The 2018 Honda Indy 200 was an IndyCar Series event held on July 29, 2018, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The race served as the 13th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. 2016 Indy 500 champion Alexander Rossi qualified on pole position,[1] and took victory in the 90-lap race.[2] This race featured no DNFs.

United States 2018 Mid-Ohio
Race details
13th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
DateJuly 29, 2018
Official nameHonda Indy 200
LocationMid-Ohio Sports Car Course
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.258 mi / 3.634 km
Distance90 laps
203.2 mi / 327.02 km
Pole position
DriverAlexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
Time1:04.6802
Fastest lap
DriverScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:06.7269 (on lap 44 of 90)
Podium
FirstAlexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
SecondRobert Wickens (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
ThirdWill Power (Team Penske)

Results edit

Icon Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying edit

Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
1 27   Alexander Rossi 1 1:04.9219 1:05.8750 1:04.6802
2 12   Will Power 2 1:04.9930 1:05.1891 1:04.8939
3 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 1:05.3285 1:05.1573 1:04.9896
4 1   Josef Newgarden W 1 1:05.5510 1:06.0341 1:05.1335
5 6   Robert Wickens R 1 1:05.3842 1:06.0450 1:05.1747
6 59   Max Chilton 1 1:05.6344 1:05.9931 1:06.6172
7 15   Graham Rahal W 2 1:05.3844 1:06.1084
8 30   Takuma Sato 2 1:05.3250 1:06.3755
9 9   Scott Dixon W 2 1:05.4750 1:06.4187
10 5   James Hinchcliffe 2 1:05.1649 1:06.5549
11 10   Ed Jones 2 1:05.3408 1:07.0999
12 26   Zach Veach R 1 1:05.3434 1:07.2287
13 98   Marco Andretti 1 1:05.6353
14 88   Conor Daly 2 1:05.7260
15 23   Charlie Kimball W 1 1:05.9471
16 20   Jordan King R 2 1:05.7699
17 22   Simon Pagenaud W 1 1:05.9630
18 21   Spencer Pigot 2 1:05.8133
19 14   Tony Kanaan 1 1:06.0520
20 60   Jack Harvey R 2 1:05.9911
21 4   Matheus Leist R 1 1:06.7354
22 19   Pietro Fittipaldi R 2 1:06.2138
23 32   René Binder R 1 1:06.9555
24 18   Sébastien Bourdais 2 No time
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Source for individual rounds:[3]

Race edit

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Laps Led Pts.1
1 1 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 90 1:44:15.2137 2 66 54
2 5 6   Robert Wickens R Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 90 +12.8285 3 15 41
3 2 12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +14.7086 3 9 36
4 4 1   Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +18.0065 3 32
5 9 9   Scott Dixon W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +18.9382 3 30
6 24 18   Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 90 +19.5312 3 28
7 3 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +21.4614 3 26
8 17 22   Simon Pagenaud W Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +21.8246 3 24
9 7 15   Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +23.1494 3 22
10 12 26   Zach Veach R Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +24.3930 3 20
11 13 98   Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 90 +36.5906 3 19
12 16 20   Jordan King R Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +41.4002 3 18
13 18 21   Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +43.3340 3 17
14 10 5   James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 90 +1:04.0882 3 16
15 11 10   Ed Jones Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +1:07.1156 4 15
16 15 23   Charlie Kimball W Carlin Chevrolet 89 +1 lap 3 14
17 8 30   Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 89 +1 lap 3 13
18 19 14   Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89 +1 lap 3 12
19 21 4   Matheus Leist R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89 +1 lap 3 11
20 20 60   Jack Harvey R Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson Honda 89 +1 lap 3 10
21 23 32   René Binder R Juncos Racing Chevrolet 89 +1 lap 3 9
22 14 88   Conor Daly Harding Racing Chevrolet 88 +2 laps 3 8
23 22 19   Pietro Fittipaldi R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 88 +2 laps 3 7
24 6 59   Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 88 +2 laps 4 6
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 edit

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References edit

  1. ^ Malsher, David (July 28, 2018). "Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Rossi earns brilliant one-shot pole". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Malsher, David (July 29, 2018). "Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Rossi's two-stop strategy defeats all rivals". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "Race Report: 2018 Honda Indy 200 • The Apex - Page 2". The Apex. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

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