The 2023 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth and final round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 10, 2023, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The race consisted of 95 laps and was won by Scott Dixon.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 17th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | |
| Date | September 10, 2023 |
| Official name | Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey |
| Location | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.238 mi / 3.602 km |
| Distance | 95 laps 212.61 mi / 342.163 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) |
| Time | 01:06.6416 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 01:08.4168 (on lap 52 of 95) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
| Third | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Álex Palou entered the race having clinched the 2023 championship.[1]
Entry list
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
editPractice 1
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |  Colton Herta W
|
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:07.5382 |
| 2 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.5911 |
| 3 | 7 | Alexander Rossi
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.6336 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Practice 2
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 |  Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:07.6154 |
| 2 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.6546 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.7993 |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Qualifying
editQualifying started at 2:00 PM PT on September 9, 2023.
Qualifying classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.2403 | N/A | 01:06.7574 | 01:06.6416 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.8761 | 01:06.5662 | 01:06.6513 | 2 |
| 3 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.8777 | 01:06.4610 | 01:06.7478 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Josef Newgarden
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.1254 | 01:06.7824 | 01:06.7937 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.0002 | N/A | 01:06.7786 | 01:07.0171 | 11[a] |
| 6 | 10 | Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.1605 | 01:06.6158 | 01:07.2846 | 5 |
| 7 | 30 |  Jüri Vips R
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:07.1305 | N/A | 01:06.8300 | N/A | 13[a] |
| 8 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.2675 | N/A | 01:06.9172 | N/A | 6 |
| 9 | 12 |  Will Power
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.1686 | 01:06.9282 | N/A | 7 |
| 10 | 28 |  Romain Grosjean
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:07.0668 | N/A | 01:07.1292 | N/A | 8 |
| 11 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.1470 | N/A | 01:07.4479 | N/A | 17[a] |
| 12 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.8459 | 01:07.9392 | N/A | 9 |
| 13 | 78 |  Agustín Canapino R
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.4009 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19[a] |
| 14 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.2323 | N/A | N/A | 10 |
| 15 | 26 | Colton Herta W
|
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:07.4666 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12 |
| 16 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.3726 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 17 | 7 | Alexander Rossi
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.5425 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 18 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:07.4029 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 19 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.6149 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 20 | 77 |  Callum Ilott
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.5183 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 60 | Tom Blomqvist R
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:07.7419 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 18 | David Malukas
|
Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 01:07.7816 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.7583 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R
|
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.8639 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:11.0620 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 29 |  Devlin DeFrancesco
|
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:07.9083 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 06 |  Hélio Castroneves W
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | No Time | N/A | N/A | 27 |
| Source:[6] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:07.8939 |
| 2 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:08.0855 |
| 3 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:08.0856 |
| Source:[7] | |||||
Race
editThe race is scheduled to start at 11:30 PM PT on September 10, 2023.
Race classification
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b c d Scott Dixon, Santino Ferrucci and rookies Jüri Vips and Agustín Canapino each received a six-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine change throughout the weekend.[5]
References
edit- ^ Kelly, Paul (September 3, 2023). "Palou Clinches Championship With Decisive Portland Victory". Indycar.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Firestone Grand Prix Of Monterey entry list" (PDF). September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ Glendenning, Mark (September 10, 2023). "Dixon takes grid penalty at Laguna". racer.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 10, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.