NTT INDYCAR SERIES | Rd. 7
PREVIEW Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix (USA)
Felix Rosenqvist is ready for a fresh start in the NTT INDYCAR SERIES after leaving the month of May behind and ushering in an exciting new prospect at the overhauled Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix.
While Rosenqvist ultimately retired from last weekend’s Indy 500 while battling for the win in the closing stages, the Arrow McLaren driver is packing only the positives from a strong performance overall at the Brickyard – which included leading for 33 laps – as he heads to engine supplier Chevrolet’s home race in Michigan.
Staged on the Belle Isle parkland circuit over the past 30 years, the Detroit Grand Prix will enter a new era this weekend when the event returns to its original roots on the city’s downtown streets.
“I’ve recovered after Indy and, with a couple of days of reflection, I now feel like we have everything in the toolbox to go win some races,” says Felix Rosenqvist. “There is no better place to start doing that than in Detroit, a race the team has won in the past out on Belle Isle, and the home event for Team Chevy.”
The move to downtown means carte blanche for Rosenqvist and his rivals, setting up a complete walk into the unknown as round seven of the 2023 NTT INDYCAR SERIES comes into play.
The all-new venue features a 1.7-mile, 10-turn circuit, circling the iconic GM Renaissance Center. Uniquely on the calendar, it also boasts a split pitlane with cars due to pit in two separate lanes, right and left.
“It’s going to be an exciting weekend with a brand-new downtown layout and that split pitlane,” Felix Rosenqvist continues. “It’s actually something we had at times in Formula E when I raced there, but it’s obviously all new to INDYCAR. Many of my career highlights have come at street tracks, so I can’t wait to try out a new one!”
Practice for the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix begins on Friday. Qualifying is slated for Saturday, and the race – spanning 100 laps – will run on Sunday.
TIME TABLE
All times local (U.S. Eastern)
NTT INDYCAR SERIES | Rd. 7
Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix
Streets of Detroit (USA)
Friday 2 June
Practice 1: 3:00-4:30 pm
Saturday 3 June
Practice 2: 9:05-10:05 am
Qualifying: 1:20-2:50 pm
Sunday 4 June
Warm-up: 10:00-10:30 am
Race (100 laps): 3:00 pm
TIMING: INDYCAR App / racecontrol.indycar.com
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