2024 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland

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Flag of the United States.svg 2024 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland
Race details
14th round of the 2024 IndyCar season
Portland international raceway.svg
DateAugust 25, 2024
Official name BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland
Location Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon
CoursePermanent road course
1.964 mi / 3.161 km
Distance110 laps
216.04 mi / 347.68 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci
 (A. J. Foyt Enterprises)
Time58.2046
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas  (Meyer Shank Racing)
Time59.7452 (on lap 16 of 110)
Podium
First Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Second Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)

The 2024 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland was the 14th event of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 25, 2024, in Portland, Oregon at Portland International Raceway. The race took the scheduled 110 laps to complete and was won by Will Power. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 00:58.3669
210 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:58.4337
311 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:58.6095
Source:

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
13 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 00:58.8605
260 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Meyer Shank Racing Honda 00:58.8868
32 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 00:58.8942
Source:

Final Practice

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
126 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:59.0031
210 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:59.2041
311 Flag of New Zealand.svg Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:59.2503
Source:

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineTimeFinal
grid
Round 1Round 2Round 3
Group 1Group 2
114 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 58.2715N/A58.398258.20461
212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet N/A58.255258.119658.31202
310 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A58.245958.379658.43163
Source:
Notes

Race

The race started at 3:00 PM PT on August 25, 2024.

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTotal TimePit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 11001:55:34.19483210153
210 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 11001:55:44.021533341
32 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 11001:55:57.399435136
Fastest lap: Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas (Meyer Shank Racing) – 59:7462 (lap 16)
Source: [1]

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References

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