The Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit, will be the first of three double headers this season.
Deroit was originally the venue for the F1 Detroit Grand Prix, held from 1982-1988. It was dropped from the F1 calendar after 1988, when F1's governing body FISA declared the temporary pit area sub standard and also because of the drivers dislike of the event due to track disintegration, which was particularly bad that year.
It was planned to move the F1 event to a new circuit on Belle Isle in 1989 but no agreement was finalised and F1 went to Phoenix and Detroit became a CART event, with the race initially held on a slightly modified version of the F1 track. The event moved to the Belle Isle, where it was held from 1992-2001. In 1998 the track was extended from 2.1 mi / 3.4 km to 2.36 mi / 3.80 km
The race was revived from 2007-2008 as part of the IRL's IndyCar Series, using the original CART layout but was cancelled from 2009-2011, only to be revived again in 2012. Since 2013 the track has reverted to the 1998-2001 CART layout.
1982-1988 F1 track layout:
Original 1992-1997 CART track layout:
Current and 1998-2001 CART track layout:
Length: 2.36 mi / 3.80 km
Turns: 14
Lap record: 17 Jun 2000. Juan Pablo Montoya, Target Chip Ganassi, Lola B2K/00-Toyota RVA, 115.604 mph-184.966 kmh, 1 minute, 13.056 seconds. Cart FedEx Championship Series.
Last year's winner, race 1:
Mike Conway,
Dale Coyne Racing,
Dallara - Honda.
Laps: 70
Distance: 164.22 mi (264.286 km)
Race Time: 1:48:45
Average Speed: 90.753.
Last year's winner, race 2:
Simon Pagenaud,
Schmidt Peterson Hamilton HP Motorsports,
Dallara - Honda
Laps: 70
Distance: 164.22 mi (264.286 km)
Race Time: 1:56:15
Average Speed: 84.906.
TV Coverage:
ABC are televising both races, with the Green flag at 3:30pm ET.