IndyCar Series | |
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Venue | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
Corporate sponsor | Sonsio Vehicle Protection (Month of May) Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (summer) |
First race | 2014 |
Distance | 207.315 miles (333.641 km) |
Laps | 85 |
Previous names | Grand Prix of Indianapolis (2014) Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis (2015–2016) INDYCAR Grand Prix (2017-2019) GMR Grand Prix (2019-2023) Harvest Grand Prix (2020 summer) Big Machine Spiked Coolers Grand Prix (2021 summer) |
Most wins (driver) | May Race: Will Power (3) Simon Pagenaud (3) Summer Race: Scott Dixon (2) |
Most wins (team) | May Race:Team Penske (5) Summer Race: Chip Ganassi Racing (2) |
Most wins (manufacturer) | May Race: Chassis: Dallara (9) Engine: Chevrolet (6) Summer Race: Chassis: Dallara (4) Engine: Honda (3) |
The Grand Prix of Indianapolis, also known as the IndyCar Grand Prix is an IndyCar Series race held on the combined road course at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The race was first held in 2014 and is typically held on a Saturday in mid-May, two weekends prior to the Indianapolis 500. The race serves as a lead-in to the Indianapolis 500, and includes support races from the Road to Indy, including Indy NXT, USF Pro 2000 Championship and USF2000 Championship.
The race is run on a newer, modified layout of the circuit previously used for the Formula One United States Grand Prix, and later the Moto GP motorcycle event. From 2014 to 2016, the race was known as the Grand Prix of Indianapolis, and from 2015 to 2016 it was sponsored by Angie's List. For 2017, the Angie's List title sponsorship was dropped, and the race name was changed to the IndyCar Grand Prix. This was done in order to reduce confusion with the previous Formula One grand prix race that used to be held there, and to emphasize to fans that the race was part of the American-based IndyCar Series.[1] As of 2024, the race is known as the Sonsio Grand Prix for sponsorship reasons. A second road course race, the Gallagher Grand Prix was held during the summer as a support race for the NASCAR Cup Series Verizon 200 at the Brickyard. That race was run from 2020 until 2023.