2023 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Appearance
Race details | |
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17th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
![]() Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | |
Date | September 10, 2023 |
Official name | Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey |
Location | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California |
Course | Permanent racing facility 2.238 mi / 3.602 km |
Distance | 95 laps 212.61 mi / 342.163 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | ![]() |
Time | 01:06.6416 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | ![]() |
Time | 01:08.4168 (on lap 52 of 95) |
Podium | |
First | ![]() |
Second | ![]() |
Third | ![]() |
The 2023 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth and final round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 10, 2023, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The race consisted of 95 laps and was won by Scott Dixon.
Álex Palou entered the race having clinched the 2023 championship.[1]
Entry list
[edit]Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Practice
[edit]Practice 1
[edit]Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 26 | ![]() |
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:07.5382 |
2 | 5 | ![]() |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.5911 |
3 | 7 | ![]() |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.6336 |
Source:[3] |
Practice 2
[edit]Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 45 | ![]() |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:07.6154 |
2 | 21 | ![]() |
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.6546 |
3 | 10 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.7993 |
Source:[4] |
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying started at 2:00 PM PT on September 9, 2023.
Qualifying classification
[edit]Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
1 | 6 | ![]() |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.2403 | N/A | 01:06.7574 | 01:06.6416 | 1 |
2 | 3 | ![]() |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.8761 | 01:06.5662 | 01:06.6513 | 2 |
3 | 45 | ![]() |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.8777 | 01:06.4610 | 01:06.7478 | 3 |
4 | 2 | ![]() |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.1254 | 01:06.7824 | 01:06.7937 | 4 |
5 | 9 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.0002 | N/A | 01:06.7786 | 01:07.0171 | 11[a] |
6 | 10 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.1605 | 01:06.6158 | 01:07.2846 | 5 |
7 | 30 | ![]() |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:07.1305 | N/A | 01:06.8300 | N/A | 13[a] |
8 | 21 | ![]() |
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.2675 | N/A | 01:06.9172 | N/A | 6 |
9 | 12 | ![]() |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.1686 | 01:06.9282 | N/A | 7 |
10 | 28 | ![]() |
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:07.0668 | N/A | 01:07.1292 | N/A | 8 |
11 | 14 | ![]() |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.1470 | N/A | 01:07.4479 | N/A | 17[a] |
12 | 5 | ![]() |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.8459 | 01:07.9392 | N/A | 9 |
13 | 78 | ![]() |
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.4009 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19[a] |
14 | 15 | ![]() |
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.2323 | N/A | N/A | 10 |
15 | 26 | ![]() |
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:07.4666 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12 |
16 | 11 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.3726 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
17 | 7 | ![]() |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.5425 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
18 | 27 | ![]() |
Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:07.4029 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
19 | 8 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.6149 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18 |
20 | 77 | ![]() |
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.5183 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
21 | 60 | ![]() |
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:07.7419 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
22 | 18 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 01:07.7816 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
23 | 55 | ![]() |
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.7583 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
24 | 51 | ![]() |
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.8639 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
25 | 20 | ![]() |
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:11.0620 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
26 | 29 | ![]() |
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:07.9083 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
27 | 06 | ![]() |
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | No Time | N/A | N/A | 27 |
Source:[6] |
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
[edit]Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 27 | ![]() |
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:07.8939 |
2 | 8 | ![]() |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:08.0855 |
3 | 78 | ![]() |
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:08.0856 |
Source:[7] |
Race
[edit]The race is scheduled to start at 11:30 PM PT on September 10, 2023.
Race classification
[edit]Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b c d Scott Dixon, Santino Ferrucci and rookies Jüri Vips and Agustín Canapino each received a six-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine change throughout the weekend.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Kelly, Paul (September 3, 2023). "Palou Clinches Championship With Decisive Portland Victory". Indycar.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Firestone Grand Prix Of Monterey entry list" (PDF). September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Glendenning, Mark (September 10, 2023). "Dixon takes grid penalty at Laguna". racer.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 10, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.