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2023 Honda Indy 200

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United States 2023 Honda Indy 200
Race details
9th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
Layout of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course circuit
DateJuly 2, 2023
Official nameHonda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
LocationMid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio
CoursePermanent road course
2.258 mi / 3.634 km
Distance80 laps
180.64 mi / 290.71 km
Pole position
DriverUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian)
Time01:06.3096
Fastest lap
DriverSweden Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren)
Time01:07.9419 (on lap 63 of 80)
Podium
FirstSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondNew Zealand Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdAustralia 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

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Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
5 Mexico Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 United States Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda
28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
60 France Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
United States Conor Daly[a]
77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source:[3]

Practice

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Practice 1

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.4935
2 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.8558
3 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.9779
Source:[4]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.4905
2 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.7411
3 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.7791
Source:[5]

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:05.8599 01:05.8576 01:06.3096 1
2 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:06.0306 01:05.9336 01:06.3528 2
3 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:05.7240 01:05.9493 01:06.3693 3
4 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.0357 N/A 01:05.9845 01:06.4166 4
5 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:05.8933 01:05.8883 01:06.6277 5
6 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:05.7760 01:05.9787 01:06.9281 6
7 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.9838 01:06.1121 N/A 7
8 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.2026 N/A 01:06.1926 N/A 8
9 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.9252 N/A 01:06.2289 N/A 9
10 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.1887 N/A 01:06.2455 N/A 10
11 30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:06.2900 N/A 01:06.7309 N/A 11
12 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:06.5621 N/A 01:06.7596 N/A 12
13 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.6010 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:06.1870 N/A N/A 14
15 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.6307 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.2891 N/A N/A 16
17 20 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:07.0095 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:06.2915 N/A N/A 18
19 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:07.0503 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.3487 N/A N/A 20
21 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:07.0816 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:06.5157 N/A N/A 22
23 55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:07.3960 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:06.5834 N/A N/A 24
25 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:11.3655 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:07.2807 N/A N/A 26
27 60 France 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

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:08.4255
2 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:08.5916
3 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:08.6385
Source:[7]

Race

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The race started at 1:53 PM ET on July 2, 2023.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 80 01:37:31.9887 2 4 48 53
2 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 80 +5.0242 2 6 2 41
3 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 80 +18.3585 2 7 1 36
4 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 80 +19.0828 2 5 32
5 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 80 +20.5280 2 8 30
6 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 80 +27.1534 2 12 28
7 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 80 +27.8852 2 2 3 27
8 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 80 +28.5119 3 25 24
9 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 80 +42.4021 2 18 22
10 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 80 +49.1483 3 13 20
11 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 80 +55.5968 3 1 26 21
12 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 80 +56.1804 2 15 18
13 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 80 +1:00.3705 2 14 17
14 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 80 +1:02.8906 2 24 16
15 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 80 +1:03.4295 2 16 15
16 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 80 +1:03.8682 2 20 14
17 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 80 +1:04.4020 2 3 13
18 30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 80 +1:08.0817 2 11 12
19 20 United States Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 80 +1:09.3717 2 17 11
20 60 United States Conor Daly[a] Meyer Shank Racing Honda 80 +1:10.1361 3 27 10
21 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 79 +1 Lap 2 19 9
22 51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 79 +1 Lap 2 22 8
23 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 79 +1 Lap 2 21 7
24 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 79 +1 Lap 3 26 6
25 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 79 +1 Lap 3 10 5
26 55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 79 +1 Lap 3 23 5
27 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 5 Contact 2 9 5
Fastest lap: Sweden Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) – 01:07.9419 (lap 63)
Source:[8]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ 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

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  1. ^ Malsher-Lopez, David (2 July 2023). "Palou goes three in a row with dominant drive at Mid-Ohio". RACER. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Conor Daly to substitute for sidelined Pagenaud at Mid-Ohio for MSR". motorsport.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
  3. ^ "Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio entry list" (PDF). June 21, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. July 1, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. July 2, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.


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