Race details | |
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4th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
Date | April 30, 2023 |
Official name | Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix |
Location | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama |
Course | Permanent road course 2.380 mi / 3.830 km |
Distance | 90 laps 214.200 mi / 344.700 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport) |
Time | 01:05.8396 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Time | 01:07.8022 (on lap 63 of 90) |
Podium | |
First | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
Second | Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport) |
Third | Will Power (Team Penske) |
The 2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 30, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. The race consisted of 90 laps and was won by Scott McLaughlin.
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.6610 |
2 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.8193 |
3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.8985 |
Source: [2] |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.2781 |
2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.5133 |
3 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.5386 |
Source: [3] |
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.6677 |
2 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.7922 |
3 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.8538 |
Source: [5] |
The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 30, 2023.
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