2023 Gallagher Grand Prix Explained

The 2023 Gallagher Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 12, 2023, in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, as part of the IndyCar-NASCAR double-header weekend, with the Xfinity Series race taking place Saturday after the IndyCar race, and the Cup Series race being run on Sunday. The race consisted of 85 laps & was won by Scott Dixon.

The race marked Dixon's record-breaking 319th consecutive IndyCar race start and extended his record streak to 19 consecutive IndyCar seasons with at least one victory.^[1]

Entry list

Key	Meaning
	Rookie
	Past winner

align=center	!	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden		Chevrolet
3			Chevrolet
5			Chevrolet
06			Honda
6			Chevrolet
7	Alexander Rossi		Chevrolet
8			Honda
9	Scott Dixon		Honda
10	Álex Palou		Honda
11	Marcus Armstrong		Honda
12	Will Power		Chevrolet
14			Chevrolet
15			Honda
18			Honda
20			Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay		Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta		Honda
27			Honda
28			Honda
29			Honda
30			Honda
45			Honda
51	Sting Ray Robb		Honda
55	Benjamin Pedersen		Chevrolet
60	Linus Lundqvist		Honda
77			Chevrolet
78	Agustín Canapino		Chevrolet
Source:^[2]

Practice

		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
+ Top Practice Speeds
1	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:09.8421
2	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:09.9267
3	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:10.1246
Source:^[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying was started at 12:30 PM ET on August 11, 2023.

Qualifying classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Time
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2	Round 2	Round 3
1	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.2093	01:09.9837	01:10.1132	1
2	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.0031	01:10.0077	01:10.2286	2
3	7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:10.4055	N/A	01:10.0124	01:10.2932	3
4	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:10.3423	N/A	01:10.1503	01:10.3453	4
5	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	01:10.2805	N/A	01:10.2098	01:10.3938	5
6	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:10.3121	01:10.1486	01:10.4021	6
7	11	Marcus Armstrong	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.3697	01:10.2106	N/A	7
8	30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:10.3420	N/A	01:10.2228	N/A	14
9	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.3658	01:10.2974	N/A	8
10	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:10.4119	N/A	01:10.4389	N/A	9
11	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.3855	N/A	01:10.4782	N/A	10
12	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.3196	01:10.5207	N/A	18
13	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:10.4398	N/A	N/A	N/A	11
14	60	Linus Lundqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.4570	N/A	N/A	12
15	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:10.4869	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
16	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.5006	N/A	N/A	15
17	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.5237	N/A	N/A	N/A	16
18	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.6348	N/A	N/A	17
19	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.6150	N/A	N/A	N/A	25
20	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:10.7249	N/A	N/A	19
21	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:10.6461	N/A	N/A	N/A	20
22	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.0083	N/A	N/A	21
23	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:10.8687	N/A	N/A	N/A	27
24	78	Agustín Canapino	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.0611	N/A	N/A	22
25	51	Sting Ray Robb	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	01:11.5658	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
26	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.1027	N/A	N/A	24
27	55	Benjamin Pedersen	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.2971	N/A	N/A	26
Source:^[4]

Notes

Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
+ Top Practice Speeds
1	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:10.9851
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:11.1365
3	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:11.3073
Source:^[5]

Race

The race started on August 12, 2023 and was scheduled to start at 2:00 PM ET before being rescheduled to start at 2:20 PM ET.

Race classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	01:51:24.7579	3	15	34	51
2	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+0.4779	3	1	36	44
3	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	85	+8.0925	3	4		35
4	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+9.3211	3	2	7	33
5	7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	85	+9.7935	3	3		30
6	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+14.6929	3	16		28
7	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+17.6505	3	8		26
8	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+22.1977	3	10		24
9	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	85	+23.4238	3	13		22
10	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+30.3957	3	17		20
11	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	85	+32.6728	3	19		19
12	60	Linus Lundqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	85	+35.1190	3	12		18
13	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	85	+42.4355	5	11		17
14	30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+47.0297	3	14		16
15	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	85	+48.1724	3	18		15
16	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	85	+61.9413	4	27		14
17	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	85	+69.5965	3	24		13
18	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	84	+1 Laps	4	6		12
19	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	84	+1 Laps	3	5	8	12
20	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	84	+1 Laps	3	21		10
21	78	Agustín Canapino	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	84	+1 Laps	3	22		9
22	51	Sting Ray Robb	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	84	+1 Laps	3	23		8
23	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	84	+1 Laps	4	20		7
24	11	Marcus Armstrong	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	83	+2 Laps	5	7		6
25	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	83	+2 Laps	5	25		5
26	55	Benjamin Pedersen	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	79	+5 Laps	4	26		5
27	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	68	Mechanical	3	9		5
Fastest lap Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) - 01:12.5917 (Lap 22)
Source:^[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Álex Palou	539
1	2	Scott Dixon	438
1	3	Josef Newgarden	434
	4	Scott McLaughlin	395
1	5	Pato O'Ward	388
Source:

Engine manufacturer standings

		Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	1204
	2	Chevrolet	1166
Source:^[7]

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

Web site: Kelly . Paul . Iron Man Dixon Extends Streak with Improbable Win at Indy . IndyCar.com . 14 August 2023.
Web site: August 10, 2023 . IndyCar Indy RC: Start time, how to watch, entry list & more . Bradley . Charles . Motorsport . August 11, 2023.
Web site: August 11, 2023 . Practice 1 Results . August 11, 2023 . indycar.com.
Web site: August 11, 2023. Qualifications - Postings. August 11, 2023. indycar.com.
Web site: August 11, 2023 . Final Practice Results . August 11, 2023 . indycar.com.
Web site: August 12, 2023. Race - Results - Final. August 12, 2023. indycar.com.
News: Points - Indycar Engine. @INDYCAR . NBC Sports . August 12, 2023 . August 28, 2023.