The 2018 IndyCar Grand Prix, officially known as the 2018 IndyCar Grand Prix presented by Sea-Doo for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. The race took place over 85 laps on the infield road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Will Power, driving for Team Penske, won the race.
This was the first IndyCar Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Corse race to not feature a DNF.
Results Icon Meaning R Rookie W Past winner
Qualifying Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6112 Will Power W21:09.85571:09.91561:09.81822 6 Robert Wickens R11:09.52151:09.8481 1:09.90523 18 Sébastien Bourdais 21:09.55101:09.99731:09.944945 James Hinchcliffe 11:09.82441:09.95701:10.0858520 Jordan King R11:09.87351:09.88791:10.132661 Josef Newgarden11:10.07681:10.00671:10.7276722 Simon Pagenaud W21:09.89821:10.0382827 Alexander Rossi21:10.05961:10.1062921 Spencer Pigot11:09.86571:10.1601103 Hélio Castroneves11:10.08251:10.18471130 Takuma Sato21:10.04921:10.197912 14 Tony Kanaan21:10.03791:10.35921328 Ryan Hunter-Reay11:10.09851498 Marco Andretti21:10.10441510 Ed Jones 11:10.28591659 Max Chilton21:10.21131715 Graham Rahal11:10.3605189 Scott Dixon21:10.32211919 Zachary Claman DeMelo R11:10.50642026 Zach Veach R21:10.3371214 Matheus Leist R11:10.6425 2288 Gabby Chaves21:10.50662323 Charlie Kimball11:10.77842432 Kyle Kaiser R21:10.7394OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Source for individual rounds:
Race DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsGridLaps Led112 Will Power WTeam PenskeChevrolet851:49:46.193531565429 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda85 +2.24433184036 Robert Wickens RSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda85 +8.1621322036418 Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda85 +8.729333133527 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda85 +11.74623823163 Hélio CastronevesTeam PenskeChevrolet85 +14.38603102875 James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda85 +15.33683426822 Simon Pagenaud WTeam PenskeChevrolet85 +17.23544724915 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda85 +18.09873173231030 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda85 +23.113741120111 Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet85 +24.2632361191219 Zachary Claman DeMelo RDale Coyne RacingHonda85 +30.0421319181398 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda85 +37.4374314171414 Tony KanaanA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet85 +41.3456412161521 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet85 +41.692769151659 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet85 +42.8434316141788 Gabby ChavesHarding RacingChevrolet85 +45.0983522131828 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda85 +53.1086313121932 Kyle Kaiser RJuncos RacingChevrolet85 +58.17554242122023 Charlie KimballCarlinChevrolet85 +1:11.753842310214 Matheus Leist RA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet85 +1:17.991842192210 Ed JonesChip Ganassi RacingHonda84 +1 Lap41582326 Zach Veach RAndretti AutosportHonda84 +1 Lap52072420 Jordan King REd Carpenter RacingChevrolet83 +2 Laps456OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Josef Newgarden 178 2 Alexander Rossi 176 3 Sébastien Bourdais 152 3 4 Scott Dixon 147 5 James Hinchcliffe 144
Manufacturer standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 414 2 Chevrolet 354
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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