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]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 3rd and 4th round of the 2020 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | July 11 and 12, 2020 |
| Official name | REV Group Grand Prix at Road America |
| Location | Road America |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.048 mi / 6.458 km |
| Distance | 55 laps 222.64 mi / 358.304 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:45.5191 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Marco Andretti (Andretti Herta Autosport w/Marco Andretti and Curb-Agajanian) |
| Time | 1:47.591 (on lap 34 of 55) |
| Podium | |
| First | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Third | Álex Palou (Dale Coyne Racing w/Team Goh) |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Patricio O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) |
| Time | 1:44.8971 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Felix Rosenqvist (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 1:47.1804 (on lap 13 of 55) |
| Podium | |
| First | Felix Rosenqvist (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Patricio O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) |
| Third | Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport) |
Race 1 – July 11
editAll sessions for race 1 took place on Saturday, July 11.
Qualifying
editQualifying 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
editThe race was held at 5:15 EST.
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
editAverage 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
edit- 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
editAll sessions for race 2 took place on Sunday, July 12.
Qualifying
editQualifying 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
editThe race took place at 12:40 p.m. EST.
Race statistics
editAverage 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
edit- 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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