The2023 GMR Grand Prixwas the fifth round of the2023 IndyCarseason. The race was held on May 13, 2023, inSpeedway, Indiana,at theIndianapolis Motor SpeedwayGrand Prix Road Course. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won byÁlex Palou.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 5th round of the2023 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of theIndianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | |
| Date | May 13, 2023 |
| Official name | GMR Grand Prix |
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway,Speedway, Indiana |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.439 mi / 3.925 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 207.315 mi / 333.641 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Christian Lundgaard(Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Time | 01:09.3321 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Álex Palou(Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 01:11.2912 (on lap 8 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Álex Palou(Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second |  Pato O'Ward(Arrow McLaren) |
| Third |  Alexander Rossi(Arrow McLaren) |
Entry list
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
editPractice 1
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:09.4981 |
| 2 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:09.4988 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.5213 |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Practice 2
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.9383 |
| 2 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:10.2580 |
| 3 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:10.2604 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Qualifying
editQualifying classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:09.4639 | N/A | 01:09.2282 | 01:09.3321 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 |  Felix Rosenqvist
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:09.5838 | N/A | 01:09.3604 | 01:09.3348 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.5351 | 01:09.2082 | 01:09.3780 | 3 |
| 4 | 30 |  Jack Harvey
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.6238 | 01:09.3767 | 01:09.4220 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.2937 | 01:09.3405 | 01:09.5422 | 5 |
| 6 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:09.6277 | 01:09.4131 | 01:09.6292 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.8343 | N/A | 01:09.4419 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:09.5627 | N/A | 01:09.4711 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 9 |  Scott DixonW
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.6708 | 01:09.4757 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Alexander RossiW
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.4747 | 01:09.5471 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Marcus ArmstrongR
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.6186 | N/A | 01:09.6148 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 12 |  Will PowerW
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:09.7835 | N/A | 01:10.1872 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 2 | Josef NewgardenW
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:09.8402 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 26 | Colton HertaW
|
Andretti AutosportwithCurb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:09.8375 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 29 |  Devlin DeFrancesco
|
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 01:09.8676 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.9899 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKayW
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:09.9625 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 28 |  Romain Grosjean
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:10.0747 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 60 | Simon PagenaudW
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:10.2625 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 18 | David Malukas
|
Dale Coyne RacingwithHMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 01:10.2562 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 20 | Conor Daly
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:10.2669 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 51 | Sting Ray RobbR
|
Dale Coyne RacingwithRick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.2747 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 55 | Benjamin PedersenR
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:10.5181 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 77 | Callum Ilott
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:10.2920 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 78 |  Agustín CanapinoR
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:10.5424 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 06 |  Hélio Castroneves
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.3509 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:10.5879 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
| Source:[4] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold textindicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:10.3872 |
| 2 | 7 | Alexander RossiW
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:10.4153 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton HertaW
|
Andretti AutosportwithCurb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:10.6657 |
| Source:[5] | |||||
Race
editThe race started at 3:45 PMETon May 13, 2023.
Race classification
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note:Only the top five positions are included.
References
edit- ^"GMR Grand Prix entry list"(PDF).May 5, 2023.RetrievedMay 13,2023.
- ^"Practice - Results"(PDF).indycar.May 12, 2023.RetrievedMay 13,2023.
- ^"Practice - Results"(PDF).indycar.May 12, 2023.RetrievedMay 13,2023.
- ^"Qualifications - Postings"(PDF).indycar.May 12, 2023.RetrievedMay 13,2023.
- ^"Practice - Results"(PDF).indycar.May 13, 2023.RetrievedMay 14,2023.
- ^ab"Race - Results (11inch) - Final"(PDF).indycar.May 13, 2023.RetrievedMay 14,2023.
- ^"Points - Indycar Engine"(PDF).motorsports.nbcsports.May 13, 2023.RetrievedJune 4,2023.