Month of May schedule at IMS – Grand Prix of Indy, Indy 500
All the track action at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the Month of May, with the GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis followed by the 106th running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge.
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GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis
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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 1.5-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
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