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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.[1][2] 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.

DateMay 31, 2026
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.645 mi / 2.647 km
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United States 2026 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Race details
8th round of the 2026 IndyCar season
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DateMay 31, 2026
Official nameChevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
LocationDetroit street circuit, Detroit, Michigan
CourseTemporary street circuit
1.645 mi / 2.647 km
Distance100 laps
164.500 mi / 264.737 km
WeatherClear 23 °C (73 °F)
Pole position
DriverSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:01.9017
Fastest lap
DriverSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:03.0794 (on lap 8 of 100)
Podium
FirstSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondUnited States Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Global)
ThirdUnited States Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
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The start of the 2024 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, is held on the streets of Detroit, Michigan on its 10-turn layout. A 1.645-mile (2.65 km) 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.[3]

Entry list

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Practice

Practice 1

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Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:02.7722
2 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 01:02.7914
3 26 Australia Will Power Andretti Global Honda 01:02.9433
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Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 01:01.8145
2 26 Australia Will Power Andretti Global Honda 01:01.9453
3 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:02.1949
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Qualifying

Qualifying was held at 1:00 PM ET on May 30, 2026.

Qualifying classification

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1 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:01.9017 1
2 26 Australia Will Power Andretti Global Honda 1:02.1249 2
3 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 1:02.4559 3
4 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:02.6085 4
5 7 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:02.7870 5
6 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 1:03.0303 6
7 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:01.5966 7
8 66 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Honda 1:01.6973 8
9 21 Denmark Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 1:01.7122 9
10 28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 1:01.7770 10
11 45 United Kingdom Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Chevrolet 1:01.8340 11
12 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1:01.9830 12
13 6 United States Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:02.7656 13
14 20 United States Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 1:02.1614 14
15 19 Norway Dennis Hauger  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 1:02.8249 15
16 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 1:02.1863 16
17 8 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:03.3399 17
18 76 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 1:02.2800 18
19 4 Brazil Caio Collet  R  A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 1:03.3440 19
20 18 France Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 1:02.3191 20
21 2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 1:03.4034 21
22 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 1:02.4114 22
23 47 Germany Mick Schumacher  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1:07.4493 23
24 77 United States Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 1:02.7978 24
25 12 United States David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 1:04.6118 25
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Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time.

Warmup

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PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 01:02.4051
2 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:03.0140
3 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:03.1780
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Race

The race was held at 12:30 PM ET on May 31, 2026.

Race classification

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1 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100 1:59:08.5542 2 1 71 541
2 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 100 1:59:11.6126 2 6 5 412
3 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 100 1:59:13.7345 3 12 - 35
4 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 100 1:59:14.7958 2 7 - 32
5 7 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 100 1:59:15.8175 2 5 3 312
6 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 100 1:59:16.7470 3 16 1 292
7 45 United Kingdom Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Chevrolet 100 1:59:17.3545 2 11 - 26
8 28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 100 1:59:17.8016 2 10 - 24
9 8 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 100 1:59:18.2286 2 17 - 22
10 2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 100 1:59:20.4506 3 21 - 20
11 66 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Honda 100 1:59:21.0843 4 8 1 202
12 76 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 100 1:59:21.9541 3 18 - 18
13 19 Norway Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 100 1:59:22.7421 3 15 - 17
14 77 United States Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 100 1:59:23.5061 3 24 - 16
15 6 United States Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 100 1:59:23.8777 2 13 - 15
16 4 Brazil Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 100 1:59:24.5141 5 19 - 14
17 20 United States Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 100 2:00:02.5983 3 14 - 13
18 12 United States David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 96 1:59:28.6449 4 25 - 12
19 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 96 1:59:46.2272 3 3 - 11
20 18 France Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 91 Contact 2 20 - 10
21 47 Germany Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 91 2:00:09.2451 4 23 - 9
22 26 Australia Will Power Andretti Global Honda 79 Contact 2 2 18 92
23 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 78 Mechanical 3 22 - 7
24 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 69 Mechanical 1 4 - 6
25 21 Denmark Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 9 Contact 0 9 - 5
Fastest lap: Spain Alex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) - 1:03.0794 (Lap 8)
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  • 1 Driver received 1 bonus point for getting pole position, 1 for leading a lap and 2 for leading the most laps
  • 2 Driver received 1 bonus point for leading a lap

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

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