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2023 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Race details
17th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
	Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Date	September 10, 2023
Official name	Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Location	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance	95 laps; 212.61 mi / 342.163 km
Pole position
Driver	Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren)
Time	01:06.6416
Fastest lap
Driver	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	01:08.4168 (on lap 52 of 95)
Podium
First	Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
Third	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)

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.^[1]

Entry list

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

No.	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet
5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
11	Marcus Armstrong R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda
20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda
27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda
29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda
30	Jüri Vips R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
51	Sting Ray Robb R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
55	Benjamin Pedersen R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
60	Tom Blomqvist R	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
78	Agustín Canapino R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
Source:^[2]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	26	Colton Herta W	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:^[3]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	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 W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:07.7993
Source:^[4]

Qualifying

Qualifying started at 2:00 PM PT on September 9, 2023.

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time				Final grid
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2	Round 2	Round 3
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^[a]
6	10	Álex Palou W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.1605	01:06.6158	01:07.2846	5
7	30	Jüri Vips R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:07.1305	N/A	01:06.8300	N/A	13^[a]
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^[a]
12	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.8459	01:07.9392	N/A	9
13	78	Agustín Canapino R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:07.4009	N/A	N/A	N/A	19^[a]
14	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.2323	N/A	N/A	10
15	26	Colton Herta W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:07.4666	N/A	N/A	N/A	12
16	11	Marcus Armstrong R	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 R	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 R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:07.7583	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	51	Sting Ray Robb R	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 W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	No Time	N/A	N/A	27
Source:^[6]

Notes

Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	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 R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:08.0856
Source:^[7]

Race

The race is scheduled to start at 11:30 PM PT on September 10, 2023.

Race classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
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 W	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 R	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 R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	95	+43.9875	3	24		18
13	06	Hélio Castroneves W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	95	+58.3175	4	27		17
14	78	Agustín Canapino R	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 R	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 W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	80	Contact	5	12	1	8
24	30	Jüri Vips R	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 R	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	61	Contact	2	21		5
27	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	0	Contact	0	10		5
Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:08.4168 (lap 52)
Source:^[8]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Álex Palou	656
	2	Scott Dixon	578
2	3	Scott McLaughlin	488
	4	Pato O'Ward	484
2	5	Josef Newgarden	479
Source:^[8]

Engine manufacturer standings

	Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
1	1	Chevrolet	1437
1	2	Honda	1425
Source:^[9]

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Scott Dixon, Santino Ferrucci and rookies Jüri Vips and Agustín Canapino each received a six-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine change throughout the weekend.^[5]

References

^ Kelly, Paul (September 3, 2023). "Palou Clinches Championship With Decisive Portland Victory". Indycar.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
^ "Firestone Grand Prix Of Monterey entry list" (PDF). September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ Glendenning, Mark (September 10, 2023). "Dixon takes grid penalty at Laguna". racer.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "Qualifications - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 10, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

Previous race: 2023 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland	IndyCar Series 2023 season	Next race: 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Previous race: 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey	Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey	Next race: 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

[Grid_Penalties-6] Scott Dixon, Santino Ferrucci and rookies Jüri Vips and Agustín Canapino each received a six-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine change throughout the weekend.^[5]

[1] Kelly, Paul (September 3, 2023). "Palou Clinches Championship With Decisive Portland Victory". Indycar.com. Retrieved September 4, 2023.

[2023_Firestone_Grand_Prix_of_Monterey_entry_list-2] "Firestone Grand Prix Of Monterey entry list" (PDF). September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[3] "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[4] "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[5] Glendenning, Mark (September 10, 2023). "Dixon takes grid penalty at Laguna". racer.com. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[7] "Qualifications - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[8] "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

[results-9] "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

[10] "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 10, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.

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