Belle Isle Grand Prix 2013: Start Time, Lineup, TV Schedule and More

This weekend’s Chevrolet Grand Prix Detroit Dual at Belle Isle Park is a chance for drivers to make—or break—their 2013 IndyCar season.

The two races, one on Saturday and then another on Sunday, will be worth the full amount of points. As a result, drivers get an immediate opportunity to make up some ground or to distance themselves from one another in the points standings.

Dario Franchitti won the pole for the first race during qualifying but will start in the 11th position due to a retroactive penalty from last week’s Indianapolis 500. Franchitti will receive the point bonus and monetary prize for winning the pole but will suffer the 10-grid spot penalty for an unapproved engine change at the Brickyard, according to Dave Lewandowski of IndyCar.com.

Here’s a complete overview of the race, including start times, track information and starting lineups.

When:  Race One—Saturday, June 1 at 3:30 p.m. ET; Race Two—Sunday, June 2 at 3:30 p.m. ET

Where: The Raceway at Belle Isle Park, Detroit, Mich.

Watch: ABC

Listen: SiriusXM 211, IndyCar.com

Live Timing and Scoring: IndyCar Race Control

Starting Lineup (Race 1)

Start Pos.	Driver	Car No.
1	E.J. Visio	5
2	Mike Conway	18
3	James Jakes	16
4	Ryan Hunter-Reay	1
5	Alex Tailani	98
6	Tristan Vautier	55
7	Takuma Sato	14
8	Simon Pagenaud	77
9	Will Power	12
10	Sebastian Saavedra	6
11	Dario Franchitti	10
12	Helio Castroneves	3
13	AJ Allmendinger	2
14	Graham Rahal	15
15	Sebastien Bourdais	7
16	Scott Dixon	9
17	Justin Wilson	19
18	Simona De Silvestro	78
19	Macro Andretti	25
20	Tony Kanaan	11
21	James Hinchcliffe	27
22	Ryan Briscoe	4
23	Josef Newgarden	67
24	Ed Carpenter	20
25	Charlie Kimball	83

*Starting lineup courtesy of IndyCar.com

Starting Lineup (Race 2)—TBD

Race two, starting lineup pending the Sat., June 1 qualifying run at 9:15 a.m.

Track Information

The Detroit, Michigan, track features a 2.346-mile, 13-turn street circuit that provides competitive 70-mile (race one) and 164.22-mile (race two) races.

DetroitGP offers a look at the layout of the Belle Isle Park circuit:

Drivers to Watch

Scott Dixon

Scott Dixon, last year’s pole-sitter and race-winner, didn’t just win the 2012 race. He started in first, led for all 60 of the race’s laps and won the race in dominant fashion.

Dixon, driver of the No. 9 Target Chip Gamassi Racing car, finished in 16th in qualifying and has his work cut out for him if he hopes to repeat his victory from last year.

He has also recorded fifth- and eighth-place finishes at Belle Isle Park in 2008 and 2007 respectively.

Dario Franchitti

Dario Franchitti won the pole during qualifying, but, as mentioned, will begin the race in the 11th-position due to a penalty enforced from Indianapolis.

The Scot has his work cut out for him if wants to improve upon his second-place finish at the track in 2012. He had a setback in Indianapolis last weekend, finishing the race in 22nd-place, two laps behind winne Tony Kanaan.

Franchitti previously finished well with a sixth-place result at the track in 2007.

Tony Kanaan

Indianapolis 500 winner Tony Kanaan is coming off of a career-defining victory at the Brickyard last weekend.

Historically, Kanaan has performed well in Detroit. He won the Belle Isle Park race in 2007 and recorded third- and sixth-place finishes there in 2008 and 2012 respectively.

Kanaan finished poorly during qualifying for the first race, securing the 20th spot on the grid of the race’s 26 participants. 

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