# 2018 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma

The 2018 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma was the 17th and final round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on September 16 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. 2014 Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay qualified on pole position, and took victory in the 85-lap race.
This also marked the last IndyCar Series race at Sonoma, as since 2019, the season finale held at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
It was also the final race for Verizon Communications as the series sponsor, as NTT took over as title sponsor for 2019.

## Results

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
| 1 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 2 | 1:17.5068 | 1:17.4470 | 1:17.6277 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | 2 | 1:17.5943 | 1:17.5215 | 1:17.7599 |
| 3 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 2 | 1:17.6219 | 1:17.4540 | 1:17.7937 |
| 4 | 98 | Marco Andretti W | 1 | 1:18.0842 | 1:17.5813 | 1:17.7999 |
| 5 | 8 | Patricio O'Ward R | 2 | 1:18.1765 | 1:17.5585 | 1:17.9737 |
| 6 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 1 | 1:17.9283 | 1:17.5711 | 1:18.0019 |
| 7 | 12 | Will Power W | 1 | 1:17.9290 | 1:17.6495 | |
| 8 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | 1 | 1:17.9197 | 1:17.7489 | |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 1 | 1:18.2625 | 1:17.9043 | |
| 10 | 26 | Zach Veach R | 2 | 1:18.1307 | 1:17.9111 | |
| 11 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 2 | 1:18.3676 | 1:17.9242 | |
| 12 | 30 | Takuma Sato | 1 | 1:18.0023 | 1:17.9919 | |
| 13 | 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi R | 1 | 1:18.5281 | | |
| 14 | 10 | Ed Jones | 2 | 1:18.5088 | | |
| 15 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 1 | 1:18.5740 | | |
| 16 | 60 | Jack Harvey R | 2 | 1:18.5892 | | |
| 17 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 1 | 1:18.6687 | | |
| 18 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | 2 | 1:18.5966 | | |
| 19 | 88 | Colton Herta R | 1 | 1:18.6823 | | |
| 20 | 39 | Santino Ferrucci R | 2 | 1:18.6172 | | |
| 21 | 59 | Max Chilton | 1 | 1:18.7536 | | |
| 22 | 6 | Carlos Muñoz | 2 | 1:18.7211 | | |
| 23 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | 1 | 1:18.9665 | | |
| 24 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | 2 | 1:18.8495 | | |
| 25 | 20 | Jordan King R | 2 | 1:19.1519 | | |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||

### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | 2:02:19.1667 | 3 | 1 | 80 | 104 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +2.7573 | 3 | 2 | | 80 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +3.6550 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 71 |
| 4 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +4.6306 | 3 | 8 | | 64 |
| 5 | 98 | Marco Andretti W | Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 85 | +19.8030 | 3 | 4 | | 60 |
| 6 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 85 | +21.6393 | 3 | 11 | | 56 |
| 7 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +28.3778 | 5 | 6 | | 52 |
| 8 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +34.6288 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 49 |
| 9 | 8 | Patricio O'Ward R | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +42.8662 | 3 | 5 | | 44 |
| 10 | 10 | Ed Jones | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +44.2254 | 3 | 14 | | 40 |
| 11 | 39 | Santino Ferrucci R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 85 | +44.6273 | 4 | 20 | | 38 |
| 12 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 85 | +1:00.4138 | 3 | 18 | | 36 |
| 13 | 20 | Jordan King R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +1:04.0637 | 3 | 25 | | 34 |
| 14 | 26 | Zach Veach R | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +1:05.4899 | 3 | 10 | | 32 |
| 15 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 85 | +1:12.8026 | 3 | 15 | | 30 |
| 16 | 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 85 | +1:14.2459 | 3 | 13 | | 28 |
| 17 | 60 | Jack Harvey R | Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson | Honda | 85 | +1:15.6462 | 3 | 16 | | 26 |
| 18 | 6 | Carlos Muñoz | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 85 | +1:18.6345 | 3 | 22 | | 24 |
| 19 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 85 | +1:22.3819 | 4 | 23 | | 22 |
| 20 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +1:23.4673 | 3 | 19 | | 20 |
| 21 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 lap | 3 | 21 | | 18 |
| 22 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | Carlin | Chevrolet | 76 | +9 laps | 4 | 24 | | 16 |
| 23 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 66 | +19 laps | 3 | 9 | | 14 |
| 24 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 38 | Mechanical | 3 | 17 | | 12 |
| 25 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 15 | Mechanical | 1 | 12 | | 10 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||||||
Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Scott Dixon | 678 |
| | 2 | Alexander Rossi | 621 |
| | 3 | Will Power | 582 |
| 1 | 4 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 566 |
| 1 | 5 | Josef Newgarden | 560 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 1,467 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 1,203 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.