2011 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
The 2011 Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was the second race of the 2011 IZOD IndyCar Series season. The race took place on April 10, on the 2.300-mile (3.701 km) road course in Birmingham, Alabama, and was telecast by Versus in the United States.
Race details | |
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2nd round of the 2011 IndyCar Series season | |
Date | April 10, 2011 |
Official name | Indy Grand Prix of Alabama |
Location | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama |
Course | Road course 2.300 mi / 3.700 km |
Distance | 90 laps 207.000 mi / 333.000 km |
Weather | 84 °F (29 °C), clear skies |
Pole position | |
Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Time | 1:11.4546 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Time | 1:13.8666 (on lap 73 of 90) |
Podium | |
First | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Second | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Third | Dario Franchitti (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Report
Background
Practice and qualifying
Race
Classification
Qualifying
- All cars were split into two groups of twelve, with the fastest six from each group going through to the "top 12" session. In this session, the fastest six cars progressed to the "Firestone Fast Six." The fastest driver in the final session claimed pole, with the rest of the cars lining up in session order, regardless of qualifying times. (fast six from 1–6, top 12 from 7–12 and round 1 from 13–24, with group 1 drivers occupying the odd–numbered grid positions, and group 2 drivers occupying the even–numbered grid positions.
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Group 1[1] | Group 2[2] | Top 12[3] | Fast 6[4] |
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1 | 12 | Team Penske | 1:11.6683 | 1:11.3642 | 1:11.4546 | ||
2 | 6 | Team Penske | 1:11.7811 | 1:11.4142 | 1:11.7361 | ||
3 | 9 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:11.8418 | 1:11.3039 | 1:11.8826 | ||
4 | 3 | Team Penske | 1:11.8740 | 1:11.4043 | 1:12.1247 | ||
5 | 22 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:12.1591 | 1:11.6825 | 1:12.3085 | ||
6 | 2 | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:11.8679 | 1:11.7074 | 1:12.4394 | ||
7 | 10 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:11.6913 | 1:11.7090 | |||
8 | 06 | Newman/Haas Racing | 1:12.2447 | 1:11.8183 | |||
9 | 26 | Andretti Autosport | 1:12.2115 | 1:11.8672 | |||
10 | 38 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:11.9373 | 1:11.9712 | |||
11 | 5 | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 1:12.4087 | 1:12.1667 | |||
12 | 77 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 1:12.3780 | 1:12.3485 | |||
13 | 78 | HVM Racing | 1:12.2559 | ||||
14 | 17 | AFS Racing | 1:12.4094 | ||||
15 | 4 | Panther Racing | 1:12.2684 | ||||
16 | 27 | Andretti Autosport | 1:12.5191 | ||||
17 | 28 | Andretti Autosport | 1:12.3370 | ||||
18 | 59 | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 1:12.6582 | ||||
19 | 14 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 1:12.5677 | ||||
20 | 19 | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:12.6896 | ||||
21 | 83 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 1:12.5857 | ||||
22 | 7 | Andretti Autosport | 1:12.7257 | ||||
23 | 24 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 1:12.5900 | ||||
24 | 82 | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 1:12.8892 | ||||
25 | 18 | Dale Coyne Racing | 1:12.7147 | ||||
26 | 34 | Conquest Racing | 1:13.0858 |
Race
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
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1 | 12 | Team Penske | 90 | 2:14:42.9523 | 1 | 90 | 53 | |
2 | 9 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 90 | + 3.3828 | 3 | 0 | 40 | |
3 | 10 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 90 | + 15.5243 | 7 | 0 | 35 | |
4 | 26 | Andretti Autosport | 90 | + 28.9601 | 9 | 0 | 32 | |
5 | 2 | Newman/Haas Racing | 90 | + 29.8817 | 6 | 0 | 30 | |
6 | 82 | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 90 | + 30.3853 | 24 | 0 | 28 | |
7 | 3 | Team Penske | 90 | + 30.7807 | 4 | 0 | 26 | |
8 | 24 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 90 | + 31.2095 | 23 | 0 | 24 | |
9 | 78 | HVM Racing | 90 | + 32.5812 | 13 | 0 | 22 | |
10 | 83 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 90 | + 35.0038 | 21 | 0 | 20 | |
11 | 19 | Dale Coyne Racing | 90 | + 35.9883 | 20 | 0 | 19 | |
12 | 14 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | 90 | + 42.6440 | 19 | 0 | 18 | |
13 | 4 | Panther Racing | 90 | + 44.2950 | 15 | 0 | 17 | |
14 | 28 | Andretti Autosport | 90 | + 1:00.7427 | 17 | 0 | 16 | |
15 | 77 | Sam Schmidt Motorsports | 90 | + 1:10.6879 | 12 | 0 | 15 | |
16 | 5 | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 90 | + 1:12.1719 | 11 | 0 | 14 | |
17 | 7 | Andretti Autosport | 89 | + 1 Lap | 22 | 0 | 13 | |
18 | 38 | Chip Ganassi Racing | 88 | + 2 Laps | 10 | 0 | 12 | |
19 | 22 | Dreyer & Reinbold Racing | 62 | Contact | 5 | 0 | 12 | |
20 | 17 | AFS Racing | 62 | Contact | 14 | 0 | 12 | |
21 | 6 | Team Penske | 57 | Contact | 2 | 0 | 12 | |
22 | 27 | Andretti Autosport | 45 | Contact | 16 | 0 | 12 | |
23 | 59 | KV Racing Technology – Lotus | 40 | Contact | 18 | 0 | 12 | |
24 | 06 | Newman/Haas Racing | 40 | Contact | 8 | 0 | 12 | |
25 | 18 | Dale Coyne Racing | 30 | Mechanical | 25 | 0 | 10 | |
26 | 34 | Conquest Racing | 27 | Mechanical | 26 | 0 | 10 | |
OFFICIAL RACE REPORT |
Championship standings after the race
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