The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was the fourth round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season contested at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. The race started on April 22 and was stopped due to rain on lap 23. It was resumed on Monday, April 23 at 11:30 am as a timed race which went 82 laps out of a scheduled 90. American Josef Newgarden qualified on pole for the event. He eventually took victory for his third IndyCar win in Alabama.
Results Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner
Qualifying PosNo.NameGrp.Round 1Round 2Firestone Fast 6 11 Josef Newgarden W11:07.56431:07.05831:07.4413 212 Will Power W21:08.10871:07.26281:07.4541 318 Sébastien Bourdais21:08.25971:07.54351:07.5337 428 Ryan Hunter-Reay W11:07.56651:07.53231:07.7807 55 James Hinchcliffe11:07.56691:07.37971:07.7807 69 Scott Dixon21:08.42621:07.45951:08.0303 798 Marco Andretti11:07.78321:07.6027 827 Alexander Rossi21:08.36491:07.7488 922 Simon Pagenaud W21:08.40891:07.8409 106 Robert Wickens R11:07.76101:07.8455 1126 Zach Veach R21:08.27851:07.9894 1210 Ed Jones11:07.91931:08.4386 1359 Max Chilton11:08.0235 1423 Charlie Kimball21:08.5494 1515 Graham Rahal11:08.1038 1619 Zachary Claman DeMelo R21:08.5531 1721 Spencer Pigot11:08.1184 1830 Takuma Sato21:08.5676 1920 Jordan King R11:08.3997 2088 Gabby Chaves21:08.9763 214 Matheus Leist R11:08.5516 2232 René Binder R21:09.5404 2314 Tony Kanaan21:11.2015OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Race DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsGridLaps Led11 Josef Newgarden WTeam PenskeChevrolet82 2:01:14.4486417354228 Ryan Hunter-Reay WAndretti AutosportHonda82 +9.9607444035 James HinchcliffeSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda82 +15.5389453546 Robert Wickens RSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda82 +17.679441032518 Sébastien BourdaisDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda82 +26.88974393169 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda82 +26.97684628715 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda82 +30.119441526830 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda82 +30.552641824922 Simon Pagenaud WTeam PenskeChevrolet82 +42.461859221098 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda82 +44.689267201127 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda82 +45.23345819124 Matheus Leist RA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet82 +57.9291621181326 Zach Veach RAndretti AutosportHonda82 +1:05.9298411171420 Jordan King REd Carpenter RacingChevrolet82 +1:20.0118519161521 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet81 +1 Lap517151632 René Binder RJuncos RacingChevrolet80 +2 Laps522141788 Gabby ChavesHarding RacingChevrolet80 +2 Laps620131814 Tony KanaanA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet80 +2 Laps723121919 Zachary Claman DeMelo RDale Coyne RacingHonda80 +2 Laps516112010 Ed JonesChip Ganassi RacingHonda64 Mechanical412102112 Will Power WTeam PenskeChevrolet53 Off Course2292259 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet34 Mechanical41382323 Charlie KimballCarlinChevrolet10 Contact0147OFFICIAL 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 after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 1 Josef Newgarden 158 1 2 Alexander Rossi 145 1 3 Sébastien Bourdais 119 1 4 Graham Rahal 119 5 James Hinchcliffe 113
Manufacturer standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 339 2 Chevrolet 270
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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