2024 Sonsio Grand Prix

The 2024 Sonsio Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 11, 2024, in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Álex Palou.

2024 Sonsio Grand Prix
Race details
4th round of the 2024 IndyCar season
DateMay 11, 2024
Official nameSonsio 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 Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:09.0004
Fastest lap
Driver Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:11.1111 (on lap 72 of 85)
Podium
First Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Will Power (Team Penske)
Third Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)

Entry list

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Josef Newgarden  W Team PenskeChevrolet
3 Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet
4 Kyffin Simpson  R Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
5 Pato O'WardArrow McLarenChevrolet
6 Théo Pourchaire  R Arrow McLarenChevrolet
7 Alexander Rossi  W Arrow McLarenChevrolet
8 Linus Lundqvist  R Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
9 Scott Dixon  W Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
10 Álex Palou  W Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
11 Marcus ArmstrongChip Ganassi RacingHonda
12 Will Power  W Team PenskeChevrolet
14 Santino FerrucciA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
18 Jack HarveyDale Coyne RacingHonda
20 Christian Rasmussen  R Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet
21 Rinus VeeKay  W Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet
26 Colton Herta  W Andretti Global with Curb-AgajanianHonda
27 Kyle KirkwoodAndretti GlobalHonda
28 Marcus EricssonAndretti GlobalHonda
30 Pietro FittipaldiRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
41 Sting Ray RobbA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
45 Christian LundgaardRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
51 Luca Ghiotto  R Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda
60 Felix RosenqvistMeyer Shank RacingHonda
66 Tom Blomqvist  R Meyer Shank RacingHonda
77 Romain GrosjeanJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
78 Agustín CanapinoJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
Source:[1][2]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 109.2863
2 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:09.3713
3 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.3930
Source:[3]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.5588
2 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.6899
3 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 109.8565
Source:[4]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.0414 01:08.9057 01:09.0004 1
2 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:09.0127 01:08.8388 01:09.0921 2
3 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:08.7890 N/A 01:08.8194 01:09.1636 3
4 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:08.9997 N/A 01:09.0319 01:09.2528 4
5 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:09.0167 N/A 01:08.9928 01:09.3320 5
6 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.1530 01:09.0616 01:09.5270 6
7 7 Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:09.0900 N/A 01:09.0801 N/A 7
8 11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.0377 01:09.1175 N/A 8
9 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:09.0412 01:09.1491 N/A 9
10 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:08.9912 01:09.2923 N/A 10
11 30 Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.1330 N/A 01:09.3698 N/A 11
12 21 Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:08.9462 N/A 01:09.3915 N/A 12
13 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.1378 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda N/A 01:09.1712 N/A N/A 14
15 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:09.2578 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:09.2637 N/A N/A 16
17 18 Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda 01:09.3524 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 6 Théo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:09.3816 N/A N/A 18
19 8 Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.3385 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 20 Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:09.4190 N/A N/A 20
21 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 01:09.3936 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 51 Luca Ghiotto  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:09.4519 N/A N/A 22
23 77 Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:09.4283 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:09.5391 N/A N/A 24
25 4 Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.5613 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 66 Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:09.6264 N/A N/A 26
27 41 Sting Ray Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:10.0399 N/A N/A N/A 27
Source:[5]

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.8485
2 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:10.2314
3 21 Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:10.3889
Source:[6]

Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on May 11, 2024.

Race classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 1:45:27.2320 3 1 39 54
2 12 Will Power  W Team PenskeChevrolet 85 +6.6106 3 3 39 40
3 45 Christian LundgaardRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda 85 +8.0900 3 2 35 36
4 9 Scott Dixon  W Chip Ganassi RacingHonda 85 +13.4262 3 6 1 33
5 11 Marcus ArmstrongChip Ganassi RacingHonda 85 +13.8978 3 8 3 31
6 3 Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet 85 +14.2746 3 13 2 29
7 26 Colton Herta  W Andretti Global with Curb-AgajanianHonda 85 +18.8554 3 24 26
8 7 Alexander Rossi  W Arrow McLarenChevrolet 85 +20.1638 3 7 1 25
9 15 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda 85 +22.1556 3 9 2 23
10 60 Felix RosenqvistMeyer Shank RacingHonda 85 +26.3424 3 10 20
11 27 Kyle KirkwoodAndretti GlobalHonda 85 +27.4572 3 14 19
12 77 Romain GrosjeanJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet 85 +29.3108 3 23 18
13 5 Pato O'WardArrow McLarenChevrolet 85 +31.2388 3 5 17
14 30 Pietro FittipaldiRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda 85 +31.8872 3 11 2 17
15 4 Kyffin Simpson  R Chip Ganassi RacingHonda 85 +32.2895 3 25 15
16 28 Marcus EricssonAndretti GlobalHonda 85 +34.6582 3 21 14
17 2 Josef Newgarden  W Team PenskeChevrolet 85 +36.9649 3 4 13
18 18 Jack HarveyDale Coyne RacingHonda 85 +38.0124 3 17 12
19 6 Théo Pourchaire  R Arrow McLarenChevrolet 85 +38.0679 3 18 11
20 20 Christian Rasmussen  R Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet 85 +39.4219 3 20 10
21 78 Agustín CanapinoJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 15 9
22 41 Sting Ray RobbA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 27 8
23 66 Tom Blomqvist  R Meyer Shank RacingHonda 84 +1 Lap 3 26 7
24 8 Linus Lundqvist  R Chip Ganassi RacingHonda 84 +1 Lap 3 19 6
25 51 Luca Ghiotto  R Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda 84 +1 Lap 3 22 5
26 21 Rinus VeeKay  W Ed Carpenter RacingChevrolet 84 +1 Lap 4 12 5
27 14 Santino FerrucciA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet 55 Mechanical 2 16 5
Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:11.1111 (lap 72)
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. "Sonsio Indy Grand Prix entry list" (PDF). May 6, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  2. "Théo Pourchaire gets the No. 6 IndyCar ride for Arrow McLaren". May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  4. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  5. Warmup results
  6. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  7. "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 11, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  8. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2024_Childrens_of_Alabama_Indy_Grand_Prix/O/
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