2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis
| Race details | |
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| 5th round of the 2016 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | May 14, 2016 |
| Official name | Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis |
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.439 mi / 3.925 km |
| Distance | 82 laps 200 mi / 321.87 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:08.6868 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport) |
| Time | 1:09.5535 (on lap 67 of 82) |
| Podium | |
| First | Simon Pagenaud (Team Penske) |
| Second | Hélio Castroneves (Team Penske) |
| Third | James Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) |
The 2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis, officially known as the 2016 Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth round of the 2016 IndyCar Series season. The race took place over 82 laps on the infield road corse at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The race also served as part of the festivities surrounding the 2016 Indianapolis 500. The car count for the race slightly increased from other races during the season due to some entries participating in the Indianapolis 500 electing to also run in the Grand Prix.
For the second race in a row, Simon Pagenaud qualified in pole position, this time with a time of 1:08.6868. Chip Ganassi Racing driver Charlie Kimball surprised with a qualifying run good enough to place him second.Graham Rahal and Josef Newgarden, who had qualified third and fifth respectively, had their times disallowed and were moved to the back of the starting grid for failing to meet minimum car weight regulations in post-qualifying inspection.
The race was run in cold temperatures and overcast skies. At the start, Simon Pagenaud held the lead, while James Hinchcliffe moved into second. As the field moved into the first turn, Tony Kanaan and Sébastien Bourdais made contact, bringing out a full course caution and bringing an end to Kanaan's day before he could complete a lap. The race restarted after four caution laps with much cleaner results. On lap six, Will Power lost control of his car entering turn seven while trying to defend from Alexander Rossi. No caution resulted from the spin and Power would finish a lowly 19th. The first round of pit stops came around lap 20. Graham Rahal would lead briefly due to extending fuel farther than anyone else, but would fall back following his own pit stop. The lead was briefly handed to Charlie Kimball, who had beat Pagenaud out of the pits. Pagenaud would not take long to find a way by, however, and was quickly back in the lead.
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