2020 REV Group Grand Prix

The 2020 REV Group Grand Prix Doubleheader was an IndyCar Series event scheduled July 11–12, 2020. It made up the third and fourth rounds of the series' 2020 season. The race was originally scheduled for June 21, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, the weekend was turned in to a double-header event in an effort to make up for races outright cancelled by the pandemic.[1] The race was also the first event of the 2020 season to allow spectators at the track, with track promoters allowing unrestricted attendance.[2]

United States 2020 Road America
Race details
3rd and 4th round of the 2020 IndyCar Series season
DateJuly 11 and 12, 2020
Official nameREV Group Grand Prix at Road America
LocationRoad America
CoursePermanent racing facility
4.048 mi / 6.458 km
Distance55 laps
222.64 mi / 358.304 km
Race 1
Pole position
DriverJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time1:45.5191
Fastest lap
DriverMarco Andretti (Andretti Herta Autosport w/Marco Andretti and Curb-Agajanian)
Time1:47.591 (on lap 34 of 55)
Podium
FirstScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondWill Power (Team Penske)
ThirdÁlex Palou (Dale Coyne Racing w/Team Goh)
Race 2
Pole position
DriverPatricio O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Time1:44.8971
Fastest lap
DriverFelix Rosenqvist (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:47.1804 (on lap 13 of 55)
Podium
FirstFelix Rosenqvist (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondPatricio O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
ThirdAlexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)

Race 1 – July 11

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All sessions for race 1 took place on Saturday, July 11.

Qualifying

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Qualifying began at 2:15 CDT. As the event was doubleheader, series rules meant qualifying was a single round (instead of two rounds as normal), split into two groups. Drivers from the group with the fastest driver having the better time started in the odd number positions, while the group whose fastest time was worse than the other group took even number positions.

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
Pos No. Name Grp. Time
1 1   Josef Newgarden  W  2 1:45.5191
2 60   Jack Harvey 1 1:45.7290
3 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay 2 1:45.6563
4 15   Graham Rahal 1 1:45.7593
5 12   Will Power  W  2 1:45.8244
6 18   Santino Ferrucci 1 1:45.7696
7 88   Colton Herta 2 1:45.8609
8 10   Felix Rosenqvist 1 1:45.8469
9 9   Scott Dixon  W  2 1:45.9324
10 98   Marco Andretti 1 1:45.9888
11 27   Alexander Rossi  W  2 1:46.1365
12 5   Patricio O'Ward 1 1:46.0356
13 8   Marcus Ericsson 2 1:46.2980
14 55   Álex Palou  R  1 1:46.1260
15 30   Takuma Sato 2 1:46.5368
16 21   Rinus VeeKay  R  1 1:46.1301
17 22   Simon Pagenaud 2 1:46.7090
18 59   Max Chilton 1 1:46.3878
19 20   Conor Daly 2 1:46.8114
20 26   Zach Veach 1 1:46.4707
21 7   Oliver Askew  R  2 1:47.1133
22 4   Charlie Kimball 1 1:47.6862
23 14   Dalton Kellett  R  2 1:47.5761

Race

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The race was held at 5:15 EST.

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55 1:54:09.8697 3 9 16 51
2 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 55 +2.538 3 5 10 41
3 55   Álex Palou  R  Dale Coyne Racing w/Team Goh Honda 55 +3.192 3 14 35
4 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 55 +3.984 3 3 32
5 88   Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 55 +7.249 3 7 30
6 18   Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing w/Vasser-Sullivan Honda 55 +8.200 3 6 28
7 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 55 +11.355 3 4 2 27
8 5   Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 55 +14.784 3 12 24
9 30   Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 55 +15.004 3 15 22
10 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55 +15.766 3 13 2 21
11 4   Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 55 +16.170 3 22 19
12 22   Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 55 +17.623 3 17 18
13 21   Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 55 +19.114 3 16 17
14 1   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 55 +19.184 4 1 25 20
15 7   Oliver Askew  R  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 55 +20.977 3 21 15
16 26   Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 55 +22.649 4 20 14
17 59   Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 55 +37.490 3 18 13
18 10   Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 54 +1 Lap 3 8 12
19 27   Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 54 +1 Lap 5 11 11
20 14   Dalton Kellett  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 54 +1 Lap 4 23 10
21 20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 41 Contact 3 19 9
22 98   Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/Marco Andretti and Curb-Agajanian Honda 39 Mechanical 5 10 8
23 60   Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 37 Off course 2 2 8

Notes: 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, 1 point for Pole Position, and 1 point for the winner of the non-pole qualifying group.

Race statistics

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Average speed: 116.027 mph (186.727 km/h)

Lead changes: 5

Lap leader breakdown
From
lap
To
lap
Total
laps
Driver
1 12 12 Josef Newgarden
13 14 2 Graham Rahal
15 27 13 Josef Newgarden
28 29 2 Marcus Ericsson
30 39 10 Will Power
40 55 16 Scott Dixon
Cautions: 3 for 7 laps
From
lap
To
lap
Total
laps
Reason
38 40 3 #60 (Harvey) off course turn 3
42 43 2 #5 (O'Ward) & #20 (Daly) contact turn 7
45 46 2 #14 (Kellett) off course turn 14

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
  1   Scott Dixon 155
  2   Simon Pagenaud 93
  1 3   Colton Herta 88
  1 4   Josef Newgarden 84
  5   Graham Rahal 81

Race 2 – July 12

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All sessions for race 2 took place on Sunday, July 12.

Qualifying

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Qualifying took place at 10:00 a.m. EST

Pos No. Name Grp. Time
1 5   Patricio O'Ward 2 1:44.8971
2 88   Colton Herta 1 1:44.9250
3 55   Álex Palou  R  2 1:44.9192
4 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 1:45.1534
5 15   Graham Rahal 2 1:45.0324
6 9   Scott Dixon  W  1 1:45.2674
7 10   Felix Rosenqvist 2 1:45.1487
8 12   Will Power  W  1 1:45.2995
9 60   Jack Harvey 2 1:45.5094
10 27   Alexander Rossi  W  1 1:45.3722
11 18   Santino Ferrucci 2 1:45.5676
12 30   Takuma Sato 1 1:45.4320
13 4   Charlie Kimball 2 1:45.8344
14 1   Josef Newgarden  W  1 1:45.4605
15 21   Rinus VeeKay  R  2 1:46.0330
16 8   Marcus Ericsson 1 1:45.7852
17 26   Zach Veach 2 1:46.1816
18 7   Oliver Askew  R  1 1:46.0735
19 98   Marco Andretti 2 1:46.2213
20 20   Conor Daly 1 1:46.4850
21 59   Max Chilton 2 1:46.6091
22 22   Simon Pagenaud 1 1:46.5734
23 14   Dalton Kellett  R  1 1:47.3130

Race

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The race took place at 12:40 p.m. EST.

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 10   Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55 1:51:22.0391 3 7 8 51
2 5   Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 55 +2.869 3 1 43 44
3 27   Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 55 +8.616 3 10 35
4 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55 +14.223 3 16 32
5 88   Colton Herta Andretti Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 55 +32.416 3 2 31
6 18   Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing w/Vasser-Sullivan Honda 55 +35.888 4 11 28
7 55   Álex Palou  R  Dale Coyne Racing w/Team Goh Honda 55 +36.770 3 3 26
8 30   Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 55 +47.943 3 12 24
9 1   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 55 +48.786 3 14 22
10 4   Charlie Kimball A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 55 +53.060 3 13 20
11 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 55 +53.971 4 8 4 20
12 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55 +54.534 3 6 18
13 22   Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 55 +56.393 3 22 17
14 21   Rinus VeeKay  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 55 +1:00.437 3 15 16
15 59   Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 55 +1:00.468 3 21 15
16 26   Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 55 +1:06.835 3 17 14
17 60   Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 55 +1:08.295 3 9 13
18 20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 55 +1:45.468 7 20 12
19 98   Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/Marco Andretti and Curb-Agajanian Honda 54 +1 Lap 3 19 11
20 14   Dalton Kellett  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 54 +1 Lap 4 23 10
21 7   Oliver Askew  R  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 53 Off course 4 18 9
22 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 0 Contact 0 4 8
23 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 0 Contact 0 5 7

Race statistics

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Average speed: 118.942 mph (191.419 km/h)

Lead changes: 8

Lap leader breakdown
From
lap
To
lap
Total
laps
Driver
1 14 14 Patricio O'Ward
15 16 2 Felix Rosenqvist
17 20 4 Will Power
21 27 7 Patricio O'Ward
28 29 2 Felix Rosenqvist
30 40 11 Patricio O'Ward
41 42 2 Felix Rosenqvist
43 53 11 Patricio O'Ward
54 55 2 Felix Rosenqvist
Cautions: 2 for 4 laps
From
lap
To
lap
Total
laps
Reason
1 3 3 #12 (Power) & #28 (Hunter-Reay) contact turn 1; #12 (Power) & #15 (Rahal) contact turn 3
6 6 1 #12 (Power) spin turn 13

Championship standings after the race

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Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
  1   Scott Dixon 173
  1 2   Colton Herta 119
  1 3   Simon Pagenaud 110
  4 4   Patricio O'Ward 110
  1 5   Josef Newgarden 106

References

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  1. ^ "INDYCAR Announces Updated 2020 Series Schedule".
  2. ^ "Sprawling Road America welcomes fans for IndyCar racing this weekend".


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