The 2018 Kohler Grand Prix was an IndyCar Series event held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The race served as the 10th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. Reigning champion Josef Newgarden qualified on pole position,[1] and took victory in the 55 lap race.[2]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 10th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season | |
 | |
| Date | June 24, 2018 |
| Official name | Kohler Grand Prix |
| Location | Road America |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.048 mi / 6.458 km |
| Distance | 55 laps 222.64 mi / 358.304 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Time | 1:43.2026 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Zach Veach (Andretti Autosport) |
| Time | 1:45.2421 (on lap 46 of 55) |
| Podium | |
| First | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Second | Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport) |
| Third | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
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
|
2 | 1:43.0010 | 1:42.9296 | 1:43.2026 |
| 2 | 12 |  Will Power W
|
1 | 1:43.4455 | 1:43.0745 | 1:43.2508 |
| 3 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
1 | 1:43.0943 | 1:42.9860 | 1:43.3811 |
| 4 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
|
1 | 1:43.0740 | 1:42.7998 | 1:43.4361 |
| 5 | 6 |  Robert Wickens R
|
2 | 1:42.9097 | 1:43.0737 | 1:43.7121 |
| 6 | 18 |  Sébastien Bourdais
|
1 | 1:43.6921 | 1:43.0505 | 1:43.7332 |
| 7 | 30 |  Takuma Sato
|
2 | 1:43.3077 | 1:43.1108 | |
| 8 | 9 |  Scott Dixon W
|
2 | 1:43.0993 | 1:43.1769 | |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
2 | 1:43.2588 | 1:43.1874 | |
| 10 | 21 | Spencer Pigot
|
2 | 1:43.4150 | 1:43.1995 | |
| 11 | 26 | Zach Veach R
|
1 | 1:43.4578 | 1:43.2265 | |
| 12 | 10 |  Ed Jones
|
1 | 1:43.6753 | 1:43.3544 | |
| 13 | 20 |  Jordan King R
|
1 | 1:43.7356 | ||
| 14 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud
|
2 | 1:43.4153 | ||
| 15 | 98 | Marco Andretti
|
1 | 1:43.9843 | ||
| 16 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe
|
2 | 1:43.8591 | ||
| 17 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R
|
1 | 1:44.0189 | ||
| 18 | 14 |  Tony Kanaan
|
2 | 1:44.1165 | ||
| 19 | 23 | Charlie Kimball
|
1 | 1:45.1161 | ||
| 20 | 4 | Matheus Leist R
|
2 | 1:44.3438 | ||
| 21 | 32 |  Alfonso Celis Jr. R
|
1 | 1:45.5584 | ||
| 22 | 59 | Max Chilton
|
2 | 1:44.3442 | ||
| 23 | 88 |  Gabby Chaves
|
2 | 1:44.6258 | ||
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine | ||||||
Race
editNotes: 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
edit- ^ Malsher, David (June 23, 2018). "Road America IndyCar: Newgarden beats Honda hordes to pole". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
- ^ Malsher, David (June 24, 2018). "Road America IndyCar: Newgarden wins, Power and Rossi hit trouble". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 25, 2018.