2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey explained

The 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth and final round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 11, 2022, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The race consisted of 95 laps and was won by Álex Palou. Will Power claimed his second IndyCar Series championship with his third place finish in this race.

Entry list

Key	Meaning
	Rookie
	Past winner

align=center	!	Driver	Team	Engine
2			Chevrolet
3			Chevrolet
4			Chevrolet
5			Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves		Honda
7			Chevrolet
8			Honda
9			Honda
10			Honda
12			Chevrolet
14	Kyle Kirkwood		Chevrolet
15			Honda
16			Chevrolet
18	David Malukas		Honda
20			Chevrolet
21		Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta		Honda
27			Honda
28			Honda
29	Devlin DeFrancesco		Honda
30	Christian Lundgaard		Honda
45			Honda
48			Honda
51			Honda
60			Honda
77	Callum Ilott		Chevrolet
Source:^[1]

Practice

Practice 1

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:11.4103
2	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:11.8266
3	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:11.8697
Source:^[2]

Practice 2

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:11.3847
2	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:11.6920
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:11.7183
Source:^[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Time
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.3496	01:11.4871	01:11.6127	1
2	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.9333	01:11.6215	01:11.6320	2
3	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:11.8960	N/A	01:11.4238	01:11.7698	3
4	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:11.5631	01:11.4793	01:11.7858	4
5	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:12.0990	01:11.5857	01:12.1625	11
6	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	01:11.9993	N/A	01:11.5472	01:12.4542	5
7	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:11.7507	N/A	01:11.6295	N/A	6
8	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:11.8474	N/A	01:11.6916	N/A	7
9	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	N/A	01:11.3471	01:11.7285	N/A	8
10	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:12.0856	N/A	01:12.1359	N/A	9
11	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:11.8874	N/A	01:12.2808	N/A	10
12	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:11.6618	01:12.8856	N/A	12
13	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:12.1722	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:12.1442	N/A	N/A	14
15	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:12.2661	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	30	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:12.2093	N/A	N/A	16
17	14	Kyle Kirkwood	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:12.4299	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:12.2720	N/A	N/A	18
19	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:12.5970	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:12.2996	N/A	N/A	20
21	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:12.8366	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	51	Takuma Sato	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	N/A	01:12.4489	N/A	N/A	22
23	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:13.4172	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:12.8001	N/A	N/A	24
25	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	No Time	N/A	N/A	N/A	25
26	16	Simona de Silvestro	Paretta Autosport	Chevrolet	N/A	01:13.5181	N/A	N/A	26
Source:^[4]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

+ Top Warmup Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:12.9318
2	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:13.4435
3	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:13.5703
Source:^[5]

Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on September 11, 2022.

Race classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	95	02:03:31.0628	3	11	67	53
2	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	95	+30.3812	4	25	5	41
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	95	+33.8528	3	1	17	37
4	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	95	+35.5322	3	8	5	33
5	30	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	95	+50.8901	3	16		30
6	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	95	+56.1091	4	7		28
7	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	95	+57.9853	3	4		26
8	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	95	+59.9521	4	5		24
9	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	95	+1:02.6247	4	9		22
10	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	95	+1:05.3231	4	3		20
11	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	95	+1:07.6483	4	18		19
12	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	95	+1:07.9752	4	13		18
13	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	94	+1 Lap	4	6		17
14	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	94	+1 Lap	4	14		16
15	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	94	+1 Lap	3	20		15
16	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	5	23		14
17	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	4	10		13
18	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	4	19		12
19	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	4	12		11
20	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	5	21		10
21	14	Kyle Kirkwood	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	94	+1 Lap	4	17		9
22	16	Simona de Silvestro	Paretta Autosport	Chevrolet	94	+1 Lap	4	26		8
23	51	Takuma Sato	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	94	+1 Lap	3	22		7
24	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	93	+2 Laps	6	15		6
25	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	93	+2 Laps	3	24		5
26	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	37	Engine	1	2	1	6
Fastest lap Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) – 01:13.8486 (lap 88)
Source:^[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Will Power	560
	2	Josef Newgarden	544
	3	Scott Dixon	521
1	4	Scott McLaughlin	510
1	5	Álex Palou	510
Source:

Engine manufacturer standings

		Manufacturer	Points
	1	Chevrolet	1510
	2	Honda	1299
Source:^[7]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

1. Web site: August 26, 2022. Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey entry list. September 17, 2022.
2. Web site: September 9, 2022. Practice - Results. September 16, 2022. indycar.com.
3. Web site: September 10, 2022. Practice - Results. September 16, 2022. indycar.com.
4. Web site: September 10, 2022. Qualifications - Postings. September 16, 2022. indycar.com.
5. Web site: September 11, 2022. Practice - Results. September 16, 2022. indycar.com.
6. Web site: September 11, 2022. Race - Results (11inch) - Final. September 16, 2022. indycar.com.
7. Web site: September 11, 2022. Points - Indycar Engine. September 17, 2022. motorsports.nbcsports.com.