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Amidst 6 full-course cautions, Alex Palou takes his third street course win of the 2026 season at the Detroit Grand Prix. From pole position, he charged ahead of the field, closely followed by street-course specialist Kyle Kirkwood, who took P2 at the checkered flag. In spite of his top standing at the finish, all was…
It’s time to go racing around the tight and twisty streets of the Motor City for the Detroit GP! Alex Palou starts on pole, his third in a row following the Indy500 and IMS road course races. However, Andretti isn’t far behind, and with a stellar record around these city streets, Power and Kirkwood are…
The 2026 IndyCar Detroit GP is complete, view the full race results below. During Qualifying in Detroit, Alex Palou scored his third consecutive pole position of the season. Palou started the race ahead of Will Power and Scott McLaughlin. Indy 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist started the race from P16. After crashing during Qualifying, runner-up David Malukas started the…
Round 7 of the 2026 Indy NXT season is in the books as the race at Detroit has been completed, view the full results here. For the fifth time in 2026, Alessandro de Tullio started on pole position as he went fastest by the slimmest of margins from Tymek Kucharczyk in Group 1. Max Taylor…
2-tenths, quicker than the blink of an eye. That’s the margin by which Alex Palou took his historic third pole position in a row, at the Detroit GP. Following a tough Indy500, where he was leading the race and lost due to strategy and picked up a post-race penalty, Palou looked on fire in the…
It’s qualifying time in Detroit, and the grid is stacked on the streets of the Motor City. Andretti closed out the second practice with a 1-2, led by Kyle Kirkwood, but other teams weren’t far behind. And it’s a stacked field in Detroit. Who will come out on top for Sunday’s race at the Detroit…
Qualifying for the 2026 IndyCar Detroit GP is complete, view the full results below. Alex Palou scored pole position ahead of Will Power and Scott McLaughlin. Heading into Qualifying, Alex Palou set the fastest time during Practice 1, while Kyle Kirkwood went fastest during a red-flag-filled Practice 2. See the results below for all Qualifying segments for…
Qualifying for round 7 of the 2026 Indy NXT season in Detroit has been completed, view the full results here. Two practice sessions are complete on the streets of Detroit, and the field has already had its hands full. With multiple drivers finding the run-off, several big slides and a couple red flags, qualifying is shaping up…
Kyle Kirkwood is the defending winner of the 2026 IndyCar Detroit GP and was holding strong in Group A during Practice 1 of round 8. Combined standings saw him take second to Palou by a very close margin. The Andretti driver managed to top Practice 2 to keep the momentum going for a strong weekend…
It’s time for Practice 2 in the Motor City! It’s the driver’s last chance to get to know the track before it’s time to put the pedal to the metal in qualifying for the Detroit GP. Reigning series champion Alex Palou took the top spot in Friday’s Practice 1, but defending Detroit GP winner Kyle…
