(WXYZ) — The 2026 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear returns to the streets of Downtown Detroit this weekend, bringing three days of action.
The NTT IndyCar Series, Firestone Indy NXT and IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship series will be racing across the 1.7-mile Detroit street circuit.
Below is everything you need to know about the race weekend.
Are tickets required?
More than half of the track is free and open to the public, with viewing platforms along Jefferson Ave. and along the Detroit Riverfront.
You will need tickets to access the Paddock and grandstands on Saturday and Sunday.
Where to park
You can park throughout Downtown Detroit and walk to the race. You can also utilize the Detroit People Mover to move throughout Downtown Detroit or park in Midtown and take the QLine.
Schedule of events
Friday, May 29
- 8:00 AM – Admission Gates Open
- 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM – GTP/GTD Pro Practice 1 – IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
- 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM – GTP/GTD Pro Practice 2 – IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
- 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM – Drivers’ Autograph Session – NTT INDYCAR SERIES
- 2:00 PM – 2:45 PM – Practice 1 – INDY NXT by Firestone
- 3:05 PM – 4:25 PM – Practice 1 – NTT INDYCAR SERIES
- 4:50 PM – 5:05 PM – Qualifying – GTD Pro – IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
- 5:10 PM – 5:25 PM – Qualifying – GTP – IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
- 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM – Detroit Grand Prix Cruise Night presented by the Detroit Auto Show
Saturday, May 30
- 8:00 AM – Admission Gates Open
- 8:00 AM – 8:45 AM – Practice 2 – INDY NXT by Firestone
- 9:05 AM – 10:25 AM – Practice 2 – NTT INDYCAR SERIES
- 11:05 AM – 11:30 AM – Warm-Up – IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
- 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM – Qualifying – INDY NXT by Firestone
- 12:30 PM – 1:00 PM – Drivers’ Autograph Session – IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship
- 1:05 PM – 2:30 PM – Qualifying – NTT INDYCAR SERIES
- 2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Drivers’ Autograph Session – INDY NXT by Firestone
- 3:00 PM – 3:45 PM – Open Fan Grid Walk – IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Blue Cross Blue Shield Pit Lane
- 4:10 PM – 5:50 PM – Chevrolet Detroit Sports Car Classic – IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – 100 minutes
- 5:50 PM – 6:20 PM – Post-Race – IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship – Autotrader Winners Circle
- 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM – Car Corral Track Laps – Corvette & Cadillac
- 6:00 PM – Checkered Flag Mass – Saints Peter & Paul Jesuit Church, 438 St. Antoine St, Detroit
Sunday, May 31
- 8:00 AM – Admission Gates Open
- 7:30 AM – 8:00 AM – Car Corral Track Laps – Corvette
- 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM – Warm-Up – NTT INDYCAR SERIES
- 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM – Race – INDY NXT by Firestone
- 11:25 AM – 11:40 AM – Post-Race Ceremonies – INDY NXT by Firestone
- 11:45 AM – 12:45 PM – Pre-Race Ceremonies – NTT INDYCAR SERIES
- 12:00 PM – Driver Introductions Start – NTT INDYCAR SERIES
- 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM – Chevrolet INDYCAR Grand Prix – NTT INDYCAR SERIES
- 2:55 PM – 3:25 PM – Post-Race Ceremonies – NTT INDYCAR SERIES – Autotrader Winner’s Circle
Track Map
Road closures
Below are the closures you should know about.
Tuesday, May 26 through Tuesday, June 2 at 5 a.m.
- Woodward between Larned and State Street, full closure
- Cadillac Square from Randolph to Bates, local traffic only
- Cadillac Square between Bates and Woodward, full closure
Tuesday, May 26 through Wednesday, June 3 at 5 a.m.
- Atwater from Civic Center Drive to Bates, local traffic only
- Atwater from Bates to Riopelle, full closure
- Bates from Jefferson to Atwater, full closure
Tuesday, May 26 through Thursday, June 4 at 5 a.m.
- Beaubien from Larned to Jefferson, full closure
- Beaubien from Jefferson to Atwater, local traffic only
- Renaissance Drive, local traffic only
- Randolph from Larned to Jefferson, full closure
- I-375 NN & SB service drive from Larned to Jefferson eastbound, full closure
- St. Antoine from Larned to Atwater, full closure
- Rivard from Larned to Atwater, full closure
- Eastbound Jefferson at M-10 to Rivard, full closure
- I-375 southbound remains open at all times but to local traffic only
- SB M-10 from Larner Exit 1B to Griswold, full closure
- Eastbound and westbound Jefferson is accessible via I-375 for local and tunnel traffic only.