2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

The 2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 30, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. The race consisted of 90 laps and was won by Scott McLaughlin.

2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
Race details
4th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
DateApril 30, 2023
Official nameChildren's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
LocationBarber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama
CoursePermanent road course
2.380 mi / 3.830 km
Distance90 laps
214.200 mi / 344.700 km
Pole position
Driver Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport)
Time01:05.8396
Fastest lap
Driver Will Power (Team Penske)
Time01:07.8022 (on lap 63 of 90)
Podium
First Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
Second Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport)
Third Will Power (Team Penske)

Entry list

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Josef Newgarden  W Team PenskeChevrolet
3 Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet
5 Patricio O'Ward  W Arrow McLarenChevrolet
06 Hélio Castroneves  W Meyer Shank RacingHonda
6 Felix RosenqvistArrow McLarenChevrolet
7 Alexander RossiArrow McLarenChevrolet
8 Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
9 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
10 Álex Palou  W Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
11 Marcus Armstrong  R Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
12 Will Power  W Team PenskeChevrolet
14 Santino FerrucciA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
18 David MalukasDale Coyne Racing with HMD MotorsportsHonda
20 Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
21 Rinus VeeKayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
26 Colton HertaAndretti Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda
27 Kyle KirkwoodAndretti AutosportHonda
28 Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda
29 Devlin DeFrancescoAndretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda
30 Jack HarveyRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
45 Christian LundgaardRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
51 Sting Ray Robb  R Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda
55 Benjamin Pedersen  R A.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
60 Simon Pagenaud  W Meyer Shank RacingHonda
77 Callum IlottJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
78 Agustín Canapino  R Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
Source:[1]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.6610
2 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.8193
3 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.8985
Source:[2]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.2781
2 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.5133
3 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.5386
Source:[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:05.6839 N/A 01:05.6829 01:05.8396 1
2 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:05.5871 01:05.8386 01:05.9130 2
3 5 Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:05.7400 01:05.7512 01:05.9382 3
4 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.7478 01:05.8061 01:05.9515 4
5 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.7721 N/A 01:05.8986 01:06.0723 5
6 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:05.8342 01:05.8661 01:06.1601 6
7 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:05.5883 N/A 01:05.9603 N/A 7
8 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:05.8696 01:06.0930 N/A 8
9 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:05.7808 N/A 01:06.1222 N/A 9
10 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:05.6939 N/A 01:06.2091 N/A 10
11 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.9768 01:06.3790 N/A 11
12 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:05.7353 N/A 01:06.3963 N/A 12
13 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.9207 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:06.1850 N/A N/A 14
15 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:06.0642 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 60 Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:06.2433 N/A N/A 16
17 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:06.1851 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:06.4415 N/A N/A 18
19 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:06.2504 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.4810 N/A N/A 20
21 06 Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:06.2715 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 78 Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.5158 N/A N/A 22
23 51 Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:06.5925 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:06.7181 N/A N/A 24
25 55 Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:06.9327 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 11 Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:07.2378 N/A N/A 26
27 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 03:49.1462 N/A N/A 27
Source:[4]
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.6677
2 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.7922
3 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.8538
Source:[5]

Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 30, 2023.

Race classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 90 1:47:58.9401 3 4 24 51
2 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +1.7854 2 1 57 44
3 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +3.2699 3 11 3 36
4 5 Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +20.5745 2 3 32
5 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +20.9762 2 2 30
6 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +23.5319 2 6 28
7 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +24.2769 2 5 26
8 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +25.0582 3 10 24
9 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +25.5107 3 8 22
10 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +26.0190 2 13 20
11 11 Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +28.5527 2 26 19
12 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +36.3667 2 12 18
13 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 +42.4441 3 15 17
14 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 90 +43.7781 2 14 16
15 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +45.7346 3 7 6 16
16 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +55.1118 2 9 14
17 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +56.4422 3 19 13
18 60 Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +56.7500 2 16 12
19 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 90 +57.7650 3 17 11
20 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90 +58.5106 3 27 10
21 06 Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +1:00.0847 2 21 9
22 55 Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90 +1:01.3063 3 25 8
23 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 90 +1:03.1924 2 18 7
24 30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +1:04.5393 2 24 6
25 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +1:05.6055 3 20 5
26 78 Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 +1:06.1483 3 22 5
27 51 Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 36 Mechanical 2 23 5
Fastest lap: Will Power (Team Penske) – 01:07.8022 (lap 63)
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. "Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix entry list" (PDF). April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  3. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  6. "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  7. "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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