The 2022 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was the fourth round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 1, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. The race lasted for 90 laps.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 4th round of the 2022 IndyCar season | |
 | |
| Date | May 1, 2022 |
| Official name | Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama |
| Location | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.380 mi / 3.830 km |
| Distance | 90 laps 214.200 mi / 344.700 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing) |
| Time | 01:06.2507 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 01:08.1541 (on lap 62 of 90) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) |
| Second | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Third | Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing) |
Entry list edit
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice edit
Practice 1 edit
Practice 1 took place at 4:00PM ET on April 29, 2022.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 |  Colton Herta
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:06.5149 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.5657 |
| 3 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:06.6657 |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Practice 2 edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:05.9264 |
| 2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:06.0136 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:06.0434 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Qualifying edit
Qualifying classification edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.5477 | 01:06.2732 | 01:06.2507 | 1 |
| 2 | 5 | Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:06.2448 | N/A | 01:06.1054 | 01:06.4003 | 2 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.3877 | N/A | 01:06.3153 | 01:06.4415 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |  Scott McLaughlin
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.0289 | N/A | 01:06.1474 | 01:06.4967 | 4 |
| 5 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:06.3962 | N/A | 01:06.1839 | 01:06.5549 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 |  Felix Rosenqvist
|
Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:06.3855 | N/A | 01:06.2721 | 01:06.6410 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.3799 | 01:06.3348 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 28 |  Romain Grosjean
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:06.2000 | 01:06.3820 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:06.5016 | N/A | 01:06.6339 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 26 | Colton Herta
|
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:06.3396 | 01:06.7295 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 77 |  Callum Ilott R
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.6649 | 01:07.2000 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.7305 | 01:07.3561 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 9 | Scott Dixon
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.5142 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 30 |  Christian Lundgaard R
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.7462 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 45 | Jack Harvey
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:06.6511 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 06 |  Hélio Castroneves W
|
Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.8138 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 51 |  Takuma Sato W
|
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 01:06.7541 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | David Malukas R
|
Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 01:06.8898 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 12 |  Will Power W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.7775 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 29 |  Devlin DeFrancesco R
|
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:07.0242 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 14 | Kyle Kirkwood R
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:06.8213 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 20 | Conor Daly
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Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.0350 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 4 | Dalton Kellett
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.6869 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W
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Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.1052 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 11 |  Tatiana Calderón R
|
A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.9248 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:09.0075 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| Source:[4] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77 | Callum Ilott R
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.0906 |
| 2 | 10 | Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.1916 |
| 3 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.2745 |
| Source:[5] | |||||
Race edit
The race started at 1:05PM ET on May 1, 2022.
Race classification edit
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References edit
- ^ "Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama entry list" (PDF). Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). racer.com. April 29, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.