2025 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

I have to admit I always hated this track, but after yesterday I've got to admit it does produce some pretty good races.

Resounding win for Kirkwood. Great result for Ferruci and the hose for Palou.
 
Eh, I doubt I'll ever like it, knowing where this race could be run instead.
Oh, the track is garbage. It's a good place to tear up a bunch of cars for no reason, but both races this weekend were great in spite of that. As far as an alternative, it's got to be in Detroit, so this is what we've got.
 
Oh, the track is garbage. It's a good place to tear up a bunch of cars for no reason, but both races this weekend were great in spite of that. As far as an alternative, it's got to be in Detroit, so this is what we've got.
I doubt it’s going to earn any rewards in track design anytime soon, but it’s 2/2 in producing great IMSA finishes and today’s race was a ton of fun as well. Sometimes you need a track that induces just enough chaos to keep things interesting. The super long straightaway into a tight hairpin is also really unique for a street course.
 
Anotha one

During post-race inspection of car No. 14, INDYCAR discovered the driver ballast needed to bring the combined weight of the driver and driver ballast to 185 pounds was underweight and not within the driver ballast weight tolerance of 0.00 to + 1.00 pounds.
However, also during inspection, the series found the weight of car No. 14, itself, was 10 pounds over the minimum weight for road and street circuits of 1,785 pounds and competed over the minimum weight requirement on-track.

 
I dont think I can ever recall a racecar being illegal for being OVER weight, it is always for being under weight that I can remember. Unless I am misinterpreting the way the release is written.
As I read it, the penalty was for not reaching the minimum combined driver + ballast weight. I think the bit about the car weight was an observation, not the cause of the penalty.
 
I dont think I can ever recall a racecar being illegal for being OVER weight, it is always for being under weight that I can remember. Unless I am misinterpreting the way the release is written.
The car’s base minimum weight is independent of the driver + driver equivalency weight, fuel, and drink bottle content. They found that the car was 10 pounds over the road/street course minimum of 1,785 pounds, which is perfectly fine, and probably what saved them from a DSQ altogether.

The driver + driver equivalency weight needs to equal 185 pounds (+ 0.00 to 1.00) and it seems they came in at 183.2. The driver equivalency ballast is placed higher up in the car, forward of the seatback and also in the front of the pedal bulkhead if a driver needs more than 10 pounds of equivalency weight (like Santino would). The only approved location for ‘normal’ ballast is in the keel. So skimping on driver equivalency weight could help improve weight distribution. It doesn’t sound like anything intentional though.

 
What about the talk of how much a driver loses in weight during a race? How is that factored in after a race?
 
What about the talk of how much a driver loses in weight during a race? How is that factored in after a race?
Drivers are re-weighed after first practice of a race weekend so that sets the baseline for the event. If it’s changed more than -/+ 3 pounds from the end of the last race they can change the ballast before the next session.
 
From a chaos standpoint, the Detroit race certainly excelled. I can't believe how much bumping and grinding they got away with. It's remarkable the cars could put on such a good race on such a crappy track, but that's Indycar for you.
 
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