Event statistics following the fifth race of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, the Grand Prix of Indianapolis at Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course in Speedway, Indiana.
Will Power notched his third victory in five Grand Prix of Indianapolis races, leading a race-high 50 laps. It marked Power’s first win of 2018. Trailing were Scott Dixon and Robert Wickens.
Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course – Speedway, Indiana
- Winner (starting position): Will Power (1st)
- Podium: Will Power, Scott Dixon, Robert Wickens
- Full Results: Will Power, Scott Dixon, Robert Wickens, Sebastien Bourdais, Alexander Rossi, Helio Castroneves, James Hinchcliffe, Simon Pagenaud, Graham Rahal, Takuma Sato, Josef Newgarden, Zachary Claman De Melo, Marco Andretti, Tony Kanaan, Spencer Pigot, Max Chilton, Gabby Chaves, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Kyle Kaiser, Charlie Kimball, Matheus Leist, Ed Jones, Zach Veach, Jordan King
- Laps Completed: 85
- Race Leaders: 7
- Lead Changes: 9
- Laps Led: Will Power (56), Robert Wickens (20), Graham Rahal (3), Alexander Rossi (2), Kyle Kaiser (2), Sebastien Bourdais (1), Josef Newgarden (1)
- Pole Position: Will Power (125.761 mph; 1 minute, 9.8182 seconds)
- Fastest Race Lap: Scott Dixon (124.423 mph; 1 minute, 10.5687 seconds)
- Hard Charger: Scott Dixon (+16; 18th to 2nd)
- Margin of Victory: 2.2443 seconds
- Car Count: 24
- Cars Entered: 24
- Cars Running at Finish: 24 (of 24; or 100 percent of the field)
- Drivers to Finish on Lead Lap: 21
- Cautions: 2 for 8 laps
- Average Speed: 113.318 mph
- Manufacturer Breakdown: Honda (12), Chevrolet (12)
- Time of Race: 1:49:46.1935
- Green Flag/Yellow Flag Laps: 77/8
- Total Passes: 214 (190 for position)
Notes of Interest – Race Recap (Grand Prix of Indianapolis)
- This is Will Power’s first victory of the 2018 IndyCar Series season and the 33rd IndyCar victory of his career (31 in IndyCar Series, 2 in Champ Car World Series).
- Three of Power’s 33 victories have come on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course, all in the last four races (only two drivers have won the five races).
- Power is the fourth driver this season with a victory in five races. He joins Josef Newgarden (two wins),
- Power’s victory marks the first time this season a driver did not earn the points lead after winning the race.
- Power has now won at least one IndyCar race in each of the last 12 seasons, dating back to the 2007 Champ Car World Series season, and all 11 seasons on the IndyCar Series circuit.
- This is Power’s 30th victory with Team Penske. He breaks a tie for second all-time in IndyCar victories with Team Penske (Rick Mears had 29) and is now tied with Helio Castroneves for the most all-time.
- Nineteen of Power’s IndyCar victories have come in a Chevrolet.
- Power led 56 laps, becoming the third straight race winner to lead the most laps of a race.
Additional notes of interest to follow.
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