2023 Honda Indy Toronto Explained

The 2023 Honda Indy Toronto was the tenth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 16, 2023, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the Exhibition Place circuit. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Christian Lundgaard, his first ever IndyCar Series win.

Entry list

Key	Meaning
	Rookie
	Past winner

align=center	!	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden		Chevrolet
3			Chevrolet
5			Chevrolet
06			Honda
6			Chevrolet
7			Chevrolet
8			Honda
9	Scott Dixon		Honda
10			Honda
11	Marcus Armstrong		Honda
12	Will Power		Chevrolet
14			Chevrolet
15			Honda
18			Honda
20	Ryan Hunter-Reay		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	Tom Blomqvist		Honda
77			Chevrolet
78	Agustín Canapino		Chevrolet
Source:^[1]

Practice

Practice 1

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:00.8075
2	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:00.8575
3	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	01:00.8607
Source:^[2]

Practice 2

+ Top Practice Speeds
		Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:00.5657
2	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:00.5972
3	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:00.6350
Source:^[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Time
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:01.2205	N/A	01:11.6498	01:04.1567	1
2	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:01.4651	N/A	01:12.0354	01:04.4790	2
3	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	N/A	01:14.6156	01:11.3448	01:04.5500	3
4	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:14.0931	01:12.1818	01:04.9091	4
5	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	N/A	01:14.4562	01:11.7609	01:04.9423	5
6	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:01.3766	N/A	01:12.1995	01:05.0703	6
7	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:01.4546	N/A	01:12.3123	N/A	7
8	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:00.6453	N/A	01:12.3316	N/A	8
9	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:14.0454	01:12.5611	N/A	9
10	11	Marcus Armstrong	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:14.8143	01:13.5600	N/A	10
11	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:14.2781	01:13.6353	N/A	11
12	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:01.1978	N/A	01:15.0226	N/A	12
13	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:01.5325	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:14.8356	N/A	N/A	14
15	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:01.6340	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:14.8759	N/A	N/A	16
17	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:02.0296	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	78	Agustín Canapino	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:15.4540	N/A	N/A	18
19	30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:02.2035	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	60	Tom Blomqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:16.0415	N/A	N/A	20
21	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:02.2554	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:16.0598	N/A	N/A	22
23	51	Sting Ray Robb	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	01:02.3978	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:16.2870	N/A	N/A	24
25	55	Benjamin Pedersen	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:02.6538	N/A	N/A	N/A	25
26	7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	N/A	01:18.9856	N/A	N/A	26
27	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:29.3774	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	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:01.3208
2	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:01.3810
3	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:01.6161
Source:^[5]

Race

The race started at 2:00 PM ET on July 16, 2023.

Race classification

		Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led
1	45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	01:41:55.8001	2	1	54	54
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+11.7893	2	15		40
3	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	85	+15.0599	2	14		35
4	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+15.7600	2	7	2	33
5	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+19.2421	2	11		30
6	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+19.4798	2	2	28	29
7	11	Marcus Armstrong	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+22.8005	2	10		26
8	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	85	+23.9982	2	3		24
9	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	85	+26.6884	4	27		22
10	6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	85	+28.6024	3	5		20
11	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	85	+33.5625	3	4	1	20
12	78	Agustín Canapino	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	85	+35.2616	2	18		18
13	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	85	+35.6375	2	12		17
14	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	85	+36.3467	3	6		16
15	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda	85	+37.1611	4	8		15
16	7	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	84	+1 Lap	3	26		14
17	14	Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	82	+3 Laps	6	24		13
18	77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	81	Contact	4	16		12
19	51	Sting Ray Robb	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	81	+4 Laps	3	23		11
20	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	69	Contact	3	17		10
21	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	45	Contact	1	13		9
22	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	41	Contact	1	9		8
23	29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	10	Mechanical		22		7
24	30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	0	Contact		19		6
25	60	Tom Blomqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	0	Contact		20		5
26	20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	0	Contact		21		5
27	55	Benjamin Pedersen	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	0	Contact		25		5
Fastest lap Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) – 01:01.2182 (lap 13)
Source:^[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	Álex Palou	417
	2	Scott Dixon	300
	3	Josef Newgarden	291
	4	Marcus Ericsson	275
	5	Pato O'Ward	274
Source:

Engine manufacturer standings

		Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	855
	2	Chevrolet	751
Source:^[7]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Notes and References

1. Web site: June 30, 2023. Honda Indy Toronto entry list. July 16, 2023.
2. Web site: July 14, 2023. Practice - Results. July 16, 2023. indycar.com.
3. Web site: July 15, 2023. Practice - Results. July 16, 2023. indycar.com.
4. Web site: July 15, 2023. Qualifications - Postings. July 16, 2023. indycar.com.
5. Web site: July 16, 2023. Practice - Results. July 17, 2023. indycar.com.
6. Web site: July 16, 2023. Race - Results (11inch) - Final. July 17, 2023. indycar.com.
7. Web site: July 16, 2023. Points - Indycar Engine. July 22, 2023. motorsports.nbcsports.com.