The 2023 Honda Indy Toronto was the tenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 16, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Exhibition Place circuit. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Christian Lundgaard, his first ever IndyCar Series win.
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookiePast winner Driver Team Engine2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet5 Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda20 Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda51 Sting Ray Robb Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda55 Benjamin Pedersen A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet60 Tom Blomqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing ChevroletSource:
Practice
Practice 1 + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.8075 2 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.8575 3 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:00.8607 Source:
Practice 2 + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:00.5657 2 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.5972 3 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:00.6350 Source:
Qualifying
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Group 1 Group 2 1 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:01.2205 N/A 01:11.6498 01:04.1567 1 2 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:01.4651 N/A 01:12.0354 01:04.4790 2 3 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:14.6156 01:11.3448 01:04.5500 3 4 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:14.0931 01:12.1818 01:04.9091 4 5 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:14.4562 01:11.7609 01:04.9423 5 6 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 01:01.3766 N/A 01:12.1995 01:05.0703 6 7 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:01.4546 N/A 01:12.3123 N/A 7 8 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.6453 N/A 01:12.3316 N/A 8 9 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:14.0454 01:12.5611 N/A 9 10 11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:14.8143 01:13.5600 N/A 10 11 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:14.2781 01:13.6353 N/A 11 12 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:01.1978 N/A 01:15.0226 N/A 12 13 06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:01.5325 N/A N/A N/A 13 14 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:14.8356 N/A N/A 14 15 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:01.6340 N/A N/A N/A 15 16 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:14.8759 N/A N/A 16 17 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:02.0296 N/A N/A N/A 17 18 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:15.4540 N/A N/A 18 19 30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:02.2035 N/A N/A N/A 19 20 60 Tom Blomqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:16.0415 N/A N/A 20 21 20 Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:02.2554 N/A N/A N/A 21 22 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:16.0598 N/A N/A 22 23 51 Sting Ray Robb Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:02.3978 N/A N/A N/A 23 24 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:16.2870 N/A N/A 24 25 55 Benjamin Pedersen A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:02.6538 N/A N/A N/A 25 26 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:18.9856 N/A N/A 26 27 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:29.3774 N/A N/A 27 Source: Notes Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:01.3208 2 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:01.3810 3 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 01:01.6161 Source:
Race The race started at 2:00 PM ET on July 16, 2023.
Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 01:41:55.8001 2 1 54 54 2 10 Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +11.7893 2 15 40 3 26 Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 +15.0599 2 14 35 4 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +15.7600 2 7 2 33 5 2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +19.2421 2 11 30 6 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +19.4798 2 2 28 29 7 11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +22.8005 2 10 26 8 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +23.9982 2 3 24 9 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +26.6884 4 27 22 10 6 Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +28.6024 3 5 20 11 8 Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +33.5625 3 4 1 20 12 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 85 +35.2616 2 18 18 13 21 Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85 +35.6375 2 12 17 14 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +36.3467 3 6 16 15 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +37.1611 4 8 15 16 7 Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 26 14 17 14 Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 82 +3 Laps 6 24 13 18 77 Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 81 Contact 4 16 12 19 51 Sting Ray Robb Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 81 +4 Laps 3 23 11 20 18 David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 69 Contact 3 17 10 21 06 Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 45 Contact 1 13 9 22 28 Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 41 Contact 1 9 8 23 29 Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 10 Mechanical 22 7 24 30 Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 0 Contact 19 6 25 60 Tom Blomqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 0 Contact 20 5 26 20 Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 0 Contact 21 5 27 55 Benjamin Pedersen A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 0 Contact 25 5Fastest lap: Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) – 01:01.2182 (lap 13) Source:
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points 1 Álex Palou 417 2 Scott Dixon 300 3 Josef Newgarden 291 4 Marcus Ericsson 275 5 Pato O'Ward 274 Source:
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 855 2 Chevrolet 751 Source:
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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