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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 4th round of the 2024 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course | |
| Date | May 11, 2024 |
| Official name | Sonsio Grand Prix |
| Location | Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.439 mi / 3.925 km |
| Distance | 85 laps 207.315 mi / 333.641 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 01:09.0004 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 01:11.1111 (on lap 72 of 85) |
| Podium | |
| First | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second |  Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Third |  Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
Entry list
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
editPractice 1
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |  Colton Herta W
|
Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 109.2863 |
| 2 | 78 |  Agustín Canapino
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:09.3713 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:09.3930 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Practice 2
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:09.5588 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:09.6899 |
| 3 | 9 |  Scott Dixon W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 109.8565 |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Qualifying
editQualifying classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.0414 | 01:08.9057 | 01:09.0004 | 1 |
| 2 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.0127 | 01:08.8388 | 01:09.0921 | 2 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:08.7890 | N/A | 01:08.8194 | 01:09.1636 | 3 |
| 4 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:08.9997 | N/A | 01:09.0319 | 01:09.2528 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:09.0167 | N/A | 01:08.9928 | 01:09.3320 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.1530 | 01:09.0616 | 01:09.5270 | 6 |
| 7 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:09.0900 | N/A | 01:09.0801 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.0377 | 01:09.1175 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.0412 | 01:09.1491 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 60 |  Felix Rosenqvist
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:08.9912 | 01:09.2923 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 30 |  Pietro Fittipaldi
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:09.1330 | N/A | 01:09.3698 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay W
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:08.9462 | N/A | 01:09.3915 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:09.1378 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
|
Andretti Global | Honda | N/A | 01:09.1712 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 78 | Agustín Canapino
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:09.2578 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci
|
A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.2637 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 18 |  Jack Harvey
|
Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 01:09.3524 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 6 |  Théo Pourchaire R
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.3816 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 8 | Linus Lundqvist R
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.3385 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 20 | Christian Rasmussen R |
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:09.4190 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 28 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Andretti Global | Honda | 01:09.3936 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 51 |  Luca Ghiotto R
|
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.4519 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 77 | Romain Grosjean
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:09.4283 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 26 | Colton Herta W
|
Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:09.5391 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 4 |  Kyffin Simpson R |
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:09.5613 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 66 | Tom Blomqvist R
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.6264 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 41 | Sting Ray Robb
|
A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:10.0399 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 27 |
| Source:[5] | |||||||||
Warmup
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | | 01:09.8485 | |
| 2 | 26 | Colton Herta W
|
Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:10.2314 |
| 3 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay W
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:10.3889 |
| Source:[6] | |||||
Race
editThe race started at 3:30 PM ET on May 11, 2024.
Race classification
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
edit- ^ "Sonsio Indy Grand Prix entry list" (PDF). May 6, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Théo Pourchaire gets the No. 6 IndyCar ride for Arrow McLaren". May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ Warmup results
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 11, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
- ^ https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2024_Childrens_of_Alabama_Indy_Grand_Prix/O/