IndyCar Indy RC: Start time, how to watch, entry list & more

This weekend’s event on the Indy Road Course will comprise 85 laps (207 miles) around the 14-turn, 2.439-mile track.

There have been six different winners in 12 IndyCar Series races this season: Marcus Ericsson (St. Petersburg), Josef Newgarden (Texas Motor Speedway, Indianapolis 500 and both Iowa Speedway races), Kyle Kirkwood (Long Beach and Nashville), Scott McLaughlin (Barber Motorsports Park), Alex Palou (Indianapolis Road Course, Detroit, Road America and Mid-Ohio) and Christian Lundgaard (Toronto).

There are eight drivers still mathematically eligible for the title: Palou, Newgarden, Scott Dixon, Ericsson, McLaughlin, Pato O’Ward, Will Power and Lundgaard. Any driver who trails the points leader by 162 points or more following this race will be eliminated from contention.

This will be the 15th IndyCar Series event conducted on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway road course. Active race winners are Palou, Alexander Rossi, Colton Herta, Rinus VeeKay, Dixon, Newgarden and Power.

Christian Lundgaard, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda leads start of race (Photo by: Geoffrey M. Miller / Motorsport Images)

When is the IndyCar race at Indianapolis?

Date: Friday, 11 August – Saturday, 12 August

Race start: Saturday, 2:30pm ET

Track: 14-turn, 2.439-mile clockwise road course

Race distance: 85 laps/207.3 miles

Firestone tire allotment: Five sets primary, four sets alternate to be used during the event weekend. One additional set of primary tires may be used by teams fielding a rookie driver. Teams must use one set of primary and one set of new (sticker) alternate tires for at least two laps in the race. 

Push-to-pass parameters: 200 seconds of total time with a maximum time of 20 seconds per activation.

Qualifying lap record: Will Power, 1m07.7044s, 129.687mph (2017)

How can I watch the IndyCar race at Indianapolis on TV?

USA Network’s race coverage will begin on Sunday at 2:00pm ET.

Leigh Diffey is the play-by-play announcer, alongside analysts and former IndyCar racers Townsend Bell and James Hinchcliffe. Kevin Lee and Dillon Welch are the pit reporters.

All IndyCar practice sessions, qualifying and races will stream live on Peacock, NBC’s livestreaming product.

Indianapolis IndyCar at-track schedule (all times ET)

Friday,11 August

9-10:30am: IndyCar practice (75 minutes), Peacock

11-11:50am: Indy NXT practice, INDYCAR LIVE

12:30pm: IndyCar Qualifying (three rounds of knockout qualifications), Peacock

2:20-2:40pm: Indy NXT qualifying, INDYCAR LIVE

4-4:30pm: IndyCar final practice (30 minutes), Peacock

5pm: Indy NXT by Firestone Grand Prix (35 laps/55 minutes), Peacock

Saturday, 12 August

2pm: USA Network on air

2:23pm: “Drivers, start your engines”

2:30pm: Gallagher Grand Prix (85 laps/207.3 miles), USA Network (Live)

How can I listen to IndyCar at Indianapolis on the radio?

All IndyCar Series and Indy NXT practices and qualifying sessions air live on network affiliates, SiriusXM 160, racecontrol.indycar.com and the INDYCAR App. Mark Jaynes is the anchor alongside driver analyst Davey Hamilton.

Starting grid for the Gallagher Grand Prix at Indianapolis

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay
1	15	Graham Rahal	Dallara/Honda	1'10.1132
2	45	C.Lundgaard	Dallara/Honda	1'10.2286	0.1154
3	7	Alexander Rossi	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'10.2932	0.1800
4	5	Patricio O'Ward	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'10.3453	0.2321
5	29	D.Defrancesco	Dallara/Honda	1'10.3938	0.2806
6	28	Romain Grosjean	Dallara/Honda	1'10.4021	0.2889
7	11	Marcus Armstrong	Dallara/Honda	1'10.2106	0.0974
8	10	Alex Palou	Dallara/Honda	1'10.2974	0.1842
9	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'10.4389	0.3257
10	3	Scott McLaughlin	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'10.4782	0.3650
11	26	Colton Herta	Dallara/Honda	1'10.4398	0.3266
12	60	Linus Lundqvist	Dallara/Honda	1'10.4570	0.3438
13	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Dallara/Honda	1'10.4869	0.3737
14	30	Jack Harvey	Dallara/Honda	1'10.2228	0.1096
15	9	Scott Dixon	Dallara/Honda	1'10.5006	0.3874
16	12	Will Power	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'10.5237	0.4105
17	8	Marcus Ericsson	Dallara/Honda	1'10.6348	0.5216
18	06	H.Castroneves	Dallara/Honda	1'10.5207	0.4075
19	2	Josef Newgarden	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'10.6150	0.5018
20	21	R.van Kalmthout	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'10.7249	0.6117
21	14	Santino Ferrucci	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'10.6461	0.5329
22	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'11.0083	0.8951
23	18	David Malukas	Dallara/Honda	1'10.8687	0.7555
24	78	Agustín Canapino	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'11.0611	0.9479
25	51	Sting Ray Robb	Dallara/Honda	1'11.5658	1.4526
26	77	Callum Ilott	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'11.1027	0.9895
27	55	B.Pedersen	Dallara/Chevrolet	1'11.2971	1.183

Entry list for the Gallagher Grand Prix at Indianapolis

Nº	Entrant / Driver	Car	Engine
2	Team Penske Josef Newgarden	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
3	Team Penske Scott McLaughlin	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
5	Arrow McLaren Patricio O'Ward	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
6	Arrow McLaren Felix Rosenqvist	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
06	Meyer Shank Racing Hélio Castroneves	Dallara DW12	Honda
7	Arrow McLaren Alexander Rossi	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
8	Chip Ganassi Racing Marcus Ericsson	Dallara DW12	Honda
9	Chip Ganassi Racing Scott Dixon	Dallara DW12	Honda
10	Chip Ganassi Racing Alex Palou	Dallara DW12	Honda
11	Chip Ganassi Racing Marcus Armstrong	Dallara DW12	Honda
12	Team Penske Will Power	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
14	A.J. Foyt Enterprises Santino Ferrucci	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
15	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Graham Rahal	Dallara DW12	Honda
18	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD David Malukas	Dallara DW12	Honda
20	Ed Carpenter Racing Ryan Hunter-Reay	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
21	Ed Carpenter Racing Rinus van Kalmthout	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
26	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Colton Herta	Dallara DW12	Honda
27	Andretti Autosport Kyle Kirkwood	Dallara DW12	Honda
28	Andretti Autosport Romain Grosjean	Dallara DW12	Honda
29	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Devlin Defrancesco	Dallara DW12	Honda
30	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Jack Harvey	Dallara DW12	Honda
45	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Christian Lundgaard	Dallara DW12	Honda
51	Dale Coyne Racing with RWR Sting Ray Robb	Dallara DW12	Honda
55	A.J. Foyt Enterprises Benjamin Pedersen	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
60	Meyer Shank Racing Linus Lundqvist	Dallara DW12	Honda
77	Juncos Hollinger Racing Callum Ilott	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet
78	Juncos Hollinger Racing Agustín Canapino	Dallara DW12	Chevrolet