# 2022 Grand Prix of Portland

The 2022 Grand Prix of Portland was the sixteenth And penultimate round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 4, 2022, in Portland, Oregon at the Portland International Raceway. Scott McLaughlin qualified on pole. To prevent a first lap first corner pileup the drivers agreed to get the green flag further back on the front straight than previous years. This early start was successful in preventing a first lap pileup, and the race went 97 laps without a yellow. McLaughlin led 104 of 110 laps and won the race from pole. Will Power and Scott Dixon rounded out the podium.

## Entry list

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Patricio O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda |
| 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Takuma Sato W | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott 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 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.0029 | 00:58.2504 | 00:58.2349 | 1 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.0433 | N/A | 00:57.9651 | 00:58.3129 | 8 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:57.9266 | 00:58.0868 | 00:58.4254 | 2 |
| 4 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:57.9218 | 00:58.0753 | 00:58.4482 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.1497 | 00:58.3381 | 00:58.5075 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 00:58.1408 | N/A | 00:58.2593 | 00:58.6090 | 5 |
| 7 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.1465 | 00:58.3475 | N/A | 6 |
| 8 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:58.3020 | N/A | 00:58.3925 | N/A | 7 |
| 9 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 00:58.2318 | N/A | 00:58.3983 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 00:58.0506 | 00:58.4038 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.4106 | N/A | 00:58.4475 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 00:58.2292 | N/A | 00:58.5356 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 00:58.4865 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.1988 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 00:58.5097 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.2628 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.5332 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.3064 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 00:58.6898 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.4398 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 00:58.7534 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 51 | Takuma Sato W | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.6058 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:59.1933 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 00:58.6127 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:59.0082 | N/A | N/A | 25 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on September 4, 2022.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | 01:56:15.6892 | 3 | 1 | 104 | 54 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | +1.1792 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 110 | +1.6006 | 3 | 16 | | 35 |
| 4 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 110 | +13.8892 | 3 | 5 | | 32 |
| 5 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 110 | +14.8208 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 31 |
| 6 | 26 | Colton Herta | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 110 | +16.3039 | 3 | 7 | | 28 |
| 7 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 110 | +17.0044 | 3 | 9 | | 26 |
| 8 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 110 | +17.6062 | 3 | 8 | | 24 |
| 9 | 77 | Callum Ilott R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | +18.0978 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | 7 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 110 | +18.6356 | 3 | 6 | | 20 |
| 11 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 110 | +23.5169 | 3 | 18 | | 19 |
| 12 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 110 | +27.5282 | 3 | 4 | | 18 |
| 13 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 110 | +28.3322 | 3 | 13 | | 17 |
| 14 | 18 | David Malukas R | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 110 | +29.0288 | 3 | 10 | | 16 |
| 15 | 45 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 110 | +31.2329 | 3 | 17 | | 15 |
| 16 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco R | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 110 | +32.5754 | 3 | 24 | | 14 |
| 17 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 110 | +33.8121 | 3 | 21 | | 13 |
| 18 | 51 | Takuma Sato W | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 110 | +34.0886 | 3 | 22 | | 12 |
| 19 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 110 | +34.7299 | 3 | 15 | | 11 |
| 20 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 110 | +35.4454 | 4 | 12 | | 10 |
| 21 | 30 | Christian Lundgaard R | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 110 | +44.5500 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| 22 | 4 | Dalton Kellett | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 109 | +1 Lap | 3 | 25 | | 8 |
| 23 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 100 | +10 Laps | 4 | 19 | | 7 |
| 24 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 82 | Contact | 3 | 23 | | 6 |
| 25 | 20 | Conor Daly | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 67 | Pit Fire | 2 | 20 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 00:59.5874 (lap 16) |||||||||||
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Cautions: 1 for 4 laps
Lead Changes: 9

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Will Power | 523 |
| | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 503 |
| | 3 | Scott Dixon | 503 |
| | 4 | Marcus Ericsson | 484 |
| 1 | 5 | Scott McLaughlin | 482 |
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| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Chevrolet | 1419 |
| | 2 | Honda | 1236 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## Footnotes

* ↑ Josef Newgarden received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change.
* ↑ Dalton Kellett received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change. However, qualifying in last place meant this penalty had no impact.