DETROIT GRAND PRIX

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As the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix celebrates its 40th year, they are looking for 800 fans to volunteer for the big summer event.

GRAND RAPIDS & DETROIT, MI - Rockers Nickelback just announced a huge 38-city tour for this year with two concerts scheduled for Michigan. One will be at Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids on Friday, June 16 and the other is scheduled for Pine Knob in Clarkston on Sunday, August 13. Tickets for both concerts go on sale on Friday, January 27 at 10 a.m. Grand Rapids tickets can be purchased here through SeatGeek, via StubHub and through Ticketmaster. Tickets for the Pine Knob concert can be purchased via SeatGeek, through StubHub and at Ticketmaster. Before they head out on tour this year, they will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the JUNO Awards on March 13.

Tickets are officially on sale for the 2023 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear -- the first Grand Prix in decades to actually take place on the streets of Detroit.

DETROIT - One of the biggest sporting events of the year makes its grand return to the streets of downtown Detroit. Tickets just went on sale this morning for the 2023 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix present by Lear. The Detroit Grand Prix takes place from Friday, June 2nd through Sunday, June 4th. Single day tickets on Friday start at $35, Saturday tickets start at $65 and Sunday tickets start at $70. “We are so proud to bring the Grand Prix back to its original home on the streets of downtown Detroit in 2023,” said Michael Montri, President of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear.

Racecar driver Will Power talks about the new race track

Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear and City of Detroit officials will ceremoniously pass the flag as the event transitions from its home since 1992 on Belle Isle Park back to the Streets of Downtown Detroit beginning in 2023.

Join Bernie, Jamie and Indy Racer Tony Kanaan and other guests as we wrap up the weekend of racing at the Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle.

Will Power closed the Belle Isle era with a Team Penske victory on Sunday by winning the final Detroit Grand Prix on the island park to reclaim the IndyCar points lead.

For the last time before they move into downtown Detroit, the IndyCar Series takes to the long-standing road course on Belle Isle on Sunday, battling it out to see who takes home the checkered flag in the Detroit Grand Prix. It is certainly a tough act to follow, but the Detroit Grand Prix comes a week after another exciting Indianapolis 500, where Marcus Ericsson was able to hold off Pato O’Ward to win The Greatest Spectacle in Racing. The victory shoots Ericsson up into first place in points coming into Detroit, with O’Ward following close behind in second. What: Detroit Grand PrixWho: NTT IndyCar SeriesWhen: Sunday, June 5Time: 3:00 p.m. ETWhere: The Raceway at Belle Isle (Detroit, Mich.)Channel: USA NetworkStream: FuboTV, Sling, DirecTV Stream, PeacockCheck out the NASCAR standings and results here

Here is the forecast for June 5, 2022.

Helio Castroneves won his first race on Detroit's Belle Isle and celebrated that victory by exiting his car and climbing one of the fences surrounding the temporary street course.

Josef Newgarden became the seventh different pole winner through seven IndyCar qualifying sessions this season when he put Team Penske at the front for Sunday’s final Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle.

Here is your weather forecast for June 4, 2022

The Detroit Grand Prix kicks off Friday and runs through the weekend on Belle Isle.

I’m really excited to be working with Local 4 News for this weekend’s coverage of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear.

Summertime favorites kick off this weekend and the Detroit Grand Prix races around Belle Isle one last time.

If you don’t have plans to head to Belle Isle for the Detroit Grand Prix this weekend there are plenty of other things happening around the D this weekend.

The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear roars into action for the last time on the island before shifting gears and heading to the streets of downtown Detroit next year. Jason Carr got a chance to catch up with last year's winner, Roman De Angelis, ahead of the big race.

The Grand Prix is upon us! We sifted through the Detroit Grand Prix website in order to compile a guide of everything you need to know if you plan on attending the race this year.

The Detroit Grand Prix is coming up in the first weekend of June, and WDIV Insiders can win tickets, along with the chance to participate in the event.

The roar of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear will return to Belle Isle for the last time in just over two weeks. Drivers from all around the world will speed around the island circuit before the race moves to the streets of downtown Detroit next year.

Hear what he has to say about the last race on Belle Isle

Preparations are underway for the final Detroit Grand Prix races on Belle Isle, before the event moves back to Downtown Detroit next year.

Meet one of the drivers that is involved in more than just the races

Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear announced Friday the winner of this year’s poster competition for the racing event.

The Michigan Department of Transportation released a list of construction happening in Metro Detroit this weekend.

Crime Stoppers is offering a $5,000 dollar reward for information that could help them find 47-year-old LaKeia Johnson.

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer talked about her plans to fix the state’s ailing roads, the pandemic and politics on “Michigan Matters” airing 8am Sunday on CBS 62.

Comerica Bank will host this year’s Free Prix Day on June 3, ahead of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix.

Volunteers are still needed and registration is open as preparations for the 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix continue.

Tickets for the 2022 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix will go on sale Wednesday (Jan. 19).

IndyCar driver Josef Newgarden took us on a ride around what will be the Grand Prix’s new circuit in Downtown Detroit.

The Detroit Grand Prix’s proposal to move the race to the streets of Downtown Detroit was approved by Detroit City Council on Nov. 3.

The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear will return home to the streets of Detroit in 2023 and organizers will share their vision for the future with a special announcement in the Wintergarden of the GM Renaissance Center.

The Detroit City Council granted its approval for the Detroit Grand Prix to move from Belle Isle to the Detroit River waterfront, a move proposed by Bud Denker, president of Penske Corporation, in September. The race will return to Belle Isle June 3-5, 2022, before moving to downtown Detroit in 2023. “We are so excited to begin a new era of the Grand Prix beginning in 2023,” a statement reads. “Ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to experience the energy of our street festival in downtown Detroit. In the coming weeks we look forward to sharing our vision for the future of the Grand Prix in the Motor City.”

The Detroit City Council approved a contract to return the Detroit Grand Prix downtown from its current home on an island in the middle of the Detroit River.

The Detroit Grand Prix will return to a Downtown street racing format in 2023 following approval from Detroit City Council on Wednesday.

The Detroit Grand Prix will be held on Belle Isle for the final time in 2022 before it returns to the streets of downtown Detroit...

Organizers of the Detroit Grand Prix are looking to move the race to Downtown Detroit in 2023.

DETROIT – The Detroit Grand Prix is eying a move back downtown. Representatives of the annual IndyCar race on Belle Isle laid out a plan before Detroit City Council on Tuesday to bring the race back to the streets of downtown Detroit where the race was held from 1982 to 1991. The race is scheduled to return to Belle Isle June 3-5, 2022 and a current agreement with the state to host the race on Belle Isle is good though 2024. Bud Denker, president of Penske Corporation, wants to see a downtown street circuit beginning in 2023. The 2021 version of the Detroit Grand Prix was won by Marcus Ericsson and Patricio O’Ward.

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The inaugural Detroit Grand Prix in 1982 was a race through Downtown Detroit.

Here's some potentially good news for people who like to enjoy Detroit's Belle Isle Park during Michigan's mercilessly short warm months: organizers of the Chevrolet...

The inaugural Detroit Grand Prix in 1982 was a race through Downtown Detroit.

Mark your calendars and start your engines -- the Detroit Grand Prix has announced its return to Belle Isle in 2022.

Pato O’Ward has become IndyCar’s first repeat winner of the season by charging through the field on a final restart to snatch the victory away from Josef Newgarden at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park.

The Dual in Detroit is back! Engines roared Sunday on Belle Isle as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear continued.

Pato O’Ward has become IndyCar’s first repeat winner of the season by charging through the field on a final restart to snatch the victory away from Josef Newgarden at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park.

Dew point temperatures are dropping, which means humidity is dropping and comfort is rising. It will be warm and pleasant this afternoon with a northerly breeze bringing drier air. Showers return late tonight and tomorrow morning. On and off showers are possible tomorrow, but sunshine returns mid week. Warmer just before and during Juneteenth.

Oliver Askew got a late call from former team Arrow McLaren SP to be the replacement driver for Felix Rosenqvist in Sunday's IndyCar race at Bell Isle.

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Engines roared Saturday on Belle Isle for day two of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear.

As drivers from all over the world came to Detroit, there was a special hometown connection to the Detroit Grand Prix.

As far as he knows, Marc Miller is the only professional driver from Western Michigan.

Thousands of fans were thrilled to be together for Detroit’s first major event after Michigan’s outdoor capacity limits were lifted.

Marcus Ericsson raced to his first IndyCar victory Saturday in the action-packed opener of the doubleheader at the Raceway at Belle Isle Park.

Driver Felix Rosenqvist was carried away on a stretcher after his car headed into a tires-and-concrete barrier without braking.

Felix Rosenqvist was hospitalized following a crash in the IndyCar race on Belle Isle.

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Detroit is even set to host its first major sporting event with fans next weekend, the Detroit Grand Prix. But it’s also like, hey man, it’s the Detroit Grand Prix. Tickets for the Detroit Grand Prix are on sale now and start at $45. I want to thank the Detroit Grand Prix for allowing me to be grand marshal on June 12 at Bell Isle. So as you can see, I’m pretty excited about that.

After being cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic, the Detroit Grand Prix returns with a full crowd June 11-13.

On this week’s Michigan Matters. Motor Racing returns to Belle Isle as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix gears up. And Detroit Tiger Legend Kirk Gibson talks about his toughest foe these days—his battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

On this week’s Michigan Matters. Motor Racing returns to Belle Isle as the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix gears up. And Detroit Tiger Legend Kirk Gibson talks about his toughest foe these days—his battle with Parkinson’s Disease.

Pato O'Ward is one of IndyCar's top stars and could make noise at next month's Detroit Grand Prix.

Detroit Grand Prix chairman Bud Denker expects between 6,000-9,000 fans will be allowed to view the action on Belle Isle Park each day.

Michigan's tourist attractions are starting to welcome back visitors. Here are some sights and activities to visit this summer.

click to enlarge Grindstone Media Group / Shutterstock.comThe Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix on Belle Isle. After being canceled in 2020 due to that damn virus, the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix is back on for 2021 — news that's sure to piss off the many park-goers who raise a stink about the event taking over Belle Isle every year. "We are excited to bring the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear back to Belle Isle in 2021 and return to a traditional one-weekend format June 11 through the 13th, featuring five great races with three incredible racing series," Michael Montri, President of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear, said in a statement. But people who aren't so keen on cars have long complained about the event coming to Belle Isle state park, charging that it restricts access to Detroit's island treasure during our too-short warm season and its construction and tear-down period takes months. Regardless of how you feel, the return of the Grand Prix is, in a sense, a sign that nature is healing from the pandemic.

Motor City race fans were bummed out last spring when the IndyCar Series was forced to cancel the Detroit Grand Prix due to the coronavirus pandemic. Belle Isle Park will host the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship on June 4-5, followed by the IndyCar doubleheader weekend June 12-13. Next year will be the 31st running of the Detroit Grand Prix, and it will mark the first time it has covered two weekends. Fans can register for an early pre-sale opportunity for 2021 Grand Prix tickets now by signing up at www.DetroitGP.com. Please click here to see the entire 2021 IndyCar schedule.

click to enlarge Mike FerdinandeCars race at the Belle Isle Grand Prix in 2016. We looked at every possible scenario to reschedule the race, but all of them would have been too disruptive to the hundreds of fall events that will take place on Belle Isle. We look forward to the Grand Prix returning in 2021 as we continue our mission of revitalizing Belle Isle Park and providing significant support to the Belle Isle Conservancy, while helping to inject millions of dollars in economic benefit to our cities and our region.According to the press release, they will reach out to ticket holders to discuss options. Organizers say the Detroit Grand Prix will return June 4-6, 2021.Until then, you can enjoy a construction-less Belle Isle. Just be sure to stay more than six feet away from other people, and wear a face mask or a bandana that covers your mouth.

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