2022 Gallagher Grand Prix Explained

The 2022 Gallagher Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 30, 2022, in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Alexander Rossi.

Entry list

Key	Meaning
	Rookie
	Past winner

align=center	!	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden		Chevrolet
3			Chevrolet
4			Chevrolet
5			Chevrolet
06			Honda
7			Chevrolet
8			Honda
9	Scott Dixon		Honda
10			Honda
12	Will Power		Chevrolet
14	Kyle Kirkwood		Chevrolet
15			Honda
18	David Malukas		Honda
20			Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay	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	Simon Pagenaud		Honda
77	Callum Ilott		Chevrolet
SOURCE ^[1]

Practice

Practice 1

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:10.0919
2	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.1121
3	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:10.1507
Source:^[2]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Time
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	N/A	01:10.1220	01:10.0781	01:10.2265	1
2	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:10.3844	01:10.1295	01:10.5030	2
3	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	01:10.6084	N/A	01:10.1574	01:10.6092	3
4	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.5616	N/A	01:10.0277	01:10.6224	4
5	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.4240	N/A	01:10.1156	01:10.6968	5
6	30	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:10.7718	N/A	01:10.1805	01:10.7280	6
7	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.3786	01:10.2074	N/A	7
8	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:10.1821	01:10.3100	N/A	8
9	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:10.1641	01:10.3532	N/A	9
10	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:10.3822	N/A	01:10.5135	N/A	10
11	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	N/A	01:10.6239	01:10.5636	N/A	11
12	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:10.7911	N/A	01:10.7624	N/A	12
13	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:10.8564	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:10.7073	N/A	N/A	14
15	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.9067	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.7560	N/A	N/A	16
17	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:10.9093	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	51	Takuma Sato	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.8276	N/A	N/A	18
19	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:11.1195	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.8938	N/A	N/A	20
21	14	Kyle Kirkwood	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:11.2156	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:11.0244	N/A	N/A	22
23	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:11.7710	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:12.0060	N/A	N/A	24
25	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	No Time	N/A	N/A	25
Source:^[3]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.9281
2	14	Kyle Kirkwood	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:10.9895
3	30	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:11.0317
Source:^[4]

Race

The race started at 12:30 PM ET on July 30, 2022.

Race classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	85	01:48:39.1825	3	2	44	53
2	30	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+3.5441	3	6		40
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+14.8481	3	4	7	36
4	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+15.9694	3	15	10	33
5	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+18.4253	3	5		30
6	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	85	+22.9626	3	8		28
7	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+23.3542	3	17		26
8	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+23.6130	3	20		24
9	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	85	+24.4659	3	1	7	24
10	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+27.6401	3	7		20
11	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+35.0774	3	25		19
12	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	85	+43.0641	3	3		18
13	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	85	+50.1868	3	11		17
14	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	85	+51.9201	3	19		16
15	51	Takuma Sato	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	85	+57.1069	3	18		15
16	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	85	+59.0527	3	22		14
17	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	85	+1:00.1316	3	10		13
18	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	85	+1:01.7880	3	14		12
19	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	85	+1:03.4684	4	16		11
20	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+1:04.5997	3	13		10
21	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	84	+1 Lap	3	24		9
22	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	84	+1 Lap	3	23		8
23	14	Kyle Kirkwood	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	84	+1 Lap	5	21		7
24	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	42	Gearbox	2	9	17	7
25	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	34	Out Of Fuel	1	12		5
Fastest lap Simon Pagenaud (Meyer Shank Racing) – 01:11.4537 (lap 12)
Source:^[5]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
1	1	Will Power	431
1	2	Marcus Ericsson	422
	3	Josef Newgarden	399
	4	Scott Dixon	393
	5	Pato O'Ward	385
Source:

Engine manufacturer standings

		Manufacturer	Points
	1	Chevrolet	1161
	2	Honda	1031
Source:^[6]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

1. Web site: July 26, 2022. Gallagher Grand Prix entry list. July 31, 2022.
2. Web site: July 29, 2022. Practice - Results. July 31, 2022. indycar.com.
3. Web site: July 29, 2022. Qualifications - Postings. July 31, 2022. indycar.com.
4. Web site: July 30, 2022. Practice - Results. July 31, 2022. indycar.com.
5. Web site: July 30, 2022. Race - Results (11inch) - Final. July 31, 2022. indycar.com.
6. Web site: July 30, 2022. Points - Indycar Engine. July 31, 2022. motorsports.nbcsports.com.