The 2023 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth and final round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 10, 2023, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The race consisted of 95 laps and was won by Scott Dixon.
Álex Palou entered the race having clinched the 2023 championship.
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookiePast winner Driver Team Engine2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda20 Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda30 Jüri Vips Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda51 Sting Ray Robb Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda55 Benjamin Pedersen A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet60 Tom Blomqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing ChevroletSource:
Practice Practice 1 + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:07.5382 2 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:07.5911 3 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:07.6336 Source:
Practice 2 + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:07.6154 2 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:07.6546 3 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:07.7993 Source:
Qualifying Qualifying started at 2:00 PM PT on September 9, 2023.
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Group 1 Group 2 1 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:07.2403 N/A 01:06.7574 01:06.6416 1 2 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:06.8761 01:06.5662 01:06.6513 2 3 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:06.8777 01:06.4610 01:06.7478 3 4 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:07.1254 01:06.7824 01:06.7937 4 5 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:07.0002 N/A 01:06.7786 01:07.0171 11 6 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:07.1605 01:06.6158 01:07.2846 5 7 30 Jüri Vips Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:07.1305 N/A 01:06.8300 N/A 13 8 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:07.2675 N/A 01:06.9172 N/A 6 9 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:07.1686 01:06.9282 N/A 7 10 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:07.0668 N/A 01:07.1292 N/A 8 11 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:07.1470 N/A 01:07.4479 N/A 17 12 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:06.8459 01:07.9392 N/A 9 13 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:07.4009 N/A N/A N/A 19 14 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:07.2323 N/A N/A 10 15 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:07.4666 N/A N/A N/A 12 16 11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:07.3726 N/A N/A 14 17 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:07.5425 N/A N/A N/A 15 18 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:07.4029 N/A N/A 16 19 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:07.6149 N/A N/A N/A 18 20 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:07.5183 N/A N/A 20 21 60 Tom Blomqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:07.7419 N/A N/A N/A 21 22 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda N/A 01:07.7816 N/A N/A 22 23 55 Benjamin Pedersen A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:07.7583 N/A N/A N/A 23 24 51 Sting Ray Robb Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:07.8639 N/A N/A 24 25 20 Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:11.0620 N/A N/A N/A 25 26 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:07.9083 N/A N/A 26 27 06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A No Time N/A N/A 27 Source: Notes Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:07.8939 2 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:08.0855 3 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:08.0856 Source:
Race The race started at 11:30 PM PT on September 10, 2023.
Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 02:17:41.6400 3 11 20 51 2 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 95 +7.3180 4 2 40 3 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 +10.6111 2 5 51 38 4 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 95 +14.6669 4 7 32 5 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 95 +21.1289 6 20 30 6 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 95 +21.3750 5 3 28 7 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 95 +22.2153 4 15 26 8 11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 +27.1310 4 14 24 9 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 95 +28.3907 3 9 15 23 10 20 Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 95 +32.3407 3 25 20 11 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 95 +39.0207 3 8 2 20 12 51 Sting Ray Robb Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 95 +43.9875 3 24 18 13 06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 95 +58.3175 4 27 17 14 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 95 +61.1843 2 19 16 15 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 94 +1 Lap 5 18 15 16 55 Benjamin Pedersen A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 94 +1 Lap 6 23 14 17 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 94 +1 Lap 5 17 13 18 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 93 +2 Laps 5 6 12 19 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 93 +2 Laps 5 1 6 13 20 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 93 +2 Laps 5 22 10 21 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 91 +4 Laps 9 4 9 22 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 91 +4 Laps 4 26 8 23 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 80 Contact 5 12 1 8 24 30 Jüri Vips Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 71 +24 Laps 3 13 6 25 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 65 +30 Laps 3 16 5 26 60 Tom Blomqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 61 Contact 2 21 5 27 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 0 Contact 0 10 5Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:08.4168 (lap 52) Source:
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Álex Palou 6562 Scott Dixon 578 23 Scott McLaughlin 4884 Pato O'Ward 484 25 Josef Newgarden 479 Source:
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 1 Chevrolet 1437 1 2 Honda 1425 Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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