2023 Honda Indy Toronto

The 2023 Honda Indy Toronto was the tenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 16, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Exhibition Place circuit. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Christian Lundgaard, his first ever IndyCar Series win.

Canada 2023 Honda Indy Toronto
Race details
10th round of the 2023 IndyCar season
Layout of the Exhibition Place circuit
DateJuly 16, 2023
Official nameHonda Indy Toronto
LocationExhibition Place, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
CourseTemporary road course
1.786 mi / 2.874 km
Distance85 laps
151.81 mi / 244.314 km
Pole position
DriverDenmark Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Time01:04.1567
Fastest lap
DriverDenmark Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Time1:01.2182 (on lap 13 of 85)
Podium
FirstDenmark Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
SecondSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport)

Entry list

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Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
5   Patricio 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  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10   Álex Palou 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  W  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   Jack Harvey 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:[1]

Practice

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Practice 1

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.8075
2 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.8575
3 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:00.8607
Source:[2]

Practice 2

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Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:00.5657
2 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.5972
3 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:00.6350
Source:[3]

Qualifying

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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 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:01.2205 N/A 01:11.6498 01:04.1567 1
2 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:01.4651 N/A 01:12.0354 01:04.4790 2
3 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:14.6156 01:11.3448 01:04.5500 3
4 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:14.0931 01:12.1818 01:04.9091 4
5 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:14.4562 01:11.7609 01:04.9423 5
6 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:01.3766 N/A 01:12.1995 01:05.0703 6
7 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:01.4546 N/A 01:12.3123 N/A 7
8 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:00.6453 N/A 01:12.3316 N/A 8
9 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:14.0454 01:12.5611 N/A 9
10 11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:14.8143 01:13.5600 N/A 10
11 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:14.2781 01:13.6353 N/A 11
12 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:01.1978 N/A 01:15.0226 N/A 12
13 06   Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:01.5325 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:14.8356 N/A N/A 14
15 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:01.6340 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:14.8759 N/A N/A 16
17 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 01:02.0296 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:15.4540 N/A N/A 18
19 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:02.2035 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 60   Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:16.0415 N/A N/A 20
21 20   Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:02.2554 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda N/A 01:16.0598 N/A N/A 22
23 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:02.3978 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:16.2870 N/A N/A 24
25 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:02.6538 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:18.9856 N/A N/A 26
27 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:29.3774 N/A N/A 27
Source:[4]
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 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:01.3208
2 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 01:01.3810
3 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:01.6161
Source:[5]

Race

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The race started at 2:00 PM ET on July 16, 2023.

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 45   Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 01:41:55.8001 2 1 54 54
2 10   Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +11.7893 2 15 40
3 26   Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 +15.0599 2 14 35
4 9   Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +15.7600 2 7 2 33
5 2   Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +19.2421 2 11 30
6 3   Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +19.4798 2 2 28 29
7 11   Marcus Armstrong  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +22.8005 2 10 26
8 5   Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +23.9982 2 3 24
9 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +26.6884 4 27 22
10 6   Felix Rosenqvist Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +28.6024 3 5 20
11 8   Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +33.5625 3 4 1 20
12 78   Agustín Canapino  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 85 +35.2616 2 18 18
13 21   Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85 +35.6375 2 12 17
14 12   Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +36.3467 3 6 16
15 27   Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport Honda 85 +37.1611 4 8 15
16 7   Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 26 14
17 14   Santino Ferrucci A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 82 +3 Laps 6 24 13
18 77   Callum Ilott Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 81 Contact 4 16 12
19 51   Sting Ray Robb  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 81 +4 Laps 3 23 11
20 18   David Malukas Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 69 Contact 3 17 10
21 06   Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 45 Contact 1 13 9
22 28   Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 41 Contact 1 9 8
23 29   Devlin DeFrancesco Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 10 Mechanical 22 7
24 30   Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 0 Contact 19 6
25 60   Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 0 Contact 20 5
26 20   Ryan Hunter-Reay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 0 Contact 21 5
27 55   Benjamin Pedersen  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 0 Contact 25 5
Fastest lap:   Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) – 01:01.2182 (lap 13)
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "Honda Indy Toronto entry list" (PDF). June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 14, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  4. ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. July 15, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
  7. ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. July 16, 2023. Retrieved July 22, 2023.


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