WHAT:
The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear will return to the Streets of Downtown Detroit, May 31-June 2, 2024. The event will include the Chevrolet INDYCAR Grand Prix featuring the cars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES, the GTP and the GTD PRO classes of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship competing in the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic and the rising stars of racing in INDY NXT by Firestone. The event is collectively referred to as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear.
WHEN:
Friday-Sunday May 31-June 2, 2024
WHERE:
Streets of Downtown Detroit Circuit
TRACK LENGTH:
1.7 miles / 9 Turns
RACE HISTORY:
The first Detroit Grand Prix was hosted in 1982 and it started as a Formula One race through the streets of Downtown Detroit before becoming a CART-sanctioned race in 1989. The event moved to Belle Isle in 1992, continuing under the CART/Champ Car banner until 2001. After the success of the Super Bowl in Detroit in 2006, Roger Penske and the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) teamed up to bring an annual national sporting event to the city of Detroit and spearheaded the return of the Grand Prix in 2007 on Belle Isle. After the recession delayed the event following the 2008 season, the Grand Prix returned in 2012 with Chevrolet as the title sponsor of the event. The 2019 race marked the 30th Grand Prix in Detroit’s history. The event was not held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but it returned in 2021 and every year since. After decades on Belle Isle, the Grand Prix returned to its roots on the Downtown Detroit streets last summer for the first time since 1991.
WINNERS AT THE 2023 DETROIT GRAND PRIX:
Last year at the Detroit Grand Prix, Chip Ganassi Racing driver Alex Palou etched his name into INDYCAR history as the first winner of the new Downtown Detroit course, as the event returned to the Streets of Downtown Detroit after years on Belle Isle. Palou won from the pole position to capture the 2023 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear for his second victory of the season and his sixth career INDYCAR win.
In the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge race, Canadian Daniel Morad and Bryce Ward drove to victory in the Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic Grand Sport (GS) class 100-minute race on the streets of Detroit. Morad snatched the lead away from RS1 driver Stevan McAleer with 34 minutes remaining in the race. From there, Morad opened a gap and held on for the win. It was both drivers’ first victory in Michelin Pilot Challenge competition.
INDY NXT by Firestone returned to the Motor City for a doubleheader weekend. Rookie Reece Gold earned a dramatic first career victory as he zoomed past the mechanically-challenged car of leader Nolan Siegel on the final straightaway to win Race 1 of the INDY NXT by Firestone Detroit Grand Prix ahead of fellow rookie Jagger Jones, grandson of 1963 Indianapolis 500 winner Parnelli Jones, and Ernie Francis Jr. in the No. 99 HMD Motorsports with Force Indy car. All three podium finishers earned the first top-three results of their respective INDY NXT by Firestone careers.
Siegel, the talented INDYCAR NXT rookie, bounced back and earned a measure of redemption after heartbreak in Race 1. Siegel led by more than five seconds with two turns to go in the first race of the INDY NXT by Firestone Detroit Grand Prix on June 3 when a driveshaft broke while the checkered flag was waving. He limped across the finish line in eighth place in the 45-lap race won by Reece Gold. In Race 2, Siegel took the lead on Lap 2 and survived two late restarts to win the second race of the INDY NXT by Firestone Detroit Grand Prix doubleheader on June 4. The win marked Siegel’s maiden INDY NXT victory.
IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP RETURNS TO DETROIT GRAND PRIX IN 2024:
North America’s premier sports car series returns to the Streets of Downtown Detroit in 2024 as the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will compete in the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, May 31-June 1, 2024 featuring the GTP and GTD PRO classes.
Fueled by the momentum of growing global interest in the hybrid-electrified Grand Touring Prototype class (GTP) that made its debut last season, the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will race for the first time on the 1.7-mile street circuit in Downtown Detroit after the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge Series sports cars competed at the 2023 event. Both the GTP and GTD PRO categories will be racing in the Motor City, bringing back the Cadillac and Corvette brands to compete on their “hometown” track. The GTD PRO class will also feature a battle of the Motor City manufacturers as Corvette takes on the Ford Mustangs for street course supremacy.2024 INDYCAR BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Sunday, June 2, 2024 Chevrolet INDYCAR Grand Prix (NTT INDYCAR SERIES)
Live National television coverage: Noon ET on USA Network
Live Local radio coverage: 910 AM Superstation
2024 IMSA BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Saturday, June 1, 2024 – Chevrolet Sports Car Classic (IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship GTP and GTD PRO Classes)
Live television coverage: 3 pm ET on USA Network
2024 INDY NXT BROADCAST COVERAGE:
Sunday, June 2, 2024 45-Lap Race (INDY NXT by Firestone)
Live television coverage: 10:30 am ET on Peacock
DETROIT GRAND PRIX SUNDAY GRAND MARSHAL:
Celebrating Detroit’s rich musical legacy, Motown legend Smokey Robinson will serve as the Sunday Grand Marshal of the Grand Prix on June 2 and he will be honored before the Chevrolet INDYCAR Grand Prix (12 pm ET on USA Network), featuring the cars of the NTT INDYCAR SERIES.
Robinson will return to his Motor City roots as he will be a special guest of Meyer Shank Racing (MSR) and SiriusXM – home to his original headlining radio channel – on the final day of an event-filled weekend.
ENTERTAINMENT:
The new Cadillac Square Entertainment Stage presented by Priority will be located adjacent to Campus Martius Park at the 2024 Grand Prix. The entertainment stage is part of the event’s new activation area down Woodward Avenue, just north of the racing circuit along Jefferson Avenue. After the Saturday racing action concludes on the Grand Prix track, the new Cadillac Square Entertainment Stage presented by Priority will come alive with back-to-back free concerts, including one of today’s top EDM performers. JVNA will get the Saturday night party started when she takes the stage at 6:15 pm before electronic music sensation ILLENIUM rocks the crowd beginning at 8:00 pm. The area will be open and accessible to fans for free throughout the May 31-June 2 Grand Prix weekend and visitors will be able to watch all the non-stop racing action on track each day on the large video boards in Cadillac Square.
FAN ACTIVITIES:
Beyond the great racing, fans can also enjoy a variety of entertainment options and family-friendly activities throughout the weekend. The Riverwalk will be open for visitors to explore, while interactive games, delicious food, live music and other attractions will be available at Hart Plaza, Jefferson Avenue, and Woodward Avenue leading to Campus Martius Park and Cadillac Square. The Meijer Fan Zone, located around the fountain at the lower level of Hart Plaza, will offer a wide array of fun activities for fans of all ages.
DETROIT GP APP:
Fans can enhance their Grand Prix experience with the Detroit GP mobile app. Powered by CatalystXL, the Detroit GP App boasts a fully interactive site map equipped with outdoor turn-by-turn navigation and user-selected push messaging to alert fans about important events throughout the Grand Prix weekend, including the start of on-track activities and driver autograph sessions. With news, updates, results and more, the DetroitGP App can be downloaded for free worldwide from both the Apple Store and Google Play.
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
In its return to the Streets of Downtown Detroit for the first time in 32 years, last summer’s Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear attracted an estimated crowd of 150,000 people throughout the three-day weekend motorsports festival in the Motor City. An independent study found that the event brought in a record-breaking $104.4 million in total spending for the Greater Detroit area which includes Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. This summer’s event is expected to generate a similar spending impact locally.
SUSTAINABILITY:
On Earth Day 2024, the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear announced initiatives that will make a significant social and environmental impact leading up to and during the May 31-June 2 event weekend in Downtown Detroit. Building on the success of the most sustainable Detroit Grand Prix in history in 2023, this year’s event will feature increased eco-friendly initiatives, to go along with continued community engagement, youth development and support for small businesses.
Last summer’s Detroit Grand Prix drew an estimated crowd of 150,000 people during the three-day motorsports festival in the heart of the Motor City. With support from one of its partners, Penske Truck Rental, the 2023 Grand Prix became the first-ever motorsport event to offset 100% of fan travel carbon emissions by investing in nature-based programs in Michigan and across the Midwest. The Grand Prix and Priority also recycled 14.6 tons of cardboard, bottles and cans, diverted 30.4 tons of waste from local landfills and donated 6.3 tons of prepared, unserved food, packaged snacks and beverages to local food pantries to help feed metro Detroiters in need.PARTNER SUPPORT:
In 2023, the Grand Prix enjoyed support from a record 86 partner companies as the event returned to its original home in Downtown Detroit. This year’s event will raise the bar event higher as it will surpass that impressive number of local and national corporate partners while continuing to build momentum, support and excitement in the Motor City.
BACK TO THE STREETS IN 2024:
The 34th Grand Prix event in the city’s history will return to the 1.7-mile, nine-turn Streets of Downtown Detroit circuit that runs along the award-winning Detroit Riverwalk, May 31-June 2, 2024. The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear will once again offer an inclusive experience for fans as more than half of the event’s footprint will be open and accessible for free throughout the three-day weekend. On Comerica Bank Free Prix Day, visitors will be able to watch all the Friday on-track action from two of the most coveted viewing locations – in Grandstands 1 and 9 – at no cost. Seating in these grandstands overlooking pit lane and the start/finish line on the 1.7-mile Downtown street circuit will be general admission and available on a first-come, first-seated basis.
2024 DETROIT GRAND PRIX TICKETS:
Tickets for the 2024 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear are on sale now. For more information on tickets, visit www.DetroitGP.com/tickets.
SOCIAL MEDIA:
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WEB SITE:
For complete information on the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, visit www.DetroitGP.com.
To follow the NTT INDYCAR SERIES action, visit www.INDYCAR.com.
To follow along with the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship action, visit www.IMSA.com.
Keep up with INDY NXT by visiting www.indycar.com/indynxt.
