2022 Grand Prix of Portland

The 2022 Grand Prix of Portland was the sixteenth And penultimate round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 4, 2022, in Portland, Oregon at the Portland International Raceway. Scott McLaughlin qualified on pole. To prevent a first lap first corner pileup the drivers agreed to get the green flag further back on the front straight than previous years. This early start was successful in preventing a first lap pileup, and the race went 97 laps without a yellow. McLaughlin led 104 of 110 laps and won the race from pole. Will Power and Scott Dixon rounded out the podium.

United States 2022 Grand Prix of Portland
Race details
16th round of the 2022 IndyCar season
DateSeptember 4, 2022
Official nameGrand Prix of Portland
LocationPortland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon
CoursePermanent racing facility
1.964 mi / 3.161 km
Distance110 laps
216.04 mi / 347.68 km
Pole position
DriverNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
Time00:58.2349
Fastest lap
DriverUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time00:59.5874 (on lap 16 of 110)
Podium
FirstNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
SecondAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
ThirdNew Zealand Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Entry list

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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 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  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14   Kyle Kirkwood  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
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 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  W  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 00:58.5769
2 18   David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 00:58.7024
3 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 00:58.7156
Source:[2]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 00:58.3946
2 2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 00:58.4083
3 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 00:58.4910
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 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 00:58.0029 00:58.2504 00:58.2349 1
2 2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 00:58.0433 N/A 00:57.9651 00:58.3129 8[a]
3 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 00:57.9266 00:58.0868 00:58.4254 2
4 30   Christian Lundgaard  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 00:57.9218 00:58.0753 00:58.4482 3
5 10   Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 00:58.1497 00:58.3381 00:58.5075 4
6 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 00:58.1408 N/A 00:58.2593 00:58.6090 5
7 7   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A 00:58.1465 00:58.3475 N/A 6
8 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:58.3020 N/A 00:58.3925 N/A 7
9 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 00:58.2318 N/A 00:58.3983 N/A 9
10 18   David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda N/A 00:58.0506 00:58.4038 N/A 10
11 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:58.4106 N/A 00:58.4475 N/A 11
12 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 00:58.2292 N/A 00:58.5356 N/A 12
13 14   Kyle Kirkwood  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 00:58.4865 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 77   Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 00:58.1988 N/A N/A 14
15 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 00:58.5097 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 00:58.2628 N/A N/A 16
17 45   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:58.5332 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 00:58.3064 N/A N/A 18
19 60   Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 00:58.6898 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 00:58.4398 N/A N/A 20
21 06   Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 00:58.7534 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 51   Takuma Sato  W  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 00:58.6058 N/A N/A 22
23 48   Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:59.1933 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 29   Devlin DeFrancesco  R  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 00:58.6127 N/A N/A 24
25 4   Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 00:59.0082 N/A N/A 25[b]
Source:[5]
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Final Practice

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 00:59.0532
2 30   Christian Lundgaard  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:59.1806
3 10   Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:59.2196
Source:[6]

Race

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The race started at 3:30 PM ET on September 4, 2022.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 110 01:56:15.6892 3 1 104 54
2 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +1.1792 3 2 2 41
3 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 +1.6006 3 16 35
4 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 110 +13.8892 3 5 32
5 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110 +14.8208 3 11 2 31
6 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 110 +16.3039 3 7 28
7 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 110 +17.0044 3 9 26
8 2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +17.6062 3 8 24
9 77   Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 110 +18.0978 3 14 1 23
10 7   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 110 +18.6356 3 6 20
11 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 +23.5169 3 18 19
12 10   Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 +27.5282 3 4 18
13 14   Kyle Kirkwood  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 110 +28.3322 3 13 17
14 18   David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 110 +29.0288 3 10 16
15 45   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110 +31.2329 3 17 15
16 29   Devlin DeFrancesco  R  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 110 +32.5754 3 24 14
17 06   Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 110 +33.8121 3 21 13
18 51   Takuma Sato  W  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 110 +34.0886 3 22 12
19 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 110 +34.7299 3 15 11
20 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 110 +35.4454 4 12 10
21 30   Christian Lundgaard  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110 +44.5500 4 3 1 10
22 4   Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 3 25 8
23 60   Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 100 +10 Laps 4 19 7
24 48   Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 82 Contact 3 23 6
25 20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 67 Pit Fire 2 20 5
Fastest lap:   Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 00:59.5874 (lap 16)
Source:[7]

Cautions: 1 for 4 laps[8]

Lead Changes: 9[8]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Josef Newgarden received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change.[4]
  2. ^ Dalton Kellett received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change. However, qualifying in last place meant this penalty had no impact.[4]


References

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  1. ^ "Grand Prix of Portland entry list" (PDF). August 22, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  2. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Grid penalty confirmed for title contender Newgarden at Portland". racer.com. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  6. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  9. ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.


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