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2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

The 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth and final round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 11, 2022, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The race consisted of 95 laps and was won by Álex Palou. Will Power claimed his second IndyCar Series championship with his third place finish in this race.

United States 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Race details
17th round of the 2022 IndyCar season
Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
DateSeptember 11, 2022
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
DriverAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
Time01:11.6127
Fastest lap
DriverMexico Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Time01:13.8486 (on lap 88 of 95)
Podium
FirstSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
ThirdAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)

Entry list

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Further information: 2022 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries
Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
4   Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5   Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
7   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
14   Kyle Kirkwood  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
16   Simona de Silvestro Paretta Autosport Chevrolet
18   David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29   Devlin DeFrancesco  R  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30   Christian Lundgaard  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
48   Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
51   Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
60   Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77   Callum Ilott  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 2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 01:11.4103
2 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:11.8266
3 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:11.8697
Source:[2]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:11.3847
2 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:11.6920
3 12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 01:11.7183
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 12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:11.3496 01:11.4871 01:11.6127 1
2 77   Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:11.9333 01:11.6215 01:11.6320 2
3 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:11.8960 N/A 01:11.4238 01:11.7698 3
4 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:11.5631 01:11.4793 01:11.7858 4
5 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:12.0990 01:11.5857 01:12.1625 11[a]
6 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:11.9993 N/A 01:11.5472 01:12.4542 5
7 18   David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:11.7507 N/A 01:11.6295 N/A 6
8 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:11.8474 N/A 01:11.6916 N/A 7
9 7   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A 01:11.3471 01:11.7285 N/A 8
10 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:12.0856 N/A 01:12.1359 N/A 9
11 60   Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:11.8874 N/A 01:12.2808 N/A 10
12 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:11.6618 01:12.8856 N/A 12
13 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:12.1722 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:12.1442 N/A N/A 14
15 20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:12.2661 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 30   Christian Lundgaard  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:12.2093 N/A N/A 16
17 14   Kyle Kirkwood  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:12.4299 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:12.2720 N/A N/A 18
19 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:12.5970 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 29   Devlin DeFrancesco  R  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:12.2996 N/A N/A 20
21 45   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:12.8366 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 51   Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:12.4489 N/A N/A 22
23 48   Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:13.4172 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 4   Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:12.8001 N/A N/A 24
25 2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet No Time N/A N/A N/A 25
26 16   Simona de Silvestro Paretta Autosport Chevrolet N/A 01:13.5181 N/A N/A 26
Source:[5]
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

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Top Warmup Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:12.9318
2 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:13.4435
3 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:13.5703
Source:[6]

Race

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The race started at 3:30 PM ET on September 11, 2022.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops 		Grid Laps
Led 		Pts.
1 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 02:03:31.0628 3 11 67 53
2 2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 95 +30.3812 4 25 5 41
3 12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 95 +33.8528 3 1 17 37
4 7   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 95 +35.5322 3 8 5 33
5 30   Christian Lundgaard  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 95 +50.8901 3 16 30
6 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 95 +56.1091 4 7 28
7 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 95 +57.9853 3 4 26
8 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 95 +59.9521 4 5 24
9 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 +1:02.6247 4 9 22
10 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 95 +1:05.3231 4 3 20
11 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 95 +1:07.6483 4 18 19
12 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 +1:07.9752 4 13 18
13 18   David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 94 +1 Lap 4 6 17
14 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 94 +1 Lap 4 14 16
15 29   Devlin DeFrancesco  R  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 94 +1 Lap 3 20 15
16 48   Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 5 23 14
17 60   Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 4 10 13
18 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 4 19 12
19 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 4 12 11
20 45   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 5 21 10
21 14   Kyle Kirkwood  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 94 +1 Lap 4 17 9
22 16   Simona de Silvestro Paretta Autosport Chevrolet 94 +1 Lap 4 26 8
23 51   Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 3 22 7
24 20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 93 +2 Laps 6 15 6
25 4   Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 93 +2 Laps 3 24 5
26 77   Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 37 Engine 1 2 1 6
Fastest lap:   Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) – 01:13.8486 (lap 88)
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Álex Palou received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey entry list" (PDF). August 26, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. ^ "Palou to receive engine change, will take a grid penalty". motorsport.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.


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