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.
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 6Qualifications
Race results Driver Team Engine &Aero Kit Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 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 6OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Notes 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