2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix

The 2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 30, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. The race consisted of 90 laps and was won by Scott McLaughlin.

United States 2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
Race details
4th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
Layout of the Barber Motorsports Park
DateApril 30, 2023
Official nameChildren's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
LocationBarber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama
CoursePermanent road course
2.380 mi / 3.830 km
Distance90 laps
214.200 mi / 344.700 km
Pole position
DriverFrance Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport)
Time01:05.8396
Fastest lap
DriverAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)
Time01:07.8022 (on lap 63 of 90)
Podium
FirstNew Zealand Scott McLaughlin (Team Penske)
SecondFrance Romain Grosjean (Andretti Autosport)
ThirdAustralia Will Power (Team Penske)

Entry list
Further information: 2023 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries
Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2United States Josef Newgarden  W Team PenskeChevrolet
3New Zealand Scott McLaughlinTeam PenskeChevrolet
5Mexico Patricio O'Ward  W Arrow McLarenChevrolet
06Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W Meyer Shank RacingHonda
6Sweden Felix RosenqvistArrow McLarenChevrolet
7United States Alexander RossiArrow McLarenChevrolet
8Sweden Marcus EricssonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
9New Zealand Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
10Spain Álex Palou  W Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
11New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
12Australia Will Power  W Team PenskeChevrolet
14United States Santino FerrucciA.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15United States Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
18United States David MalukasDale Coyne Racing with HMD MotorsportsHonda
20United States Conor DalyEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
21Netherlands Rinus VeeKayEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
26United States Colton HertaAndretti Autosport with Curb-AgajanianHonda
27United States Kyle KirkwoodAndretti AutosportHonda
28France Romain GrosjeanAndretti AutosportHonda
29Canada Devlin DeFrancescoAndretti Steinbrenner AutosportHonda
30United Kingdom Jack HarveyRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
45Denmark Christian LundgaardRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
51United States Sting Ray Robb  R Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware RacingHonda
55Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R A.J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
60France Simon Pagenaud  W Meyer Shank RacingHonda
77United Kingdom Callum IlottJuncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
78Argentina Agustín Canapino  R Juncos Hollinger RacingChevrolet
Source:[1]

Practice

Practice 1
Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.6610
2 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.8193
3 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.8985
Source:[2]

Practice 2
Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.2781
2 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.5133
3 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.5386
Source:[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:05.6839 N/A 01:05.6829 01:05.8396 1
2 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:05.5871 01:05.8386 01:05.9130 2
3 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:05.7400 01:05.7512 01:05.9382 3
4 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.7478 01:05.8061 01:05.9515 4
5 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.7721 N/A 01:05.8986 01:06.0723 5
6 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:05.8342 01:05.8661 01:06.1601 6
7 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:05.5883 N/A 01:05.9603 N/A 7
8 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:05.8696 01:06.0930 N/A 8
9 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:05.7808 N/A 01:06.1222 N/A 9
10 7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:05.6939 N/A 01:06.2091 N/A 10
11 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.9768 01:06.3790 N/A 11
12 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:05.7353 N/A 01:06.3963 N/A 12
13 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.9207 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:06.1850 N/A N/A 14
15 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:06.0642 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 60 France Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:06.2433 N/A N/A 16
17 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:06.1851 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:06.4415 N/A N/A 18
19 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:06.2504 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.4810 N/A N/A 20
21 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:06.2715 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.5158 N/A N/A 22
23 51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:06.5925 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:06.7181 N/A N/A 24
25 55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:06.9327 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:07.2378 N/A N/A 26
27 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 03:49.1462 N/A N/A 27
Source:[4]
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup
Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:06.6677
2 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.7922
3 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.8538
Source:[5]

Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 30, 2023.

Race classification
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops		 Grid Laps
Led		 Pts.
1 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 90 1:47:58.9401 3 4 24 51
2 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +1.7854 2 1 57 44
3 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +3.2699 3 11 3 36
4 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +20.5745 2 3 32
5 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +20.9762 2 2 30
6 45 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +23.5319 2 6 28
7 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +24.2769 2 5 26
8 7 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +25.0582 3 10 24
9 6 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 +25.5107 3 8 22
10 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +26.0190 2 13 20
11 11 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +28.5527 2 26 19
12 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +36.3667 2 12 18
13 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 +42.4441 3 15 17
14 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 90 +43.7781 2 14 16
15 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +45.7346 3 7 6 16
16 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +55.1118 2 9 14
17 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +56.4422 3 19 13
18 60 France Simon Pagenaud  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +56.7500 2 16 12
19 18 United States David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 90 +57.7650 3 17 11
20 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90 +58.5106 3 27 10
21 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves  W  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +1:00.0847 2 21 9
22 55 Denmark Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90 +1:01.3063 3 25 8
23 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 90 +1:03.1924 2 18 7
24 30 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +1:04.5393 2 24 6
25 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +1:05.6055 3 20 5
26 78 Argentina Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 +1:06.1483 3 22 5
27 51 United States Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 36 Mechanical 2 23 5
Fastest lap: Australia Will Power (Team Penske) – 01:07.8022 (lap 63)
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References
  1. "Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix entry list" (PDF). April 25, 2023. Retrieved May 1, 2023.
  2. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 28, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  3. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  4. "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. April 29, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  5. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  6. "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  7. "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. April 30, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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