2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 17th round of the 2022 IndyCar season | |
Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | |
| Date | September 11, 2022 |
| 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 | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 01:11.6127 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) |
| Time | 01:13.8486 (on lap 88 of 95) |
| Podium | |
| First | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Third | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Entry list
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
Practice 1
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:11.4103 |
| 2 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:11.8266 |
| 3 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:11.8697 |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Practice 2
| Pos | No. | 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:[3] | |||||
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 R | 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[lower-alpha 1] |
| 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 R | 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 W | 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 R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:12.2093 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:12.4299 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 26 | Colton Herta W | 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 R | 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:[5] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
| Pos | No. | 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:[6] | |||||
Race
The race started at 3:30 PM ET on September 11, 2022.
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
- Álex Palou received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change.[4]
References
- "Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey entry list" (PDF). August 26, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- "Palou to receive engine change, will take a grid penalty". motorsport.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
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