2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

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.

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)

Entry list

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Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
5   Patricio O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14   Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda
28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
60   Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78   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   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.6610
2 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.8193
3 12   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   Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.2781
2 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.5133
3 3   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   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:05.6839 N/A 01:05.6829 01:05.8396 1
2 10   Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:05.5871 01:05.8386 01:05.9130 2
3 5   Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:05.7400 01:05.7512 01:05.9382 3
4 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.7478 01:05.8061 01:05.9515 4
5 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.7721 N/A 01:05.8986 01:06.0723 5
6 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:05.8342 01:05.8661 01:06.1601 6
7 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:05.5883 N/A 01:05.9603 N/A 7
8 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:05.8696 01:06.0930 N/A 8
9 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:05.7808 N/A 01:06.1222 N/A 9
10 7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:05.6939 N/A 01:06.2091 N/A 10
11 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.9768 01:06.3790 N/A 11
12 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:05.7353 N/A 01:06.3963 N/A 12
13 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.9207 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:06.1850 N/A N/A 14
15 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:06.0642 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 60   Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:06.2433 N/A N/A 16
17 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:06.1851 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:06.4415 N/A N/A 18
19 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:06.2504 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.4810 N/A N/A 20
21 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:06.2715 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.5158 N/A N/A 22
23 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:06.5925 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:06.7181 N/A N/A 24
25 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:06.9327 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:07.2378 N/A N/A 26
27 14   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   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.6677
2 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.7922
3 9   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   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 90 1:47:58.9401 3 4 24 51
2 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +1.7854 2 1 57 44
3 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +3.2699 3 11 3 36
4 5   Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +20.5745 2 3 32
5 10   Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +20.9762 2 2 30
6 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +23.5319 2 6 28
7 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +24.2769 2 5 26
8 7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +25.0582 3 10 24
9 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +25.5107 3 8 22
10 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +26.0190 2 13 20
11 11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +28.5527 2 26 19
12 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +36.3667 2 12 18
13 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 +42.4441 3 15 17
14 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 90 +43.7781 2 14 16
15 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +45.7346 3 7 6 16
16 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +55.1118 2 9 14
17 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +56.4422 3 19 13
18 60   Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +56.7500 2 16 12
19 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 90 +57.7650 3 17 11
20 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90 +58.5106 3 27 10
21 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +1:00.0847 2 21 9
22 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90 +1:01.3063 3 25 8
23 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 90 +1:03.1924 2 18 7
24 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +1:04.5393 2 24 6
25 20   Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +1:05.6055 3 20 5
26 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 +1:06.1483 3 22 5
27 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 36 Mechanical 2 23 5
Fastest lap:   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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