The 2023 Gallagher Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 12, 2023, in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as part of the IndyCar-NASCAR double-header weekend, with the Xfinity Series race taking place Saturday after the IndyCar race, and the Cup Series race being run on Sunday. The race consisted of 85 laps & was won by Scott Dixon.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 14th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
 | |
| Date | August 12, 2023 |
| Official name | Gallagher Grand Prix |
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.439 mi / 3.925 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 207.315 mi / 333.641 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Time | 01:10.1132 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Time | 01:12.5917 (on lap 22 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Third |  Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren) |
The race marked Dixon's record-breaking 319th consecutive IndyCar race start and extended his record streak to 19 consecutive IndyCar seasons with at least one victory.[1]
Entry list
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
editPractice
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:09.8421 |
| 2 | 6 |  Felix Rosenqvist
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:09.9267 |
| 3 | 45 |  Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:10.1246 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Qualifying
editQualifying was started at 12:30 PM ET on August 11, 2023.
Qualifying classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Graham Rahal
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.2093 | 01:09.9837 | 01:10.1132 | 1 |
| 2 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.0031 | 01:10.0077 | 01:10.2286 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:10.4055 | N/A | 01:10.0124 | 01:10.2932 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:10.3423 | N/A | 01:10.1503 | 01:10.3453 | 4 |
| 5 | 29 |  Devlin DeFrancesco
|
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 01:10.2805 | N/A | 01:10.2098 | 01:10.3938 | 5 |
| 6 | 28 |  Romain Grosjean
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:10.3121 | 01:10.1486 | 01:10.4021 | 6 |
| 7 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.3697 | 01:10.2106 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 30 |  Jack Harvey
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:10.3420 | N/A | 01:10.2228 | N/A | 14[a] |
| 9 | 10 |  Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.3658 | 01:10.2974 | N/A | 8 |
| 10 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:10.4119 | N/A | 01:10.4389 | N/A | 9 |
| 11 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:10.3855 | N/A | 01:10.4782 | N/A | 10 |
| 12 | 06 |  Hélio Castroneves
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.3196 | 01:10.5207 | N/A | 18[a] |
| 13 | 26 | Colton Herta W
|
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:10.4398 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 11 |
| 14 | 60 | Linus Lundqvist R
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.4570 | N/A | N/A | 12 |
| 15 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:10.4869 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 16 | 9 | Scott Dixon W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.5006 | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 17 | 12 |  Will Power W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:10.5237 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 18 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.6348 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 19 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:10.6150 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25[b] |
| 20 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay W
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:10.7249 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 21 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:10.6461 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 22 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:11.0083 | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 23 | 18 | David Malukas
|
Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:10.8687 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 27[a] |
| 24 | 78 |  Agustín Canapino R
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:11.0611 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 25 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R
|
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:11.5658 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 26 | 77 | Callum Ilott
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:11.1027 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 27 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:11.2971 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:10.9851 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:11.1365 |
| 3 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:11.3073 |
| Source:[7] | |||||
Race
editThe race started on August 12, 2023 and was scheduled to start at 2:00 PM ET before being rescheduled to start at 2:20 PM ET.
Race classification
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b c Hélio Castroneves, Jack Harvey & David Malukas each received a six-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine changes after the Nashville GP.[4]
- ^ Josef Newgarden received a six-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine change after qualifying.[5]
References
edit- ^ Kelly, Paul. "Iron Man Dixon Extends Streak with Improbable Win at Indy". IndyCar.com. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
- ^ Bradley, Charles (August 10, 2023). "IndyCar Indy RC: Start time, how to watch, entry list & more". Motorsport. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Practice 1 Results". indycar.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "IndyCar announces three grid penalties for Indy road race". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Newgarden gets Indy GP grid penalty". racer.com. Racer Media & Marketing Inc. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ "Final Practice Results". indycar.com. August 11, 2023. Retrieved August 11, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. August 12, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
- ^ @INDYCAR (August 12, 2023). "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). Retrieved August 28, 2023 – via NBC Sports.