2015 Indy Grand Prix of Louisiana

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.

2015 New Orleans

Race details
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)

Report

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

Qualifying

Qualifying was cancelled as rain brought an early end to proceedings. The grid was set by entrant points standings from the previous race; the Grand Prix of St. Petersburg.

Pos	No.	Name	Entrant Points
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

Race results

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine & Aero Kit	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.1
1	5	James Hinchcliffe	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	47	1:47:19.4896	0	16	15	51
2	3	Hélio Castroneves	Team Penske	Chevrolet	47	+0.4279	0	4	1	41
3	7	James Jakes	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	47	+0.8452	0	22		35
4	25	Simona de Silvestro	Andretti Autosport	Honda	47	+1.2924	0	18		32
5	2	Juan Pablo Montoya	Team Penske	Chevrolet	47	+1.7564	0	1	31	33
6	10	Tony Kanaan	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	47	+2.2638	0	3		28
7	1	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	47	+3.0958	0	2		26
8	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	47	+4.3495	0	11		24
9	21	Josef Newgarden	CFH Racing	Chevrolet	47	+5.7352	0	12		22
10	20	Luca Filippi	CFH Racing	Chevrolet	47	+7.2115	0	9		20
11	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	47	+7.8421	0	15		19
12	26	Carlos Muñoz	Andretti Autosport	Honda	47	+9.0899	0	14		18
13	27	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	Honda	47	+9.7817	0	10		17
14	83	Charlie Kimball	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	47	+15.7221	0	21		16
15	98	Gabby Chaves R	Bryan Herta Autosport	Honda	46	+1 Lap	0	17		15
16	18	Carlos Huertas	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	46	+1 Lap	0	24		14
17	4	Stefano Coletti R	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	44	+3 Laps	0	20		13
18	8	Sage Karam R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	44	+3 Laps	0	19		12
19	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	43	Crash T3	0	7		8
20	22	Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Chevrolet	43	Crash T3	0	5		10
21	11	Sébastien Bourdais	KV Racing Technology	Chevrolet	43	Crash T3	0	6		9
22	14	Takuma Sato	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Honda	39	Crash damage	0	13		8
23	19	Francesco Dracone R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	23	Crash damage	0	23		7
24	41	Jack Hawksworth	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Honda	19	Crash T13	0	8		6
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes

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.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Juan Pablo Montoya	84
2	2	Hélio Castroneves	74
1	3	Will Power	70
12	4	James Hinchcliffe	65
2	5	Tony Kanaan	63

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

• Lap Report - Verizon IndyCar Series, April 12, 2015