The 2018 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma was the 17th and final round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on September 16 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. 2014 Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay qualified on pole position, and took victory in the 85-lap race.
This also marked the last IndyCar Series race at Sonoma, as since 2019, the season finale held at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
It was also the final race for Verizon Communications as the series sponsor, as NTT took over as title sponsor for 2019.
Results KeyMeaningRRookieWPast winner
Qualifying PosNo.NameGrp.Round 1Round 2Firestone Fast 6128 Ryan Hunter-Reay21:17.50681:17.44701:17.627729 Scott Dixon W21:17.59431:17.52151:17.759931 Josef Newgarden21:17.62191:17.45401:17.7937498 Marco Andretti W11:18.08421:17.58131:17.799958 Patricio O'Ward R21:18.17651:17.55851:17.9737627 Alexander Rossi11:17.92831:17.57111:18.0019712 Will Power W11:17.92901:17.6495822 Simon Pagenaud W11:17.91971:17.7489915 Graham Rahal11:18.26251:17.90431026 Zach Veach R21:18.13071:17.91111118 Sébastien Bourdais21:18.36761:17.92421230 Takuma Sato11:18.00231:17.99191319 Pietro Fittipaldi R11:18.52811410 Ed Jones21:18.5088155 James Hinchcliffe11:18.57401660 Jack Harvey R21:18.58921721 Spencer Pigot11:18.66871814 Tony Kanaan W21:18.59661988 Colton Herta R11:18.68232039 Santino Ferrucci R21:18.61722159 Max Chilton11:18.7536226 Carlos Muñoz21:18.7211234 Matheus Leist R11:18.96652423 Charlie Kimball21:18.84952520 Jordan King R21:19.1519OFFICIAL BOX SCORE
Race DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit StopsGridLaps Led128 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda852:02:19.1667318010429 Scott Dixon WChip Ganassi RacingHonda85 +2.75733280312 Will Power WTeam PenskeChevrolet85 +3.655037471422 Simon Pagenaud WTeam PenskeChevrolet85 +4.63063864598 Marco Andretti WAndretti Herta Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda85 +19.80303460618 Sébastien BourdaisDale Coyne Racing with Vasser-SullivanHonda85 +21.639331156727 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda85 +28.3778565281 Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet85 +34.62883314998 Patricio O'Ward RHarding RacingChevrolet85 +42.866235441010 Ed JonesChip Ganassi RacingHonda85 +44.2254314401139 Santino Ferrucci RDale Coyne RacingHonda85 +44.6273420381214 Tony Kanaan WA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet85 +1:00.4138318361320 Jordan King REd Carpenter RacingChevrolet85 +1:04.0637325341426 Zach Veach RAndretti AutosportHonda85 +1:05.489931032155 James HinchcliffeSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda85 +1:12.8026315301619 Pietro Fittipaldi RDale Coyne RacingHonda85 +1:14.2459313281760 Jack Harvey RMeyer Shank Racing with Schmidt PetersonHonda85 +1:15.646231626186 Carlos MuñozSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda85 +1:18.634532224194 Matheus Leist RA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet85 +1:22.3819423222088 Colton Herta RHarding RacingChevrolet85 +1:23.4673319202159 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet84 +1 lap321182223 Charlie KimballCarlinChevrolet76 +9 laps424162315 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda66 +19 laps39142421 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet38Mechanical317122530 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda15Mechanical11210OFFICIAL 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 Scott Dixon 678 2 Alexander Rossi 621 3 Will Power 582 1 4 Ryan Hunter-Reay 566 1 5 Josef Newgarden 560
Manufacturer standings Pos Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1,467 2 Chevrolet 1,203
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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