The 2023 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland was the penultimate round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 3, 2023, in Portland, Oregon at the Portland International Raceway; and was won for a second time by Álex Palou who qualified fifth and led 69 of 110 laps in his Chip Ganassi Racing number 10 Honda.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 16th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the Portland International Raceway | |
| Date | September 3, 2023 |
| Official name | BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland |
| Location | Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon |
| Course | Permanent road course 1.964 mi / 3.161 km |
| Distance | 110 laps 216.04 mi / 347.68 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Time | 00:58.3195 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Time | 00:59.3817 (on lap 28 of 110) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second |  Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) |
| Third |  Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Arrow McLaren's Felix Rosenqvist finished second while Palou's veteran teammate Scott Dixon came in third. Graham Rahal qualified on the pole and finished twelfth.
By virtue of his race win, Palou wrapped up the championship before the final race of the season, a feat last accomplished by Sébastien Bourdais when he won the 2007 Champ Car championship in the penultimate race.[1]
Entry list edit
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice edit
Practice 1 edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 45 |  Christian Lundgaard
|
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.1776 |
| 2 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | 00:58.3246 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.3555 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Practice 2 edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.1516 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.2695 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.2785 |
| Source:[4] | |||||
Qualifying edit
Qualifying started at 12:30 PM PT on September 2, 2023.
Qualifying classification edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Graham Rahal
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.1612 | N/A | 00:58.3248 | 00:58.3195 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin W
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Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.0525 | 00:58.0777 | 00:58.3525 | 2 |
| 3 | 26 | Colton Herta
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Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:58.0843 | N/A | 00:58.2338 | 00:58.4576 | 3 |
| 4 | 9 | Scott Dixon
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.3701 | 00:58.2653 | 00:58.5803 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:57.9651 | 00:58.3232 | 00:58.6492 | 5 |
| 6 | 5 |  Pato O'Ward
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.1025 | 00:58.2579 | 00:58.6737 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 |  Will Power W
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.1913 | N/A | 00:58.3779 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 77 |  Callum Ilott
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 00:58.3075 | N/A | 00:58.4973 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 7 | Alexander Rossi
|
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.4637 | 00:58.5023 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.5952 | 00:58.5479 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist
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Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 00:57.8967 | N/A | 00:59.3053 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 2 | Josef Newgarden
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.0890 | N/A | No Time | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay
|
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 00:58.3240 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R
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Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.6652 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 28 |  Romain Grosjean
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Andretti Autosport | Honda | 00:58.3522 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood
|
Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 00:58.6835 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.3678 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 30 |  Jüri Vips R
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Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.7454 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
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Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 00:58.6529 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25[a] |
| 20 | 78 |  Agustín Canapino R
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Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.7753 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 21 | 29 |  Devlin DeFrancesco
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Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 00:58.6748 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 22 | 06 |  Hélio Castroneves
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Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.8006 | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 23 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 00:59.0633 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 24 | 18 | David Malukas
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Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 00:58.9016 | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 25 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R
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Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 00:59.2642 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 26 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R
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A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:59.2175 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 60 | Tom Blomqvist R
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Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:59.4364 | N/A | N/A | 27[b] |
| Source:[7] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup edit
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden
|
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:59.4533 |
| 2 | 77 | Callum Ilott
|
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 00:59.5342 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou W
|
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:59.5716 |
| Source:[8] | |||||
Race edit
The race started at 12:30 PM PT on September 3, 2023.
Race classification edit
Championship standings after the race edit
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^ = clinched season championship
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes edit
- ^ Ryan Hunter-Reay received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change after the Bommarito 500.[5]
- ^ Tom Blomqvist received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change after qualifying.[6]
References edit
- ^ Kelly, Paul (September 3, 2023). "Palou Clinches Championship With Decisive Portland Victory". Indycar.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland entry list" (PDF). October 28, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Dejewski, Kevin (September 1, 2023). "IndyCar announces grid penalty for Hunter-Reay". motorsportweek.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "indyCar Announces Portland Grid Penalty". motorsportweek.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 3, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.