Grand Prix.[5] Furthermore, an upstart group in Phoenix was also aggressively vying for the race.[6]

In October 1988, the plan to move to Belle Isle was scrapped.[7][8] Formula One left Detroit permanently, and a short time later, it was officially announced that the U.S. Grand Prix was moving to Phoenix.

It was in Detroit in 1983 that Italian driver Michele Alboreto drove his Tyrrell 011 to victory in the US Grand Prix East in what would prove to be the 155th and last ever F1 win by the Cosworth DFV V8 engine.

CART[]

1989 rebirth through 1991 finale[]

The Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit.

For 1989, the race in Detroit was replaced by a CART event.[9] Instead of moving to Belle Isle, CART utilized a slightly modified version of the downtown Renaissance Center street circuit. The chicane on the main straight was eliminated - something the F1 drivers had been calling for since the first race in 1982. The CART race was held on this 2.52-mile (4.06 km) layout for three years. As had been the case in the event's Formula One days, competitors and fans continued to pan the course, criticizing it for its bumpiness, poor visibility and overall poor layout.

The 1991 event was perhaps the last straw in what was an embarrassment for the organizers. In addition to a disintegrating track made worse by suffocating heat and humidity, it saw Mario Andretti crash his Lola head-on into a tow truck that was attempting to remove Dennis Vitolo's stalled car from a blind corner at St. Antoine and East Jefferson Streets. Seconds later Michael Andretti crashed into Vitolo's car attempting to avoid his father's wrecked car. In addition, promoters considered the downtown circuit a money-loser, and claimed it was suffering from poor television ratings with its Father's Day date (up against the U.S. Open).[10][11]

1992 relocation to 1997[]

Beginning in 1992, the race was moved to a new temporary course set up on Belle Isle. The move revived a conceptual plan for the Formula One event from four years earlier. One major difference that made Belle Isle viable for CART - and acceptable to locals - was that permanent Formula One style garages and pits were not required by the sanctioning body. The race was also moved up a week, and for 1992, was the first race after the Indianapolis 500 (displacing the traditional Milwaukee). The first layout measured 2.1 miles (3.4 km). Almost immediately, the new course was criticized by drivers for being narrow, slow, and lacking passing zones. It was complemented, however, for its smoothness - a sharp contrast to the rough, manhole-dotted downtown circuit.[12][13] Fans' opinions were mixed, as sightlines were improved over the downtown circuit, but access to the island was difficult, and the racing was not much better.

1998 course modification to 2000[]

In 1998, the course layout was modified to eliminate the slow "Picnic Way" segment and series of corners. Instead, the course continued straight along Central Avenue to create a long, fairly-wide straightaway leading into a competitive passing zone. The track then measured 2.346 miles (3.776 km). The revised layout was praised by competitors as being an improvement over the original (1992-1997) course. However, pavement transitions from asphalt to concrete were being blamed for an increase in incidents due to slickness.[14]

The 2000 event saw young Brazilian Hélio Castroneves score his first Champ Car victory for Marlboro Team Penske. After his victory lap, he stopped on the front stretch and climbed the catch fencing in an apparent effort to share his joy with the spectators. Helio became known as "Spider-Man" because of this celebration, which has been repeated in his later victories.

Support races for the Detroit Grand Prix included the Motor City 100 for the SCCA Trans-Am Series, and the Neon Challenge celebrity race. Scenes from the film Driven were filmed during the race weekend in 2000.[15]

The event, along with the Michigan 500, provided two CART races in southern Michigan annually.

2001 demise[]

Even though the track was a temporary street course, it became known as The Raceway on Belle Isle. As the years went by, the track was increasingly criticized for its narrowness, poor access, and its overall uncompetitive nature. The once smooth surface was aging in the harsh Detroit winters, and along with it came bumps, cracks and potholes. The circuit gained a reputation of being the "worst" and "least popular" venue on the entire schedule.[16] In 1997, it was noted that race winner Greg Moore started seventh and did not pass a single car competitively out on the track for position all day.[17][18] Participants also disliked the facility because of its lack of paved areas for support activities. Paddock areas were often muddy and unable to accommodate the teams.

After the 2001 race, CART's contract with Belle Isle expired. Attendance had been noticeably slipping.[19] Negotiations to continue the event went over the summer,[20] but eventually stalled. Organizers briefly entertained an idea to return to the old downtown circuit,[21] but those plans were quickly scuttled.[22] The series chose to drop the race from the schedule and the event went on hiatus.

IndyCar Series[]

2007 rebirth through 2009 cancellation[]

In 2006, Roger Penske spearheaded talks to revive the race for 2007 as part of the ALMS and IndyCar Series schedules. Penske had recently experienced tremendous success as head of the Super Bowl XL Detroit Metro Host Committee. On September 29, 2006, it was announced that the Detroit Indy Grand Prix would return as the tenth race of the ALMS's 12-race season and penultimate race of the IndyCar Series' seventeen-race schedule.

To improve access to the track, a park-and-ride system, similar to what was used at Super Bowl XL, was implemented. Further paddock and track work was completed before the race. The 2007 event attracted a strong crowd, and was considered a success. It was held again in 2008. During this period, the event utilized the original (1992-1997) course layout, with some minor improvements. Some of the barriers were moved back, particularly inside the apexes of some of the turns, to effectively widen some curves and improve sight lines. Some barriers, including the metal guardrail on the pit straight, had been entirely removed.

On December 18, 2008, the scheduled race for 2009 was canceled. The ongoing automotive economic crisis, and its impact on the Detroit-area was the primary reason. Roger Penske did not rule out a return in the future.[23][24]

2012-2022: The Doubleheader Era[]

For the 2012 season, the race on Belle Isle was revived for second time.[25][26] Starting in 2013, the race was hosted as a unique "doubleheader" weekend. The race weekend would consist of two separate, points-paying races, one each on Saturday and Sunday. The races were treated as separate events, with separate qualifying, full championship points, and the results of the first had no bearing on the lineup for the second (as had been the case with some previous "twin" race formats). Beginning in 2013, the race also returned to the more popular and more competitive "long" course (1998–2001 layout).[27]

On April 6, 2020, IndyCar announced the cancellation of the 2020 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of race cancellations and postponements due to the pandemic, Detroit was scheduled to be the opening event. Organizers stated that Michigan's stay-at-home order (which has since been extended through April 30)[28] would hinder the necessary preparations to hold the race, and that the race cannot be reasonably rescheduled due to other events having been booked on Belle Isle already. The race returned in its traditional double header format for 2021.[29] On September 19, 2021, IndyCar announced that the Detroit Grand Prix would be altered from a two race weekend to a single race weekend as part of their 2022 schedule.[30]

2023 onward: Return to The Downtown Streets[]

Mere weeks after the 2022 IndyCar schedule was announced Penske Entertainment Group revealed that moving the Detroit Grand Prix to a single race weekend was done as part of a proposal discussed with the city of Detroit to return the race back to the Renaissance Center utilizing a new downtown circuit beginning in 2023. Penske Entertainment wanted the race to return to the Renaissance Center based on fan criticisms of the raceway at Belle Isle, namely that it was difficult access on race weekend, that there was not any room to expand seating on the island, and that residents of Detroit did not appreciate the section of the park that the circuit is built on being shut down for the length of time it took to construct and tear down the circuit. On November 3, 2021, the City Council of Detroit unanimously approved Penske Entertainment's plan and announced an initial three year contract to return the Detroit Grand Prix back to the downtown streets for a single race weekend beginning in 2023.[31]

The new downtown circuit is based on lessons learned from the Nashville Street Circuit. It is designed to be less disruptive to city traffic while also being more accessible to spectators and having more points of visibility to the racing than the old Detroit Street Circuit. The new circuit will feature ten corners and is 1.7 miles in length compared to the 2.5 mile circuit used by Formula One and CART and the 2.35 mile Raceway On Belle Isle.[32] It will travel from the start/finish line on Atwater Street and head onto Schwarzer Street, Franklin Street, and Rivard Street in the first series of corners. From Rivard Street drivers will make a sharp left turn onto the circuit's most prominent feature, a 0.7 mile straightaway down East Jefferson Avenue. This straightaway will be the longest straightaway on an IndyCar street circuit, eclipsing the dual straights on the Korean War Veterans Memorial Bridge in Nashville. The circuit will then turn onto Bates Street before heading back onto Atwater Street. The only part of the old Detroit Street Circuit used on the new circuit will be the old circuit's sixteenth and seventeenth corners that were then known as The Ford Corner. On the new circuit this section will be the eighth and ninth corners. Neither of the tunnels or the side streets used on the old Detroit Street Circuit will be used on the new circuit to minimize impact on local businesses and city traffic around downtown Detroit.[33] To increase spectator viewership IndyCar and Penske Entertainment will offer free viewership at multiple points along the circuit.[34] The Detroit City Council stated the entire circuit will be fully resurfaced before the race. Construction and tear down of the circuit will take place 8:00PM and 5:00AM over the course of twenty days respectively, minimizing disruptions to city traffic around the Renaissance Center.[35]

Past winners[]

Grosse Pointe (dirt oval)[]

Season Date Driver Chassis Engine Sanctioning
1905 August 8 United States Webb Jay White White steam engine AAA

Michigan State Fairgrounds (dirt oval)[]

Season Date Driver Chassis Engine Sanctioning
1928 June 10 United States Ray Keech Miller (1) Miller (1) AAA
1929 June 9 United States Cliff Woodbury Miller (2) Miller (2) AAA
1930 June 9 United States Wilbur Shaw Smith (1) Miller (3) AAA
1931 June 14 United States Louis Meyer Stevens (1) Miller (4) AAA
1932 June 9 United States Bob Carey Stevens (2) Miller (5) AAA
September 10 United States Mauri Rose Stevens (3) Miller (6) AAA
June 11 United States Bill Cummings Miller (3) Miller (6) AAA
1949 September 11 United States Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis Kraft (1) Offenhauser (1) AAA
1950 September 10 United States Henry Banks Moore (1) Offenhauser (2) AAA
1951 September 9 United States Paul Russo Russo/Nichels (1) Offenhauser (3) AAA
1952 August 30 United States Bill Vukovich Kuzma (1) Offenhauser (4) AAA
1953 July 4 United States Rodger Ward Kurtis Kraft (2) Offenhauser (5) AAA
1957 June 23 United States Jimmy Bryan Kuzma (1) Offenhauser (6) USAC

Renaissance Center[]

CART/Champ Car history
Season Date Driver Team Chassis Engine Race Distance Race Time Average Speed Report
Laps Miles (km)
1989 June 18 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Patrick Racing Penske PC-18 (1) Chevrolet (1) 62 155 (249.448) 2:02:11 76.112 mph (122.490 km/h)
1990 June 17 United States Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola T9000 (1) Chevrolet (2) 62 155 (249.448) 1:49:32 84.902 mph (136.637 km/h)
1991 June 16 Brazil Emerson Fittipaldi Penske Racing Penske PC-20 (2) Chevrolet (3) 62 156.24 (251.443) 1:57:19 79.455 mph (127.870 km/h)

Belle Isle[]

Season Date Driver Team Chassis Engine Race Distance Race Time Average Speed Report
Laps Miles (km)
CART / Champ Car Series history
1992 June 7 United States Bobby Rahal Rahal/Hogan Racing Lola T9200 (2) Chevrolet (4) 77 161.7 (260.23) 1:58:20 81.989 mph (131.949 km/h)
1993 June 13 United States Danny Sullivan Galles Racing Lola T9300 (3) Chevrolet (5) 77 161.7 (260.23) 1:56:43 83.116 mph (133.762 km/h)
1994 June 12 Canada Paul Tracy Penske Racing Penske PC-23 (3) Ilmor (1) 77 161.7 (260.23) 1:52:29 86.245 mph (138.798 km/h)
1995 June 11 United States Robby Gordon Walker Racing Reynard 95I (1) Ford (1) 77 161.7 (260.23) 1:56:11 83.499 mph (134.379 km/h)
1996 June 9 United States Michael Andretti Newman/Haas Racing Lola T9600 (4) Ford (2) 72* 151.2 (243.332) 2:00:44 75.136 mph (120.920 km/h) Report
1997 June 8 Canada Greg Moore Forsythe Racing Reynard 97I (2) Mercedes (1) 77 161.7 (260.23) 1:52:45 86.047 mph (138.479 km/h)
1998 June 7 Italy Alex Zanardi Chip Ganassi Racing Reynard 98I (3) Honda (1) 72 168.912 (271.837) 1:41:17 100.052 mph (161.018 km/h) Report
1999 August 8 United Kingdom Dario Franchitti Team Green Reynard 99I (4) Honda (2) 71 166.566 (268.061) 2:02:24 81.643 mph (131.392 km/h) Report
2000 June 18 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing Reynard (5) Honda (3) 84 197.064 (317.143) 2:01:23 97.401 mph (156.752 km/h) Report
2001 June 17 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Penske Racing Reynard (6) Honda (4) 72 168.912 (271.837) 1:53:51 89.008 mph (143.244 km/h) Report
2002
–
2006 		Not held
Indy Racing League / IndyCar Series history
2007 September 2 Brazil Tony Kanaan Andretti Green Racing Dallara (1) Honda (5) 89* 186.544 (300.213) 2:11:51 83.841 mph (134.929 km/h) Report
2008 August 31 United Kingdom Justin Wilson Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing Dallara (2) Honda (6) 87* 182.352 (293.467) 2:00:11 89.911 mph (144.698 km/h) Report
2009
–
2011 		Not held
2012 June 3 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara (3) Honda (7) 60* 124.2 (199.88) 1:27:40 85.012 mph (136.814 km/h) Report
2013 June 1 United Kingdom Mike Conway Dale Coyne Racing Dallara (4) Honda (8) 70 164.22 (264.286) 1:48:45 90.753 mph (146.053 km/h) Report
June 2 France Simon Pagenaud Schmidt Peterson Hamilton HP Motorsports Dallara (5) Honda (9) 70 164.22 (264.286) 1:56:15 84.906 mph (136.643 km/h)
2014 May 31 Australia Will Power Team Penske Dallara (6) Chevrolet (6) 70 164.22 (264.286) 1:49:30 90.138 mph (145.063 km/h) Report
June 1 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Dallara (7) Chevrolet (7) 70 164.22 (264.286) 1:45:53 93.211 mph (150.009 km/h)
2015 May 30 Colombia Carlos Muñoz Andretti Autosport Dallara (8) Honda (10) 47* 110.45 (177.752) 1:27:46 75.51 mph (121.52 km/h) Report
May 31 France Sébastien Bourdais KV Racing Technology Dallara (9) Chevrolet (8) 68* 159.8 (257.173) 2:00:38 79.476 mph (127.904 km/h)
2016 June 4 France Sébastien Bourdais KVSH Racing Dallara (10) Chevrolet (9) 70 164.5 (264.737) 1:40:52 97.857 mph (157.486 km/h) Report
June 5 Australia Will Power Team Penske Dallara (11) Chevrolet (10) 70 164.5 (264.737) 1:42:22 96.414 mph (155.163 km/h)
2017 June 3 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara (12) Honda (11) 70 164.5 (264.737) 1:35:49 103.015 mph (165.787 km/h) Report
June 4 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Dallara (13) Honda (12) 70 164.5 (264.737) 1:33:36 105.442 mph (169.692 km/h)
2018 June 2 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara (14) Honda (13) 70 164.5 (264.737) 1:39:24 99.285 mph (159.784 km/h) Report
June 3 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Dallara (15) Honda (14) 70 164.5 (264.737) 1:33:51 105.176 mph (169.264 km/h)
2019 June 1 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Dallara (16) Chevrolet (11) 43 101.05 (162.624) 1:15:30.59 80.294 mph (129.221 km/h) Report
June 2 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara (17) Honda (15) 70 164.5 (264.737) 1:33:50.58 87.877 mph (141.424 km/h)
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[36]
2021 June 12 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara (18) Honda (16) 70 164.5 (264.737) 01:45:33.1123 93.509 mph (150.488 km/h)
June 13 Mexico Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Dallara (19) Chevrolet (12) 70 164.5 (264.737) 01:41:30.8814 97.227 mph (156.472 km/h)
  • 1996, 2007, 2008, & 2015 II: Races shortened due to 2 hour time limit.
  • 2012: Race shortened due to darkness after 2 hour suspension for track repairs.
  • 2015 I: Race shortened due to lightning policy.
  • 2019 I: Race shortened to 75 minute time limit due to lightning policy delaying the start.

Detroit Sports Car Classic[]

American Le Mans Series[]

Year LMP1 Winning Team LMP2 Winning Team GT1 Winning Team GT2 Winning Team Results
LMP1 Winning Drivers LMP2 Winning Drivers GT1 Winning Drivers GT2 Winning Drivers
2007 United States #2 Audi Sport North America United States #7 Penske Racing United States #3 Corvette Racing United States #62 Risi Competizione Results
Italy Emanuele Pirro
Germany Marco Werner 		Germany Timo Bernhard
France Romain Dumas 		United States Johnny O'Connell
Denmark Jan Magnussen 		Finland Mika Salo
Brazil Jaime Melo
2008 United States #37 Intersport Racing United States #26 Andretti Green Racing United States #4 Corvette Racing United States #45 Flying Lizard Motorsports Results
United States John Field
United States Clint Field
United States Richard Berry 		France Franck Montagny
United Kingdom James Rossiter 		Monaco Olivier Beretta
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin 		Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Germany Wolf Henzler

Rolex Sports Car Series[]

Year DP Winning Team GT Winning Team GX Winning Team Results
DP Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers GX Winning Drivers
2012 United States #9 Action Express Racing United States #88 Autohaus Motorsports none
Portugal João Barbosa
United States J. C. France
United States Darren Law 		United States Paul Edwards
United States Jordan Taylor 		none
2013 United States #10 Wayne Taylor Racing United States #57 Stevenson Motorsports United States #00 Speedsource
Italy Max Angelelli
United States Jordan Taylor 		United States John Edwards
United Kingdom Robin Liddell 		United States Joel Miller
United States Tristan Nunez

IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship[]

Year Prototype Winning Team Prototype Challenge Winning Team GT Daytona Winning Team Results
Prototype Winning Drivers Prototype Challenge Winning Drivers GT Daytona Winning Drivers
2014 United States #10 Wayne Taylor Racing none United States #63 Scuderia Corsa
United States Jordan Taylor
United States Ricky Taylor 		none Italy Alessandro Balzan
United States Jeff Westphal
2015 United States #31 Action Express Racing United States #8 Starworks Motorsport United States #23 Team Seattle / Alex Job Racing
United States Dane Cameron
United States Eric Curran 		Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Germany Mirco Schultis 		United Kingdom Ian James
Germany Mario Farnbacher
2016 United States #10 Wayne Taylor Racing United States #8 Starworks Motorsport United States #33 Riley Motorsports
United States Ricky Taylor
United States Jordan Taylor 		Netherlands Renger van der Zande
Venezuela Alex Popow 		Netherlands Jeroen Bleekemolen
United States Ben Keating
2017 United States #10 Wayne Taylor Racing United States #38 Performance Tech Motorsports United States #93 Michael Shank Racing
United States Ricky Taylor
United States Jordan Taylor 		United States James French
Mexico Patricio O'Ward 		United States Andy Lally
United Kingdom Katherine Legge
2018 United States #31 Whelen Engineering Racing none United States #86 Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Results[37]
United States Eric Curran
Brazil Felipe Nasr 		none Germany Mario Farnbacher
United Kingdom Katherine Legge
2019 United States #6 Acura Team Penske None United States #14 AIM Vasser Sullivan Results
Colombia Juan Pablo Montoya
United States Dane Cameron 		none United States
United Kingdom Jack Hawksworth
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021 United States #01 Cadillac Chip Ganassi Racing None United States #23 Heart of Racing Team Results
Denmark Kevin Magnussen
Netherlands Renger van der Zande 		none Canada
United Kingdom Ross Gunn

Support race winners[]

Atlantics / Indy Lights[]

Atlantic Championship
Season Date Winning Driver
1983 June 5 Mexico Josele Garza
Indy Lights
1989 June 18 United States Ted Prappas
1990 June 17 Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne
1991 June 16 Belgium Éric Bachelart
1992 June 7 Mexico Adrián Fernández
1993 June 13 United Kingdom Steve Robertson
1994 June 12 United Kingdom Steve Robertson
1995 June 11 United States Robbie Buhl
1996 June 9 Brazil Tony Kanaan
1997 June 8 Brazil Tony Kanaan
1998 June 7 Brazil Airton Daré
1999 August 8 Republic of Ireland Derek Higgins
2000 June 18 United Kingdom Jonny Kane
2001
–
2011 		Not held
2012 June 2 Colombia Gustavo Yacamán
2013
–
2020 		Not held
2021 June 12 United States Kyle Kirkwood
June 13 United States Kyle Kirkwood

Trans-Am Motor City 100[]

Year Driver Car
1984 Tom Gloy Mercury Capri
1985 Elliott Forbes-RobinsonA Buick Regal
1986 Wally Dallenbach, Jr. Chevrolet Camaro
1987 Scott Pruett Merkur XR4Ti
1988 Hurley Haywood Audi Quattro
1989 Chevrolet Camaro
1990 Scott Sharp Chevrolet Camaro
1991 Scott Sharp Chevrolet Camaro
1992 Tommy Archer Dodge Daytona
1993 Dorsey Schroeder Ford Mustang
1994 Bill Saunders Ford Mustang
1995 Ron Fellows Chevrolet Camaro
1996 Dorsey Schroeder Ford Mustang
1997 Tommy Kendall Ford Mustang
1998 Paul Gentilozzi Chevrolet Camaro
1999 Brian Simo Ford Mustang
2000 Paul Gentilozzi Jaguar XKR
2001 Paul Gentilozzi Jaguar XKR
2002–
2015 		Not held
2016
Race 1 		RJ Lopez (TA1)
Kyle Marcelli (TA2)
Dean Martin (TA4) 		Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Camaro
Ford Mustang
2016
Race 2 		John Baucom (TA1)
Adam Andretti (TA2)
Ernie Francis Jr. (TA4) 		Ford Mustang
Dodge Challenger
Ford Mustang
2017 Ernie Francis Jr. (TA1)
Gar Robinson (TA2) 		Ford Mustang
Chevrolet Camaro
2018[38]
Race 1 		Tony Buffomante (TA2) Ford Mustang
2018[38]
Race 2 		Rafa Matos (TA2) Chevrolet Camaro
2019[38]
Race 1 		Misha Goikhberg (TA2) Chevrolet Camaro
2019[38]
Race 2 		Tony Ave (TA2) Chevrolet Camaro
2020 Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

^A Winner Wally Dallenbach Jr. was disqualified due to car being underweight.

Stadium Super Trucks[]

Year Date Driver Ref
2014 May 30 E. J. Viso [39]
May 31
June 1
2015 May 29 Robby Gordon [40]
May 30 E. J. Viso [41]
May 31 Burt Jenner [42]
2016 June 3 Matthew Brabham [43]
June 4 Abandoned B [44]
June 5 Matthew Brabham [45]
2017 June 3 Sheldon Creed [46]
June 4
2018 June 3 Gavin Harlien [47]
June 4 Arie Luyendyk Jr. [48]

^B Race suspended after three laps following Matt Mingay's wreck on lap three that resulted in injury.[44]

Lap records[]

The official race lap records at the Belle Isle Park Circuit are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Date
GP Circuit: 3.798 km (1998-2001, 2013–present)
IndyCar 1:14.2062 Josef Newgarden Dallara DW12 2017 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
CART 1:13.585 Juan Pablo Montoya Reynard 99i 1999 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix
DPi 1:20.492[49] Felipe Nasr Cadillac DPi-V.R 2021 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic
Indy Lights 1:21.4559[50] David Malukas Dallara IL-15 2021 Indy Lights Detroit Grand Prix
DP 1:23.138[51] Dane Cameron Corvette Daytona Prototype 2016 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic
LMPC 1:24.977[51] Renger van der Zande Oreca FLM09 2016 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic
GT Le Mans (GTLM) 1:27.180[49] Tommy Milner Chevrolet Corvette C8.R 2021 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic
GT Daytona (GTD) 1:29.023[52] Bernd Schneider Mercedes-AMG GT3 2018 Chevrolet Sports Car Classic
GP Circuit: 3.379 km (1992-1997, 2007–2012)
CART 1:11.461[53] Dario Franchitti Reynard 97i 1997 ITT Automotive Detroit Grand Prix
IndyCar 1:12.0651 Justin Wilson Dallara DW12 2012 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
LMP2 1:14.993[54] Ryan Briscoe Porsche RS Spyder Evo 2007 Detroit Sports Car Challenge
LMP1 1:17.091[54] Marco Werner Audi R10 TDI 2007 Detroit Sports Car Challenge
Indy Lights 1:17.639[55] Gustavo Yacamán Dallara IPS 2012 Indy Lights Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix
DP 1:21.552[56] João Barbosa Corvette Daytona Prototype 2012 Chevrolet Grand-Am Detroit 200
GT1 1:21.906[54] Jan Magnussen Chevrolet Corvette C6.R 2007 Detroit Sports Car Challenge
GT2 1:25.082[57] Dirk Müller Ferrari F430 GTC 2008 Detroit Sports Car Challenge

Race summaries[]

CART PPG Indy Car World Series (Renaissance Center)[]

Downtown Renaissance Center Street Circuit (1989-1991).
  • 1989: Emerson Fittipaldi touched wheels with Mario Andretti on lap 2, puncturing a tire and sending him to the back of the field. But Fittipaldi charged from 27th position to second place in the closing laps. Polesitter Michael Andretti led 52 of the first 54 laps, but a radio wire became tangled in the throttle pedal. On lap 55, the throttle pedal stuck sending Andretti into a barrier. Scott Pruett was now leading the race by 17 seconds, but was forced to back off to conserve fuel. Fittipaldi blew by Pruett with four laps to go to take the victory.[58][59]
  • 1990: Michael Andretti started from the pole position and led wire-to-wire, winning the race in dominating fashion. Danny Sullivan was running close behind in second place on lap 46 when during his final pit stop, an impact wrench failed. The wheel was not properly fastened, and on the out-lap, the drive pegs on the wheel broke, putting him out of the race. Bobby Rahal nursing brakes, finished second, over one minute and 48 seconds behind Andretti. Rahal held off Emerson Fittipaldi who finished close behind in third.[60]
  • 1991: Emerson Fittipaldi, expecting the birth of his fifth child, was leading Bobby Rahal in the closing laps when gearbox problems arose. With seven laps to go, Fittipaldi's car kept jumping out of gear. He was mostly forced to hold the gearshift with one hand, and steer with only hand, on the rough, bumpy, demanding circuit. Rahal charged hard, but Fittipaldi held him off for the victory by 0.29 seconds. The race is best-remembered for a bizarre incident involving Mario and Michael Andretti. On lap 48, Dennis Vitolo stalled in turn four with a seized transmission. Safety crew tended to Vitolo's car, hooking up a tow rope. Mario Andretti came around what was a blind corner, locked up his brakes, and rammed hard into the back of the safety truck. The nose of the car was wedged underneath the truck's bumper, and the track was nearly blocked. A couple cars (including Fittipaldi) skirted by the scene, but seconds later, Michael Andretti slid and crashed into the back of Vitolo's car. The track was now completely blocked, and the red flag was put out to clean up the scene.[61][62] This would be the final race held at the Renaissance Center circuit.

CART PPG Indy Car World Series (Belle Isle)[]

Belle Isle "original" course (1992-1997, 2007–2012).
  • 1992: For 1992, the race was moved to a new circuit on Belle Isle.[10][11] Michael Andretti led the early laps, with Paul Tracy (subbing for Rick Mears) and Bobby Rahal close behind. Tracy made a daring pass on lap 38 for the lead going into turn one, nearly touching wheels with Andretti. On lap 58, Tracy was leading Andretti, with Bobby Rahal in third. All three cars were nose-to-tail. Andretti attempted to pass Tracy for the lead, but this time, the two cars touched. Both Tracy and Andretti slid high and scraped the concrete wall, allowing Bobby Rahal to slip by both to take the lead. Tracy later dropped out with gearbox failure, but Andretti stayed with Rahal, despite nursing an ill-handing machine. On the second-to-last lap, Andretti spun out and dropped to fourth while Rahal cruised to victory.[63][64][65]
  • 1993: A controversial race filled with penalties from start to finish. At the green flag, Emerson Fittipaldi jumped the start from the outside of the front row, beating pole-sitter Nigel Mansell to the line by almost two car lengths. Instead of waving off the start, official assessed Fittipaldi a stop-and-go penalty. Later in the race Paul Tracy was penalized for breaking the 80 mph pit road speed limit (clocked at 93 mph), and Nigel Mansell was accused of blatant blocking.[66] Danny Sullivan took the lead on lap 48. In the closing laps, Galles Racing teammates Sullivan and Al Unser Jr. were running 1st-2nd. On lap 69, Unser challenged Sullivan for the lead, but was forced down to the inside, and knocked down three cones. Officials charged Unser with going off-course, and assessed him a stop-and-go penalty. On a restart with four laps to go, rookie Robby Gordon driving for Foyt, tried to pass Sullivan for the lead, but was squeezed down and had to back off.[67][68] Moments later, Gordon spun out with a cut tire. Danny Sullivan went on to win the race, his final win in Indy car competition.[69][70]
  • 1994: Penske teammates Al Unser Jr., Paul Tracy, and Emerson Fittipaldi were running 1st-2nd-3rd on a restart on lap 55. Tracy was on the back bumper of Unser, as Unser was dicing through backmarker traffic. Going into turn 8, Tracy ran into the back of Unser's car, sending him sliding head-on into a tire barrier. Tracy went on to win the race, with Fittipaldi second. Unser rejoined the field and finished 10th.[71][72]
  • 1995: Robby Gordon started from the pole position and led 43 of the 77 laps en route to victory. Gordon led the first eight laps, but slipped down in the standings after suffering tire wear. Gordon switched to the optional harder tire compound, and charged back to the front. He took the lead with 35 laps to go, and held off Jimmy Vasser for the win.[73]
  • 1996: Heavy rain fell in the morning, and continued to fall during the first 25 laps. Christian Fittipaldi led 64 of the first 65 laps, but a late caution came out when Bobby Rahal slid into a tire barrier. On a restart on lap 66, Michael Andretti battled Fittipaldi for the lead coming out of turn four. Fittipaldi locked up the brakes, and slid high in turn five, which allowed Andretti to drive by and take the lead. The race was shortened from 77 to 72 laps due to a two-hour time limit. Andretti became the first and only driver to win at both the downtown Renaissance Center circuit and the Belle Isle circuit.[74][75]
  • 1997: At the white flag, Maurício Gugelmin led Mark Blundell and Greg Moore, with all three cars running nose-to-tail. Gugelmin and Blundell were running very low on fuel, attempting to stretch their tanks to the finish. Gugelmin ran out of fuel on the Strand Drive backstretch, and seconds later Blundell ran out of fuel as he approached the final turn. Greg Moore assumed the lead and scored the victory.[76][77]

CART FedEx Championship series (Belle Isle)[]

Belle Isle "long" course (1998-2001, 2013–2018)
  • 1998: A slightly reconfigured layout was introduced for 1998. Several tight and slow corners were replaced with a longer straightaway, and potentially better passing zones. Alex Zanardi battled Greg Moore during the early stages of the race. Moore pitted first on lap 24, while Zanardi stayed out two additional laps. Zanardi's light fuel load, and lightning-fast in-lap, put him back out on the track ahead of Moore. Zanardi led the final 50 laps to victory, and celebrated by performing donuts on his victory lap.[78][79]
  • 1999: The race was moved to August to avoid a conflict with the NASCAR Michigan 400.[80] In a race that was described as "ugly," several crashes were capped off by a bizarre finish under yellow. On the first lap, Max Papis touched wheels with Patrick Carpentier, and crashed into a tire barrier. On lap 25, Maurício Gugelmin tangled with Cristiano da Matta, and flip upside-down, landing on top of Carpentier's car. Twenty laps later, de Matta suffered a hard crash in turn two, collecting Al Unser Jr.. Under caution late in the race, a fuel leak from the pace car caused a confusing delay, requiring officials to bring out a back-up pace car. With some drivers anticipating a restart, Hélio Castroneves ran into the back of Juan Pablo Montoya. The race hit the two-hour time limit, and finished under yellow with Team Kool Green drivers Dario Franchitti first, and Paul Tracy second.[81][82]
  • 2000: Polesitter Juan Pablo Montoya led 59 of the first 60 laps, but dropped out with a broken driveshaft. Hélio Castroneves took the lead on lap 62, and led the final 24 laps en route to his first career CART series victory. On his victory lap, Castroneves stopped his car on the frontstretch, jumped from cockpit, and climbed up the catchfence to celebrate his victory.[83]
  • 2001: Hélio Castroneves started from the pole position and led wire-to-wire to win the Detroit Grand Prix in back-to-back years. Castroneves survived a minor scare when telemetry indicated a pressure leak in his left front tire. After the victory, Castroneves once again jumped from his car and climbed the catchfence in his signature "Spiderman" celebration.[84][85] This would be the final CART series race at Detroit.

IRL / IndyCar Series (Belle Isle)[]

  • 2007: After a six-year absence, open wheel racing returned to Detroit. The Indy cars utilized the original "short" course layout, previously raced on from 1992 to 1997. After the final series of pit stops, a four-car battle at the front ensued. Tony Kanaan was leading, and second place Buddy Rice ran out of fuel. Third place Scott Dixon took evasive action to get by Rice, which crashed out both cars. The pileup collected Dario Franchitti as well. Danica Patrick slipped by the crash and took a career-best second place, while Kanaan went on to win.
  • 2008: Originally scheduled for 90 laps, the race was shortened to 87 laps due to two-hour limit. Late in the race, Justin Wilson was challenging Hélio Castroneves for the lead. Officials ruled that Castroneves intentionally blocked, resulting in a penalty which allowed Wilson to take the lead. Despite a late push by Castroneves, Wilson won the race, his first-career Indy car victory.[86][87] Wilson's win was the 107th and final Championship Car victory for Newman/Haas Racing, and occurred just weeks before the death of co-owner Paul Newman.[88][89][87]
  • 2012: After a three-year hiatus, the Detroit Grand Prix returned to the IndyCar calendar. For 2012, the race was moved to the weekend immediately following the Indianapolis 500. The race was shortened from 90 laps to 60 laps due to a disintegrating track. James Hinchcliffe's car dislodged a chunk of the pavement, and crashed into a tire barrier. Officials discovered other parts of the track that were damaged, and a red flag was put out to make repairs. Rain also began to fall. Scott Dixon won the race from the pole position.
  • 2013 (Race 1): For 2013, the "long" course layout was revived, and the race was now part of a doubleheader weekend. During the first race on Saturday, Mike Conway started second and led 47 laps en route to victory. Conway passed Ryan Hunter-Reay for the lead on lap 44. He then built a 20-second lead before the final round of pit stops. Conway's margin of victory was 12.9707 seconds over Hunter-Reay. Dario Franchitti, who won the pole position, was issued a grid penalty for an unapproved engine change, and started 11th. He improved to sixth place at the finish, while Scott Dixon who had to pit for wing damage suffered due to contact on lap 1, charged from 24th place to 4th.
  • 2013 (Race 2): On Sunday, Mike Conway started on the pole position, attempting to sweep the weekend. However, multiple cautions and different race strategies jumbled the field, and he wound up third. On lap 24, the field was coming off a restart when Tristan Vautier touched wheels with Takuma Sato, sending Sato into the tire barrier in turn 3. On lap 28, the ensuing restart saw Conway leading Scott Dixon into turn one. Seconds later, Sebastien Bourdais tagged the back of Will Power, triggering a ten-car pileup. In the second half, the race came down to Conway, Simon Pagenaud, and James Jakes. On the final sequence of pit stops, Pagenaud emerged as the leader, with Jakes second, and Conway closing in third. Pagenaud drove to victory, by 5.6274 seconds. Jakes held off Conway for second place by 0.4342 seconds.
  • 2014 (Race 1): On Saturday, Will Power held off Graham Rahal during the final ten laps and scored the first Indy car win at Detroit for Chevrolet & GM since 1993. Just across the river from GM's headquarters at the Renaissance Center, Helio Castroneves started on the pole and led 30 laps. Power took the lead from Ryan Briscoe on a restart on lap 60. Rahal ran in second, less than a second behind Power. Rahal was able to keep up with Power over the final ten laps, but was unable to muster a pass for the lead. Tony Kanaan finished third, his 66th-career podium finish.
  • 2014 (Race 2): On Sunday, Helio Castroneves drove to victory, completing a Penske and Chevrolet sweep of the weekend. Castroneves was leading Will Power by over 9 seconds with twenty laps to go, but a late-race caution bunched up the field. With six laps to go, Castroneves led, but another caution came out setting up one last restart. With three laps to go, Castroneves got the jump and won by 1.6836 seconds over Will Power. After the victory, Castroneves climbed the catchfence, repeating his signature celebration from the 2001 race.
  • 2015: (Race 1): On Saturday, heavy rain and lightning in the area caused the race to be shortened from 70 to 47 laps. Carlos Munoz won, his first IndyCar victory.
  • 2015: (Race 2): On Sunday, rain had washed out qualifying for the second race, and the field lined up by points. Several yellows slowed the race in the second half. Sébastien Bourdais was the winner.
  • 2017 (Race 1): On Saturday, Graham Rahal led 55 of 70 laps to win, nearly 25 years to the day that his father Bobby won the race. Rahal held off second place Scott Dixon, who was driving despite an injured ankle from a major crash the week earlier at the Indianapolis 500.
  • 2017 (Race 2): Graham Rahal swept the weekend, winning Sunday's second race, leading 41 of 70 laps. With five laps to go, the first caution of the day came out when James Hinchcliffe stalled on the course, and Spencer Pigot's car was smoking. Officials red flagged the race on lap 67 in order to allow for a green flag finish, and cleaned up the incidents. Rahal held off Josef Newgarden in a two-lap dash to finish.
  • 2021 (Race 1): The new Roger Penske led IndyCar returned to Detroit after the 2020 double header was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The controversial race saw Scott Dixon take a large lead by starting the race on harder primary tires as opposed to the softer alternate tires used by the rest of the field. Dixon's strategy was upended when Arrow McLaren SP driver Felix Rosenqvist crashed at near full speed into a tire barrier, throwing a red flag that halted the race for over an hour. When the race restarted many drivers, including Dixon, broke off on the formation lap to pit for fresh tires, handing Will Power the lead as Power had pitted for his own set of tires right before the red flag. Marcus Ericsson also cycled to the front with Power based on similar strategy and challenged Power for the lead before a crash by Romain Grosjean caused another red flag to be thrown. When the formation lap on the track began Power's crew was unable to get his car to restart due to an overheated ECU, handing the lead to Ericsson who hung on for five more laps to win his first IndyCar race. Rinus VeeKay and Pato O'Ward rounded out the podium.
  • 2021 (Race 2): Josef Newgarden won his first of what would be three consecutive pole positions heading into the summer break and led most of the race despite several restarts by using a strategy that put him on the harder primary tires throughout the opening two thirds of the race. Although Newgarden and Penske executed a three stop strategy perfectly it left the two time series champion to face the unforgiving Belle Isle circuit with used softer compound alternate tires that degraded rapidly in the closing laps. Following a restart where he was unable to manage the tire wear Newgarden was overtaken by Pato O'Ward, who had overtaken five other drivers in a two lap span to challenge Newgarden. The second year McLaren driver then built a gap of over five seconds to the rest of the field to take his first win on a street course. Newgarden held off late charges by Alex Palou and Colton Herta to stay in second place while Palou rounded out the podium.

IRL / IndyCar Series (Renaissance Center)[]

  • 2023: For 2023 the Detroit Grand Prix returned back to the Renaissance Center using a brand new condensed circuit around The Renaissance Center.

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Indianapolis 500 		IndyCar Series
Detroit Grand Prix 		Succeeded by
Grand Prix of Road America
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