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2023 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

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United States 2023 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Race details
17th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
DateSeptember 10, 2023
Official nameFirestone Grand Prix of Monterey
LocationWeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance95 laps
212.61 mi / 342.163 km
Pole position
DriverSweden Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren)
Time01:06.6416
Fastest lap
DriverSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:08.4168 (on lap 52 of 95)
Podium
FirstNew Zealand Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
ThirdSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)

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

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Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon 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 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 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 Estonia Jüri Vips  R  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 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  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

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Practice 1

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:07.5382
2 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:07.5911
3 7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:07.6336
Source:[3]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:07.6154
2 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:07.6546
3 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:07.7993
Source:[4]

Qualifying

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Qualifying started at 2:00 PM PT on September 9, 2023.

Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:07.2403 N/A 01:06.7574 01:06.6416 1
2 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:06.8761 01:06.5662 01:06.6513 2
3 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:06.8777 01:06.4610 01:06.7478 3
4 2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:07.1254 01:06.7824 01:06.7937 4
5 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:07.0002 N/A 01:06.7786 01:07.0171 11[a]
6 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:07.1605 01:06.6158 01:07.2846 5
7 30 Estonia Jüri Vips  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:07.1305 N/A 01:06.8300 N/A 13[a]
8 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:07.2675 N/A 01:06.9172 N/A 6
9 12 Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:07.1686 01:06.9282 N/A 7
10 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:07.0668 N/A 01:07.1292 N/A 8
11 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:07.1470 N/A 01:07.4479 N/A 17[a]
12 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:06.8459 01:07.9392 N/A 9
13 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:07.4009 N/A N/A N/A 19[a]
14 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:07.2323 N/A N/A 10
15 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:07.4666 N/A N/A N/A 12
16 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:07.3726 N/A N/A 14
17 7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:07.5425 N/A N/A N/A 15
18 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:07.4029 N/A N/A 16
19 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:07.6149 N/A N/A N/A 18
20 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:07.5183 N/A N/A 20
21 60 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:07.7419 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda N/A 01:07.7816 N/A N/A 22
23 55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:07.7583 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:07.8639 N/A N/A 24
25 20 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:11.0620 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:07.9083 N/A N/A 26
27 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  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

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:07.8939
2 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:08.0855
3 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:08.0856
Source:[7]

Race

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The race is scheduled to start at 11:30 PM PT on September 10, 2023.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 02:17:41.6400 3 11 20 51
2 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 95 +7.3180 4 2 40
3 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 +10.6111 2 5 51 38
4 12 Australia Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 95 +14.6669 4 7 32
5 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 95 +21.1289 6 20 30
6 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 95 +21.3750 5 3 28
7 7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 95 +22.2153 4 15 26
8 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 +27.1310 4 14 24
9 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 95 +28.3907 3 9 15 23
10 20 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 95 +32.3407 3 25 20
11 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 95 +39.0207 3 8 2 20
12 51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 95 +43.9875 3 24 18
13 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 95 +58.3175 4 27 17
14 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 95 +61.1843 2 19 16
15 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 5 18 15
16 55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 94 +1 Lap 6 23 14
17 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 94 +1 Lap 5 17 13
18 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 93 +2 Laps 5 6 12
19 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 93 +2 Laps 5 1 6 13
20 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 93 +2 Laps 5 22 10
21 2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 91 +4 Laps 9 4 9
22 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 91 +4 Laps 4 26 8
23 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 80 Contact 5 12 1 8
24 30 Estonia Jüri Vips  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 71 +24 Laps 3 13 6
25 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 65 +30 Laps 3 16 5
26 60 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 61 Contact 2 21 5
27 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 0 Contact 0 10 5
Fastest lap: Spain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:08.4168 (lap 52)
Source:[8]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ Kelly, Paul (September 3, 2023). "Palou Clinches Championship With Decisive Portland Victory". Indycar.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Firestone Grand Prix Of Monterey entry list" (PDF). September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Glendenning, Mark (September 10, 2023). "Dixon takes grid penalty at Laguna". racer.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualifications - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  9. ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 10, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.


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