# 2024 Sonsio Grand Prix

The 2024 Sonsio Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 11, 2024, in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Álex Palou.

## 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 | Kyffin Simpson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 6 | Théo Pourchaire R | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Linus Lundqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Marcus Armstrong | 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 | Jack Harvey | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda |
| 20 | Christian Rasmussen R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda |
| 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Honda |
| 28 | Marcus Ericsson | Andretti Global | Honda |
| 30 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 41 | Sting Ray Robb | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Luca Ghiotto R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 66 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Romain Grosjean | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Agustín Canapino | 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 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.0414 | 01:08.9057 | 01:09.0004 | 1 |
| 2 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.0127 | 01:08.8388 | 01:09.0921 | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:08.7890 | N/A | 01:08.8194 | 01:09.1636 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:08.9997 | N/A | 01:09.0319 | 01:09.2528 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:09.0167 | N/A | 01:08.9928 | 01:09.3320 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.1530 | 01:09.0616 | 01:09.5270 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:09.0900 | N/A | 01:09.0801 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.0377 | 01:09.1175 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.0412 | 01:09.1491 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:08.9912 | 01:09.2923 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 30 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:09.1330 | N/A | 01:09.3698 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:08.9462 | N/A | 01:09.3915 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:09.1378 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Honda | N/A | 01:09.1712 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 78 | Agustín Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:09.2578 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.2637 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | Jack Harvey | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 01:09.3524 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 6 | Théo Pourchaire R | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.3816 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 8 | Linus Lundqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.3385 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 20 | Christian Rasmussen R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.4190 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson | Andretti Global | Honda | 01:09.3936 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 51 | Luca Ghiotto R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.4519 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 77 | Romain Grosjean | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:09.4283 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:09.5391 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 4 | Kyffin Simpson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.5613 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 66 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.6264 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 41 | Sting Ray Robb | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:10.0399 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 27 |
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## Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on May 11, 2024.

### 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 | 85 | 1:45:27.2320 | 3 | 1 | 39 | 54 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +6.6106 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 40 |
| 3 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +8.0900 | 3 | 2 | 35 | 36 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +13.4262 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 33 |
| 5 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +13.8978 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 31 |
| 6 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +14.2746 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 29 |
| 7 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 85 | +18.8554 | 3 | 24 | | 26 |
| 8 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 85 | +20.1638 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 25 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +22.1556 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 23 |
| 10 | 60 | Felix Rosenqvist | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 85 | +26.3424 | 3 | 10 | | 20 |
| 11 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Global | Honda | 85 | +27.4572 | 3 | 14 | | 19 |
| 12 | 77 | Romain Grosjean | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +29.3108 | 3 | 23 | | 18 |
| 13 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 85 | +31.2388 | 3 | 5 | | 17 |
| 14 | 30 | Pietro Fittipaldi | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +31.8872 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 17 |
| 15 | 4 | Kyffin Simpson R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +32.2895 | 3 | 25 | | 15 |
| 16 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson | Andretti Global | Honda | 85 | +34.6582 | 3 | 21 | | 14 |
| 17 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +36.9649 | 3 | 4 | | 13 |
| 18 | 18 | Jack Harvey | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 85 | +38.0124 | 3 | 17 | | 12 |
| 19 | 6 | Théo Pourchaire R | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 85 | +38.0679 | 3 | 18 | | 11 |
| 20 | 20 | Christian Rasmussen R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +39.4219 | 3 | 20 | | 10 |
| 21 | 78 | Agustín Canapino | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 15 | | 9 |
| 22 | 41 | Sting Ray Robb | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 27 | | 8 |
| 23 | 66 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 26 | | 7 |
| 24 | 8 | Linus Lundqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 19 | | 6 |
| 25 | 51 | Luca Ghiotto R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 22 | | 5 |
| 26 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 4 | 12 | | 5 |
| 27 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 55 | Mechanical | 2 | 16 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:11.1111 (lap 72) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Álex Palou | 152 |
| | 2 | Will Power | 140 (-12) |
| | 3 | Colton Herta | 127 (-25) |
| | 4 | Scott Dixon | 127 (-25) |
| | 5 | Felix Rosenqvist | 107 (-45) |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Chevrolet | 310 |
| | 2 | Honda | 298 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.