2022 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America

The 2022 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America was the eighth round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on June 12, 2022, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin at Road America. The race consisted of 55 laps and was won by Josef Newgarden.

2022 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America

Race details
8th round of the 2022 IndyCar season
Date	June 12, 2022
Official name	Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America
Location	Road America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
Course	Permanent road course 4.014 mi / 6.460 km
Distance	55 laps 220.55 mi / 354.94 km
Pole position
Driver	Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
Time	01:44.8656
Fastest lap
Driver	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time	01:46.6212 (on lap 13 of 55)
Podium
First	Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Second	Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third	Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)

Entry list

Further information: 2022 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

No.	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet
4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
5	Patricio O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
7	Felix Rosenqvist  W	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
11	Tatiana Calderón  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Kyle Kirkwood  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
16	Simona de Silvestro	Paretta Autosport	Chevrolet
18	David Malukas  R	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda
20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport	Honda
27	Alexander Rossi  W	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda
29	Devlin DeFrancesco  R	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda
30	Christian Lundgaard  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
51	Takuma Sato	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
77	Callum Ilott  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
SOURCE [1]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	27	Alexander Rossi  W	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:45.6027
2	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:45.7361
3	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:45.8050
Source:[2]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	01:45.2681
2	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:45.3849
3	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:45.4062
Source:[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time				Final grid
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	27	Alexander Rossi  W	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:44.8954	N/A	01:45.0733	01:44.8656	1
2	2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:44.5552	01:44.5530	01:44.9371	2
3	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:45.1255	01:44.8313	01:45.3822	3
4	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:45.2049	01:44.7887	01:45.4240	4
5	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:44.9268	N/A	01:44.4038	01:45.5388	5
6	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	N/A	01:45.1033	01:44.8704	01:45.6826	6
7	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:44.8840	N/A	01:45.1543	N/A	7
8	7	Felix Rosenqvist  W	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	N/A	01:45.1494	01:45.2307	N/A	8
9	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:45.5678	01:45.2412	N/A	9
10	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:45.0906	N/A	01:45.2446	N/A	10
11	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:45.2278	N/A	01:45.2759	N/A	11
12	77	Callum Ilott  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:45.3906	N/A	No Time	N/A	12
13	30	Christian Lundgaard  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:45.4024	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	18	David Malukas  R	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	N/A	01:45.6017	N/A	N/A	14
15	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:45.4227	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:45.6217	N/A	N/A	16
17	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:45.5581	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:45.7234	N/A	N/A	18
19	51	Takuma Sato	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	01:45.7045	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:45.9420	N/A	N/A	20
21	29	Devlin DeFrancesco  R	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	01:46.0785	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:45.9951	N/A	N/A	22
23	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:46.9755	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	14	Kyle Kirkwood  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	N/A	01:46.6130	N/A	N/A	24
25	11	Tatiana Calderón  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:47.5661	N/A	N/A	N/A	25
26	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:47.3134	N/A	N/A	26
27	16	Simona de Silvestro	Paretta Autosport	Chevrolet	N/A	01:48.1033	N/A	N/A	27
Source:[4]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Final Practice

Top Final Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:46.2291
2	2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:46.5337
3	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	01:46.5752
Source:[5]

Race

The race started at 12:55 PM ET on June 12, 2022.

Race classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	2	Josef Newgarden  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	55	01:53:02.8097	3	2	26	53
2	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	55	+3.3710	3	4	3	41
3	27	Alexander Rossi  W	Andretti Autosport	Honda	55	+5.6348	3	1	16	37
4	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	55	+5.8490	3	6	1	33
5	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	55	+8.7657	3	11		30
6	7	Felix Rosenqvist  W	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	55	+9.2835	3	7	7	29
7	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	55	+9.3064	3	8		26
8	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	55	+9.3728	3	22		24
9	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	55	+9.7102	3	9		22
10	30	Christian Lundgaard  R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	55	+10.0430	3	13	1	21
11	77	Callum Ilott  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	55	+10.6025	3	12		19
12	60	Simon Pagenaud	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	55	+11.7440	3	10		18
13	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	55	+13.4662	3	20		17
14	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	55	+14.7608	3	18		16
15	51	Takuma Sato	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	55	+15.0849	3	19	1	16
16	18	David Malukas  R	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	55	+16.1401	3	14		14
17	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	55	+16.6505	5	17		13
18	29	Devlin DeFrancesco  R	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	55	+16.8028	5	21		12
19	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	55	+17.2091	5	15		11
20	14	Kyle Kirkwood  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	55	+18.6841	4	24		10
21	16	Simona de Silvestro	Paretta Autosport	Chevrolet	55	+20.2548	4	27		9
22	06	Hélio Castroneves	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	55	+21.4368	3	16		8
23	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	55	+23.3098	4	23		7
24	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	54	+1 Lap	4	26		6
25	11	Tatiana Calderón  R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	54	+1 Lap	6	25		5
26	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	46	Engine	3	5		5
27	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	36	Accident Damage	3	3		5
Fastest lap: Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 01:46.6212 (lap 13)
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 1 Marcus Ericsson 293 1 2 Will Power 266 2 3 Josef Newgarden 261 1 4 Pato O'Ward 248 1 5 Álex Palou 246 Source:[6]

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Chevrolet 678 2 Honda 618 Source:[7]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.