2024 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey explained

The 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the eighth round of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on June 23, 2024, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.^[1] The race contested of 95 laps and was won by Álex Palou.

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds!!!Driver!Team!Engine!Lap Time

1	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:07.6325
2	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:07.7316
3	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:07.7371
Source:[2]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds!!!Driver!Team!Engine!Lap Time

1	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:08.2300
2	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:08.4261
3	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:08.4387
Source:[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Time
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.2651	01:07.2572	01:07.1465	1
2	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:07.3232	01:07.2841	01:07.2204	1
3	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.4216	01:07.3157	01:07.2917	2
Source:[4]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	21		Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:08.4096
2	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:08.4516
3	78	Agustín Canapino	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Honda	01:08.5314
Source:[5]

Race

The race started at 3:30 PM PT on June 23, 2024.

Race classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Total Time	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	95	02:04:09.8545	3	1	48	54
2	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	95	02:04:11.8325	3	4	8	41
3	6	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	95	02:04:14.3681	3	5	10	36
Fastest lap Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global) – 01:08.9728 (lap 20)
Source:[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malukas To Race for Meyer Shank Starting at Laguna Seca. IndyCar.com.
2. Web site: June 21, 2024 . Practice 1 - Results . June 22, 2024 . indycar.com.
3. Web site: June 22, 2024 . Practice 2 - Results . June 22, 2024 . indycar.com.
4. Web site: June 22, 2023. Qualifications - Postings. June 23, 2024. indycar.com.
5. Web site: June 23, 2024. Warmup - Results. June 23, 2024. indycar.com.
6. Web site: June 23, 2024. Race - Results - Final. June 23, 2024. indycar.com.