The 2024 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland was the 14th event of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on August 25, 2024, in Portland, Oregon at Portland International Raceway. The race took the scheduled 110 laps to complete and was won by Will Power.[1][2][3]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 14th round of the 2024 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the Portland International Raceway | |
| Date | August 25, 2024 |
| Official name | BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland |
| Location | Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon |
| Course | Permanent road course 1.964 mi / 3.161 km |
| Distance | 110 laps 216.04 mi / 347.68 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Santino Ferrucci (A. J. Foyt Enterprises) |
| Time | 58.2046 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | David Malukas (Meyer Shank Racing) |
| Time | 59.7452 (on lap 16 of 110) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Second |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
Practice
editPractice 1
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 |  Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.3669 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.4337 |
| 3 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.6095 |
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Practice 2
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.8605 |
| 2 | 60 | David Malukas
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 00:58.8868 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.8942 |
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Final Practice
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:59.0031 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:59.2041 |
| 3 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:59.2503 |
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Qualifying
editQualifying classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 58.2715 | N/A | 58.3982 | 58.2046 | 1 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 58.2552 | 58.1196 | 58.3120 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 58.2459 | 58.3796 | 58.4316 | 3 |
| Source: | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Race
editThe race started at 3:00 PM PT on August 25, 2024.
Race classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Total Time | Pit Stops |
Grid | Laps Led |
Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | Will Power
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | 01:55:34.1948 | 3 | 2 | 101 | 53 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 110 | 01:55:44.0215 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 41 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | 01:55:57.3994 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 36 |
| Fastest lap: David Malukas (Meyer Shank Racing) – 59:7462 (lap 16)
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| Source:[1] | ||||||||||
References
edit- ^ a b "Race – Results – Final". Indycar.com. August 25, 2024. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Scott Horner (August 24, 2024). "Race recap: Will Power cruises in Portland for his third IndyCar Series win of 2024". USA Today. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
- ^ Joey Barnes (August 25, 2024). "Palou tightens grip on IndyCar title race with Portland runner-up". Motorsport.com. Retrieved August 25, 2024.