2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Race details
7th and 8th round of the 2021 IndyCar season
DateJune 12, 2021
Official nameChevrolet Detroit Grand Prix Presented by Lear Corporation
LocationThe Raceway on Belle Isle, Detroit, Michigan
CourseTemporary street circuit
2.350 mi / 3.782 km
Distance70 laps
164.500 mi / 264.737 km
Race 1
Pole position
Driver Patricio O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Time01:15.5776
Fastest lap
Driver Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time76.6433 (on lap 2 of 70)
Podium
First Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Third Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Race 2
Pole position
Driver Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time01:14.1094
Fastest lap
Driver Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport)
Time76.3434 (on lap 50 of 70)
Podium
First Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Second Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Third Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 2021 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (officially known as the 2021 Chevrolet Indy Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation) was a pair of IndyCar motor races held on June 12, 2021, and June 13, 2021 at The Raceway at Belle Isle Park in Detroit, Michigan. They were the seventh and eighth races of the 2021 IndyCar Series.

Marcus Ericsson won the first race for Chip Ganassi Racing, scoring his first career victory in his third season, becoming the 7th different winner in the first 7 races. Ed Carpenter Racing's Rinus VeeKay finished second, with Pato O'Ward rounding out the podium places in third.

Pato O'Ward won the second race for Arrow McLaren SP, his second victory of the season, and his career. Team Penske's Josef Newgarden finished second, with Álex Palou rounding out the podium places in third.