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.
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.
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookiePast winner Driver Team Engine2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda20 Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda51 Sting Ray Robb Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda55 Benjamin Pedersen A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet60 Linus Lundqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing ChevroletSource:
Practice Practice + Top Practice Speeds 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:
Qualifying Qualifying was started at 12:30 PM ET on August 11, 2023.
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Group 1 Group 2 1 15 Graham Rahal 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 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 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 9 10 Álex Palou 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 13 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:10.4398 N/A N/A N/A 11 14 60 Linus Lundqvist 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 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:10.5006 N/A N/A 15 17 12 Will Power 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 Team Penske Chevrolet 01:10.6150 N/A N/A N/A 25 20 21 Rinus VeeKay 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 24 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:11.0611 N/A N/A 22 25 51 Sting Ray Robb 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 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:11.2971 N/A N/A 26 Source: Notes Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:10.9851 2 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:11.1365 3 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:11.3073 Source:
Race The 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 Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 01:51:24.7579 3 15 34 51 2 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +0.4779 3 1 36 44 3 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +8.0925 3 4 35 4 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +9.3211 3 2 7 33 5 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +9.7935 3 3 30 6 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +14.6929 3 16 28 7 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +17.6505 3 8 26 8 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +22.1977 3 10 24 9 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +23.4238 3 13 22 10 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +30.3957 3 17 20 11 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85 +32.6728 3 19 19 12 60 Linus Lundqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 85 +35.1190 3 12 18 13 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 +42.4355 5 11 17 14 30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +47.0297 3 14 16 15 06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 85 +48.1724 3 18 15 16 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 85 +61.9413 4 27 14 17 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 85 +69.5965 3 24 13 18 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 84 +1 Laps 4 6 12 19 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 84 +1 Laps 3 5 8 12 20 20 Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Laps 3 21 10 21 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Laps 3 22 9 22 51 Sting Ray Robb Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 84 +1 Laps 3 23 8 23 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 84 +1 Laps 4 20 7 24 11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 83 +2 Laps 5 7 6 25 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 83 +2 Laps 5 25 5 26 55 Benjamin Pedersen A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 79 +5 Laps 4 26 5 27 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 68 Mechanical 3 9 5Fastest lap: Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) - 01:12.5917 (Lap 22) Source:
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Álex Palou 539 12 Scott Dixon 438 13 Josef Newgarden 4344 Scott McLaughlin 395 15 Pato O'Ward 388 Source:
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1204 2 Chevrolet 1166 Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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