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2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

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United States 2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
Race details
4th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
DateApril 30, 2023
Official nameChildren's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
LocationBarber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama
CoursePermanent road course
2.380 mi / 3.830 km
Distance90 laps
214.200 mi / 344.700 km
Pole position
DriverFrance Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport)
Time01:05.8396
Fastest lap
DriverAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
Time01:07.8022 (on lap 63 of 90)
Podium
FirstNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
SecondFrance Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport)
ThirdAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)

The 2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 30, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. The race consisted of 90 laps and was won by Scott McLaughlin.

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 Team Penske Chevrolet
5 Mexico Patricio O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Spain Álex Palou  W  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 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 United States Colton Herta 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
77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source:[1]

Practice

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Practice 1

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.6610
2 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.8193
3 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.8985
Source:[2]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.2781
2 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.5133
3 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.5386
Source:[3]

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 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:05.6839 N/A 01:05.6829 01:05.8396 1
2 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:05.5871 01:05.8386 01:05.9130 2
3 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:05.7400 01:05.7512 01:05.9382 3
4 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.7478 01:05.8061 01:05.9515 4
5 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.7721 N/A 01:05.8986 01:06.0723 5
6 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:05.8342 01:05.8661 01:06.1601 6
7 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:05.5883 N/A 01:05.9603 N/A 7
8 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:05.8696 01:06.0930 N/A 8
9 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:05.7808 N/A 01:06.1222 N/A 9
10 7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:05.6939 N/A 01:06.2091 N/A 10
11 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.9768 01:06.3790 N/A 11
12 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:05.7353 N/A 01:06.3963 N/A 12
13 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.9207 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:06.1850 N/A N/A 14
15 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:06.0642 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 60 France Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:06.2433 N/A N/A 16
17 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:06.1851 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:06.4415 N/A N/A 18
19 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:06.2504 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.4810 N/A N/A 20
21 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:06.2715 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.5158 N/A N/A 22
23 51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:06.5925 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:06.7181 N/A N/A 24
25 55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:06.9327 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:07.2378 N/A N/A 26
27 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 03:49.1462 N/A N/A 27
Source:[4]
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 7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.6677
2 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.7922
3 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.8538
Source:[5]

Race

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The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 30, 2023.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 90 1:47:58.9401 3 4 24 51
2 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +1.7854 2 1 57 44
3 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +3.2699 3 11 3 36
4 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +20.5745 2 3 32
5 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +20.9762 2 2 30
6 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +23.5319 2 6 28
7 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +24.2769 2 5 26
8 7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +25.0582 3 10 24
9 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +25.5107 3 8 22
10 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +26.0190 2 13 20
11 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +28.5527 2 26 19
12 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +36.3667 2 12 18
13 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 +42.4441 3 15 17
14 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 90 +43.7781 2 14 16
15 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +45.7346 3 7 6 16
16 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +55.1118 2 9 14
17 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +56.4422 3 19 13
18 60 France Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +56.7500 2 16 12
19 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 90 +57.7650 3 17 11
20 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90 +58.5106 3 27 10
21 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +1:00.0847 2 21 9
22 55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90 +1:01.3063 3 25 8
23 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 90 +1:03.1924 2 18 7
24 30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +1:04.5393 2 24 6
25 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +1:05.6055 3 20 5
26 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 +1:06.1483 3 22 5
27 51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 36 Mechanical 2 23 5
Fastest lap: Australia Will Power (Team Penske) – 01:07.8022 (lap 63)
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix entry list" (PDF). April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  7. ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.


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