2022 Indianapolis 500

The 2022 Indianapolis 500 (branded as the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500 presented by Gainbridge for sponsorship reasons) is a 500-mile (800 km, 200 lap) race in the 2022 IndyCar Series, scheduled for Sunday May 29, 2022, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. The month of May activities will formally begin on May 14 with the GMR Grand Prix on the combined road course.
Four-time winner Hélio Castroneves is the defending race winner.
Testing and Rookie Orientation
October 2021
A private offseason Firestone tire test was scheduled for October 8. Hélio Castroneves (Meyer Shank Racing) and Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) were scheduled to participate. Jimmie Johnson (Ganassi) and Romain Grosjean (Andretti) were scheduled to complete the Rookie Orientation Program during a separate session on October 6.
Rookie Orientation consists of three phases. Phase 1 was ten laps between 205-210 mph, Phase 2 was fifteen laps between 210-215 mph, and Phase 3 was fifteen laps over 215 mph. Lingering rain hampered track activity, but the track was dried and Johnson and Grosjean both completed Phase 1 and Phase 2. Both drivers completed about half of Phase 3 before a downpour closed the track for the day at 4:15 p.m.. Series officials announced that both drivers had completed a satisfactory amount of laps, and would be eligible to participate in the full-field Open Test scheduled for April.
Open test
A full-field open test is scheduled at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway oval for April 20-21, 2022.

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