2018 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma

The 2018 GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma was the 17th and final round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. The race was held on September 16 at Sonoma Raceway in Sonoma, California. 2014 Indy 500 winner Ryan Hunter-Reay qualified on pole position,[1] and took victory in the 85-lap race.[2]

United States 2018 Sonoma
Race details
17th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
DateSeptember 16, 2018
Official nameGoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma
LocationSonoma Raceway
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.385 mi / 3.838 km
Distance85 laps
202.725 mi / 326.230 km
Pole position
DriverRyan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)
Time1:17.6277
Fastest lap
DriverScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:19.8646 (on lap 41 of 85)
Podium
FirstRyan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)
SecondScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdSimon Pagenaud (Team Penske)

This also marked the last IndyCar Series race at Sonoma, as since 2019, the season finale held at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.

It was also the final race for Verizon Communications as the series sponsor, as NTT took over as title sponsor for 2019.

Results

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Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

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Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
1 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay 2 1:17.5068 1:17.4470 1:17.6277
2 9   Scott Dixon W 2 1:17.5943 1:17.5215 1:17.7599
3 1   Josef Newgarden 2 1:17.6219 1:17.4540 1:17.7937
4 98   Marco Andretti W 1 1:18.0842 1:17.5813 1:17.7999
5 8   Patricio O'Ward R 2 1:18.1765 1:17.5585 1:17.9737
6 27   Alexander Rossi 1 1:17.9283 1:17.5711 1:18.0019
7 12   Will Power W 1 1:17.9290 1:17.6495
8 22   Simon Pagenaud W 1 1:17.9197 1:17.7489
9 15   Graham Rahal 1 1:18.2625 1:17.9043
10 26   Zach Veach R 2 1:18.1307 1:17.9111
11 18   Sébastien Bourdais 2 1:18.3676 1:17.9242
12 30   Takuma Sato 1 1:18.0023 1:17.9919
13 19   Pietro Fittipaldi R 1 1:18.5281
14 10   Ed Jones 2 1:18.5088
15 5   James Hinchcliffe 1 1:18.5740
16 60   Jack Harvey R 2 1:18.5892
17 21   Spencer Pigot 1 1:18.6687
18 14   Tony Kanaan W 2 1:18.5966
19 88   Colton Herta R 1 1:18.6823
20 39   Santino Ferrucci R 2 1:18.6172
21 59   Max Chilton 1 1:18.7536
22 6   Carlos Muñoz 2 1:18.7211
23 4   Matheus Leist R 1 1:18.9665
24 23   Charlie Kimball 2 1:18.8495
25 20   Jordan King R 2 1:19.1519
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Race

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 85 2:02:19.1667 3 1 80 104
2 9   Scott Dixon W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +2.7573 3 2 80
3 12   Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +3.6550 3 7 4 71
4 22   Simon Pagenaud W Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +4.6306 3 8 64
5 98   Marco Andretti W Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 +19.8030 3 4 60
6 18   Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 85 +21.6393 3 11 56
7 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +28.3778 5 6 52
8 1   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +34.6288 3 3 1 49
9 8   Patricio O'Ward R Harding Racing Chevrolet 85 +42.8662 3 5 44
10 10   Ed Jones Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +44.2254 3 14 40
11 39   Santino Ferrucci R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 85 +44.6273 4 20 38
12 14   Tony Kanaan W A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85 +1:00.4138 3 18 36
13 20   Jordan King R Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85 +1:04.0637 3 25 34
14 26   Zach Veach R Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +1:05.4899 3 10 32
15 5   James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 85 +1:12.8026 3 15 30
16 19   Pietro Fittipaldi R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 85 +1:14.2459 3 13 28
17 60   Jack Harvey R Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson Honda 85 +1:15.6462 3 16 26
18 6   Carlos Muñoz Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 85 +1:18.6345 3 22 24
19 4   Matheus Leist R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 85 +1:22.3819 4 23 22
20 88   Colton Herta R Harding Racing Chevrolet 85 +1:23.4673 3 19 20
21 59   Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 84 +1 lap 3 21 18
22 23   Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet 76 +9 laps 4 24 16
23 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 66 +19 laps 3 9 14
24 21   Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 38 Mechanical 3 17 12
25 30   Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 15 Mechanical 1 12 10
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: 1 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

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ Malsher, David (September 15, 2018). "Sonoma IndyCar: Hunter-Reay grabs pole, O'Ward sensational fifth". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Malsher, David (September 16, 2018). "Sonoma IndyCar: Hunter-Reay dominates, Dixon clinches fifth title". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved September 16, 2018.


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