2017 IndyCar Grand Prix
| Race details | |
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| 5th round of the 2017 IndyCar Series season | |
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| Date | May 13, 2017 |
| Official name | IndyCar Grand Prix |
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.439 mi / 3.925 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 207.315 mi / 333.64 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:07.7044 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:09.3888 (on lap 68 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Second | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
The 2017 IndyCar Grand Prix, officially known as the 2017 IndyCar Grand Prix presented by Sea-Doo for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth round of the 2017 IndyCar Series season. The race took place over 85 laps on the infield road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Will Power, driving for Team Penske, won the race.
Qualifying was held on Friday, May 12. Will Power broke his own track record, setting a time of 1:07.7044. It was his 47th career pole, which moved him into fifth place on the all-time list of American open-wheel pole position winners. Alongside him on the front row was his teammate, Hélio Castroneves. Josef Newgarden qualified third, Scott Dixon fourth, and Juan Pablo Montoya, in his first race in an IndyCar since the 2016 season closer, qualified fifth.
The race was held on Saturday, May 13. The field was able to make its way through the first few corners cleanly, with Will Power holding his lead over Hélio Castroneves, while Scott Dixon moved into third. As the field moved through turn 7 for the first time, Marco Andretti made contact with Tony Kanaan, sending Kanaan into a spin and sending Andretti and Ed Jones into the grass. Kanaan was forced to pit with a punctured tire, while Andretti was assessed a drive-through penalty for avoidable contact. However, the race resumed with no caution. The field continued on, though on lap four, Sébastien Bourdais pulled off course in at turn 1, an engine failure forcing him out of the race. Alexander Rossi moved into the top sixth following Bourdais' misfortune. By lap 17, however, both Ryan Hunter-Reay and Spencer Pigot moved around Rossi, while up front, Power still held the lead.
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