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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 10th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the Exhibition Place circuit | |
| Date | July 16, 2023 |
| Official name | Honda Indy Toronto |
| Location | Exhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Course | Temporary road course 1.786 mi / 2.874 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 151.81 mi / 244.314 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Time | 01:04.1567 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Time | 1:01.2182 (on lap 13 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Second |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third |  Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport) |
Entry list
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
editPractice 1
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:00.8075 |
| 2 | 28 |  Romain Grosjean
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:00.8575 |
| 3 | 6 |  Felix Rosenqvist
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:00.8607 |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Practice 2
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:00.5657 |
| 2 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:00.5972 |
| 3 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:00.6350 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Qualifying
editQualifying classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 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 |
| Source:[4] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:01.3208 |
| 2 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:01.3810 |
| 3 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:01.6161 |
| Source:[5] | |||||
Race
editThe race started at 2:00 PM ET on July 16, 2023.
Race classification
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
edit- ^ "Honda Indy Toronto entry list" (PDF). June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.