2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America
Indycar race held in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Race details | |
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8th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
Layout of the Road America circuit | |
Date | June 18, 2023 |
Official name | Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America |
Location | Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
Course | Permanent road course 4.014 mi / 6.460 km |
Distance | 55 laps 220.55 mi / 354.94 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian) |
Time | 01:40.1945 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Time | 01:42.8921 (on lap 45 of 55) |
Podium | |
First | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Second | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
Third | Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) |
Motor car race
The 2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America presented by AMR was the eighth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on June 18, 2023, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin at Road America. The race consisted of 55 laps and was won by Álex Palou.
Unbeknownst to all, this would be the final race of the season for Simon Pagenaud as during practice for the next round, Pagenaud would have a horrific crash that would end his season and tenure with Mryer/Shank Racing due to lingering injuries.
Entry list
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Practice
Practice 1
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:41.7790 |
2 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:41.8652 |
3 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:41.9486 |
Source:[2] |
Practice 2
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:40.9112 |
2 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:41.0584 |
3 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:41.2572 |
Source:[3] |
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
1 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:40.5881 | N/A | 01:40.5476 | 01:40.1945 | 1 |
2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:40.9158 | 01:40.9393 | 01:40.3643 | 2 |
3 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.2868 | 01:40.5572 | 01:40.4930 | 3 |
4 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:41.3132 | N/A | 01:40.9716 | 01:40.9530 | 4 |
5 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:41.1788 | 01:40.9948 | 01:41.1854 | 5 |
6 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:41.4400 | N/A | 01:40.9322 | No Time | 6 |
7 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.0125 | 01:41.0480 | N/A | 7 |
8 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.0682 | 01:41.1737 | N/A | 8 |
9 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.2830 | 01:41.2202 | N/A | 9 |
10 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:41.2255 | N/A | 01:41.4989 | N/A | 10 |
11 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:41.4723 | N/A | 01:41.6314 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 01:41.2443 | N/A | 01:41.8277 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:41.5204 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
14 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.5121 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
15 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:41.7420 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
16 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:41.5823 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:41.8005 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:41.7005 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
19 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:41.8529 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
20 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.7257 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
21 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:41.9247 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
22 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:41.9275 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
23 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:42.2745 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
24 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.9329 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
25 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:42.6862 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
26 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:42.0399 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
27 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:44.1738 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
Source:[4] |
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:41.7917 |
2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:41.8080 |
3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:42.0323 |
Source:[5] |
Race
The race started at 1:30 PM ET on June 18, 2023.
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ^ "Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America entry list" (PDF). June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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