The 2026 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2026 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 31, 2026, in Detroit, Michigan at the Detroit Street Circuit. The race contested of 100 laps. Álex Palou won the race. Kyle Kirkwood finished 2nd, and Graham Rahal finished 3rd. Pato O'Ward and Christian Lundgaard rounded out the top five, and Felix Rosenqvist, Louis Foster, Marcus Ericsson, Kyffin Simpson, and Josef Newgarden rounded out the top ten.
Race background
The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, is held on the streets of Detroit, Michigan on its 10-turn layout. A street course, the new layout first was used in 2023. It is currently a points-paying race of the NTT IndyCar Series. The event is contested by "Indy cars", a formula of professional-level, single-seat, open cockpit, open-wheel, purpose-built race cars. The race is traditionally held after the most prestigious event of the IndyCar calendar, and one of the oldest and most important automobile races in the world, the Indianapolis 500.
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookiePast winner
Driver Team Engine 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Practice Practice 1 + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:02.7722 2 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 01:02.7914 3 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 01:02.9433
Practice 2 + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 01:01.8145 2 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 01:01.9453 3 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:02.1949
Qualifying Qualifying was held at 1:00 PM ET on May 30, 2026.
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time 110 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi RacingHonda1:01.90171226 Will Power Andretti GlobalHonda1:02.12492 3 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 1:02.4559 3 4 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:02.6085 4 5 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:02.7870 5 6 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 1:03.0303 6 7 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:01.5966 7 8 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Honda 1:01.6973 8 9 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 1:01.7122 9 10 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 1:01.7770 10 11 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Chevrolet 1:01.8340 11 12 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1:01.9830 12 13 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:02.7656 13 14 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 1:02.1614 14 15 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 1:02.8249 15 16 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 1:02.1863 16 17 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:03.3399 17 18 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 1:02.2800 18 19 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 1:03.3440 19 20 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 1:02.3191 20 21 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 1:03.4034 21 22 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 1:02.4114 22 23 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1:07.4493 23 24 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 1:02.7978 24 25 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 1:04.6118 25 Official Report Notes Bold text indicates fastest time.
Warmup + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 01:02.4051 2 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:03.0140 3 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:03.1780
Race The race was held at 12:30 PM ET on May 31, 2026.
Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100 1:59:08.5542 2 1 71 54 2 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 100 1:59:11.6126 2 6 5 41 3 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 100 1:59:13.7345 3 12 - 35 4 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 100 1:59:14.7958 2 7 - 32 5 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 100 1:59:15.8175 2 5 3 31 6 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 100 1:59:16.7470 3 16 1 29 7 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Chevrolet 100 1:59:17.3545 2 11 - 26 8 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 100 1:59:17.8016 2 10 - 24 9 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100 1:59:18.2286 2 17 - 22 10 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 100 1:59:20.4506 3 21 - 20 11 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Honda 100 1:59:21.0843 4 8 1 20 12 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 100 1:59:21.9541 3 18 - 18 13 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 100 1:59:22.7421 3 15 - 17 14 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 100 1:59:23.5061 3 24 - 16 15 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 100 1:59:23.8777 2 13 - 15 16 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 100 1:59:24.5141 5 19 - 14 17 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 100 2:00:02.5983 3 14 - 13 18 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 96 1:59:28.6449 4 25 - 12 19 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 96 1:59:46.2272 3 3 - 11 20 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 91 Contact 2 20 - 10 21 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 91 2:00:09.2451 4 23 - 9 22 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 79 Contact 2 2 18 9 23 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 78 Mechanical 3 22 - 7 24 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 69 Mechanical 1 4 - 6 25 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 9 Contact 0 9 - 5Fastest lap: Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) - 1:03.0794 (Lap 8) Official report Driver received 1 bonus point for getting pole position, 1 for leading a lap and 2 for leading the most laps Driver received 1 bonus point for leading a lap
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Álex Palou 3272 Kyle Kirkwood 2653 David Malukas 2484 Christian Lundgaard 2265 Pato O'Ward 220
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 664 2 Chevrolet 614
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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