The 2026 OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland was the thirteenth round of the 2026 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 9, 2026, in Portland, Oregon at Portland International Raceway. The race was contested of 110 laps. Álex Palou won the race, extending his championship lead to over 100 points, polesitter Felix Rosenqvist finished 2nd, and Will Power finished 3rd. Rinus VeeKay and Kyle Kirkwood rounded out the top five, while Marcus Ericsson, Scott McLaughlin, Josef Newgarden, Christian Lundgaard, and Kyffin Simpson rounded out the top ten.
Background
The OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland, is held at Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon on its 14-turn road course layout. As a track, it is also currently a points-paying race of the NTT IndyCar Series. The event is contested by "Indy Car", that is a formula of professional-level, single-seat, open cockpit, open-wheel, purpose-built race cars.
Standings before the race
Heading into the event, Chip Ganassi Racing driver Álex Palou led the Drivers' Championship with 457 points, 86 more than Team Penske driver David Malukas, who was second. Andretti Global driver Kyle Kirkwood is third with 370 points, and Christian Lundgaard and his Arrow McLaren teammate Pato O'Ward are fourth and fifth in points. In the Engine Manufacturer Championship, Honda led with 983 points, while Chevrolet had 938 points.
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookiePast winner
Driver Team Engine 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Practice Practice 1 The first practice session was held on Friday, August 7, at 2:30p.m. PT. + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 58.5716 2 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 58.6602 3 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 58.7996 Practice 1 results
Practice 2 The second practice session was held on Saturday, August 8, at 10:00a.m. PT. + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing Honda 58.2981 2 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 58.6106 3 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 58.6404 Practice 2 results
Qualifying Qualifying was held on Saturday, August 8, at 4:00p.m. PT.
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time 1 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 58.482 1 2 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 58.5012 2 3 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 58.5130 3 4 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 58.6729 4 5 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 58.7701 5 6 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 59.0841 6 7 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 58.8303 7 8 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 58.8465 8 9 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 58.8690 15 10 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 58.8787 9 11 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 58.9425 10 12 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 59.2023 11 13 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Chevrolet 58.5764 12 14 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 58.7829 13 15 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 58.5819 14 16 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 58.8757 16 17 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 58.5825 17 18 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 58.9054 24 19 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 58.5928 18 20 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 58.9069 19 21 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb Agajanian Honda 58.6089 20 22 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 58.9183 21 23 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 58.7043 22 24 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 59.0258 23 25 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 59.5423 25 Official Report
Warmup The Warmup session was held on Sunday, August 9, at 10:00a.m. PT. + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 58.7183 2 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 59.0794 3 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 59.0963 Official Results
Race The race was held on Sunday August 9, at 1:00p.m. PT.
Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 1:55:03.4235 3 2 60 53 2 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 110 +4.1167 3 1 33 42 3 26 Will Power Andretti Global Honda 110 +8.0625 3 3 6 36 4 76 Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 110 +16.5767 3 5 32 5 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 110 +19.3783 3 7 30 6 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 110 +20.0321 3 4 28 7 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +21.4241 3 13 26 8 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +22.1024 4 14 11 25 9 7 Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 110 +25.7500 3 25 22 10 8 Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 +29.2783 3 6 20 11 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 10 +33.0900 3 17 19 12 12 David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +34.0238 3 15 18 13 19 Dennis Hauger Dale Coyne Racing Honda 110 +42.5497 3 9 17 14 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 +43.4498 3 11 16 15 45 Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110 +48.9331 3 12 15 16 47 Mick Schumacher Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110 +59.0072 3 22 14 17 18 Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 110 +59.1041 3 10 13 18 6 Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 110 +59.4728 4 16 12 19 20 Alexander Rossi ECR Chevrolet 110 +1:00.7065 3 18 11 20 4 Caio Collet A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 3 24 10 21 14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 4 21 9 22 77 Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 4 23 8 23 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 109 +1 Lap 4 8 7 24 21 Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 106 +4 Laps 3 19 6 25 66 Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 33 Mechanical 1 20 5Fastest lap: Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global) – 1:00.3070 (Lap 5) Official Results
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Álex Palou 510 2 Kyle Kirkwood 400 (-110) 3 David Malukas 392 (-118) 4 Christian Lundgaard 375 (-135) 5 Pato O'Ward 355 (-155)
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1129 2 Chevrolet 996 (–133)
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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