# 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

The 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth and final round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 11, 2022, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The race consisted of 95 laps and was won by Álex Palou. Will Power claimed his second IndyCar Series championship with his third place finish in this race.

## Entry list

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Patricio O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 16 | Simona de Silvestro | Paretta Autosport | Chevrolet |
| 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda |
| 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Takuma Sato | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott 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 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:11.3496 | 01:11.4871 | 01:11.6127 | 1 |
| 2 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:11.9333 | 01:11.6215 | 01:11.6320 | 2 |
| 3 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:11.8960 | N/A | 01:11.4238 | 01:11.7698 | 3 |
| 4 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:11.5631 | 01:11.4793 | 01:11.7858 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:12.0990 | 01:11.5857 | 01:12.1625 | 11 |
| 6 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:11.9993 | N/A | 01:11.5472 | 01:12.4542 | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:11.7507 | N/A | 01:11.6295 | N/A | 6 |
| 8 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:11.8474 | N/A | 01:11.6916 | N/A | 7 |
| 9 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:11.3471 | 01:11.7285 | N/A | 8 |
| 10 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:12.0856 | N/A | 01:12.1359 | N/A | 9 |
| 11 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:11.8874 | N/A | 01:12.2808 | N/A | 10 |
| 12 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:11.6618 | 01:12.8856 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:12.1722 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:12.1442 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:12.2661 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:12.2093 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:12.4299 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:12.2720 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:12.5970 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:12.2996 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:12.8366 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 51 | Takuma Sato | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:12.4489 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:13.4172 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:12.8001 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | No Time | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 16 | Simona de Silvestro | Paretta Autosport | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:13.5181 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on September 11, 2022.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 95 | 02:03:31.0628 | 3 | 11 | 67 | 53 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 95 | +30.3812 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 41 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 95 | +33.8528 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 37 |
| 4 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 95 | +35.5322 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 33 |
| 5 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 95 | +50.8901 | 3 | 16 | | 30 |
| 6 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 95 | +56.1091 | 4 | 7 | | 28 |
| 7 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 95 | +57.9853 | 3 | 4 | | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 95 | +59.9521 | 4 | 5 | | 24 |
| 9 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 95 | +1:02.6247 | 4 | 9 | | 22 |
| 10 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 95 | +1:05.3231 | 4 | 3 | | 20 |
| 11 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 95 | +1:07.6483 | 4 | 18 | | 19 |
| 12 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 95 | +1:07.9752 | 4 | 13 | | 18 |
| 13 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 94 | +1 Lap | 4 | 6 | | 17 |
| 14 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 94 | +1 Lap | 4 | 14 | | 16 |
| 15 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 94 | +1 Lap | 3 | 20 | | 15 |
| 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 94 | +1 Lap | 5 | 23 | | 14 |
| 17 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 94 | +1 Lap | 4 | 10 | | 13 |
| 18 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 94 | +1 Lap | 4 | 19 | | 12 |
| 19 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 94 | +1 Lap | 4 | 12 | | 11 |
| 20 | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 94 | +1 Lap | 5 | 21 | | 10 |
| 21 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 94 | +1 Lap | 4 | 17 | | 9 |
| 22 | 16 | Simona de Silvestro | Paretta Autosport | Chevrolet | 94 | +1 Lap | 4 | 26 | | 8 |
| 23 | 51 | Takuma Sato | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 94 | +1 Lap | 3 | 22 | | 7 |
| 24 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 93 | +2 Laps | 6 | 15 | | 6 |
| 25 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 93 | +2 Laps | 3 | 24 | | 5 |
| 26 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 37 | Engine | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Fastest lap: Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) – 01:13.8486 (lap 88) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Will Power | 560 |
| | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 544 |
| | 3 | Scott Dixon | 521 |
| 1 | 4 | Scott McLaughlin | 510 |
| 1 | 5 | Álex Palou | 510 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Chevrolet | 1510 |
| | 2 | Honda | 1299 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## Footnotes

* ↑ Álex Palou received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change.