The 2017 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma was the 17th and final round of the 2017 IndyCar Series season. The race was contested on September 17, 2017, on the IndyCar layout of Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California, and served as the season finale for the series. Josef Newgarden of Team Penske won the pole for the race; he would finish second, which allowed him to win the championship. Newgarden's teammate, Simon Pagenaud, won the race for his second consecutive Sonoma victory.
Results Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner
Qualifying Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6 1 2 Josef Newgarden 1 1:15.7917 1:15.7325 1:15.5205 2 12 Will Power W 2 1:16.1236 1:15.9919 1:15.5556 3 1 Simon Pagenaud W 2 1:16.2220 1:15.7120 1:15.6356 4 3 Hélio Castroneves W 2 1:16.5534 1:15.9602 1:15.8032 5 26 Takuma Sato 1 1:16.5644 1:16.0497 1:16.2208 6 9 Scott Dixon W 1 1:16.9169 1:16.0957 1:16.3978 7 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 1:16.5554 1:16.1815 8 98 Alexander Rossi 1 1:16.2045 1:16.1934 9 15 Graham Rahal 2 1:16.4658 1:16.1968 10 18 Sébastien Bourdais 2 1:16.5847 1:16.5811 11 27 Marco Andretti W 2 1:16.3298 1:16.8221 12 10 Tony Kanaan W 1 1:17.0359 1:16.9718 13 4 Conor Daly 1 1:17.1016 14 8 Max Chilton 2 1:16.7581 15 83 Charlie Kimball 1 1:17.1417 16 5 James Hinchcliffe 2 1:16.9539 17 20 Spencer Pigot 1 1:17.2662 18 19 Ed Jones R 2 1:17.0231 19 7 Jack Harvey R 1 1:17.2722 20 21 J. R. Hildebrand 2 1:17.1602 21 13 Zachary Claman DeMelo R 1 1:17.2814 22 14 Carlos Muñoz 2 1:17.2507OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Race results
Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led 1 1 Simon Pagenaud W Team Penske Chevrolet 85 1:55:52.6840 4 3 41 103 2 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +1.0986 3 1 41 82 3 12 Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +1.6139 3 2 - 70 4 9 Scott Dixon W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +12.0870 3 6 - 64 5 3 Hélio Castroneves W Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +22.5022 3 4 - 60 6 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +23.5289 3 9 - 56 7 27 Marco Andretti W Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +23.9788 3 11 - 52 8 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +24.5140 3 7 - 48 9 18 Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing Honda 85 +49.9911 3 10 - 44 10 4 Conor Daly A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85 +55.6650 3 13 3 41 11 83 Charlie Kimball Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +1:21.0203 4 15 - 38 12 8 Max Chilton Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +1:24.5038 3 14 - 36 13 20 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 4 17 - 34 14 21 J. R. Hildebrand Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 4 20 - 32 15 14 Carlos Muñoz A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 22 - 30 16 10 Tony Kanaan W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 5 12 - 28 17 13 Zachary Claman DeMelo R Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 4 21 - 26 18 7 Jack Harvey R Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 84 +1 Lap 4 19 - 24 19 19 Ed Jones R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 69 Off Course 4 18 - 22 20 26 Takuma Sato Andretti Autosport Honda 62 Off Course 3 5 - 20 21 98 Alexander Rossi Andretti Herta Autosport Honda 60 +25 Laps 4 8 - 18 22 5 James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 52 Electical 3 16 - 16OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Notes Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
Championship standings
Driver standings Pos Driver Points 1 Josef Newgarden 642 2 2 Simon Pagenaud 629 1 3 Scott Dixon 621 1 4 Hélio Castroneves 598 5 Will Power 562
Manufacturer standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1,489 2 Honda 1,326
Note: Only the top-five drivers in the standings are included.
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