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2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America

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United States 2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America
Race details
8th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
Layout of the Road America circuit
DateJune 18, 2023
Official nameSonsio Grand Prix at Road America
LocationRoad America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
CoursePermanent road course
4.014 mi / 6.460 km
Distance55 laps
220.55 mi / 354.94 km
Pole position
DriverUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian)
Time01:40.1945
Fastest lap
DriverAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
Time01:42.8921 (on lap 45 of 55)
Podium
FirstSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
ThirdMexico Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America

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.

Unbeknownst to all, this would be the final race of the season for Simon Pagenaud as during practice for the next round, Pagenaud would have a horrific crash that would end his season and tenure with Meyer/Shank Racing due to lingering injuries.

Entry list

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

Practice

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Practice 1

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:41.7790
2 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:41.8652
3 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:41.9486
Source:[2]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:40.9112
2 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:41.0584
3 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:41.2572
Source:[3]

Qualifying

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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 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:40.5881 N/A 01:40.5476 01:40.1945 1
2 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:40.9158 01:40.9393 01:40.3643 2
3 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:41.2868 01:40.5572 01:40.4930 3
4 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:41.3132 N/A 01:40.9716 01:40.9530 4
5 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:41.1788 01:40.9948 01:41.1854 5
6 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:41.4400 N/A 01:40.9322 No Time 6
7 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:41.0125 01:41.0480 N/A 7
8 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:41.0682 01:41.1737 N/A 8
9 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:41.2830 01:41.2202 N/A 9
10 55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:41.2255 N/A 01:41.4989 N/A 10
11 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:41.4723 N/A 01:41.6314 N/A 11
12 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 01:41.2443 N/A 01:41.8277 N/A 12
13 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:41.5204 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:41.5121 N/A N/A 14
15 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:41.7420 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:41.5823 N/A N/A 16
17 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:41.8005 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:41.7005 N/A N/A 18
19 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:41.8529 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 60 France Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:41.7257 N/A N/A 20
21 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:41.9247 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:41.9275 N/A N/A 22
23 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:42.2745 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:41.9329 N/A N/A 24
25 51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:42.6862 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:42.0399 N/A N/A 26
27 20 United States 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

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:41.7917
2 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:41.8080
3 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:42.0323
Source:[5]

Race

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The race started at 1:30 PM ET on June 18, 2023.

Race classification

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

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  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.
  6. ^ a b "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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