The 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth and final round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 11, 2022, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The race consisted of 95 laps and was won by Álex Palou. Will Power claimed his second IndyCar Series championship with his third place finish in this race.
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookiePast winner Driver Team Engine2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet4 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet5 Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda7 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet14 Kyle Kirkwood A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda16 Simona de Silvestro Paretta Autosport Chevrolet18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda30 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda45 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda48 Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda51 Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda60 Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing ChevroletSource:
Practice Practice 1 + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 01:11.4103 2 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:11.8266 3 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:11.8697 Source:
Practice 2 + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:11.3847 2 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:11.6920 3 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 01:11.7183 Source:
Qualifying Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Group 1 Group 2 1 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:11.3496 01:11.4871 01:11.6127 1 2 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:11.9333 01:11.6215 01:11.6320 2 3 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:11.8960 N/A 01:11.4238 01:11.7698 3 4 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:11.5631 01:11.4793 01:11.7858 4 5 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:12.0990 01:11.5857 01:12.1625 11 6 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:11.9993 N/A 01:11.5472 01:12.4542 5 7 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:11.7507 N/A 01:11.6295 N/A 6 8 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:11.8474 N/A 01:11.6916 N/A 7 9 7 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A 01:11.3471 01:11.7285 N/A 8 10 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:12.0856 N/A 01:12.1359 N/A 9 11 60 Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:11.8874 N/A 01:12.2808 N/A 10 12 06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:11.6618 01:12.8856 N/A 12 13 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:12.1722 N/A N/A N/A 13 14 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:12.1442 N/A N/A 14 15 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:12.2661 N/A N/A N/A 15 16 30 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:12.2093 N/A N/A 16 17 14 Kyle Kirkwood A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:12.4299 N/A N/A N/A 17 18 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:12.2720 N/A N/A 18 19 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:12.5970 N/A N/A N/A 19 20 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:12.2996 N/A N/A 20 21 45 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:12.8366 N/A N/A N/A 21 22 51 Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:12.4489 N/A N/A 22 23 48 Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:13.4172 N/A N/A N/A 23 24 4 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:12.8001 N/A N/A 24 25 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet No Time N/A N/A N/A 25 26 16 Simona de Silvestro Paretta Autosport Chevrolet N/A 01:13.5181 N/A N/A 26 Source: Notes Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup + Top Warmup Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:12.9318 2 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:13.4435 3 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:13.5703 Source:
Race The race started at 3:30 PM ET on September 11, 2022.
Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 02:03:31.0628 3 11 67 53 2 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 95 +30.3812 4 25 5 41 3 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 95 +33.8528 3 1 17 37 4 7 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 95 +35.5322 3 8 5 33 5 30 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 95 +50.8901 3 16 30 6 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 95 +56.1091 4 7 28 7 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 95 +57.9853 3 4 26 8 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 95 +59.9521 4 5 24 9 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 +1:02.6247 4 9 22 10 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 95 +1:05.3231 4 3 20 11 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 95 +1:07.6483 4 18 19 12 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 +1:07.9752 4 13 18 13 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 94 +1 Lap 4 6 17 14 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 94 +1 Lap 4 14 16 15 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 94 +1 Lap 3 20 15 16 48 Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 5 23 14 17 60 Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 4 10 13 18 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 4 19 12 19 06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 4 12 11 20 45 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 5 21 10 21 14 Kyle Kirkwood A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 94 +1 Lap 4 17 9 22 16 Simona de Silvestro Paretta Autosport Chevrolet 94 +1 Lap 4 26 8 23 51 Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 3 22 7 24 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 93 +2 Laps 6 15 6 25 4 Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 93 +2 Laps 3 24 5 26 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 37 Engine 1 2 1 6Fastest lap: Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) – 01:13.8486 (lap 88) Source:
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Will Power 5602 Josef Newgarden 5443 Scott Dixon 521 14 Scott McLaughlin 510 15 Álex Palou 510 Source:
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 1510 2 Honda 1299 Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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