2023 GMR Grand Prix

The 2023 GMR Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 13, 2023, in Speedway, Indiana, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix Road Course. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Álex Palou.

2023 GMR Grand Prix
Race details
5th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
DateMay 13, 2023
Official nameGMR Grand Prix
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
CoursePermanent road course
2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance85 laps
207.315 mi / 333.641 km
Pole position
Driver Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Time01:09.3321
Fastest lap
Driver Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:11.2912 (on lap 8 of 85)
Podium
First Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
Third Alexander Rossi (Arrow McLaren)

Entry list

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Josef Newgarden  W Team PenskeChevrolet
3 Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet
5 Patricio O'WardArrow McLarenChevrolet
06 Hélio CastronevesMeyer Shank RacingHonda
6 Felix RosenqvistArrow McLarenChevrolet
7 Alexander Rossi  W Arrow McLarenChevrolet
8 Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
9 Scott Dixon  W Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
10 Álex PalouChip 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 VeeKay  W Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet
26 Colton Herta  W Andretti 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 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:09.4981
2 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.4988
3 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.5213
Source:[2]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.9383
2 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:10.2580
3 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:10.2604
Source:[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.4639 N/A 01:09.2282 01:09.3321 1
2 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:09.5838 N/A 01:09.3604 01:09.3348 2
3 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.5351 01:09.2082 01:09.3780 3
4 30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:09.6238 01:09.3767 01:09.4220 4
5 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:09.2937 01:09.3405 01:09.5422 5
6 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:09.6277 01:09.4131 01:09.6292 6
7 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.8343 N/A 01:09.4419 N/A 7
8 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.5627 N/A 01:09.4711 N/A 8
9 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.6708 01:09.4757 N/A 9
10 7 Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:09.4747 01:09.5471 N/A 10
11 11 Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.6186 N/A 01:09.6148 N/A 11
12 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.7835 N/A 01:10.1872 N/A 12
13 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.8402 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:09.8375 N/A N/A 14
15 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 01:09.8676 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:09.9899 N/A N/A 16
17 21 Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:09.9625 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:10.0747 N/A N/A 18
19 60 Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:10.2625 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda N/A 01:10.2562 N/A N/A 20
21 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:10.2669 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 51 Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:10.2747 N/A N/A 22
23 55 Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:10.5181 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:10.2920 N/A N/A 24
25 78 Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:10.5424 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:10.3509 N/A N/A 26
27 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:10.5879 N/A N/A 27
Source:[4]
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:10.3872
2 7 Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:10.4153
3 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:10.6657
Source:[5]

Race

The race started at 3:45 PM ET on May 13, 2023.

Race classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 1:47:56.7003 3 3 52 53
2 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +16.8006 3 5 2 41
3 7 Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +18.1448 3 10 3 36
4 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +23.4801 3 1 13 34
5 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +23.9258 3 2 3 31
6 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +25.5206 3 9 3 29
7 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +26.3159 3 13 26
8 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +31.8308 3 7 2 25
9 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 +38.4189 3 14 22
10 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +48.8712 4 8 7 21
11 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +52.5732 4 18 19
12 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +59.7698 3 12 18
13 21 Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85 +1:07.0708 3 17 17
14 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +1:08.1940 3 6 16
15 11 Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +1:15.8499 3 11 15
16 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +1:23.6382 5 16 14
17 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 15 13
18 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 4 24 12
19 20 Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 21 11
20 30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 4 10
21 78 Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 25 9
22 06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 26 8
23 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 80 +5 Laps 3 27 7
24 55 Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 79 +6 Laps 3 23 6
25 60 Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 58 Mechanical 3 19 5
26 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 2 Collision damage 20 5
27 51 Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 1 Collision 22 5
Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:11.2912 (lap 8)
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. "GMR Grand Prix entry list" (PDF). May 5, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  3. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  4. "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  5. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  6. "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  7. "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
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