2018 Honda Indy 200

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Flag of the United States.svg 2018 Mid-Ohio
Race details
13th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
Mid-Ohio.svg
DateJuly 29, 2018
Official name Honda Indy 200
Location Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.258 mi / 3.634 km
Distance90 laps
203.2 mi / 327.02 km
Pole position
Driver Alexander Rossi  (Andretti Autosport)
Time1:04.6802
Fastest lap
Driver Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:06.7269 (on lap 44 of 90)
Podium
First Alexander Rossi  (Andretti Autosport)
Second Robert Wickens  (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Third Will Power  (Team Penske)

The 2018 Honda Indy 200 was an IndyCar Series event held on July 29, 2018, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The race served as the 13th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. 2016 Indy 500 champion Alexander Rossi qualified on pole position, [1] and took victory in the 90-lap race. [2] This race featured no DNFs.

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Results

IconMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner

Qualifying

PosNo.NameGrp.Round 1Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
127 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi 11:04.92191:05.87501:04.6802
212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 21:04.99301:05.18911:04.8939
328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay 11:05.32851:05.15731:04.9896
41 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden W11:05.55101:06.03411:05.1335
56 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens R11:05.38421:06.04501:05.1747
659 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton 11:05.63441:05.99311:06.6172
715 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal W21:05.38441:06.1084
830 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 21:05.32501:06.3755
99 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon W21:05.47501:06.4187
105 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe 21:05.16491:06.5549
1110 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones 21:05.34081:07.0999
1226 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach R11:05.34341:07.2287
1398 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 11:05.6353
1488 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly 21:05.7260
1523 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball W11:05.9471
1620 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King R21:05.7699
1722 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud W11:05.9630
1821 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot 21:05.8133
1914 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 11:06.0520
2060 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey R21:05.9911
214 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist R11:06.7354
2219 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi R21:06.2138
2332 Flag of Austria.svg René Binder R11:06.9555
2418 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 2No time
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Source for individual rounds: [3]

Race

PosGridNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsLaps LedPts. 1
1127 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 901:44:15.213726654
256 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Robert Wickens R Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 90+12.828531541
3212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 90+14.70863936
441 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 90+18.0065332
599 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90+18.9382330
62418 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 90+19.5312328
7328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 90+21.4614326
81722 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud W Team Penske Chevrolet 90+21.8246324
9715 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90+23.1494322
101226 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach R Andretti Autosport Honda 90+24.3930320
111398 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 90+36.5906319
121620 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordan King R Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90+41.4002318
131821 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90+43.3340317
14105 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 90+1:04.0882316
151110 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90+1:07.1156415
161523 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball W Carlin Chevrolet 89+1 lap314
17830 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 89+1 lap313
181914 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89+1 lap312
19214 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89+1 lap311
202060 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey R Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson Honda 89+1 lap310
212332 Flag of Austria.svg René Binder R Juncos Racing Chevrolet 89+1 lap39
221488 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Harding Racing Chevrolet 88+2 laps38
232219 Flag of Brazil.svg Pietro Fittipaldi R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 88+2 laps37
24659 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 88+2 laps46
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

Championship standings after the race

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References

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