2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America

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Flag of the United States.svg 2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America
Race details
8th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
Road America.svg
Layout of the Road America circuit
DateJune 18, 2023
Official name Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America
Location Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
CoursePermanent road course
4.014 mi / 6.460 km
Distance55 laps
220.55 mi / 354.94 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  (Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian)
Time01:40.1945
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time01:42.8921 (on lap 45 of 55)
Podium
First Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Third Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward  (Arrow McLaren)
2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America Battle (53070084362).jpg
2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America

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.

Contents

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 Meyer/Shank Racing due to lingering injuries.

Entry list

KeyMeaning
 R Rookie
 W Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
5 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda
28 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
55 Flag of Denmark.svg Benjamin Pedersen  R  A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
60 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78 Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source: [1]

Practice

Practice 1

Top practice speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap time
17 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:41.7790
218 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:41.8652
310 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:41.9486
Source: [2]

Practice 2

Top practice speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap time
17 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:40.9112
226 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:41.0584
36 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:41.2572
Source: [3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineTimeFinal
grid
Round 1Round 2Round 3
Group 1Group 2
126 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:40.5881N/A01:40.547601:40.19451
25 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A01:40.915801:40.939301:40.36432
310 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A01:41.286801:40.557201:40.49303
42 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:41.3132N/A01:40.971601:40.95304
57 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A01:41.178801:40.994801:41.18545
627 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:41.4400N/A01:40.9322No Time6
745 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A01:41.012501:41.0480N/A7
811 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A01:41.068201:41.1737N/A8
98 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A01:41.283001:41.2202N/A9
1055 Flag of Denmark.svg Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:41.2255N/A01:41.4989N/A10
1114 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:41.4723N/A01:41.6314N/A11
1229 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 01:41.2443N/A01:41.8277N/A12
1318 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:41.5204N/AN/AN/A13
1415 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A01:41.5121N/AN/A14
1521 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:41.7420N/AN/AN/A15
166 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A01:41.5823N/AN/A16
1777 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:41.8005N/AN/AN/A17
183 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:41.7005N/AN/A18
1928 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:41.8529N/AN/AN/A19
2060 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A01:41.7257N/AN/A20
2178 Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:41.9247N/AN/AN/A21
2212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:41.9275N/AN/A22
239 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:42.2745N/AN/AN/A23
2430 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A01:41.9329N/AN/A24
2551 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:42.6862N/AN/AN/A25
2606 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A01:42.0399N/AN/A26
2720 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A01:44.1738N/AN/A27
Source: [4]
Notes

Warmup

Top practice speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap time
17 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:41.7917
29 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:41.8080
312 Flag of Australia (converted).svg 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

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/retiredPit
stops
GridLaps
led
Pts.
110 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 551:50:04.6640331051
22 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 55+4.56103440
35 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 55+6.75493235
49 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55+6.971842332
526 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 55+10.9328313334
68 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55+11.52083928
745 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 55+15.88353726
83 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 55+16.282231824
927 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 55+17.54804622
107 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 55+19.63713520
1115 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 55+21.473031419
1221 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 55+22.105441518
1312 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 55+25.6694722718
1460 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 55+31.429232016
1506 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 55+33.623242615
1614 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 55+34.300031114
1720 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 55+42.466042713
1877 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 55+42.953531712
1978 Flag of Argentina.svg Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 55+44.800942111
206 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 55+49.089741610
2155 Flag of Denmark.svg Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 55+51.97634109
2251 Flag of the United States.svg Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 55+1:09.66544258
2329 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 55+1:23.64084127
2411 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 54+1 Lap4857
2528 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 54+1 Lap5195
2630 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 54+1 Lap7245
2718 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 24Off Course2135
Fastest lap: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power (Team Penske) – 01:42.8921 (lap 45)
Source: [6]

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. "Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America entry list" (PDF). June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  2. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  3. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  4. "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. June 17, 2023. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
  5. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  6. 1 2 "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  7. "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. June 18, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
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