2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Race details
17th round of the 2022 IndyCar season
	Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Date	September 11, 2022
Official name	Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Location	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance	95 laps; 212.61 mi / 342.163 km
Pole position
Driver	Will Power (Team Penske)
Time	01:11.6127
Fastest lap
Driver	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Time	01:13.8486 (on lap 88 of 95)
Podium
First	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Third	Will Power (Team Penske)

The 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth and final round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 11, 2022, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The race consisted of 95 laps and was won by Álex Palou. Will Power claimed his second IndyCar Series championship with his third place finish in this race.

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 W	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	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Kyle Kirkwood R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
16	Simona de Silvestro	Paretta Autosport	Chevrolet
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 W	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	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
77	Callum Ilott R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
Source:^[1]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:11.4103
2	26	Colton Herta W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:11.8266
3	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:11.8697
Source:^[2]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:11.3847
2	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:11.6920
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:11.7183
Source:^[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time				Final grid
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2	Round 2	Round 3
1	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.3496	01:11.4871	01:11.6127	1
2	77	Callum Ilott R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.9333	01:11.6215	01:11.6320	2
3	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:11.8960	N/A	01:11.4238	01:11.7698	3
4	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:11.5631	01:11.4793	01:11.7858	4
5	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:12.0990	01:11.5857	01:12.1625	11^[a]
6	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	01:11.9993	N/A	01:11.5472	01:12.4542	5
7	18	David Malukas R	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:11.7507	N/A	01:11.6295	N/A	6
8	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:11.8474	N/A	01:11.6916	N/A	7
9	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.3471	01:11.7285	N/A	8
10	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:12.0856	N/A	01:12.1359	N/A	9
11	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:11.8874	N/A	01:12.2808	N/A	10
12	06	Hélio Castroneves W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:11.6618	01:12.8856	N/A	12
13	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:12.1722	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:12.1442	N/A	N/A	14
15	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:12.2661	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	30	Christian Lundgaard R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:12.2093	N/A	N/A	16
17	14	Kyle Kirkwood R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:12.4299	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	26	Colton Herta W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:12.2720	N/A	N/A	18
19	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:12.5970	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	29	Devlin DeFrancesco R	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:12.2996	N/A	N/A	20
21	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:12.8366	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	51	Takuma Sato	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	N/A	01:12.4489	N/A	N/A	22
23	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:13.4172	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:12.8001	N/A	N/A	24
25	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	No Time	N/A	N/A	N/A	25
26	16	Simona de Silvestro	Paretta Autosport	Chevrolet	N/A	01:13.5181	N/A	N/A	26
Source:^[5]

Notes

Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Top Warmup Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:12.9318
2	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:13.4435
3	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:13.5703
Source:^[6]

Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on September 11, 2022.

Race classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	95	02:03:31.0628	3	11	67	53
2	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	95	+30.3812	4	25	5	41
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	95	+33.8528	3	1	17	37
4	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	95	+35.5322	3	8	5	33
5	30	Christian Lundgaard R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	95	+50.8901	3	16		30
6	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	95	+56.1091	4	7		28
7	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	95	+57.9853	3	4		26
8	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	95	+59.9521	4	5		24
9	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	95	+1:02.6247	4	9		22
10	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	95	+1:05.3231	4	3		20
11	26	Colton Herta W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	95	+1:07.6483	4	18		19
12	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	95	+1:07.9752	4	13		18
13	18	David Malukas R	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	94	+1 Lap	4	6		17
14	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	94	+1 Lap	4	14		16
15	29	Devlin DeFrancesco R	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	94	+1 Lap	3	20		15
16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	5	23		14
17	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	4	10		13
18	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	4	19		12
19	06	Hélio Castroneves W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	4	12		11
20	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	5	21		10
21	14	Kyle Kirkwood R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	94	+1 Lap	4	17		9
22	16	Simona de Silvestro	Paretta Autosport	Chevrolet	94	+1 Lap	4	26		8
23	51	Takuma Sato	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	3	22		7
24	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	93	+2 Laps	6	15		6
25	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	93	+2 Laps	3	24		5
26	77	Callum Ilott R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	37	Engine	1	2	1	6
Fastest lap: Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) – 01:13.8486 (lap 88)
Source:^[7]

Championship standings after the race

Engine manufacturer standings

	Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Chevrolet	1510
	2	Honda	1299
Source:^[8]

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

References

Previous race: 2022 Grand Prix of Portland	IndyCar Series 2022 season	Next race: 2023 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
Previous race: 2021 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey	Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey	Next race: 2023 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

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