2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix explained

The 2023 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 30, 2023, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. The race consisted of 90 laps and was won by Scott McLaughlin.

Entry list

Key	Meaning
	Rookie
	Past winner

align=center	!	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden		Chevrolet
3			Chevrolet
5	Patricio O'Ward		Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves		Honda
6			Chevrolet
7			Chevrolet
8			Honda
9			Honda
10	Álex Palou		Honda
11	Marcus Armstrong		Honda
12	Will Power		Chevrolet
14			Chevrolet
15			Honda
18			Honda
20			Chevrolet
21		Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26			Honda
27			Honda
28			Honda
29			Honda
30			Honda
45			Honda
51	Sting Ray Robb		Honda
55	Benjamin Pedersen		Chevrolet
60	Simon Pagenaud		Honda
77			Chevrolet
78	Agustín Canapino		Chevrolet
Source:^[1]

Practice

Practice 1

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.6610
2	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:06.8193
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.8985
Source:^[2]

Practice 2

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.2781
2	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.5133
3	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.5386
Source:^[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Time
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:05.6839	N/A	01:05.6829	01:05.8396	1
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:05.5871	01:05.8386	01:05.9130	2
3	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	N/A	01:05.7400	01:05.7512	01:05.9382	3
4	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:05.7478	01:05.8061	01:05.9515	4
5	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:05.7721	N/A	01:05.8986	01:06.0723	5
6	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:05.8342	01:05.8661	01:06.1601	6
7	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:05.5883	N/A	01:05.9603	N/A	7
8	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	N/A	01:05.8696	01:06.0930	N/A	8
9	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:05.7808	N/A	01:06.1222	N/A	9
10	7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:05.6939	N/A	01:06.2091	N/A	10
11	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:05.9768	01:06.3790	N/A	11
12	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:05.7353	N/A	01:06.3963	N/A	12
13	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:05.9207	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:06.1850	N/A	N/A	14
15	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:06.0642	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.2433	N/A	N/A	16
17	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:06.1851	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:06.4415	N/A	N/A	18
19	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:06.2504	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.4810	N/A	N/A	20
21	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:06.2715	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	78	Agustín Canapino	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.5158	N/A	N/A	22
23	51	Sting Ray Robb	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	01:06.5925	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.7181	N/A	N/A	24
25	55	Benjamin Pedersen	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:06.9327	N/A	N/A	N/A	25
26	11	Marcus Armstrong	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.2378	N/A	N/A	26
27	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	03:49.1462	N/A	N/A	27
Source:^[4]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:06.6677
2	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:06.7922
3	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.8538
Source:^[5]

Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on April 30, 2023.

Race classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	1:47:58.9401	3	4	24	51
2	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	+1.7854	2	1	57	44
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+3.2699	3	11	3	36
4	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	90	+20.5745	2	3		32
5	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+20.9762	2	2		30
6	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	+23.5319	2	6		28
7	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+24.2769	2	5		26
8	7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	90	+25.0582	3	10		24
9	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	90	+25.5107	3	8		22
10	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+26.0190	2	13		20
11	11	Marcus Armstrong	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+28.5527	2	26		19
12	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	+36.3667	2	12		18
13	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	90	+42.4441	3	15		17
14	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	90	+43.7781	2	14		16
15	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+45.7346	3	7	6	16
16	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	90	+55.1118	2	9		14
17	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	+56.4422	3	19		13
18	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	90	+56.7500	2	16		12
19	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	90	+57.7650	3	17		11
20	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	90	+58.5106	3	27		10
21	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	90	+1:00.0847	2	21		9
22	55	Benjamin Pedersen	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	90	+1:01.3063	3	25		8
23	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	90	+1:03.1924	2	18		7
24	30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	+1:04.5393	2	24		6
25	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	90	+1:05.6055	3	20		5
26	78	Agustín Canapino	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	90	+1:06.1483	3	22		5
27	51	Sting Ray Robb	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	36	Mechanical	2	23		5
Fastest lap Will Power (Team Penske) – 01:07.8022 (lap 63)
Source:^[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Marcus Ericsson	130
	2	Pato O'Ward	127
	3	Álex Palou	121
6	4	Scott McLaughlin	119
2	5	Romain Grosjean	115
Source:

Engine manufacturer standings

		Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	325
	2	Chevrolet	312
Source:^[7]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

1. Web site: April 25, 2023. Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix entry list. May 1, 2023.
2. Web site: April 28, 2023. Practice - Results. April 30, 2023. indycar.com.
3. Web site: April 29, 2023. Practice - Results. April 30, 2023. indycar.com.
4. Web site: April 29, 2023. Qualifications - Postings. April 30, 2023. indycar.com.
5. Web site: April 30, 2023. Practice - Results. April 30, 2023. indycar.com.
6. Web site: April 30, 2023. Race - Results (11inch) - Final. April 30, 2023. indycar.com.
7. Web site: April 30, 2023. Points - Indycar Engine. May 13, 2023. motorsports.nbcsports.com.