The 2021 NTT IndyCar Series is the 26th season of the IndyCar Series and the 110th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event will be the 2021 Indianapolis 500. It will be the second year under Penske management after they took over in late 2019. Scott Dixon is set to enter his 21st season competing for a National Championship as the defending champion.
2021 IndyCar season | |
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NTT IndyCar Series | |
Season | |
Races | 16 |
Start date | April 18 |
End date | September 26 |
Awards | |
Indianapolis 500 winner | Hélio Castroneves |
Background
2021 was to be the final season that the Dallara DW12 UAK18 and Dallara DW12 chassis package (which debuted in 2012 and 2018 respectively) was to be used in competition. It was also scheduled to be the final season for the 2.2-litre V6 twin-turbocharged engine package that debuted in 2012; in October 2020, this was delayed for an additional season, as a consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Contracted teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2021 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams use a spec Dallara IR18 chassis with universal aero kit and Firestone tires.
Team | Engine | No. | Driver(s) | Round(s) |
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 1 | J. R. Hildebrand[2] | 6 |
4 | Dalton Kellett[3] | All | ||
11 | Charlie Kimball[4] | 5–6 | ||
14 | Sébastien Bourdais[5] | All | ||
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 25 | Stefan Wilson[6] R [a] | 6 |
26 | Colton Herta[8][9] | All | ||
27 | Alexander Rossi[10] | All | ||
28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay[11] | All | ||
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport[12] | 29 | James Hinchcliffe[13] | All | |
Andretti Herta-Haupert Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | 98 | Marco Andretti[14][15] | 6 | |
Arrow McLaren SP[16] | Chevrolet | 5 | Patricio O'Ward[16][17] | All |
7 | Felix Rosenqvist[18][19] | All | ||
86 | Juan Pablo Montoya[20] | 5–6 | ||
Carlin | Chevrolet | 59 | Max Chilton[21] | 1–2, 6–12, 14–16 |
Conor Daly[22] | 3–4, 13 | |||
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 8 | Marcus Ericsson[23] | All |
9 | Scott Dixon[24] | All | ||
10 | Álex Palou[25] | All | ||
48 | Jimmie Johnson[24] R | 1–2, 5, 7–12, 14–16 | ||
Tony Kanaan[26] | 3–4, 6, 13 | |||
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing[27] | Honda | 51 | Romain Grosjean[28] R | 1–2, 5, 7–12, 14–16 |
Pietro Fittipaldi[29] | 3–4, 6, 13 | |||
Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | 18 | Ed Jones[30] | All | |
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | Chevrolet | 24 | Sage Karam[31] | 6 |
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 20 | Conor Daly[32] | 1–2, 5, 7–12, 14–16 |
Ed Carpenter[16] | 3–4, 6, 13 | |||
21 | Rinus VeeKay[33] | All | ||
47 | Conor Daly[34] | 6 | ||
Meyer Shank Racing[16] | Honda | 06 | Hélio Castroneves[35] | 6, 11–12, 14–16 |
60 | Jack Harvey[36] | All | ||
Paretta Autosport[37] | Chevrolet | 16 | Simona de Silvestro | 6 |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 15 | Graham Rahal[38] | All |
30 | Takuma Sato[39] | All | ||
45 | Santino Ferrucci[40] | 6 | ||
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 2 | Josef Newgarden[41] | All |
3 | Scott McLaughlin[42] R | All | ||
12 | Will Power[41] | All | ||
22 | Simon Pagenaud[41] | All | ||
Top Gun Racing[43] | Chevrolet | 75 | R. C. Enerson[43] R | 6 |
Driver changes
- Seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson will partner with Chip Ganassi Racing to finalize sponsorship on a program to run all of IndyCar's road/street courses in 2021–2022.[24] On October 24, 2020, the car number and primary sponsor for Johnson's car were announced, respectively the No. 48 (Johnson's long-time NASCAR number, with Hendrick Motorsports, and a number Ganassi had previously fielded in the Xfinity Series) and Carvana.[44]
- A. J. Foyt Enterprises signed Sébastien Bourdais to drive the No. 14 entry full-time in the 2021 season. Bourdais would also drive the No. 14 for the final three races of 2020.[45]
- Arrow McLaren SP announced that Oliver Askew, who had driven the No. 7 car in 2020, would not return to the team for the 2021 season.[18] Felix Rosenqvist will move from Chip Ganassi Racing to replace Askew.[19]
- Team Penske announced that three-time Supercars champion Scott McLaughlin would race full-time for the team in IndyCar in 2021.[46]
- Chip Ganassi Racing signed Álex Palou to drive the No. 10 full-time in the 2021 season.[25]
- After competing in three races in 2020 with both Team Penske and Arrow McLaren SP, Hélio Castroneves will contest a six-race schedule in 2021 with Meyer Shank Racing.[35]
- Chip Ganassi Racing re-signed Tony Kanaan to a two-year contract to contest the oval events, in complement to Jimmie Johnson's road & street course schedule in the No. 48 entry.[26] Kanaan previously drove for the team between 2014 and 2017.
- Colton Herta will switch from the No. 88 Harding Steinbrenner-backed car to the No. 26, sponsored by Gainbridge.[9]
- Arrow McLaren SP announced that two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Juan Pablo Montoya will drive their third entry in the Indianapolis 500. This will be Montoya's first Indianapolis 500 appearance since 2017.[47] Montoya will also drive the IndyGP.
- Paretta Autosport, a new team run by former Dodge/SRT Motorsports director Beth Paretta, announced that Simona de Silvestro will drive a Team Penske-engineered Chevrolet in the Indianapolis 500. This will be de Silvestro's first IndyCar and Indianapolis 500 appearance since 2015.[37]
- James Hinchcliffe will re-join Andretti Autosport full-time in the No. 29 after competing in 6 races for the team in the 2020 season.[48]
- Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan signed Ed Jones for the 2021 season. This will be Jones' second stint with Dale Coyne Racing, having driven for them in the 2017 season.[49]
- Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing announced that Romain Grosjean would be racing for the team, driving the No. 51 entry on road and street circuits, after 10 seasons in Formula One.[50] Pietro Fittipaldi will drive the No. 51 on the ovals. Fittipaldi will return to the IndyCar Series for the first time since 2018.[51]
- Santino Ferrucci will drive for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing in the Indianapolis 500. Ferrucci previously drove for Dale Coyne Racing from 2018–2020.[52]
- J. R. Hildebrand signed to drive for A. J. Foyt Enterprises for the Indianapolis 500 running a tribute livery for the 60th anniversary of A. J. Foyt's first win in the race.[2]
- Stefan Wilson signed to drive for Andretti Autosport for the Indianapolis 500. It would be Wilson's first IndyCar start since the 2018 Indianapolis 500.[6]
Team changes
- On October 28, 2020, it was announced that DragonSpeed, who competed on a part-time basis in the previous 2 seasons, will be leaving the IndyCar Series and they have sold their Dallara DW12 chassis to Meyer Shank Racing, who are fielding a second car for the 2021 season.[53]
- Team Penske ended their partnership with Supercars team Dick Johnson Racing (with whom McLaughlin won his three titles) to make room for another IndyCar entry and thus returned to competing with four cars for the first time since 2017.
- Chip Ganassi Racing also returned to a regular four-car team for the first time since 2017.
- Dale Coyne Racing announced a partnership with Rick Ware Racing (who field full- and part-time entries in numerous other series including the NASCAR Cup and Asian Le Mans Series) for the full season, changing the number of the team's second entry from No. 19 to No. 51.
- On February 18, 2021, Andretti Autosport mentioned that James Hinchcliffe's No. 29 entry would compete under the banner of "Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport", with one of the partners from the former Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Autosport entry, George Steinbrenner IV, returning as a partner.[54]
- Top Gun Racing is set to make their IndyCar debut at the Indianapolis 500 with R. C. Enerson. Top Gun Racing had originally planned to enter the 2020 Indianapolis 500, but these plans were put on hold because the race was held behind closed doors.[55]
Schedule
On October 1, 2020, a seventeen-race calendar was announced.[56] Iowa Speedway did not return from the 2020 IndyCar Series calendar, while all tracks that were unable to host races in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic returned to the calendar with the exception of Circuit of the Americas and Richmond Raceway.[57][58] A second road course race at Indianapolis will be held once again, as part of a doubleheader on Brickyard weekend in August.[59][60]
On December 17, 2020, it was announced that in order to provide "the best opportunity to provide our guests with a fun and exciting experience in a safe and unrestricted environment", the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach would be rescheduled from April 18 to September 26, becoming the season finale. Combined with the Portland and Laguna Seca events, this will form a three-race west coast swing to conclude the season.[61]
On January 6, 2021, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg was rescheduled to April 25 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the season opener being moved to Barber Motorsports Park.[62]
On January 22, 2021, the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was rescheduled to April 18 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will now be on NBC network television.[63]
On May 14, 2021, the Honda Indy Toronto was cancelled for a second successive season, due to the restrictions imposed in Ontario by the COVID-19 pandemic.[64]
Rd. | Date | Race name | Track | Location |
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1 | April 18 | Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama presented by AmFirst | R Barber Motorsports Park | Birmingham, Alabama |
2 | April 25 | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
3 | May 1 | Genesys 300 | O Texas Motor Speedway | Fort Worth, Texas |
4 | May 2 | XPEL 375 | ||
5 | May 15 | GMR Grand Prix | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
6 | May 30 | 105th Running of the Indianapolis 500 | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | |
7 | June 12 | Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix | R Belle Isle Street Circuit | Detroit, Michigan |
8 | June 13 | |||
9 | June 20 | REV Group Grand Prix at Road America | R Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
10 | July 4 | Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio | R Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio |
11 | August 8 | Big Machine Music City Grand Prix[65][66] | R Nashville Street Circuit | Nashville, Tennessee |
12 | August 14 | TBA[67] | R Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | Speedway, Indiana |
13 | August 21 | Bommarito Automotive Group 500 | O World Wide Technology Raceway | Madison, Illinois |
14 | September 12 | Grand Prix of Portland | R Portland International Raceway | Portland, Oregon |
15 | September 19 | Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey | R WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | Monterey, California |
16 | September 26 | Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach | R Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California |
Results
Rd. | Race | Pole position | Fastest lap | Most laps led | Race Winner | Report | ||
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Driver | Team | Manufacturer | ||||||
1 | Birmingham | Patricio O'Ward | Patricio O'Ward | Álex Palou | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | Report |
2 | St. Petersburg | Colton Herta | Álex Palou | Colton Herta | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda | Report |
3 | Texas 1 | Álex Palou[b] | Marcus Ericsson | Scott Dixon | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | Report |
4 | Texas 2 | Scott Dixon[b] | Álex Palou | Scott Dixon | Patricio O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | Report |
5 | Indianapolis GP | Romain Grosjean | Rinus VeeKay | Romain Grosjean | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | Report |
6 | Indianapolis 500 | Scott Dixon | Santino Ferrucci | Conor Daly | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | Report |
7 | Detroit 1 | |||||||
8 | Detroit 2 | |||||||
9 | Road America | |||||||
10 | Mid-Ohio | |||||||
11 | Nashville | |||||||
12 | Indianapolis Road Course | |||||||
13 | Gateway | |||||||
14 | Portland | |||||||
15 | Laguna Seca | |||||||
16 | Long Beach |
Points standings
- Ties are broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc.; then by finishing position in the previous race; then by random draw.[68]
Driver standings
- At all races except the Indy 500, the pole position qualifier earns 1 point (unless qualifying is not held).[69] The top nine Indy 500 qualifiers receive points, descending from 9 points for the pole position.[69] At double header races, the fastest qualifier of each qualifying group earns 1 point.[69]
- Drivers who lead at least one race lap are awarded 1 point.[68] The driver who leads the most laps during a race scores an additional 2 points.[68]
- Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the engine reaches their required distance run will result in the loss of 10 points.[70]
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Entrant standings
- Based on the entrant, used for standings in Leaders Circle Program.
- Top 22 full-season finishers earn Leaders Circle contracts for the following season.[71]
- Only full-season entrants are shown below.
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Manufacturer standings
- All manufacturer points (including qualifying points, race finish points, and race win bonus points) can only be earned by full-season entrants,[72] and provided they are using an engine from their initial allocation, or have mileaged out all previously used engines.[73] Ineligible cars are removed from the finishing order used for race finish points,[74] and cannot score pole or win bonus points.[75]
- The top two finishing entrants from each manufacturer in each race score points for their respective manufacturer. The manufacturer that wins each race will be awarded five additional points.
- At all races except the Indy 500, the manufacturer who qualifies on pole earns one point. At the Indy 500, the fastest Saturday qualifier earns one point, while the pole position winner on Sunday earns two points.
Pos | Manufacturer | ALA | STP | TXS | IGP | INDY | DET | ROA | MDO | NSH | IND | GAT | POR | LAG | LBH | Pts | ||
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1 | Honda | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 489 | ||||||||||
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||||||
90W | 88PW | 87W | 67 | 76P | 81PP | |||||||||||||
2 | Chevrolet | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 480 | ||||||||||
4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||
73P | 75 | 75 | 95W | 87W | 75 |
Manufacturer standings results breakdown | ||||||||||||||||
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Entrant | ALA | STP | TXS | IGP | INDY | DET | ROA | MDO | NSH | IND | GAT | POR | LAG | LBH | ||
Chevrolet | ||||||||||||||||
#2 Team Penske | 23 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 83 | ||||||||||
#3 Team Penske | 14 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 82 | 133 | ||||||||||
#4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 18 | 23 | 18 | 23 | 202 | 163 | ||||||||||
#5 Arrow McLaren SP | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 152 | 33 | ||||||||||
#7 Arrow McLaren SP | 21 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 172 | 203 | ||||||||||
#12 Team Penske | 2 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 112 | 233 | ||||||||||
#14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 5 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 192 | 193,4 | ||||||||||
#20 Ed Carpenter Racing | 16 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 232 | 43 | ||||||||||
#21 Ed Carpenter Racing | 6 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 53 | ||||||||||
#22 Team Penske | 12 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 62 | 23 | ||||||||||
#59 Carlin | 20 | 24 | 21 | 24 | Wth2 | 173 | ||||||||||
Honda | ||||||||||||||||
#8 Chip Ganassi Racing | 8 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 102 | 73 | ||||||||||
#9 Chip Ganassi Racing | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 112,3 | ||||||||||
#10 Chip Ganassi Racing | 1 | 17 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 13 | ||||||||||
#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 7 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 52 | 243 | ||||||||||
#18 Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | 15 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 14 | 212,3 | ||||||||||
#26 Andretti Autosport | 22 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 102,3 | ||||||||||
#27 Andretti Autosport | 9 | 21 | 8 | 20 | 7 | 222,3 | ||||||||||
#28 Andretti Autosport | 24 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 152,3 | ||||||||||
#29 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | 17 | 18 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 142,3 | ||||||||||
#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | 13 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 92,3 | ||||||||||
#48 Chip Ganassi Racing | 19 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 222 | 63 | ||||||||||
#51 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | 10 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 183 | ||||||||||
#60 Meyer Shank Racing | 11 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 122,3,4 |
See also
- 2021 Indy Lights
- 2021 Indy Pro 2000 Championship
- 2021 U.S. F2000 National Championship
Footnotes
- ^ Stefan Wilson is considered a rookie in the IndyCar Series, as he has contested less than eight IndyCar races in his career.[7] He is not denoted as a rookie in the 2021 Indianapolis 500, as he competed in the race in 2016 and 2018.
- ^ a b Qualifying for Texas was cancelled due to rain. The grid was set by entrant points entering the race, and no bonus point was awarded for pole position.[68]
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External links
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