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Indycar race held in Speedway, Indiana
United States 2024 Sonsio Grand Prix
Race details
4th round of the 2024 IndyCar season
Layout of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course
DateMay 11, 2024
Official nameSonsio Grand Prix
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
CoursePermanent road course
2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance85 laps
207.315 mi / 333.641 km
Pole position
DriverSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:09.0004
Fastest lap
DriverSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:11.1111 (on lap 72 of 85)
Podium
FirstSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
ThirdDenmark Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Motor car race

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

Further information: 2024 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries
Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6 France Théo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 United States Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20 Denmark Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda
28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda
30 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
41 United States Sting Ray Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 Italy Luca Ghiotto  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda
66 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77 France Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78 Argentina Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source:

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 109.2863
2 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:09.3713
3 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.3930
Source:

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.5588
2 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.6899
3 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 109.8565
Source:

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.0414 01:08.9057 01:09.0004 1
2 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:09.0127 01:08.8388 01:09.0921 2
3 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:08.7890 N/A 01:08.8194 01:09.1636 3
4 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:08.9997 N/A 01:09.0319 01:09.2528 4
5 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:09.0167 N/A 01:08.9928 01:09.3320 5
6 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.1530 01:09.0616 01:09.5270 6
7 7 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:09.0900 N/A 01:09.0801 N/A 7
8 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.0377 01:09.1175 N/A 8
9 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:09.0412 01:09.1491 N/A 9
10 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:08.9912 01:09.2923 N/A 10
11 30 Brazil Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.1330 N/A 01:09.3698 N/A 11
12 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:08.9462 N/A 01:09.3915 N/A 12
13 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.1378 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda N/A 01:09.1712 N/A N/A 14
15 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:09.2578 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:09.2637 N/A N/A 16
17 18 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda 01:09.3524 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 6 France Théo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:09.3816 N/A N/A 18
19 8 Sweden Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.3385 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 20 Denmark Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:09.4190 N/A N/A 20
21 28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 01:09.3936 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 51 Italy Luca Ghiotto  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:09.4519 N/A N/A 22
23 77 France Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:09.4283 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:09.5391 N/A N/A 24
25 4 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.5613 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 66 United Kingdom Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:09.6264 N/A N/A 26
27 41 United States Sting Ray Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:10.0399 N/A N/A N/A 27
Source:

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.8485
2 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:10.2314
3 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:10.3889
Source:

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 Spain Álex Palou 152
2 Australia Will Power 140 (-12)
3 United States Colton Herta 127 (-25)
4 New Zealand Scott Dixon 127 (-25)
5 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist 107 (-45)
Source:
Engine manufacturer standings
Pos. Manufacturer Points
1 United States Chevrolet 310
2 Japan Honda 298
Source:

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. "Sonsio Indy Grand Prix entry list" (PDF). May 6, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  2. "Théo Pourchaire gets the No. 6 IndyCar ride for Arrow McLaren". May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  4. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  5. Warmup results
  6. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  7. "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 11, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  8. https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2024_Childrens_of_Alabama_Indy_Grand_Prix/O/


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