# 2023 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

The 2023 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth and final round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 10, 2023, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The race consisted of 95 laps and was won by Scott Dixon.
Álex Palou entered the race having clinched the 2023 championship.

## 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 |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power | 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 | 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 | Jüri Vips R | 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 | Tom Blomqvist R | 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 started at 2:00 PM PT on September 9, 2023.

### 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 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.2403 | N/A | 01:06.7574 | 01:06.6416 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.8761 | 01:06.5662 | 01:06.6513 | 2 |
| 3 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.8777 | 01:06.4610 | 01:06.7478 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.1254 | 01:06.7824 | 01:06.7937 | 4 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.0002 | N/A | 01:06.7786 | 01:07.0171 | 11 |
| 6 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.1605 | 01:06.6158 | 01:07.2846 | 5 |
| 7 | 30 | Jüri Vips R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:07.1305 | N/A | 01:06.8300 | N/A | 13 |
| 8 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.2675 | N/A | 01:06.9172 | N/A | 6 |
| 9 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.1686 | 01:06.9282 | N/A | 7 |
| 10 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:07.0668 | N/A | 01:07.1292 | N/A | 8 |
| 11 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.1470 | N/A | 01:07.4479 | N/A | 17 |
| 12 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.8459 | 01:07.9392 | N/A | 9 |
| 13 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.4009 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 14 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.2323 | N/A | N/A | 10 |
| 15 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:07.4666 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 12 |
| 16 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.3726 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 17 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:07.5425 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 18 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:07.4029 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 19 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.6149 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 20 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.5183 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 60 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:07.7419 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 01:07.7816 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.7583 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.8639 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:11.0620 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:07.9083 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | No Time | N/A | N/A | 27 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race is scheduled to start at 11:30 PM PT on September 10, 2023.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 95 | 02:17:41.6400 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 51 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 95 | +7.3180 | 4 | 2 | | 40 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 95 | +10.6111 | 2 | 5 | 51 | 38 |
| 4 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 95 | +14.6669 | 4 | 7 | | 32 |
| 5 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | +21.1289 | 6 | 20 | | 30 |
| 6 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 95 | +21.3750 | 5 | 3 | | 28 |
| 7 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 95 | +22.2153 | 4 | 15 | | 26 |
| 8 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 95 | +27.1310 | 4 | 14 | | 24 |
| 9 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 95 | +28.3907 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 23 |
| 10 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | +32.3407 | 3 | 25 | | 20 |
| 11 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 95 | +39.0207 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| 12 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 95 | +43.9875 | 3 | 24 | | 18 |
| 13 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 95 | +58.3175 | 4 | 27 | | 17 |
| 14 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 95 | +61.1843 | 2 | 19 | | 16 |
| 15 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 94 | +1 Lap | 5 | 18 | | 15 |
| 16 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 94 | +1 Lap | 6 | 23 | | 14 |
| 17 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 94 | +1 Lap | 5 | 17 | | 13 |
| 18 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 93 | +2 Laps | 5 | 6 | | 12 |
| 19 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 93 | +2 Laps | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 20 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 93 | +2 Laps | 5 | 22 | | 10 |
| 21 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 91 | +4 Laps | 9 | 4 | | 9 |
| 22 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 91 | +4 Laps | 4 | 26 | | 8 |
| 23 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 80 | Contact | 5 | 12 | 1 | 8 |
| 24 | 30 | Jüri Vips R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 71 | +24 Laps | 3 | 13 | | 6 |
| 25 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 65 | +30 Laps | 3 | 16 | | 5 |
| 26 | 60 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 61 | Contact | 2 | 21 | | 5 |
| 27 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 0 | Contact | 0 | 10 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:08.4168 (lap 52) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Álex Palou | 656 |
| | 2 | Scott Dixon | 578 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | 488 |
| | 4 | Pato O'Ward | 484 |
| 2 | 5 | Josef Newgarden | 479 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Chevrolet | 1437 |
| 1 | 2 | Honda | 1425 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## Footnotes

* 1 2 3 4 Scott Dixon, Santino Ferrucci and rookies Jüri Vips and Agustín Canapino each received a six-place grid penalty due to unapproved engine change throughout the weekend.