Alex Palou Wins Chaos-Filled Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

DETROIT – Four-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Alex Palou navigated a full-contact race featuring aggressive tire strategies to win the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear on Sunday. The victory marks Palou’s fourth win in eight races this season, extending his championship lead to 62 points over runner-up Kyle Kirkwood.

Driving the No. 10 HRC Chip Ganassi Racing Honda, Palou completed the 100-lap race in 1:59:08.5542, finishing 3.0584 seconds ahead of Kirkwood. The win is the 23rd of Palou’s career. Graham Rahal rounded out the podium, finishing third.

A pivotal moment occurred on Lap 63 when Palou and his strategist, Barry Wanser, opted to switch from the alternate tires to primary tires, avoiding the risk of losing track position under caution. Palou led a race-high 71 laps, maintaining his composure through six full-course yellow periods.

Official Race Results

Pos	Car	Driver	Laps	Elapsed Time	Pts
1	10	Alex Palou	100	01:59:08.5542	54
2	27	Kyle Kirkwood	100	01:59:11.6126	41
3	15	Graham Rahal	100	01:59:13.7345	35
4	5	Pato O’Ward	100	01:59:14.7958	32
5	7	Christian Lundgaard	100	01:59:15.8175	31
6	60	Felix Rosenqvist	100	01:59:16.7470	29
7	45	Louis Foster	100	01:59:17.3545	26
8	28	Marcus Ericsson	100	01:59:17.8016	24
9	8	Kyffin Simpson	100	01:59:18.2286	22
10	2	Josef Newgarden	100	01:59:20.4506	20
11	66	Marcus Armstrong	100	01:59:21.0843	20
12	76	Rinus VeeKay	100	01:59:21.9541	18
13	19	Dennis Hauger (R)	100	01:59:22.7421	17
14	77	Sting Ray Robb	100	01:59:23.5061	16
15	6	Nolan Siegel	100	01:59:23.8777	15
16	4	Caio Collet (R)	100	01:59:24.5141	14
17	20	Alexander Rossi	100	02:00:02.5983	13
18	12	David Malukas	96	01:59:28.6449	12
19	3	Scott McLaughlin	96	01:59:46.2272	11
20	18	Romain Grosjean	91	01:59:12.4772	10
21	47	Mick Schumacher (R)	91	02:00:09.2451	9
22	26	Will Power	78	01:41:04.0427	9
23	14	Santino Ferrucci	79	01:33:27.2126	7
24	9	Scott Dixon	69	01:40:56.8892	6
25	21	Christian Rasmussen	9	00:10:03.1632	5

Box Score: Race Statistics

Leader Summary

Drivers led the following number of laps during the race:

• Alex Palou: 71 laps
• Will Power: 18 laps
• Kyle Kirkwood: 5 laps
• Christian Lundgaard: 3 laps
• Marcus Armstrong: 2 laps
• Felix Rosenqvist: 1 lap

Caution Summary

There were six full-course caution periods totaling 23 laps:

• Laps 10–13: Contact, Car 21 in Turn 1
• Laps 39–43: Contact, Cars 8 and 15 in Turn 3
• Laps 66–71: Contact, Cars 14 and 76 in Turn 5
• Laps 73–75: Contact, Cars 12 and 47 in Turn 5
• Laps 80–82: Mechanical, Car 14 in Turn 4

Penalty Summary

The following penalties were issued during the event:

• Car 66: Emergency Service in a Closed Pit (Lap 44) – Restart at the Back of the Field
• Car 8: Avoidable Contact (Lap 45) – Drive-Through
• Car 14: Avoidable Contact (Lap 77) – Drive-Through
• Car 20: Full Service in a Closed Pit (Lap 77) – Drive-Through
• Car 47: Full Service in a Closed Pit (Lap 83) – Drive-Through
• Car 47: No In-Car Radio (Lap 87) – Stop and Repair
• Car 20: Avoidable Contact (Lap 94) – Stop and Hold for 15 Seconds