2018 IndyCar Grand Prix

The 2018 IndyCar Grand Prix, officially known as the 2018 IndyCar Grand Prix presented by Sea-Doo for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. The race took place over 85 laps on the infield road course at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. Will Power, driving for Team Penske, won the race.

2018 IndyCar Grand Prix
Race details
5th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
DateMay 12, 2018
Official nameIndyCar Grand Prix
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance85 laps
207.315 mi / 333.64 km
Pole position
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time1:09.8182
Fastest lap
DriverScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:10.5687 (on lap 15 of 85)
Podium
FirstWill Power (Team Penske)
SecondScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdRobert Wickens (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)

Results

Icon Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
1 12 Will Power W 2 1:09.8557 1:09.9156 1:09.8182
2 6 Robert Wickens R 1 1:09.5215 1:09.8481 1:09.9052
3 18 Sébastien Bourdais 2 1:09.5510 1:09.9973 1:09.9449
4 5 James Hinchcliffe 1 1:09.8244 1:09.9570 1:10.0858
5 20 Jordan King R 1 1:09.8735 1:09.8879 1:10.1326
6 1 Josef Newgarden 1 1:10.0768 1:10.0067 1:10.7276
7 22 Simon Pagenaud W 2 1:09.8982 1:10.0382
8 27 Alexander Rossi 2 1:10.0596 1:10.1062
9 21 Spencer Pigot 1 1:09.8657 1:10.1601
10 3 Hélio Castroneves 1 1:10.0825 1:10.1847
11 30 Takuma Sato 2 1:10.0492 1:10.1979
12 14 Tony Kanaan 2 1:10.0379 1:10.3592
13 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 1:10.0985
14 98 Marco Andretti 2 1:10.1044
15 10 Ed Jones 1 1:10.2859
16 59 Max Chilton 2 1:10.2113
17 15 Graham Rahal 1 1:10.3605
18 9 Scott Dixon 2 1:10.3221
19 19 Zachary Claman DeMelo R 1 1:10.5064
20 26 Zach Veach R 2 1:10.3371
21 4 Matheus Leist R 1 1:10.6425
22 88 Gabby Chaves 2 1:10.5066
23 23 Charlie Kimball 1 1:10.7784
24 32 Kyle Kaiser R 2 1:10.7394
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Source for individual rounds:[1]

Race

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 12 Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 85 1:49:46.1935 3 1 56 54
2 9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +2.2443 3 18 40
3 6 Robert Wickens R Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 85 +8.1621 3 2 20 36
4 18 Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 85 +8.7293 3 3 1 33
5 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +11.7462 3 8 2 31
6 3 Hélio Castroneves Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +14.3860 3 10 28
7 5 James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 85 +15.3368 3 4 26
8 22 Simon Pagenaud W Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +17.2354 4 7 24
9 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +18.0987 3 17 3 23
10 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +23.1137 4 11 20
11 1 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +24.2632 3 6 1 19
12 19 Zachary Claman DeMelo R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 85 +30.0421 3 19 18
13 98 Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 +37.4374 3 14 17
14 14 Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85 +41.3456 4 12 16
15 21 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85 +41.6927 6 9 15
16 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 85 +42.8434 3 16 14
17 88 Gabby Chaves Harding Racing Chevrolet 85 +45.0983 5 22 13
18 26 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +53.1086 3 13 12
19 32 Kyle Kaiser R Juncos Racing Chevrolet 85 +58.1755 4 24 2 12
20 23 Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet 85 +1:11.7538 4 23 10
21 4 Matheus Leist R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85 +1:17.9918 4 21 9
22 10 Ed Jones Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 4 15 8
23 26 Zach Veach R Andretti Autosport Honda 84 +1 Lap 5 20 7
24 20 Jordan King R Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 83 +2 Laps 4 5 6
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. "Race Report: 2018 IndyCar Grand Prix • The Apex - Page 2". The Apex. 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
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