Detroit Race Results: June 12, 2021 (Indycar Series)

Detroit Grand Prix results from race one of the Indycar Series double-header

Today, the first of two Indycar Series street races are set to take place in Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit Grand Prix is a 2.35-mile track with 14 corners through Belle Isle Park.

View Indycar race results from race 1 of the Detroit Grand Prix below.

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Pato O’Ward and Alexander Rossi set the front row. 70 laps of street racing are up next…

Detroit Grand Prix
Race 1 – Report

Detroit Grand Prix - Belle Isle Park - Indycar Series 2
Detroit Grand Prix – Belle Isle Park – Indycar Series 2 (Photo: Joe Skibinski)

Green flag, Pato O’Ward clears Alexander Rossi into turn one.

Lap 3, many cars hit the pit lane to swap off the red tires. The soft tires fall off fast and many teams want them off the car. Teams have to use as least one set of those tires, obligation filled.

Lap 4, O’Ward pits from the lead. He’s going for the black Rossi is handed the lead.

Lap 5, Josef Newgarden gets loose as he’s in a fight to save his car. He slows. Newgarden loses a tire as he coasts to the pit lane! Ryan Hunter-Reay brushes the wall as well.

Rossi pits, as Ed Jones takes over the lead.

Lap 8, Will Power looks inside of Jones in the battle for the lead. They’re both on the red tires.

Lap 12, Dixon has a run on Power. Power is on the red sidewalls and fading fast. Dixon drives right by with the harder black tires.

Lap 25

Lap 25, Felix Rosenqvist is in the wall in turn six with a throttle stuck! He jumps over the tire barriers and pushes the wall backwards in the process. The caution is out for the scary crash.

The safety team is taking their time to remove Rosenqvist from the machine. The temporary concrete barrier behind the tire wall is pushed over from the impact.

Related: Indycar crash in Detroit Grand Prix sends Felix Rosenqvist to the hospital (Video)

As the track is repaired, the field coasts under yellow. Dixon and many others dive into the pit lane. They run three wide at the pit exit. Will Power takes over the race lead. Dixon restarts outside the top 10.

Will Power - Detroit Grand Prix - Belle Isle Park - Indycar Series 2
Will Power – Detroit Grand Prix – Belle Isle Park – Indycar Series 2 (Photo: Joe Skibinski)

Green, Power leads Marcus Ericsson into turn one. The mix of strategies has created chaos deeper in the field as cars on new red tires slice through those on the harder red tire.

Lap 34, Ericsson is all over the bumper of Power in the battle for the lead. He has a look to the inside bu lifts. Behind them, Dixon is still slicing through the field, he’s up to 6th.

Lap 40, Dixon is fading as he skates all over the racing surface. O’Ward leads a train of cars all over his bumper. O’Ward gets the drive off the corner, he has a run and O’Ward takes the spot in the battle for 6th.

Lap 44

Lap 44, Dixon returns to the pit lane with many others to put on harder black tires. That will be the last stop for these drivers.

Lap 48, Power pits from the race lead. O’Ward, Rahal, Ferrucci and Newgarden have yet to pit. As Power exits the pits, he’s in a side by side battle with Newgarden. Newgarden forces his way by on the inside as Power runs through the marbles and loses a bunch of ground.

Lap 50, O’Ward pits from the lead. Rahal and Ferrucci pit a lap later. Power returns to the race lead.

15 to go

15 to go, Power leads Ericsson by two car lengths as they thrash through the streets of Detroit.

6 to go, Romain Grosjean is in the wall and the caution is out.

5 to go, Indycar throws the red flag to clean up the crash and help the race finish under green.

Will Power - Detroit Grand Prix - Belle Isle Park - Indycar Series
Will Power – Detroit Grand Prix – Belle Isle Park – Indycar Series (Photo: Matt Fraver)

As the incident is cleaned, officials tell the teams to re-fire. However, Power’s car won’t start! Power will give up the race lead! Marcus Ericsson takes over at the front.

Green, Ericsson leads Rinus VeeKay.

2 to go, Ericsson leads VeeKay by 0.8 seconds.

Marcus Ericsson wins the Detroit Grand Prix!

Marcus Ericsson 2 - Detroit Grand Prix - Belle Isle Park - Indycar Series 2
Marcus Ericsson 2 – Detroit Grand Prix – Belle Isle Park – Indycar Series 2 (Photo: Chris Owens)

Detroit Grand Prix
Results (Race 1)
June 12, 2021

Pos | Driver

1. Marcus Ericsson
2. Rinus VeeKay
3. Pato O’Ward
4. Takuma Sato
5. Graham Rahal
6. Santino Ferrucci
7. Alexander Rossi
8. Scott Dixon
9. Ed Jones
10. Josef Newgarden
11. Sebastien Bourdais
12. Simon Pagenaud
13. Conor Daly
14. Colton Herta
15. Alex Palou
16. Jack Harvey
17. James Hinchcliffe
18. Dalton Kellett
19. Scott McLaughlin
20. Will Power
21. Ryan Hunter-Reay
22. Max Chilton
23. Romain Grosjean
24. Jimmie Johnson
25. Felix Rosenqvist

Marcus Ericsson 2 - Detroit Grand Prix - Belle Isle Park - Indycar Series 2
Marcus Ericsson 2 – Detroit Grand Prix – Belle Isle Park – Indycar Series 2 (Photo: Joe Skibinski)

Race Statistics

Winner’s average speed: 93.509 mph
Time of Race: 1:45:33.1123

Margin of victory: 1.7290 seconds
Cautions: 2 for 9 laps
Lead changes: 10 among 8 drivers

Lap Leaders:
O’Ward 1-2
Rossi 3-4
Grosjean 5
Jones 6-7
Power 8-11
Dixon 12-27
Power 28-48
O’Ward 49
Rahal 50-53
Power 54-65
Ericsson 66-70

Marcus Ericsson and team - Detroit Grand Prix - Belle Isle Park - Indycar Series 2
Marcus Ericsson and team – Detroit Grand Prix – Belle Isle Park – Indycar Series 2 (Photo: Joe Skibinski)
Indycar Series
Point Standings

Pos | Driver | Points | Wins

1. Alex Palou
263 | 1 Win

2. Pato O’Ward
248 | 1 Win

3. Scott Dixon
237 | 1 Win

4. Rinus VeeKay
231 | 1 Win

5. Simon Pagenaud
219

6. Josef Newgarden
204

7. Marcus Ericsson
189 | 1 Win

8. Graham Rahal
179

9. Colton Herta
170 | 1 Win

10. Takuma Sato
163

11. Scott McLaughlin
154

12. Will Power
141

13. Jack Harvey
135

14. Alexander Rossi
128

15. Sebastien Bourdais
108

16. Ryan Hunter-Reay
103

17. Helio Castroneves
103 | 1 WIn

18. Conor Daly
102

19. Ed Jones
100

20. Ed Carpenter
99

21. Romain Grosjean
89

22. James Hicnhcliffe
87

23. Felix Rosenqvist
87

24. Santino Ferrucci
85

25. Tony Kanaan
79

26. Dalton Kellett
74

27. Juan Pablo Montoya
53

28. Sage Karam
53

29. Max Chilton
36

30. Pietro Fittipaldi
34

31. Jimmie Johnson
31

32. JR Hildenbrand
30

33. Marco Andretti
22

34. Stefan Wilson
10

35. Simona De Silvestro
10

36. Charlie Kimball
8

37. RC Enerson
0

Detroit Grand Prix
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June 12, 2021
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