# 2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America

The 2023 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America presented by AMR was the eighth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on June 18, 2023, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin at Road America. The race consisted of 55 laps and was won by Álex Palou.
Unbeknownst to all, this would be the final race of the season for Simon Pagenaud as during practice for the next round, Pagenaud would have a horrific crash that would end his season and tenure with Meyer/Shank Racing due to lingering injuries.

## 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 W | 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 W | 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 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta | 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 | 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 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:40.5881 | N/A | 01:40.5476 | 01:40.1945 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:40.9158 | 01:40.9393 | 01:40.3643 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.2868 | 01:40.5572 | 01:40.4930 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:41.3132 | N/A | 01:40.9716 | 01:40.9530 | 4 |
| 5 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:41.1788 | 01:40.9948 | 01:41.1854 | 5 |
| 6 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:41.4400 | N/A | 01:40.9322 | No Time | 6 |
| 7 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.0125 | 01:41.0480 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.0682 | 01:41.1737 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.2830 | 01:41.2202 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:41.2255 | N/A | 01:41.4989 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:41.4723 | N/A | 01:41.6314 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 01:41.2443 | N/A | 01:41.8277 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:41.5204 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.5121 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:41.7420 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:41.5823 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:41.8005 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:41.7005 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:41.8529 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.7257 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:41.9247 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:41.9275 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:42.2745 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:41.9329 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:42.6862 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:42.0399 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:44.1738 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 1:30 PM ET on June 18, 2023.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/retired | Pit stops | Grid | Laps led | Pts. |
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 55 | 1:50:04.6640 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 51 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 55 | +4.5610 | 3 | 4 | | 40 |
| 3 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 55 | +6.7549 | 3 | 2 | | 35 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 55 | +6.9718 | 4 | 23 | | 32 |
| 5 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 55 | +10.9328 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 34 |
| 6 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 55 | +11.5208 | 3 | 9 | | 28 |
| 7 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 55 | +15.8835 | 3 | 7 | | 26 |
| 8 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 55 | +16.2822 | 3 | 18 | | 24 |
| 9 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 55 | +17.5480 | 4 | 6 | | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 55 | +19.6371 | 3 | 5 | | 20 |
| 11 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 55 | +21.4730 | 3 | 14 | | 19 |
| 12 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | +22.1054 | 4 | 15 | | 18 |
| 13 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 55 | +25.6694 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 18 |
| 14 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 55 | +31.4292 | 3 | 20 | | 16 |
| 15 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 55 | +33.6232 | 4 | 26 | | 15 |
| 16 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 55 | +34.3000 | 3 | 11 | | 14 |
| 17 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | +42.4660 | 4 | 27 | | 13 |
| 18 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | +42.9535 | 3 | 17 | | 12 |
| 19 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | +44.8009 | 4 | 21 | | 11 |
| 20 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 55 | +49.0897 | 4 | 16 | | 10 |
| 21 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 55 | +51.9763 | 4 | 10 | | 9 |
| 22 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 55 | +1:09.6654 | 4 | 25 | | 8 |
| 23 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 55 | +1:23.6408 | 4 | 12 | | 7 |
| 24 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 54 | +1 Lap | 4 | 8 | 5 | 7 |
| 25 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 54 | +1 Lap | 5 | 19 | | 5 |
| 26 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 54 | +1 Lap | 7 | 24 | | 5 |
| 27 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 24 | Off Course | 2 | 13 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Will Power (Team Penske) – 01:42.8921 (lap 45) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Álex Palou | 324 |
| | 2 | Marcus Ericsson | 250 |
| | 3 | Josef Newgarden | 243 |
| 1 | 4 | Pato O'Ward | 226 |
| 1 | 5 | Scott Dixon | 226 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Honda | 663 |
| | 2 | Chevrolet | 628 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.