2018 Honda Indy 200 Explained

Country:	USA
Race:	Mid-Ohio
Date:	July 29
Year:	2018
Official Name:	Honda Indy 200
Round No:	13th
Series:	IndyCar Series
Location:	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Course:	Permanent racing facility
Course Mi:	2.258
Course Km:	3.634
Distance Laps:	90
Distance Mi:	203.2
Distance Km:	327.02
Pole Driver:	Alexander Rossi
Pole Team:	Andretti Autosport
Pole Time:	1:04.6802
Pole Country:	USA
Fast Driver:	Scott Dixon
Fast Team:	Chip Ganassi Racing
Fast Time:	1:06.7269
Fast Lap:	44
Fast Country:	NZL
First Driver:	Alexander Rossi
First Team:	Andretti Autosport
First Country:	USA
Second Driver:	Robert Wickens
Second Team:	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports
Second Country:	Canada
Third Driver:	Will Power
Third Team:	Team Penske
Third Country:	Australia

The 2018 Honda Indy 200 was an IndyCar Series event held on July 29, 2018, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The race served as the 13th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. 2016 Indy 500 champion Alexander Rossi qualified on pole position,^[1] and took victory in the 90-lap race.^[2] This race featured no DNFs.

Results

Icon	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Name	Grp.	Round 1	Round 2	Firestone Fast 6
1	27	Alexander Rossi	1	1:04.9219	1:05.8750	1:04.6802
2	12	Will Power	2	1:04.9930	1:05.1891	1:04.8939
3	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	1	1:05.3285	1:05.1573	1:04.9896
4	1	Josef Newgarden W	1	1:05.5510	1:06.0341	1:05.1335
5	6	Robert Wickens R	1	1:05.3842	1:06.0450	1:05.1747
6	59	Max Chilton	1	1:05.6344	1:05.9931	1:06.6172
7	15	Graham Rahal W	2	1:05.3844	1:06.1084
8	30	Takuma Sato	2	1:05.3250	1:06.3755
9	9	Scott Dixon W	2	1:05.4750	1:06.4187
10	5	James Hinchcliffe	2	1:05.1649	1:06.5549
11	10	Ed Jones	2	1:05.3408	1:07.0999
12	26	Zach Veach R	1	1:05.3434	1:07.2287
13	98	Marco Andretti	1	1:05.6353
14	88	Conor Daly	2	1:05.7260
15	23	Charlie Kimball W	1	1:05.9471
16	20	Jordan King R	2	1:05.7699
17	22	Simon Pagenaud W	1	1:05.9630
18	21	Spencer Pigot	2	1:05.8133
19	14	Tony Kanaan	1	1:06.0520
20	60	Jack Harvey R	2	1:05.9911
21	4	Matheus Leist R	1	1:06.7354
22	19	Pietro Fittipaldi R	2	1:06.2138
23	32	René Binder R	1	1:06.9555
24	18	Sébastien Bourdais	2	No time
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Source for individual rounds:^[3]

Race

	Grid		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Laps Led
1	1	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	1:44:15.2137	2	66	54
2	5	6	Robert Wickens R	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	90	+12.8285	3	15	41
3	2	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+14.7086	3	9	36
4	4	1	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+18.0065	3		32
5	9	9	Scott Dixon W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+18.9382	3		30
6	24	18	Sébastien Bourdais	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	90	+19.5312	3		28
7	3	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	+21.4614	3		26
8	17	22	Simon Pagenaud W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+21.8246	3		24
9	7	15	Graham Rahal W	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	+23.1494	3		22
10	12	26	Zach Veach R	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	+24.3930	3		20
11	13	98	Marco Andretti	Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	90	+36.5906	3		19
12	16	20	Jordan King R	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	90	+41.4002	3		18
13	18	21	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	90	+43.3340	3		17
14	10	5	James Hinchcliffe	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	90	+1:04.0882	3		16
15	11	10	Ed Jones	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+1:07.1156	4		15
16	15	23	Charlie Kimball W	Carlin	Chevrolet	89	+1 lap	3		14
17	8	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	89	+1 lap	3		13
18	19	14	Tony Kanaan	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	89	+1 lap	3		12
19	21	4	Matheus Leist R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	89	+1 lap	3		11
20	20	60	Jack Harvey R	Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson	Honda	89	+1 lap	3		10
21	23	32	René Binder R	Juncos Racing	Chevrolet	89	+1 lap	3		9
22	14	88	Conor Daly	Harding Racing	Chevrolet	88	+2 laps	3		8
23	22	19	Pietro Fittipaldi R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	88	+2 laps	3		7
24	6	59	Max Chilton	Carlin	Chevrolet	88	+2 laps	4		6
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: 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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1		494
1	2	Alexander Rossi	448
1	3	Josef Newgarden	434
1	4	Will Power	407
1	5	Ryan Hunter-Reay	399

Manufacturer standings

	Pos	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	1,109
	2	Chevrolet	917

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

External links

• Official Pit Stop Data

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Rossi earns brilliant one-shot pole. Malsher. David. July 28, 2018. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. July 31, 2018.
2. Web site: Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Rossi's two-stop strategy defeats all rivals. Malsher. David. July 29, 2018. Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. July 31, 2018.
3. News: Race Report: 2018 Honda Indy 200 • The Apex - Page 2. 2018-07-28. The Apex. 2018-07-31. en-US.