The 2022 Grand Prix of Portland was the sixteenth And penultimate round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 4, 2022, in Portland, Oregon at the Portland International Raceway. Scott McLaughlin qualified on pole. To prevent a first lap first corner pileup the drivers agreed to get the green flag further back on the front straight than previous years. This early start was successful in preventing a first lap pileup, and the race went 97 laps without a yellow. McLaughlin led 104 of 110 laps and won the race from pole. Will Power and Scott Dixon rounded out the podium.
Race details | |
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16th round of the 2022 IndyCar season | |
Date | September 4, 2022 |
Official name | Grand Prix of Portland |
Location | Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon |
Course | Permanent racing facility 1.964 mi / 3.161 km |
Distance | 110 laps 216.04 mi / 347.68 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
Time | 00:58.2349 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
Time | 00:59.5874 (on lap 16 of 110) |
Podium | |
First | Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) |
Second | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Third | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Entry list
editKey | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Practice
editPractice 1
editPos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.5769 |
2 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 00:58.7024 |
3 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.7156 |
Source:[2] |
Practice 2
editPos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.3946 |
2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.4083 |
3 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.4910 |
Source:[3] |
Qualifying
editQualifying classification
editPos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.0029 | 00:58.2504 | 00:58.2349 | 1 |
2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.0433 | N/A | 00:57.9651 | 00:58.3129 | 8[a] |
3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:57.9266 | 00:58.0868 | 00:58.4254 | 2 |
4 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:57.9218 | 00:58.0753 | 00:58.4482 | 3 |
5 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.1497 | 00:58.3381 | 00:58.5075 | 4 |
6 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 00:58.1408 | N/A | 00:58.2593 | 00:58.6090 | 5 |
7 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.1465 | 00:58.3475 | N/A | 6 |
8 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:58.3020 | N/A | 00:58.3925 | N/A | 7 |
9 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 00:58.2318 | N/A | 00:58.3983 | N/A | 9 |
10 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 00:58.0506 | 00:58.4038 | N/A | 10 |
11 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.4106 | N/A | 00:58.4475 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 00:58.2292 | N/A | 00:58.5356 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 00:58.4865 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
14 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.1988 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
15 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 00:58.5097 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
16 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.2628 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.5332 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.3064 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
19 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 00:58.6898 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
20 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.4398 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
21 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 00:58.7534 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
22 | 51 | Takuma Sato W | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.6058 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:59.1933 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
24 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 00:58.6127 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
25 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:59.0082 | N/A | N/A | 25[b] |
Source:[5] |
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Final Practice
editPos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 00:59.0532 |
2 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:59.1806 |
3 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:59.2196 |
Source:[6] |
Race
editThe race started at 3:30 PM ET on September 4, 2022.
Race classification
editCautions: 1 for 4 laps[8]
Lead Changes: 9[8]
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
edit- ^ Josef Newgarden received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change.[4]
- ^ Dalton Kellett received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change. However, qualifying in last place meant this penalty had no impact.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Grand Prix of Portland entry list" (PDF). August 22, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Grid penalty confirmed for title contender Newgarden at Portland". racer.com. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 3, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 5, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Race Results". Racing-Reference. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 4, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.