The 2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 30, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. The race consisted of 90 laps and was won by Scott McLaughlin.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 4th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the Barber Motorsports Park | |
| Date | April 30, 2023 |
| Official name | Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix |
| Location | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.380 mi / 3.830 km |
| Distance | 90 laps 214.200 mi / 344.700 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport) |
| Time | 01:05.8396 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 01:07.8022 (on lap 63 of 90) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
| Second | Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport) |
| Third | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Entry list
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
editPractice 1
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.6610 |
| 2 | 26 |  Colton Herta
|
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.8193 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.8985 |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Practice 2
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 |  Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.2781 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.5133 |
| 3 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.5386 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Qualifying
editQualifying classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 28 | Romain Grosjean
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:05.6839 | N/A | 01:05.6829 | 01:05.8396 | 1 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.5871 | 01:05.8386 | 01:05.9130 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward W
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.7400 | 01:05.7512 | 01:05.9382 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.7478 | 01:05.8061 | 01:05.9515 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:05.7721 | N/A | 01:05.8986 | 01:06.0723 | 5 |
| 6 | 45 |  Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.8342 | 01:05.8661 | 01:06.1601 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:05.5883 | N/A | 01:05.9603 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 6 |  Felix Rosenqvist
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.8696 | 01:06.0930 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:05.7808 | N/A | 01:06.1222 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Alexander Rossi
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:05.6939 | N/A | 01:06.2091 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | Will Power W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.9768 | 01:06.3790 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:05.7353 | N/A | 01:06.3963 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:05.9207 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:06.1850 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 77 |  Callum Ilott
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:06.0642 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.2433 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | David Malukas
|
Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:06.1851 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 29 |  Devlin DeFrancesco
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Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:06.4415 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:06.2504 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 20 | Conor Daly
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.4810 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 06 |  Hélio Castroneves W
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:06.2715 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 78 |  Agustín Canapino R
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.5158 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R
|
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:06.5925 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 30 | Jack Harvey
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.7181 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:06.9327 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.2378 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 03:49.1462 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
| Source:[4] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Alexander Rossi
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.6677 |
| 2 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.7922 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.8538 |
| Source:[5] | |||||
Race
editThe race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 30, 2023.
Race classification
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
edit- ^ "Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix entry list" (PDF). April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.