The 2018 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was the fourth round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season contested at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. The race started on April 22 and was stopped due to rain on lap 23.[1] It was resumed on Monday, April 23rd at 11:30 am as a timed race which went 82 laps out of a scheduled 90. American Josef Newgarden qualified on pole for the event.[2] He eventually took victory for his third IndyCar win in Alabama.[3]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 4th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | April 22-23, 2018 |
| Official name | Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama |
| Location | Barber Motorsports Park |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.380 mi / 3.830 km |
| Distance | 82 laps 195.160 mi / 314.080 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:07.4413 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Zachary Claman DeMelo (Dale Coyne Racing) |
| Time | 1:09.8183 (on lap 54 of 82) |
| Podium | |
| First | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Second | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
| Third | James Hinchcliffe (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) |
Results edit
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Josef Newgarden W
|
1 | 1:07.5643 | 1:07.0583 | 1:07.4413 |
| 2 | 12 |  Will Power W
|
2 | 1:08.1087 | 1:07.2628 | 1:07.4541 |
| 3 | 18 |  Sébastien Bourdais
|
2 | 1:08.2597 | 1:07.5435 | 1:07.5337 |
| 4 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W
|
1 | 1:07.5665 | 1:07.5323 | 1:07.7807 |
| 5 | 5 |  James Hinchcliffe
|
1 | 1:07.5669 | 1:07.3797 | 1:07.7807 |
| 6 | 9 |  Scott Dixon
|
2 | 1:08.4262 | 1:07.4595 | 1:08.0303 |
| 7 | 98 | Marco Andretti
|
1 | 1:07.7832 | 1:07.6027 | |
| 8 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
|
2 | 1:08.3649 | 1:07.7488 | |
| 9 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W
|
2 | 1:08.4089 | 1:07.8409 | |
| 10 | 6 | Robert Wickens R
|
1 | 1:07.7610 | 1:07.8455 | |
| 11 | 26 | Zach Veach R
|
2 | 1:08.2785 | 1:07.9894 | |
| 12 | 10 |  Ed Jones
|
1 | 1:07.9193 | 1:08.4386 | |
| 13 | 59 |  Max Chilton
|
1 | 1:08.0235 | ||
| 14 | 23 | Charlie Kimball
|
2 | 1:08.5494 | ||
| 15 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
1 | 1:08.1038 | ||
| 16 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R
|
2 | 1:08.5531 | ||
| 17 | 21 | Spencer Pigot
|
1 | 1:08.1184 | ||
| 18 | 30 |  Takuma Sato
|
2 | 1:08.5676 | ||
| 19 | 20 | Jordan King R
|
1 | 1:08.3997 | ||
| 20 | 88 |  Gabby Chaves
|
2 | 1:08.9763 | ||
| 21 | 4 |  Matheus Leist R
|
1 | 1:08.5516 | ||
| 22 | 32 |  René Binder R
|
2 | 1:09.5404 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Tony Kanaan
|
2 | 1:11.2015 | ||
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE | ||||||
Race edit
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 edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References edit
- ^ Bonkowski, Jerry (April 22, 2018). "INDYCAR: Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama postponed until Monday due to rain". NBC Sports. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ Martin, Bruce (April 21, 2018). "Sweet Home Alabama: IndyCar's Josef Newgarden wins pole for Grand Prix of Alabama". Autoweek. Crain Communications. Retrieved June 8, 2018.
- ^ "Josef Newgarden wins Indy Grand Prix of Alabama for 3rd time". ESPN.com. ESPN Internet Ventures. April 23, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018.