2023 Honda Indy 200
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 9th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course circuit | |
| Date | July 2, 2023 |
| Official name | Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio |
| Location | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.258 mi / 3.634 km |
| Distance | 80 laps 180.64 mi / 290.71 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian) |
| Time | 01:06.3096 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) |
| Time | 01:07.9419 (on lap 63 of 80) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second |  Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third |  Will Power (Team Penske) |
The 2023 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by the 2023 Accord Hybrid was the ninth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 2, 2023, in Lexington, Ohio at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The race consisted of 80 laps. Álex Palou won the race for Chip Ganassi Racing, his third consecutive win of the season.[1]
Entry list
[edit]| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
[edit]Practice 1
[edit]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.4935 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.8558 |
| 3 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.9779 |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Practice 2
[edit]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Will Power W
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.4905 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.7411 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta W
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Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.7791 |
| Source:[5] | |||||
Qualifying
[edit]Qualifying classification
[edit]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 26 | Colton Herta W
|
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:05.8599 | 01:05.8576 | 01:06.3096 | 1 |
| 2 | 15 | Graham Rahal W
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.0306 | 01:05.9336 | 01:06.3528 | 2 |
| 3 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:05.7240 | 01:05.9493 | 01:06.3693 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.0357 | N/A | 01:05.9845 | 01:06.4166 | 4 |
| 5 | 45 |  Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.8933 | 01:05.8883 | 01:06.6277 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon W
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.7760 | 01:05.9787 | 01:06.9281 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | Will Power W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.9838 | 01:06.1121 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin W
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.2026 | N/A | 01:06.1926 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:05.9252 | N/A | 01:06.2289 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.1887 | N/A | 01:06.2455 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 30 |  Jack Harvey
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:06.2900 | N/A | 01:06.7309 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 18 | David Malukas
|
Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:06.5621 | N/A | 01:06.7596 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.6010 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 28 |  Romain Grosjean
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:06.1870 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.6307 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.2891 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
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Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.0095 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.2915 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 06 |  Hélio Castroneves W
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Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:07.0503 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 77 | Callum Ilott
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.3487 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 78 |  Agustín Canapino R
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.0816 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R
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Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.5157 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.3960 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 29 |  Devlin DeFrancesco
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Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:06.5834 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:11.3655 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.2807 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud 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
[edit]| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Graham Rahal W
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:08.4255 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:08.5916 |
| 3 | 18 | David Malukas
|
Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:08.6385 |
| Source:[7] | |||||
Race
[edit]The race started at 1:53 PM ET on July 2, 2023.
Race classification
[edit]Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
[edit]- ^ a b Simon Pagenaud was unable to take part in the race after not being cleared by the medical team following his crash in Practice 2. Conor Daly took his place for the race, starting from the back of the grid (27th).[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Malsher-Lopez, David (July 2, 2023). "Palou goes three in a row with dominant drive at Mid-Ohio". RACER. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Conor Daly to substitute for sidelined Pagenaud at Mid-Ohio for MSR". motorsport.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ "Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio entry list" (PDF). June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.