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]

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)

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  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
5   Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7   Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Álex Palou 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  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20   Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26   Colton Herta  W  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
  Conor Daly[a]
77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78   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   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.4935
2 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.8558
3 8   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   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.4905
2 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.7411
3 26   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   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:05.8599 01:05.8576 01:06.3096 1
2 15   Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:06.0306 01:05.9336 01:06.3528 2
3 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:05.7240 01:05.9493 01:06.3693 3
4 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.0357 N/A 01:05.9845 01:06.4166 4
5 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:05.8933 01:05.8883 01:06.6277 5
6 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:05.7760 01:05.9787 01:06.9281 6
7 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.9838 01:06.1121 N/A 7
8 3   Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.2026 N/A 01:06.1926 N/A 8
9 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.9252 N/A 01:06.2289 N/A 9
10 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.1887 N/A 01:06.2455 N/A 10
11 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:06.2900 N/A 01:06.7309 N/A 11
12 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:06.5621 N/A 01:06.7596 N/A 12
13 7   Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.6010 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:06.1870 N/A N/A 14
15 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.6307 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.2891 N/A N/A 16
17 20   Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:07.0095 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:06.2915 N/A N/A 18
19 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:07.0503 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.3487 N/A N/A 20
21 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:07.0816 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:06.5157 N/A N/A 22
23 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:07.3960 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:06.5834 N/A N/A 24
25 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:11.3655 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:07.2807 N/A N/A 26
27 60   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   Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:08.4255
2 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:08.5916
3 18   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   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 80 01:37:31.9887 2 4 48 53
2 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 80 +5.0242 2 6 2 41
3 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 80 +18.3585 2 7 1 36
4 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 80 +19.0828 2 5 32
5 3   Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 80 +20.5280 2 8 30
6 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 80 +27.1534 2 12 28
7 15   Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 80 +27.8852 2 2 3 27
8 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 80 +28.5119 3 25 24
9 11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 80 +42.4021 2 18 22
10 7   Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 80 +49.1483 3 13 20
11 26   Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 80 +55.5968 3 1 26 21
12 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 80 +56.1804 2 15 18
13 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 80 +1:00.3705 2 14 17
14 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 80 +1:02.8906 2 24 16
15 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 80 +1:03.4295 2 16 15
16 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 80 +1:03.8682 2 20 14
17 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 80 +1:04.4020 2 3 13
18 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 80 +1:08.0817 2 11 12
19 20   Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 80 +1:09.3717 2 17 11
20 60   Conor Daly[a] Meyer Shank Racing Honda 80 +1:10.1361 3 27 10
21 06   Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 79 +1 Lap 2 19 9
22 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 79 +1 Lap 2 22 8
23 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 79 +1 Lap 2 21 7
24 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 79 +1 Lap 3 26 6
25 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 79 +1 Lap 3 10 5
26 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 79 +1 Lap 3 23 5
27 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 5 Contact 2 9 5
Fastest lap:   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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