2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America

2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America
Race details
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)

Last updated February 08, 2025 • 1 min readFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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.

Entry list

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	Patricio O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
6	Felix Rosenqvist W	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	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta	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	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
78	Agustín Canapino R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
Source:^[1]

Practice

Practice 1

Top practice speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap time
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

Top practice speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap time
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
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2	Round 2	Round 3
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

Top practice speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap time
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

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/retired	Pit stops	Grid	Laps led	Pts.
1	10	Álex Palou W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	55	1:50:04.6640	3	3	10	51
2	2	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	55	+4.5610	3	4		40
3	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	55	+6.7549	3	2		35
4	9	Scott Dixon W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	55	+6.9718	4	23		32
5	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	55	+10.9328	3	1	33	34
6	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	55	+11.5208	3	9		28
7	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	55	+15.8835	3	7		26
8	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	55	+16.2822	3	18		24
9	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	55	+17.5480	4	6		22
10	7	Alexander Rossi W	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	55	+19.6371	3	5		20
11	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	55	+21.4730	3	14		19
12	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	55	+22.1054	4	15		18
13	12	Will Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	55	+25.6694	7	22	7	18
14	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	55	+31.4292	3	20		16
15	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	55	+33.6232	4	26		15
16	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	55	+34.3000	3	11		14
17	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	55	+42.4660	4	27		13
18	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	55	+42.9535	3	17		12
19	78	Agustín Canapino R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	55	+44.8009	4	21		11
20	6	Felix Rosenqvist W	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	55	+49.0897	4	16		10
21	55	Benjamin Pedersen R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	55	+51.9763	4	10		9
22	51	Sting Ray Robb R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	55	+1:09.6654	4	25		8
23	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	55	+1:23.6408	4	12		7
24	11	Marcus Armstrong R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	54	+1 Lap	4	8	5	7
25	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	54	+1 Lap	5	19		5
26	30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	54	+1 Lap	7	24		5
27	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	24	Off Course	2	13		5
Fastest lap: Will Power (Team Penske) – 01:42.8921 (lap 45)
Source:^[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Álex Palou	324
	2	Marcus Ericsson	250
	3	Josef Newgarden	243
1	4	Pato O'Ward	226
1	5	Scott Dixon	226
Source:^[6]

Engine manufacturer standings

	Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	663
	2	Chevrolet	628
Source:^[7]

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.
1 2 "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.

Previous race: 2023 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix	IndyCar Series 2023 season	Next race: 2023 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Previous race: 2022 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America	Grand Prix of Road America	Next race: 2024 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America

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[2023_Sonsio_Grand_Prix_at_Road_America_entry_list-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.

[results-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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