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2024 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

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United States 2024 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
Race details
3rd round of the 2024 IndyCar season
DateApril 28, 2024
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
DriverNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
Time01:05.9490
Fastest lap
DriverNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
Time01:07.7544 (on lap 74 of 90)
Podium
FirstNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
SecondAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
ThirdSweden Linus Lundqvist (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 2024 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix was the third round of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 28, 2024, 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  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
5 Mexico Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6 France Théo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  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 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 Kingdom Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20 Denmark Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda
28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda
30 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
41 United States Sting Ray Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 Italy Luca Ghiotto  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda
66 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77 France Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78 Argentina Agustín Canapino 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 2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.7045
2 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.7875
3 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.7914
Source:[2]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 21 Netherlands Rinus Veekay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:06.5463
2 77 France Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:06.5819
3 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.6099
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 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.8147 01:05.9344 01:05.9490 1
2 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:06.0450 01:05.8765 01:06.0460 2
3 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:06.2147 01:05.8130 01:06.0818 3
4 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:05.8193 N/A 01:06.0374 01:06.2940 4
5 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:06.2483 01:06.0418 01:06.4524 5
6 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.9767 N/A 01:05.9593 01:06.9022 6
7 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:05.9948 N/A 01:06.0942 N/A 7
8 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:06.1385 01:06.2908 N/A 8
9 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 01:06.0350 N/A 01:06.2959 N/A 9
10 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.5862 N/A 01:06.3013 N/A 10
11 77 France Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:06.0343 N/A 01:06.3526 N/A 11
12 66 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:06.4519 01:06.3871 N/A 12
13 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.1425 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 20 Denmark Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.4803 N/A N/A 14
15 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.1481 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:06.5054 N/A N/A 16
17 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 01:06.2751 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda N/A 01:06.5846 N/A N/A 18
19 8 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.2825 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.6706 N/A N/A 20
21 51 Italy Luca Ghiotto  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:06.4788 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 18 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda N/A 01:06.7969 N/A N/A 22
23 4 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.5267 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 6 France Théo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:06.9052 N/A N/A 24
25 41 United States Sting Ray Robb A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 01:06.8404 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 30 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:07.4920 N/A N/A 26
27 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:07.7392 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 10 Spain Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.3195
2 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:06.8069
3 2 United States Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.8787
Source:[5]

Race

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The race started at 1:30 PM ET on April 28, 2024.

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  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 1:56:45.7773 3 1 58 54
2 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +1.3194 3 2 1 41
3 8 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +2.4421 3 19 4 36
4 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +4.5109 2 5 1 33
5 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +5.3692 2 10 12 31
6 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +6.0509 3 3 28
7 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 90 +6.6055 3 17 14 27
8 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 90 +7.5124 2 15 24
9 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +8.0375 2 6 22
10 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 90 +8.5573 2 9 20
11 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +9.0288 2 7 19
12 77 France Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 +9.4495 2 11 18
13 18 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda 90 +10.1269 4 22 17
14 4 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +10.4415 3 23 16
15 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +11.3628 3 13 15
16 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +12.2355 3 8 14
17 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +13.5092 4 27 13
18 28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 90 +13.8437 2 18 12
19 66 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +14.5751 3 12 11
20 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 +14.6807 3 20 10
21 51 Italy Luca Ghiotto  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 90 +15.6809 4 21 9
22 6 France Théo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 89 +1 Lap 3 24 8
23 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +16.4461 4 4 7
24 20 Denmark Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 89 +1 Lap 3 14 6
25 7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 60 Mechanical 2 16 5
26 41 United States Sting Ray Robb A. J. Foyt Racing Chevrolet 54 Contact 2 25 5
27 30 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 42 Contact 2 26 5
Fastest lap: New Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske) – 01:07.7544 (lap 74)
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, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  2. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 26, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  4. ^ "Qualifications - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 27, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
  5. ^ Warmup results
  6. ^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. April 28, 2024. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
  7. ^ https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2024_Childrens_of_Alabama_Indy_Grand_Prix/O/


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