# 2023 Honda Indy Toronto

The 2023 Honda Indy Toronto was the tenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 16, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Exhibition Place circuit. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Christian Lundgaard, his first ever IndyCar Series win.

## 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 | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | 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 W | 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 | 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 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 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:01.2205 | N/A | 01:11.6498 | 01:04.1567 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:01.4651 | N/A | 01:12.0354 | 01:04.4790 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:14.6156 | 01:11.3448 | 01:04.5500 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:14.0931 | 01:12.1818 | 01:04.9091 | 4 |
| 5 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:14.4562 | 01:11.7609 | 01:04.9423 | 5 |
| 6 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:01.3766 | N/A | 01:12.1995 | 01:05.0703 | 6 |
| 7 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:01.4546 | N/A | 01:12.3123 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:00.6453 | N/A | 01:12.3316 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:14.0454 | 01:12.5611 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:14.8143 | 01:13.5600 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:14.2781 | 01:13.6353 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:01.1978 | N/A | 01:15.0226 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:01.5325 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:14.8356 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:01.6340 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:14.8759 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:02.0296 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:15.4540 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:02.2035 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 60 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:16.0415 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:02.2554 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:16.0598 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:02.3978 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:16.2870 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:02.6538 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:18.9856 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:29.3774 | N/A | N/A | 27 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 2:00 PM ET on July 16, 2023.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | 01:41:55.8001 | 2 | 1 | 54 | 54 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +11.7893 | 2 | 15 | | 40 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 85 | +15.0599 | 2 | 14 | | 35 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +15.7600 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +19.2421 | 2 | 11 | | 30 |
| 6 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +19.4798 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 29 |
| 7 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +22.8005 | 2 | 10 | | 26 |
| 8 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 85 | +23.9982 | 2 | 3 | | 24 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 85 | +26.6884 | 4 | 27 | | 22 |
| 10 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 85 | +28.6024 | 3 | 5 | | 20 |
| 11 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 85 | +33.5625 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| 12 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +35.2616 | 2 | 18 | | 18 |
| 13 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 85 | +35.6375 | 2 | 12 | | 17 |
| 14 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 85 | +36.3467 | 3 | 6 | | 16 |
| 15 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 85 | +37.1611 | 4 | 8 | | 15 |
| 16 | 7 | Alexander Rossi | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 84 | +1 Lap | 3 | 26 | | 14 |
| 17 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 82 | +3 Laps | 6 | 24 | | 13 |
| 18 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 81 | Contact | 4 | 16 | | 12 |
| 19 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 81 | +4 Laps | 3 | 23 | | 11 |
| 20 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 69 | Contact | 3 | 17 | | 10 |
| 21 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 45 | Contact | 1 | 13 | | 9 |
| 22 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 41 | Contact | 1 | 9 | | 8 |
| 23 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 10 | Mechanical | | 22 | | 7 |
| 24 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 0 | Contact | | 19 | | 6 |
| 25 | 60 | Tom Blomqvist R | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 0 | Contact | | 20 | | 5 |
| 26 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 0 | Contact | | 21 | | 5 |
| 27 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 0 | Contact | | 25 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) – 01:01.2182 (lap 13) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Álex Palou | 417 |
| | 2 | Scott Dixon | 300 |
| | 3 | Josef Newgarden | 291 |
| | 4 | Marcus Ericsson | 275 |
| | 5 | Pato O'Ward | 274 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Honda | 855 |
| | 2 | Chevrolet | 751 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.