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GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis
Photo by: Phillip Abbott / Motorsport Images
Thursday, May 12
9.00-10.00am – USF2000 test session 1
10.15-11.15am – Indy Pro 2000 test session 1
12.00-1.00pm – USF2000 test session 2
1.15-2.15pm – Indy Pro 2000 test session 2
3.00-3.30pm – USF2000 practice 1
3.45-4.15pm – Indy Pro 2000 practice 1
Friday, May 13
7.30am – Gates open
8.00-8.30am – USF2000 qualifying for Race 1
8.45-9.15am – Indy Pro 2000 qualifying 1
9.30-10.30am – NTT IndyCar Series practice 1
10.45-11.30am – Indy Lights practice 1
11.45am-12.30pm – USF2000 RACE 1 (15 laps / 40mins)
12.45-1.45pm – NTT IndyCar Series practice 2
2.00-2.30pm – Indy Lights qualifying
2.45-3.35pm – Indy Pro 2000 RACE 1 (25 laps / 50mins)
4.00-5.15pm – NTT IndyCar Series qualifying
5.35-6.30pm – Indy Lights RACE 1
6.00pm – Gates close
Saturday, May 14
7.30am – Gates open
8.05-8.50am – USF2000 RACE 2 (15 laps / 40mins)
9.10-10.00am – Indy Pro 2000 RACE 2 (25 laps / 50mins)
10.30-11.00am – NTT IndyCar Series warm-up
11.15-11.55am – USF2000 RACE 3 (15 laps / 40mins)
12.10-1.00pm – Indy Pro 2000 RACE 3 (25 laps / 50mins)
1.20-2.15pm – Indy Lights RACE 2
3.39pm – IndyCar “Drivers start your engines”
3.45pm – Green flag GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis (85 laps)
6.00pm – Gates close
106th running of the Indianapolis 500
Photo by: Jake Galstad / Motorsport Images
Tuesday, May 17
8.00am – Gates open
9.00-11.00am – Practice – Indy 500 oval veterans
1.00-3.00pm – Practice – Indy 500 Rookie Orientation Program and Refreshers
3.00-6.00pm – Practice – all Indy 500 participants
6.00pm – Gates close
Wednesday, May 18
10.00am – Gates open
12.00-6.00pm – Practice – all Indy 500 participants
6.00pm – Gates close
Thursday, May 19
10.00am – Gates open
12.00-6.00pm – Practice – all Indy 500 participants
6.00pm – Gates close
Friday, May 20
‘Fast Friday’ – cars run at qualifying boost (up from 1.3 to 1.4-bar)
10.00am – Gates open
12.00-6.00pm – Practice – all Indy 500 participants, fast Friday with extra boost
6.00pm – Gates close
Saturday, May 21
PPG presents Armed Forces Indy 500 qualifying Day 1
8.00am – Gates open
9.00-10:30am – Practice for all cars
12.00-5:50pm – NTT IndyCar Series qualifying: Setting positions 13-33 (or 13-30 if more than 33 cars enter)
6.00pm – Gates close
Sunday, May 22
PPG presents Armed Forces Indy 500 qualifying Day 2
11.30am-12.30pm – Practice for Last Chance Qualifiers (if more than 33 cars enter)
12.30-2.00pm – Top 12 Practice
2.00-3.00pm – Last Chance Qualifying (if necessary)
4.00pm – Top 12 Qualifying
5.10pm – Firestone Fast Six
5.40pm – NTT P1 award presentation
6.00pm – Gates close
Monday, May 23
11.00am – Gates open
12.00-2.00pm – Practice for all cars
2.00pm – Gates close
Friday, May 27
Miller Lite Carb Day
8.00am – Gates open
11.00am-1.00pm – Practice for all cars
2.30-4.00pm – Indy 500 Pit Stop Challenge
4.00pm – Miller Lite Carb Day concert
6.00pm – Gates close
Saturday, May 28
Legends Day presented by Firestone
8.00am – Gates open
9.00-10.00am – Full field autograph session
10.30am – Public Drivers meeting
Sunday, May 29
6.00am – Gates open
9.00am – Cars to pitlane
9.00-10.00am – Borg-Warner Trophy march to the bricks
10.30am – Cars to grid on front stretch
11.47am – Driver introductions
12.18pm – Invocation and national anthem
12.35pm – “Back home again in Indiana”
12.45pm – 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge
