# 2018 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix

The 2018 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix was the second round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season and the first oval race of the season. It took place on April 7, 2018 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The race was won by Josef Newgarden for Team Penske, his eighth career win and third on an oval.

## Results

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

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Lap 1 Time | Lap 2 Time | Total Time | Avg. Speed (mph) |
| 1 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 19.5034 | 19.5251 | 39.0285 | 188.539 |
| 2 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | 19.5728 | 19.5368 | 39.1096 | 188.148 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power | 19.7129 | 19.6679 | 39.3808 | 186.852 |
| 4 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 19.6845 | 19.7024 | 39.3869 | 186.824 |
| 5 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 19.7807 | 19.8358 | 39.6165 | 185.741 |
| 6 | 6 | Robert Wickens R | 19.9323 | 19.7652 | 39.6975 | 185.362 |
| 7 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 19.9128 | 19.8024 | 39.7152 | 185.279 |
| 8 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 19.9739 | 19.8645 | 39.8384 | 184.706 |
| 9 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | 20.0181 | 19.8443 | 39.8624 | 184.595 |
| 10 | 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi R | 19.9545 | 19.9180 | 39.8725 | 184.548 |
| 11 | 10 | Ed Jones | 19.9185 | 20.0049 | 39.9234 | 184.313 |
| 12 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 20.0189 | 19.9899 | 40.0088 | 183.920 |
| 13 | 30 | Takuma Sato | 20.1675 | 20.0512 | 40.2187 | 182.960 |
| 14 | 32 | Kyle Kaiser R | 20.1490 | 20.0919 | 40.2409 | 182.859 |
| 15 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 20.1656 | 20.2619 | 40.4275 | 182.015 |
| 16 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | 20.3264 | 20.1451 | 40.4715 | 181.817 |
| 17 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | 20.3380 | 20.1364 | 40.4744 | 181.804 |
| 18 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | 20.3036 | 20.2959 | 40.5995 | 181.244 |
| 19 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | 20.4359 | 20.2336 | 40.6695 | 180.932 |
| 20 | 98 | Marco Andretti | 20.3702 | 20.4647 | 40.8349 | 180.199 |
| 21 | 59 | Max Chilton | 20.6604 | 20.5720 | 41.2324 | 178.462 |
| 22 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | 20.8841 | 20.5720 | 41.4561 | 177.499 |
| 23 | 26 | Zach Veach R | 20.6702 | 21.2023 | 41.8725 | 175.733 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||

### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | 1:44:00.3552 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 51 |
| 2 | 6 | Robert Wickens R | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 250 | +2.9946 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 41 |
| 3 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 250 | +3.4890 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 36 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 250 | +3.8175 | 4 | 17 | | 32 |
| 5 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 250 | +4.0122 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 31 |
| 6 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 250 | +9.4497 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 29 |
| 7 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 250 | +9.4731 | 4 | 18 | | 26 |
| 8 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 250 | +9.8650 | 4 | 9 | | 24 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 250 | +10.1747 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 23 |
| 10 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 250 | +10.3247 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| 11 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 250 | +10.9443 | 4 | 13 | | 19 |
| 12 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 5 | 20 | | 18 |
| 13 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 5 | 1 | 60 | 19 |
| 14 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | +1 Lap | 5 | 15 | | 16 |
| 15 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 249 | +1 Lap | 4 | 19 | | 15 |
| 16 | 26 | Zach Veach R | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 249 | +1 Lap | 4 | 23 | | 14 |
| 17 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | Carlin | Chevrolet | 248 | +2 Laps | 5 | 22 | | 13 |
| 18 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 247 | +3 Laps | 5 | 21 | | 12 |
| 19 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 241 | +9 Laps | 6 | 16 | | 11 |
| 20 | 10 | Ed Jones | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 228 | Contact | 3 | 11 | | 10 |
| 21 | 32 | Kyle Kaiser R | Juncos Racing | Chevrolet | 174 | Contact | 2 | 14 | | 9 |
| 22 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 153 | Contact | 2 | 3 | 80 | 11 |
| 23 | 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 40 | Contact | 0 | 10 | | 7 |
| 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 |
| 6 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 77 |
| 1 | 2 | Alexander Rossi | 72 |
| 2 | 3 | Sébastien Bourdais | 70 |
| 2 | 4 | Graham Rahal | 63 |
| 1 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 61 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 172 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 127 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.