2023 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland

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.

United States 2023 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland
Race details
16th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
DateSeptember 3, 2023
Official nameBitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland
LocationPortland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon
CoursePermanent road course
1.964 mi / 3.161 km
Distance110 laps
216.04 mi / 347.68 km
Pole position
DriverUnited States Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Time00:58.3195
Fastest lap
DriverUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time00:59.3817 (on lap 28 of 110)
Podium
FirstSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondSweden Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren)
ThirdNew Zealand 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

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Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
3   Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
06   Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda
6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20   Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda
28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30   Jüri Vips  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
60   Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source:[2]

Practice

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Practice 1

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:58.1776
2 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 00:58.3246
3 10   Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:58.3555
Source:[3]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
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 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 00:58.2785
Source:[4]

Qualifying

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Qualifying started at 12:30 PM PT on September 2, 2023.

Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:58.1612 N/A 00:58.3248 00:58.3195 1
2 3   Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 00:58.0525 00:58.0777 00:58.3525 2
3 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 00:58.0843 N/A 00:58.2338 00:58.4576 3
4 9   Scott Dixon 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 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 00:58.5952 00:58.5479 N/A 10
11 6   Felix Rosenqvist 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  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 00:58.6652 N/A N/A 14
15 28   Romain Grosjean 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 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 00:58.3678 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 30   Jüri Vips  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 00:58.7454 N/A N/A 18
19 20   Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 00:58.6529 N/A N/A N/A 25[a]
20 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 00:58.7753 N/A N/A 19
21 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 00:58.6748 N/A N/A N/A 20
22 06   Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 00:58.8006 N/A N/A 21
23 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 00:59.0633 N/A N/A N/A 22
24 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda N/A 00:58.9016 N/A N/A 23
25 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 00:59.2642 N/A N/A N/A 24
26 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 00:59.2175 N/A N/A 26
27 60   Tom Blomqvist  R  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

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Top Practice Speeds
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

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The race started at 12:30 PM PT on September 3, 2023.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 10   Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 01:57:01.9814 3 5 69 53
2 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 110 +5.4353 3 11 3 41
3 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 +8.0669 3 4 15 36
4 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 110 +19.0572 3 6 32
5 2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +21.0831 3 12 30
6 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 110 +21.8799 3 13 28
7 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 110 +30.5820 3 10 26
8 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 110 +32.6211 4 23 2 25
9 3   Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 110 +33.0282 3 2 22
10 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 110 +33.7836 3 16 20
11 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110 +34.4757 3 17 19
12 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 110 +38.6995 3 1 21 20
13 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 110 +39.7582 4 3 17
14 06   Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 100 +40.3373 3 21 16
15 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 110 +40.4769 3 8 15
16 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 110 +41.1279 3 22 14
17 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 110 +42.5578 3 20 13
18 30   Jüri Vips  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 109 +1 Lap 3 18 12
19 11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 109 +1 Lap 3 14 11
20 7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 4 9 10
21 20   Ryan Hunter-Reay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 4 25 9
22 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 109 +1 Lap 3 26 8
23 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 109 +1 Lap 3 24 7
24 60   Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 109 +1 Lap 4 27 6
25 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 108 +2 Laps 3 7 5
26 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 82 Mechanical 3 19 5
27 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 31 Contact 2 15 5
Fastest lap:   Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 00:59.3817 (lap 28)
Source:[9]

Championship standings after the race

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^ = clinched season championship

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Ryan Hunter-Reay received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change after the Bommarito 500.[5]
  2. ^ Tom Blomqvist received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change after qualifying.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Kelly, Paul (September 3, 2023). "Palou Clinches Championship With Decisive Portland Victory". Indycar.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland entry list" (PDF). October 28, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  4. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  5. ^ Dejewski, Kevin (September 1, 2023). "IndyCar announces grid penalty for Hunter-Reay". motorsportweek.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "indyCar Announces Portland Grid Penalty". motorsportweek.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  10. ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 3, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.


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2023 Bommarito Automotive Group 500
IndyCar Series
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2022 Grand Prix of Portland
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