After two weeks of turning only left on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IndyCar drivers will finally get to turn right again this weekend. On the bumpy streets of Detroit, Alex Palou will try to secure his sixth win of the season. However, the competition will do everything they can to stop him. We’ve gathered all the key information for the upcoming race weekend.

The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

First IndyCar race: 1989
Number of races held: 34
Number of different winners: 24
Last year’s winner: Scott Dixon (2024)
Lap record: 1:01.9410, Kyle Kirkwood (2023)
Most successful driver: Scott Dixon, 4 wins

The 2025 Race

Race length: 100 laps / 170 miles (273,53 km)
Push-to-Pass: Can be used for a total of 150 seconds, with a maximum of 15 seconds per use
Tires: 5 sets of standard Firestone tires and 5 alternate sets per car (rookies get 1 extra set of standard tires in the first practice session)
Green flag: Sunday, June 1, 12:52 PM ET
Expected race duration: 2 hours
Number of participants: 27

Entry List for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

#2 Josef Newgarden – Astemo Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#3 Scott McLaughlin – TireRack.com Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#4 David Malukas – Clarience Technologies AJ 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 – Ridgeline Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#9 Scott Dixon – PNC Bank Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#10 Alex Palou – DHL Chip Ganassi Racing (Honda)
#12 Will Power – Verizon Team Penske (Chevrolet)
#14 Santino Ferrucci – Sexton Properties AJ Foyt Racing (Chevrolet)
#15 Graham Rahal – JJ Curran Crane Company Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#18 Rinus VeeKay – askROI Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#20 Alexander Rossi – ECR Java House (Chevrolet)
#21 Christian Rasmussen – ESC Splenda (Chevrolet)
#26 Colton Herta – Gainbridge Andretti Global (Honda)
#27 Kyle Kirkwood – Siemens AWS Andretti Global (Honda)
#28 Marcus Ericsson – Andretti Global (Honda)
#30 Devlin DeFrancesco – EVTEC Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#45 Louis Foster – Mi-Jack Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing (Honda)
#51 Jacob Abel – Abel Construction Dale Coyne Racing (Honda)
#60 Felix Rosenqvist – SiriusXM Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#66 Marcus Armstrong – SiriusXM/ROOT Insurance Meyer Shank Racing (Honda)
#77 Conor Daly – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#78 Sting Ray Robb – Juncos Hollinger Racing (Chevrolet)
#83 Robert Schwartzman – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)
#90 Callum Ilott – Prema Racing (Chevrolet)

Schedule for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

Friday, May 9
Practice 1: 3:05 AM – 4:05 PM ET

Saturday, May 10
Practice 2: 9:05 PM – 10:05 PM ET
Qualifying: 12:20 PM – 1:50 PM ET

Sunday, June 1
Warm-up: 11:32 AM – 11:57 AM ET
Race ‘Drivers, Start your Engines’: 12:45 uur
Race Green Flag: 12:52 PM

Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prixon TV

USA: All practice and qualifying sessions will be shown live on FOX Sports 1 or 2. The race broadcast starts at 12:30 PM (ET) on FOX.
Canada: All practice sessions will be livestreamed on TSN+. The race will be broadcast on TSN5, with coverage starting at 12:30 PM (ET).
UK: The first free practice, qualifying and the race will be shown live on Sky Sports F1. The race broadcast starts at 5:30 PM.
Australia: All sessions and the race will be shown on Stan Sport. The race broadcast starts on Monday morning at 2:30 AM (AEST).
New Zealand: The first free practice and warm-up will be shown on Sky Sport 6, second free practice and qualifying on Sky Sport 2 and the race on Sky Sport 5. The race broadcast starts on Monday morning at 4:30 AM (NZST).

Weather Forecast

The race weekend in Detroit is expected to start off a bit unsettled, with strong winds on Friday and alternating periods of clouds and sunshine. Around the time of the free practice, there’s a chance of showers, possibly with thunderstorms. With a high of 77°F (25°C), it will still be pleasantly warm.

After the potential thunderstorms on Friday, Saturday and Sunday are expected to be slightly cooler, with highs of 68°F (20°C) and 70°F (21°C), respectively. However, winds will die down, it should stay dry and conditions will be mostly sunny.

Friday, May 30: 77°F (25°C), windy with a chance of afternoon showers
Saturday, May 31: 68°F (20°C), mostly sunny
Sunday, June 1: 70°F (21°C), mostly sunny

Source: AccuWeather.com

Historical Results

Number of Pole Positions
1. Josef Newgarden – 3
2. Alexander Rossi – 2
3. Graham Rahal – 1
= Pato O’Ward – 1
= Will Power – 1
= Scott Dixon – 1
= Alex Palou – 1
= Colton Herta – 1

Number of Wins
1. Scott Dixon – 4
2. Helio Castroneves - 3
= Will Power – 3
4. Graham Rahal – 2
5. Pato O’Ward – 1
= Marcus Ericsson – 1
= Alex Palou – 1

Number of Podium Finishes
1. Will Power – 8
2. Scott Dixon – 6
3. Graham Rahal – 4
4. Josef Newgarden – 3
= Alexander Rossi – 3
5. Pato O’Ward – 2
= Marcus Ericsson – 2
= Alex Palou – 2
8. Rinus VeeKay – 1
= Felix Rosenqvist – 1
= Marcus Ericsson – 1
= Marcus Armstrong – 1

Average Finish Position
1. Marcus Armstrong – 5,50 (2 races)
2. Marcus Ericsson – 6,14 (7 races)
3. Alexander Rossi – 6,77 (13 races)
4. Scott Dixon – 7,26 (23 races)
5. Will Power – 8,19 (21 races)
6. Alex Palou – 8,20 (5 races)
7. Pato O'Ward – 9,57 (7 races)
8. Felix Rosenqvist – 11,00 (6 races)
9. Graham Rahal – 11,14 (21 races)
10. Josef Newgarden – 11,20 (20 races)
11. Kyle Kirkwood – 11,33 (3 races)
12. Colton Herta – 11,43 (7 races)
13. Conor Daly – 12,20 (10 races)
14. Rinus VeeKay – 13,60 (5 races)
15. Christian Lundgaard – 13,67 (3 races)
16. Devlin DeFrancesco – 15,00 (2 races)
17. Santino Ferrucci – 15,33 (9 races)
18. David Malukas – 17,00 (2 races)
19. Scott McLaughlin – 17,00 (5 races)
20. Sting Ray Robb – 21,50 (2 races)
21. Kyffin Simpson – 24,00 (1 race)
22. Christian Rasmussen – 27,00 (1 race)
23. Callum Ilott – 27,00 (1 race)