# 2023 GMR Grand Prix

The 2023 GMR Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 13, 2023, in Speedway, Indiana, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Grand Prix Road Course. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Álex Palou.

## Entry list

| 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 | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves | 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 | 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 W | 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 |
| 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
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## Qualifying
### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Time | Time | Time | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group 1 | Group 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| 1 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:09.4639 | N/A | 01:09.2282 | 01:09.3321 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:09.5838 | N/A | 01:09.3604 | 01:09.3348 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.5351 | 01:09.2082 | 01:09.3780 | 3 |
| 4 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.6238 | 01:09.3767 | 01:09.4220 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.2937 | 01:09.3405 | 01:09.5422 | 5 |
| 6 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:09.6277 | 01:09.4131 | 01:09.6292 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.8343 | N/A | 01:09.4419 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:09.5627 | N/A | 01:09.4711 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.6708 | 01:09.4757 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.4747 | 01:09.5471 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.6186 | N/A | 01:09.6148 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:09.7835 | N/A | 01:10.1872 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:09.8402 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:09.8375 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 01:09.8676 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.9899 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:09.9625 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:10.0747 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:10.2625 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 01:10.2562 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:10.2669 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.2747 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:10.5181 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:10.2920 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:10.5424 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:10.3509 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:10.5879 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 3:45 PM ET on May 13, 2023.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | 1:47:56.7003 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 53 |
| 2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 85 | +16.8006 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 41 |
| 3 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 85 | +18.1448 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 36 |
| 4 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +23.4801 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 34 |
| 5 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 85 | +23.9258 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +25.5206 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 29 |
| 7 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +26.3159 | 3 | 13 | | 26 |
| 8 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +31.8308 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 25 |
| 9 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 85 | +38.4189 | 3 | 14 | | 22 |
| 10 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +48.8712 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 21 |
| 11 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +52.5732 | 4 | 18 | | 19 |
| 12 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +59.7698 | 3 | 12 | | 18 |
| 13 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +1:07.0708 | 3 | 17 | | 17 |
| 14 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +1:08.1940 | 3 | 6 | | 16 |
| 15 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +1:15.8499 | 3 | 11 | | 15 |
| 16 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +1:23.6382 | 5 | 16 | | 14 |
| 17 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 15 | | 13 |
| 18 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 4 | 24 | | 12 |
| 19 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 21 | | 11 |
| 20 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 4 | | 10 |
| 21 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 25 | | 9 |
| 22 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 26 | | 8 |
| 23 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 80 | +5 Laps | 3 | 27 | | 7 |
| 24 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 79 | +6 Laps | 3 | 23 | | 6 |
| 25 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 58 | Mechanical | 3 | 19 | | 5 |
| 26 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 2 | Collision damage | | 20 | | 5 |
| 27 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 1 | Collision | | 22 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:11.2912 (lap 8) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Álex Palou | 174 |
| | 2 | Pato O'Ward | 168 |
| 2 | 3 | Marcus Ericsson | 155 |
| 1 | 4 | Romain Grosjean | 134 |
| 1 | 5 | Scott McLaughlin | 133 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Honda | 413 |
| | 2 | Chevrolet | 387 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.