2023 Honda Indy 200 Explained

The 2023 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by the 2023 Accord Hybrid was the ninth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 2, 2023, in Lexington, Ohio at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The race consisted of 80 laps. Álex Palou won the race for Chip Ganassi Racing, his third consecutive win of the season.^[1]

Entry list

Key	Meaning
	Rookie
	Past winner

align=center	!	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden		Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin		Chevrolet
5			Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves		Honda
6			Chevrolet
7	Alexander Rossi		Chevrolet
8			Honda
9	Scott Dixon		Honda
10			Honda
11	Marcus Armstrong		Honda
12	Will Power		Chevrolet
14			Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal		Honda
18			Honda
20			Chevrolet
21		Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta		Honda
27			Honda
28			Honda
29			Honda
30			Honda
45			Honda
51	Sting Ray Robb		Honda
55	Benjamin Pedersen		Chevrolet
60	Simon Pagenaud		Honda
	Conor Daly
77			Chevrolet
78	Agustín Canapino		Chevrolet
Source:^[2]

Practice

Practice 1

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:06.4935
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.8558
3	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.9779
Source:^[3]

Practice 2

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.4905
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.7411
3	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:06.7791
Source:^[4]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Time
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:05.8599	01:05.8576	01:06.3096	1
2	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.0306	01:05.9336	01:06.3528	2
3	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:05.7240	01:05.9493	01:06.3693	3
4	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.0357	N/A	01:05.9845	01:06.4166	4
5	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:05.8933	01:05.8883	01:06.6277	5
6	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:05.7760	01:05.9787	01:06.9281	6
7	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:05.9838	01:06.1121	N/A	7
8	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.2026	N/A	01:06.1926	N/A	8
9	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:05.9252	N/A	01:06.2289	N/A	9
10	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:06.1887	N/A	01:06.2455	N/A	10
11	30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:06.2900	N/A	01:06.7309	N/A	11
12	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:06.5621	N/A	01:06.7596	N/A	12
13	7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:06.6010	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:06.1870	N/A	N/A	14
15	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.6307	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.2891	N/A	N/A	16
17	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:07.0095	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	11	Marcus Armstrong	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.2915	N/A	N/A	18
19	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:07.0503	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.3487	N/A	N/A	20
21	78	Agustín Canapino	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:07.0816	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	51	Sting Ray Robb	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.5157	N/A	N/A	22
23	55	Benjamin Pedersen	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:07.3960	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:06.5834	N/A	N/A	24
25	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:11.3655	N/A	N/A	N/A	25
26	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:07.2807	N/A	N/A	26
27	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	No Time	N/A	N/A	27
Source:^[5]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:08.4255
2	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:08.5916
3	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:08.6385
Source:^[6]

Race

The race started at 1:53 PM ET on July 2, 2023.

Race classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	80	01:37:31.9887	2	4	48	53
2	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	80	+5.0242	2	6	2	41
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	80	+18.3585	2	7	1	36
4	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	80	+19.0828	2	5		32
5	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	80	+20.5280	2	8		30
6	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	80	+27.1534	2	12		28
7	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	80	+27.8852	2	2	3	27
8	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	80	+28.5119	3	25		24
9	11	Marcus Armstrong	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	80	+42.4021	2	18		22
10	7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	80	+49.1483	3	13		20
11	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	80	+55.5968	3	1	26	21
12	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	80	+56.1804	2	15		18
13	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	80	+1:00.3705	2	14		17
14	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	80	+1:02.8906	2	24		16
15	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	80	+1:03.4295	2	16		15
16	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	80	+1:03.8682	2	20		14
17	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	80	+1:04.4020	2	3		13
18	30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	80	+1:08.0817	2	11		12
19	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	80	+1:09.3717	2	17		11
20	60	Conor Daly	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	80	+1:10.1361	3	27		10
21	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	79	+1 Lap	2	19		9
22	51	Sting Ray Robb	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	79	+1 Lap	2	22		8
23	78	Agustín Canapino	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	79	+1 Lap	2	21		7
24	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	79	+1 Lap	3	26		6
25	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	79	+1 Lap	3	10		5
26	55	Benjamin Pedersen	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	79	+1 Lap	3	23		5
27	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	5	Contact	2	9		5
Fastest lap Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) – 01:07.9419 (lap 63)
Source:^[7]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Álex Palou	377
3	2	Scott Dixon	267
	3	Josef Newgarden	261
2	4	Marcus Ericsson	255
1	5	Pato O'Ward	250
Source:

Engine manufacturer standings

		Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	759
	2	Chevrolet	693
Source:^[8]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Malsher-Lopez . David . Palou goes three in a row with dominant drive at Mid-Ohio . RACER . 2 July 2023 . 2 July 2023.
2. Web site: June 21, 2023. Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio entry list. July 2, 2023.
3. Web site: June 30, 2023. Practice - Results. July 2, 2023. indycar.com.
4. Web site: July 1, 2023. Practice - Results. July 2, 2023. indycar.com.
5. Web site: July 1, 2023. Qualifications - Postings. July 2, 2023. indycar.com.
6. Web site: July 2, 2023. Practice - Results. July 2, 2023. indycar.com.
7. Web site: July 2, 2023. Race - Results (11inch) - Final. July 2, 2023. indycar.com.
8. Web site: July 2, 2023. Points - Indycar Engine. July 16, 2023. motorsports.nbcsports.com.