DETROIT, Mich. (February 18, 2016) – Bringing their unique and popular mix of  R&B, funk and pop to the MotorCity Casino Hotel Entertainment Stage, Morris Day and the Time will perform on Sunday, June 5 at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix.

Adding a definite fun party vibe to the final day of Grand Prix activities, Morris Day and the Time will host a Sunday afternoon concert before the final race of an action-packed weekend.

With popular songs such as “Jungle Love,” “The Bird” and “Jerk Out,” Morris Day and the Time will give a special matinee performance prior to the final Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans race, featuring the cars of the Verizon IndyCar Series. All fans attending the Grand Prix on Sunday are welcome to attend the concert at no extra cost. The MotorCity Casino Hotel Entertainment Stage will once again be located in the Meijer Fan Zone at Belle Isle Park. The concert announcement was made live this morning on 105.9 KISS-FM, a new Grand Prix media partner.

Morris Day will be grooving on the MotorCity Casino Hotel Entertainment Stage at the Chevrolet Belle Isle Grand Prix on Sunday (photo courtesy of Chevrolet Belle Isle Grand Prix)

“We know our fans will love Morris Day and the Time as they will liven up the party on Sunday afternoon at the Grand Prix,” said Bud Denker, Chairman of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. “The MotorCity Casino Hotel stage will be the place to be and experience some great music before the final race of a terrific weekend in the Motor City.”

With Detroit’s own The Romantics performing on Saturday, June 4, and Morris Day and the Time on Sunday, June 5, the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix will feature a unique musical blend to match the diverse on-track action throughout the weekend. For a complete listing of all the entertainment at the Grand Prix, visit www.DetroitGP.com closer to race weekend.

Formed in 1981, Morris Day and the Time rose to superstardom in the mid 1980s and early 90s when Day played alongside Prince in the films Purple Rain and Graffiti Bridge. After early success with such hits as “Cool,” “Walk” and “777-9311,” the Time began to gain popularity with Day’s charisma and swagger leading the way. In 1984 the group released the album Ice Cream Castle featuring some of its most successful singles as “Jungle Love” and “The Bird,” became hits on both urban and pop radio.  In 1990, after a brief break up, The Time reunited and produced their first No. 1 R&B hit “Jerk Out” from their fourth album, Pandemonium. Always a popular draw whenever they play in the Motor City, Morris Day and the Time will return the first weekend in June to help Detroit start its summer right at the Grand Prix.

Tickets for the 2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix are on sale now. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.DetroitGP.com or call 866-464-PRIX (7749).

“FREE PRIX DAY PRESENTED BY COMERICA BANK” RETURNS TO THE CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX IN 2016

DETROIT, Mich. (January 22, 2016) – Comerica Bank is helping the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix build on an established tradition that began in 1982 with the very first Grand Prix in Detroit. It was announced today that Comerica Bank will return as the sponsor of “Free Prix Day” and help Detroit start its summer right on Friday, June 3.

All fans are welcome to attend the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix free of charge and have courtesy access to the Paddock area, known as “the locker room of motorsports,” on Comerica Bank Free Prix Day. This marks the fourth year that Comerica Bank will provide fans the opportunity to come and experience the sights and sounds of the first day of the Grand Prix with free access to Belle Isle Park.

Free Prix Day presented by Comerica Bank will feature on-track action from the three series participating in the 2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. The Verizon IndyCar Series will have practice and qualifying on-track for the first Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans. The IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship will also have both practice and qualifying for the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers, while the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas trucks will compete in the first race of the weekend.

Free Prix Day presented by Comerica Bank visitors will be able to see all of this action for free, along with the off-track entertainment including the Meijer Fan Zone featuring interactive displays and extreme sports demonstrations, and live entertainment on the MotorCity Casino Hotel Entertainment Stage.

“Free Prix Day is something special in Detroit and it allows everyone to come down to Belle Isle and get a chance to experience all the fun and excitement of the Grand Prix,” said Bud Denker, Chairman of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. “We want to thank our great partners at Comerica Bank for continuing to support this important day for our community and helping the tradition to live on as fans will enjoy all the Grand Prix has to offer both on and off the track.”

“The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is a great week to kick off the summer season on one of Detroit’s jewels – Belle Isle,” said Mike Ritchie, president of Comerica Bank-Michigan. “We look forward to seeing race fans on Belle Isle on Friday, June 3, and are pleased to be able to provide them with a chance to enjoy the excitement of racing that day at no cost.”

ABOUT THE CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is a 501(c)3 organization and a subsidiary of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. Scheduled for June 3-5, 2016, the event will include the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans featuring the cars of the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers with the sports cars of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the high-flying trucks of the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas. Partners for the 2016 Grand Prix include General Motors, Quicken Loans and MotorCity Casino Hotel. For more information, visit www.DetroitGP.com and follow our social media pages at www.facebook.com/detroitgp, www.twitter.com/detroitgp and www.instagram.com/detroitgp.

ABOUT COMERICA BANK

Comerica Bank, with 214 banking centers in Michigan, is a subsidiary of Comerica Incorporated. Founded in Detroit in 1849, Comerica continues to invest in Michigan. The bank’s community support in Michigan, which includes contributions and volunteer labor hours, totaled more than $4 million last year. Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company strategically aligned by three business segments: The Business Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. To find us on Facebook, please visit www.facebook.com/ComericaCares. Follow us on Twitter at @ComericaCares.

VERIZON INDYCAR SERIES, IMSA WEATHERTECH SPORTSCAR CHAMPIONSHIP DRIVERS TO APPEAR FRIDAY AT NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW
DETROIT, Mich. (January 21, 2016) – Some of the top champion race car drivers in the world will visit the Motor City on Friday to celebrate Family Day at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) and help promote the 2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, to be run June 3-5.

Reigning Verizon IndyCar Series champion and Chevrolet driver Scott Dixon of Target Chip Ganassi Racing, who won the 2012 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, will be in attendance on Friday, Jan. 22 along with defending race winner Sebastien Bourdais of KVSH Racing who won the second Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans in his Chevy-powered car last summer. Action Express Racing teammates Christian Fittipaldi and Joao Barbosa, the defending Prototype champions of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, will be in Detroit as well to attend NAIAS.

Starting the morning early with a local media tour to promote the Grand Prix and their appearance at the show, the drivers will then attend a special “Breakfast with Champions” event with select Grand Prix ticket holders that won a contest online to dine with the heroes of horsepower.  After breakfast, the drivers will tour the North American International Auto Show floor before meeting with the media at 11 am at the Hitachi and Grand Prix display located on the Cobo Center concourse.

Dixon, Bourdais, Fittipaldi and Barbosa will then take the stage in the Cobo Center Atrium for a Grand Prix discussion moderated by WXYZ-TV sports anchor Brad Galli at 12 p.m. Joining the drivers on stage will be Bud Denker, Chairman of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix; Mark Miles, CEO of Hulman & Company (INDYCAR); Scott Atherton, President of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship; Mark Kent, Director of Chevrolet Racing; and Linda Forte, Chief Diversity Officer for Comerica Bank. After the on-stage Grand Prix discussion the drivers will be available to sign autographs and take pictures with fans near the Atrium stage from 12:30-1:00 p.m.

Fans will able to see the drivers on stage and get autographs afterward free of charge as the Atrium is located outside of the show floor.  For tickets and more information about the North American International Auto Show visit www.naias.com/.  Tickets to the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix are now on sale, for more information visit www.DetroitGP.com or call 866-464-PRIX (7749).

ABOUT THE CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is a 501(c)3 organization and a subsidiary of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. Scheduled for June 3-5, 2016, the event will include the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans featuring the cars of the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers with the sports cars of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the high-flying trucks of the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas. Partners for the 2016 Grand Prix include General Motors, Quicken Loans and MotorCity Casino Hotel. For more information, visit www.DetroitGP.com and follow our social media pages at www.facebook.com/detroitgp, www.twitter.com/detroitgp and www.instagram.com/detroitgp.

DETROIT, Mich. (January 8, 2016) – One of the Motor City’s most popular homegrown national bands will return to their roots as The Romantics will rock the MotorCity Casino Hotel Entertainment Stage on Saturday, June 4 at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix.

Hailing from from Detroit’s east side, The Romantics will be featured in a special concert as the Grand Prix hosts the first of two Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans Verizon IndyCar Series races on Saturday afternoon. All Saturday ticket holders will be welcome to attend the concert at the MotorCity Casino Hotel Entertainment Stage, located in the Meijer Fan Zone. The concert announcement was made live this morning on Detroit’s classic rock station, 94.7 FM, WCSX radio – one of the Grand Prix’s key media partners.

The Romantics rose to national prominence in the 80s with popular and iconic hit songs including “What I Like About You,” “Talking in Your Sleep” and “One in a Million.” The party band was first formed in 1977, mixing blue collar Detroit rock with the British punk invasion. The Romantics will bring their unique sound to the MotorCity Casino Hotel Entertainment Stage to celebrate the fastest weekend of the summer at the Grand Prix with their hometown fans.

“The Romantics are a great Detroit band and we’re excited to welcome them back to the Motor City at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix,” said Bud Denker, Chairman of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. “The Grand Prix is so much more than just a racing event, with some great national music acts performing for our fans every year and we are proud to continue this tradition in 2016. We will have a full day of world-class racing on track on June 4, and a terrific show by The Romantics to help celebrate the Grand Prix.”

The Romantics concert will help showcase a busy Saturday at the Grand Prix. Three races from three different series – the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship, the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas featuring high-flying trucks and the first INDYCAR race of the weekend in the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans – will thrill fans of all ages. Additional Grand Prix concert announcements will be made in the coming days.

Tickets for the 2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix are on sale now. For more information and to purchase tickets, visitwww.DetroitGP.com or call 866-464-PRIX (7749).

ABOUT THE CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX
The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is a 501(c)3 organization and a subsidiary of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. Scheduled for June 3-5, 2016, the event will include the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans featuring the cars of the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers with the sports cars of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the high-flying trucks of the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas. Partners for the 2016 Grand Prix include General Motors, Quicken Loans and MotorCity Casino Hotel. For more information, visit www.DetroitGP.com and follow our social media pages at www.facebook.com/detroitgp, www.twitter.com/detroitgp andwww.instagram.com/detroitgp.

Montri Named General Manager of Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix

DETROIT, Mich. (December 1, 2015) – It was announced today that Michael Montri has been named the new General Manager of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, which will be held June 3-5, 2016.

Building on his motorsports and automotive experience of nearly 20 years with the Penske companies, Montri (pronounced MAHN-try) will oversee the day-to-day operations of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix in his new role.

A University of Michigan graduate, Montri first joined the Penske organization as a marketing and public relations intern when the company owned and operated Michigan International Speedway. He worked in motorsports for several years and served as Director of Corporate Sales for North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, NC for two years. Since 2002, Montri has worked with Penske Automotive Group (PAG), serving most recently as Vice President of Fleet Operations for Penske Car Rental and as Vice President of Procurement for PAG. For the last several years, Montri has also worked with the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix team, providing support leading up to and during race weekend.

“We are excited to welcome Michael Montri as the General Manager for the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix,” said Bud Denker, Chairman of the Grand Prix. “Michael has a strong background in motorsports and he brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and leadership from his time in Detroit with the Penske Corporation companies. He has also worked closely with our Grand Prix staff over the last few events so he is a great fit to lead the team into 2016 and beyond.”

Montri begins his new role this week working at the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix office located in the GM Renaissance Center in downtown Detroit.

“The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is such a positive and important event for our region and I’m really looking forward to the opportunity of leading our Grand Prix team,” said Montri. “I’ve always had a passion for motorsports so this new challenge really represents a return to my roots. Most importantly, the Grand Prix is about giving back to Detroit and, specifically, to Belle Isle. I look forward to working with all the stakeholders involved with the Grand Prix and continuing its mission of revitalizing the jewel within our city – Belle Isle Park.”

Tickets are currently on sale for the 2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. Fans can start their engines for the fastest weekend of the summer in the Motor City, June 3-5, 2016, by visiting www.DetroitGP.com or by calling 866-464-PRIX (7749).

ABOUT THE CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX

The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix is a 501(c)3 organization and a subsidiary of the Downtown Detroit Partnership. Scheduled for June 3-5, 2016, the event will include the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans featuring cars of the Verizon IndyCar Series, the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers with the sports cars of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the high-flying trucks of the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas. Partners for the 2016 Grand Prix include General Motors, Quicken Loans and MotorCity Casino Hotel. For more information, visit www.DetroitGP.com and follow our social media pages at www.facebook.com/detroitgp, www.twitter.com/detroitgp and www.instagram.com/detroitgp.

Ticket Buyers Also Will Have the Chance to Win a “Breakfast with Champions”

DETROIT, Mich. (November 9, 2015) – Tickets for the 2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix go on sale TODAY at 9 am ET and fans can start their engines for the fastest weekend of the summer in the Motor City, June 3-5, 2016, by visiting www.DetroitGP.com or by calling 866-464-PRIX (7749).

Great Grand Prix ticket packages are available for the fun-filled weekend on Belle Isle that will once again feature the only doubleheader weekend on the Verizon IndyCar Series schedule – the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans. Continuing to make it easy and simple to enjoy the weekend at Belle Isle Park, the Grand Prix will once again provide free round-trip bus service to and from Belle Isle Park with every event ticket.

Fans that purchase tickets by December 18, 2015 will also be eligible win a unique opportunity to have breakfast with some of the top drivers expected to compete at the 2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. A total of 10 lucky ticket buyers and a guest will be selected at random to dine with the drivers on Friday morning, January 22, in downtown Detroit as part of the “Breakfast with Champions” promotion. To learn more visit www.DetroitGP.com/BreakfastwithChampions.

A Grand Prix tradition in Detroit continues with Comerica Bank Free Prix Day returning to the Raceway at Belle Isle Park as all fans will be able to enter the venue and explore the paddock area for free on Friday, June 3.  For the remainder of race weekend, single-day tickets can be purchased for as low as $40 for general admission and two-day general admission tickets are available for just $75. Children 12 years of age and younger are admitted for free to the general admission seating areas with a ticket-bearing adult.

Single-day reserved grandstand ticket prices for the 2016 Grand Prix start at $65 for adults and two-day tickets start at just $150 with premium seating options available as well. Fans can also purchase the 3-day Super Ticket which includes a reserved seat and access to the Fifth Third Bank paddock area for all three days of the Grand Prix for $175. Hospitality ticket packages that allow fans to see all the on-track action just a few feet from the race track are available as well. Tickets for the Autotrader Turn 8 Club include catered food and beverages, paddock access and more. Passes to the Fifth Third Bank Paddock – the “locker room” of motorsports – are also on sale so fans can get up-close access to the cars, drivers and teams competing at the Grand Prix.

For the only public parking available on Belle Isle during the Grand Prix, fans can purchase tickets to the Continental Tire Car Corral as packages include a grandstand ticket, Fifth Third Bank paddock pass and premium on-island parking. Visit www.DetroitGP.com/Tickets to see all of the great ticketing options for the 2016 Grand Prix.

The Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix will not only include two full-points races from the cars and stars of the Verizon IndyCar Series in the Chevy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans, but also the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship and the high-flying trucks of the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas.  Off the track, fans can access the Meijer Fan Zone featuring displays from the Detroit area sports teams, interactive experiences within the IndyCar Fan Village, the IMSA Fan Zone and the TRAXXAS display area and extreme BMX demonstrations, along with other family-friendly activities.  Local and national acts will also perform on the MotorCity Casino Hotel Entertainment Stage, with the full entertainment lineup to be unveiled in the coming weeks.

Fans can purchase tickets to the 2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix online at www.DetroitGP.com, through the ticket hotline at 866-464-PRIX (7749) or in person at the Grand Prix box office located in the GM Renaissance Center above the GM Wintergarden, 300 Renaissance Center Drive, Suite 2311, in downtown Detroit.

CHEVROLET DUAL IN DETROIT PRESENTED BY QUICKEN LOANS RETURNS JUNE 3-5
TO HIGHLIGHT THE 2016 CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX 

DETROIT, Mich. (October 27, 2015) – The Verizon IndyCar Series unveiled its 2016 schedule today and the Raceway at Belle Isle Park will host the only doubleheader race weekend on the series schedule for the second consecutive year.

The Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans will highlight the return of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix, June 3-5, 2016. Both Verizon IndyCar Series races will be broadcast live nationally on the ABC television network from 3:30-6:00 pm ET on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June 5. WXYZ-TV will once again carry both races locally and will continue to provide in-depth coverage of the Grand Prix in 2016. The Dual in Detroit will feature two full-points races on the challenging 2.35-mile Belle Isle street circuit. With the races contested just one week after the 100^th running of the Indianapolis 500 on Memorial Day weekend, it will be part of arguably to the most important stretch of the 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series season.

“We are excited that for the second consecutive year the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans will be the only doubleheader race weekend on the Verizon IndyCar Series schedule in 2016,” said Bud Denker, Chairman of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. “With great racing and so much at stake during one weekend, the Dual in Detroit really adds a lot of excitement and value to our fans, our partners and the competitors. We’re also thrilled that Belle Isle and the Detroit and Windsor waterfronts will shine brightly once again on a national stage on back-to-back days, live on ABC. With over five hours of national television coverage, it’s great exposure and a tremendous opportunity for our entire region. We want to thank Chevrolet, Quicken Loans and our many partners, along with our fans, for making this great event possible.”

The 2016 Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans will mark the fourth consecutive year that Belle Isle welcomes two INDYCAR races in one action-packed weekend. It will also be the 27^th Grand Prix hosted in the city of Detroit with the first race on the downtown streets in 1982 and the event moving to Belle Isle Park in 1992.

Despite challenging weather with rain and unseasonably cold temperatures, the 2015 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix still saw over 60,000 fans visit Belle Isle Park. Colombian driver Carlos Munoz won his first career Verizon IndyCar Series race in the first Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans before former INDYCAR champion Sebastien Bourdais drove his Chevrolet to Victory Circle in the second Dual race.

The 2016 Grand Prix will feature another strong racing lineup. In addition to the Verizon IndyCar Series, the exotic machines of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship also return to Belle Isle along with the popular high-flying trucks of the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by Traxxas.

A pre-sale opportunity for 2016 Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix tickets is underway this week for fans that purchased tickets to previous Grand Prix events. Tickets for the 2016 Grand Prix will go on sale to the public on Monday, November 9 and can be purchased online at www.DetroitGP.com.

CHEVROLET DETROIT BELLE ISLE GRAND PRIX PRODUCES SOME IMPRESSIVE 2015 RETURNS, DESPITE WEATHER CHALLENGES

DETROIT, Mich. (June 3, 2015) – With the final results in, the numbers reveal that the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix weathered the storm last weekend – literally.

Amid one of the worst weather weekends in recent memory in Detroit, the Grand Prix still produced solid returns both in television ratings and viewership, through social media and even in the grandstands, though attendance numbers were certainly down from previous years due to the challenging conditions.

On television, fans were certainly excited to see how the cars of the Verizon IndyCar Series would handle the fast and physical 2.35-mile Raceway at Belle Isle Park street circuit in wet conditions over the Saturday and Sunday races in the Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans.

The national overnight numbers from both races were very strong with each race drawing a rating that was higher than any INDYCAR event this season other than the Indianapolis 500. Saturday’s Dual in Detroit race on ABC-TV drew a .7 rating, which was down slightly from the Saturday race broadcast in 2014, due mainly to the fact that the on-track action was delayed and ultimately ended early due to heavy rain and lightning at Belle Isle. Sunday’s Chevy Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans ABC-TV race broadcast posted 1.0 overnight rating – the highest-rated for any Detroit Verizon IndyCar Series race broadcast since the Grand Prix returned in 2007.It marked the highest national rating for a series broadcast outside of the Indy 500 since the Pocono race last season and represented a 52% increase over last year’s Sunday race rating.

Locally, the Grand Prix also established new television rating records. With a 2.8 rating on WXYZ-TV in Detroit, Saturday’s race represented a 33% increase from 2014 while Sunday’s Dual in Detroit race posted a remarkable 4.2 household rating, a boost of over 60% from last year’s Sunday race numbers on WXYZ.

On social media, the Grand Prix continued to raise the bar even higher. After establishing impressive growth on its social channels over the past three years, the Grand Prix reached new heights in 2015. The total reach for the Grand Prix on its social channels of Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube was measured at 12.4 million people, which represented an increase of 86% from 2014. The Grand Prix recorded 139.5 million total social media impressions in 2015, an increase of 34% from last year’s final numbers.

Corporate partnership also reached an all-time high in 2015 with more than 70 sponsors supporting the Grand Prix, compared to 56 partner companies in 2014.

“We want to thank all of our partners and fans for their support and dedication to the Grand Prix,” said Bud Denker, Chairman of the Chevrolet Detroit Belle Isle Grand Prix. “We saw some tremendous growth and engagement both in television viewership and on social media and we even had what I would consider really strong at-track attendance considering the challenges we had with the weather over the weekend. All 33 of our corporate chalets were packed on both Saturday and Sunday and we saw a lot of fans brave the elements to experience all this great event has to offer.”

With rain all three days dampening the track but not the spirits of the fans or competitors at the Grand Prix, attendance numbers were down as event organizers estimated the total attendance at approximately 65,000. A strong crowd in excess of 20,000 attended on Friday, May 29 for Comerica Bank Free Prix Day while approximately 30,000 visited Belle Isle on Saturday, May 30. With rain throughout the day and unseasonably cold temperatures in the low 50s with a strong wind on Sunday, May 31, an estimated crowd of a little over 15,000 witnessed the final day of the Grand Prix.

It was a memorable weekend of competition on the track with Andretti Autosport’s Carlos Munoz earning his first Verizon IndyCar Series victory in Saturday’s Chevrolet Dual in Detroit presented by Quicken Loans. Former series champion Sebastien Bourdais produced for Chevrolet as he won for KVSH Racing in Sunday’s second Dual in Detroit race. In the Chevrolet Sports Car Classic presented by the Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers on Saturday, Dane Cameron and Eric Curran drove the Whelan Engineering Chevrolet Corvette DP to victory for Action Express Racing in the TUDOR United SportsCar Championship race. In the GTD class, Mario Farnbacher and Ian James won for Alex Job Racing while Mirco Schultis and Renger van der Zande won the PC Class for Starworks Motorsport. In the first scheduled Pirelli World Challenge race of the weekend – the Cadillac V-Series Challenge presented by the Metro Detroit Cadillac Dealers – Kevin Estre captured the GT Class victory on Saturday while Henrique Cisneros won in the GTA Class. Rain forced the cancellation of the second series race on Sunday. In the SPEED Energy Formula Off-Road presented by TRAXXAS truck series races, Robby Gordon won on Friday, E.J. Viso took the victory on Saturday and Burt Jenner claimed the win on Sunday.

For more information on the Grand Prix throughout the year, visit www.detroitgp.com.