# 2022 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

The 2022 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was the fourth round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 1, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. The race lasted for 90 laps.

## 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 |
| 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 W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Tatiana Calderón R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 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 | 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 W | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
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## Practice
### Practice 1

Practice 1 took place at 4:00PM ET on April 29, 2022.

### Practice 2
## 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 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.5477 | 01:06.2732 | 01:06.2507 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:06.2448 | N/A | 01:06.1054 | 01:06.4003 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.3877 | N/A | 01:06.3153 | 01:06.4415 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.0289 | N/A | 01:06.1474 | 01:06.4967 | 4 |
| 5 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:06.3962 | N/A | 01:06.1839 | 01:06.5549 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:06.3855 | N/A | 01:06.2721 | 01:06.6410 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.3799 | 01:06.3348 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:06.2000 | 01:06.3820 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:06.5016 | N/A | 01:06.6339 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:06.3396 | 01:06.7295 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.6649 | 01:07.2000 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.7305 | 01:07.3561 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.5142 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.7462 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:06.6511 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.8138 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 51 | Takuma Sato W | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:06.7541 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 01:06.8898 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.7775 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:07.0242 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:06.8213 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.0350 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.6869 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.1052 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 11 | Tatiana Calderón R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.9248 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.0075 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 1:05PM ET on May 1, 2022.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 90 | 01:48:39.4368 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 51 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 90 | +0.9800 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 41 |
| 3 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | +12.4819 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 39 |
| 4 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 90 | +15.2616 | 2 | 19 | | 32 |
| 5 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 90 | +22.8297 | 2 | 13 | | 30 |
| 6 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 90 | +24.0649 | 2 | 4 | | 28 |
| 7 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 90 | +24.5161 | 3 | 8 | | 26 |
| 8 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 90 | +31.9173 | 2 | 9 | | 24 |
| 9 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 90 | +33.2497 | 2 | 5 | | 22 |
| 10 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 90 | +33.5102 | 3 | 10 | | 20 |
| 11 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 90 | +33.7418 | 2 | 24 | | 19 |
| 12 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 90 | +34.4738 | 3 | 12 | | 18 |
| 13 | 51 | Takuma Sato W | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 90 | +34.9140 | 2 | 17 | | 17 |
| 14 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 90 | +35.6807 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 90 | +37.0416 | 2 | 14 | | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 90 | +41.6145 | 2 | 6 | | 14 |
| 17 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 90 | +42.4511 | 2 | 20 | | 13 |
| 18 | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 90 | +1:02.3267 | 3 | 15 | | 12 |
| 19 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 90 | +1:03.2947 | 3 | 22 | | 11 |
| 20 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 90 | +1:03.7435 | 2 | 18 | | 10 |
| 21 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 90 | +1:04.5322 | 3 | 16 | | 9 |
| 22 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 89 | +1 Lap | 4 | 21 | | 8 |
| 23 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 89 | +1 Lap | 3 | 23 | | 7 |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 89 | +1 Lap | 3 | 26 | | 6 |
| 25 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 88 | +2 Laps | 3 | 11 | | 5 |
| 26 | 11 | Tatiana Calderón R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 88 | +2 Laps | 3 | 25 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:08.1541 (lap 62) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| 2 | 1 | Álex Palou | 144 |
| | 2 | Scott McLaughlin | 141 |
| 2 | 3 | Josef Newgarden | 135 |
| | 4 | Will Power | 134 |
| 4 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | 114 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Chevrolet | 365 |
| | 2 | Honda | 283 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.