2023 Gallagher Grand Prix

2023 Gallagher Grand Prix

Race details
14th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
Date	August 12, 2023
Official name	Gallagher Grand Prix
Location	Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
Course	Permanent road course 2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance	85 laps 207.315 mi / 333.641 km
Pole position
Driver	Graham Rahal  (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Time	01:10.1132
Fastest lap
Driver	Graham Rahal  (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Time	01:12.5917 (on lap 22 of 85)
Podium
First	Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Graham Rahal  (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Third	Pato O'Ward  (Arrow McLaren)

The 2023 Gallagher Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 12, 2023, in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as part of the IndyCar-NASCAR double-header weekend, with the Xfinity Series race taking place Saturday after the IndyCar race, and the Cup Series race being run on Sunday. The race consisted of 85 laps & was won by Scott Dixon.

The race marked Dixon's record-breaking 319th consecutive IndyCar race start and extended his record streak to 19 consecutive IndyCar seasons with at least one victory. ^[1]

Entry list

Further information: 2023 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

No.	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet
5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
7	Alexander Rossi  W	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
11	Marcus Armstrong  R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda
20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay  W	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda
27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda
29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda
30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
51	Sting Ray Robb  R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
55	Benjamin Pedersen  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
60	Linus Lundqvist  R	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
78	Agustín Canapino  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
Source: [2]

Practice

Practice

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:09.8421
2	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:09.9267
3	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:10.1246
Source: [3]

Qualifying

Qualifying was started at 12:30 PM ET on August 11, 2023.

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time				Final grid
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.2093	01:09.9837	01:10.1132	1
2	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.0031	01:10.0077	01:10.2286	2
3	7	Alexander Rossi  W	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:10.4055	N/A	01:10.0124	01:10.2932	3
4	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:10.3423	N/A	01:10.1503	01:10.3453	4
5	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	01:10.2805	N/A	01:10.2098	01:10.3938	5
6	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:10.3121	01:10.1486	01:10.4021	6
7	11	Marcus Armstrong  R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.3697	01:10.2106	N/A	7
8	30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:10.3420	N/A	01:10.2228	N/A	14 [a]
9	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.3658	01:10.2974	N/A	8
10	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:10.4119	N/A	01:10.4389	N/A	9
11	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.3855	N/A	01:10.4782	N/A	10
12	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.3196	01:10.5207	N/A	18 [a]
13	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:10.4398	N/A	N/A	N/A	11
14	60	Linus Lundqvist  R	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.4570	N/A	N/A	12
15	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:10.4869	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
16	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.5006	N/A	N/A	15
17	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.5237	N/A	N/A	N/A	16
18	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.6348	N/A	N/A	17
19	2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.6150	N/A	N/A	N/A	25 [b]
20	21	Rinus VeeKay  W	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:10.7249	N/A	N/A	19
21	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:10.6461	N/A	N/A	N/A	20
22	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.0083	N/A	N/A	21
23	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:10.8687	N/A	N/A	N/A	27 [a]
24	78	Agustín Canapino  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.0611	N/A	N/A	22
25	51	Sting Ray Robb  R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	01:11.5658	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
26	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.1027	N/A	N/A	24
27	55	Benjamin Pedersen  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.2971	N/A	N/A	26
Source: [6]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:10.9851
2	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:11.1365
3	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:11.3073
Source: [7]

Race

The race started on August 12, 2023 and was scheduled to start at 2:00 PM ET before being rescheduled to start at 2:20 PM ET.

Race classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	01:51:24.7579	3	15	34	51
2	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+0.4779	3	1	36	44
3	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	85	+8.0925	3	4		35
4	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+9.3211	3	2	7	33
5	7	Alexander Rossi  W	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	85	+9.7935	3	3		30
6	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+14.6929	3	16		28
7	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+17.6505	3	8		26
8	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+22.1977	3	10		24
9	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	85	+23.4238	3	13		22
10	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+30.3957	3	17		20
11	21	Rinus VeeKay  W	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	85	+32.6728	3	19		19
12	60	Linus Lundqvist  R	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	85	+35.1190	3	12		18
13	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	85	+42.4355	5	11		17
14	30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+47.0297	3	14		16
15	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	85	+48.1724	3	18		15
16	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	85	+61.9413	4	27		14
17	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	85	+69.5965	3	24		13
18	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	84	+1 Laps	4	6		12
19	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	84	+1 Laps	3	5	8	12
20	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	84	+1 Laps	3	21		10
21	78	Agustín Canapino  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	84	+1 Laps	3	22		9
22	51	Sting Ray Robb  R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	84	+1 Laps	3	23		8
23	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	84	+1 Laps	4	20		7
24	11	Marcus Armstrong  R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	83	+2 Laps	5	7		6
25	2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	83	+2 Laps	5	25		5
26	55	Benjamin Pedersen  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	79	+5 Laps	4	26		5
27	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	68	Mechanical	3	9		5
Fastest lap: Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) - 01:12.5917 (Lap 22)
Source: [8]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Álex Palou 539 1 2 Scott Dixon 438 1 3 Josef Newgarden 434 4 Scott McLaughlin 395 1 5 Pato O'Ward 388 Source: [8]

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1204 2 Chevrolet 1166 Source: [9]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

1. Hélio Castroneves, Jack Harvey & David Malukas each received a six-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine changes after the Nashville GP. ^[4]
2. Josef Newgarden received a six-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine change after qualifying. ^[5]

References

1. Kelly, Paul. "Iron Man Dixon Extends Streak with Improbable Win at Indy". IndyCar.com. Retrieved August 14, 2023.
2. Bradley, Charles (August 10, 2023). "IndyCar Indy RC: Start time, how to watch, entry list & more". Motorsport. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
3. "Practice 1 Results". indycar.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
4. "IndyCar announces three grid penalties for Indy road race". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
5. "Newgarden gets Indy GP grid penalty". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
6. "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
7. "Final Practice Results". indycar.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
8. "Race - Results - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
9. @INDYCAR (August 12, 2023). "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). Retrieved August 28, 2023– via NBC Sports.

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