2023 Honda Indy 200

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]

2023 Honda Indy 200

Race details
9th round of the 2023 IndyCar season ← Previous race Next race →
Layout of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course circuit
Date	July 2, 2023
Official name	Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Location	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio
Course	Permanent road course 2.258 mi / 3.634 km
Distance	80 laps 180.64 mi / 290.71 km
Pole position
Driver	Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian)
Time	01:06.3096
Fastest lap
Driver	Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren)
Time	01:07.9419 (on lap 63 of 80)
Podium
First	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third	Will Power (Team Penske)
Chronology
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Entry list

Further information: 2023 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  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
5	Patricio O'Ward	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
6	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
7	Alexander Rossi  W	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet
8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
11	Marcus Armstrong  R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Santino Ferrucci	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal  W	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda
20	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda
27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda
29	Devlin DeFrancesco	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda
30	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
45	Christian Lundgaard	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
51	Sting Ray Robb  R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
55	Benjamin Pedersen  R	A.J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
60	Simon Pagenaud  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
	Conor Daly[a]
77	Callum Ilott	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
78	Agustín Canapino  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
Source:[3]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	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:[4]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.4905
2	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.7411
3	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:06.7791
Source:[5]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time				Final grid
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:05.8599	01:05.8576	01:06.3096	1
2	15	Graham Rahal  W	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  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:05.7760	01:05.9787	01:06.9281	6
7	12	Will Power  W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:05.9838	01:06.1121	N/A	7
8	3	Scott McLaughlin  W	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  W	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  W	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  R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.2915	N/A	N/A	18
19	06	Hélio Castroneves  W	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  R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:07.0816	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	51	Sting Ray Robb  R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.5157	N/A	N/A	22
23	55	Benjamin Pedersen  R	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  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	No Time	N/A	N/A	27
Source:[6]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	15	Graham Rahal  W	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:08.4255
2	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:08.5916
3	18	David Malukas	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	01:08.6385
Source:[7]

Race

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

Race classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	10	Álex Palou	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	80	01:37:31.9887	2	4	48	53
2	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	80	+5.0242	2	6	2	41
3	12	Will Power  W	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  W	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  W	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  R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	80	+42.4021	2	18		22
10	7	Alexander Rossi  W	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	80	+49.1483	3	13		20
11	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	80	+55.5968	3	1	26	21
12	2	Josef Newgarden  W	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[a]	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	80	+1:10.1361	3	27		10
21	06	Hélio Castroneves  W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	79	+1 Lap	2	19		9
22	51	Sting Ray Robb  R	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	79	+1 Lap	2	22		8
23	78	Agustín Canapino  R	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  R	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:[8]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. 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:[8]

Engine manufacturer standings Pos. Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 759 2 Chevrolet 693 Source:[9]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

1. Simon Pagenaud was unable to take part in the race after not being cleared by the medical team following his crash in Practice 2. Conor Daly took his place for the race, starting from the back of the grid (27th).^[2]