2023 Gallagher Grand Prix

United States 2023 Gallagher Grand Prix
Race details
14th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
DateAugust 12, 2023
Official nameGallagher Grand Prix
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
CoursePermanent road course
2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance85 laps
207.315 mi / 333.641 km
Pole position
DriverUnited States Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Time01:10.1132
Fastest lap
DriverUnited States Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Time01:12.5917 (on lap 22 of 85)
Podium
FirstNew Zealand Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondUnited States Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
ThirdMexico 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 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda
28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
60 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source:[2]

Practice

Practice

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.8421
2 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:09.9267
3 45 Denmark 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 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:10.2093 01:09.9837 01:10.1132 1
2 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:10.0031 01:10.0077 01:10.2286 2
3 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:10.4055 N/A 01:10.0124 01:10.2932 3
4 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:10.3423 N/A 01:10.1503 01:10.3453 4
5 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 01:10.2805 N/A 01:10.2098 01:10.3938 5
6 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:10.3121 01:10.1486 01:10.4021 6
7 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:10.3697 01:10.2106 N/A 7
8 30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:10.3420 N/A 01:10.2228 N/A 14[a]
9 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:10.3658 01:10.2974 N/A 8
10 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:10.4119 N/A 01:10.4389 N/A 9
11 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:10.3855 N/A 01:10.4782 N/A 10
12 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:10.3196 01:10.5207 N/A 18[a]
13 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:10.4398 N/A N/A N/A 11
14 60 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:10.4570 N/A N/A 12
15 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:10.4869 N/A N/A N/A 13
16 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:10.5006 N/A N/A 15
17 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:10.5237 N/A N/A N/A 16
18 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:10.6348 N/A N/A 17
19 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:10.6150 N/A N/A N/A 25[b]
20 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:10.7249 N/A N/A 19
21 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:10.6461 N/A N/A N/A 20
22 20 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:11.0083 N/A N/A 21
23 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:10.8687 N/A N/A N/A 27[a]
24 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:11.0611 N/A N/A 22
25 51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:11.5658 N/A N/A N/A 23
26 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:11.1027 N/A N/A 24
27 55 Denmark 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 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:10.9851
2 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:11.1365
3 3 New Zealand 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 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 01:51:24.7579 3 15 34 51
2 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +0.4779 3 1 36 44
3 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +8.0925 3 4 35
4 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +9.3211 3 2 7 33
5 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +9.7935 3 3 30
6 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +14.6929 3 16 28
7 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +17.6505 3 8 26
8 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +22.1977 3 10 24
9 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +23.4238 3 13 22
10 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +30.3957 3 17 20
11 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85 +32.6728 3 19 19
12 60 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 85 +35.1190 3 12 18
13 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 +42.4355 5 11 17
14 30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +47.0297 3 14 16
15 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 85 +48.1724 3 18 15
16 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 85 +61.9413 4 27 14
17 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 85 +69.5965 3 24 13
18 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 84 +1 Laps 4 6 12
19 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 84 +1 Laps 3 5 8 12
20 20 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Laps 3 21 10
21 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Laps 3 22 9
22 51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 84 +1 Laps 3 23 8
23 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 84 +1 Laps 4 20 7
24 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 83 +2 Laps 5 7 6
25 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 83 +2 Laps 5 25 5
26 55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 79 +5 Laps 4 26 5
27 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 68 Mechanical 3 9 5
Fastest lap: United States Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) - 01:12.5917 (Lap 22)
Source:[8]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

  1. ^ a b c 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 14 August 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. ^ a b "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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