2024 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

The 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the eighth round of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on June 23, 2024, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.^[1] The race contested of 95 laps and was won by Álex Palou.

2024 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

Race details
8th round of the 2024 IndyCar season ← Previous race Next race →
Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Date	June 23, 2024
Official name	Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Location	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California
Course	Permanent racing facility 2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance	95 laps 212.61 mi / 342.163 km
Pole position
Driver	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	01:07.1465
Fastest lap
Driver	Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global)
Time	01:08.9728 (on lap 20 of 95)
Podium
First	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian)
Third	Alexander Rossi (Arrow McLaren)
Chronology
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Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:07.6325
2	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:07.7316
3	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:07.7371
Source:[2]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:08.2300
2	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:08.4261
3	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:08.4387
Source:[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time				Final grid
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2
1	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.2651	01:07.2572	01:07.1465	1
2	27	Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:07.3232	01:07.2841	01:07.2204	1
3	60	Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.4216	01:07.3157	01:07.2917	2
Source:[4]

Notes

• Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:08.4096
2	9	Scott Dixon  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:08.4516
3	78	Agustín Canapino	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Honda	01:08.5314
Source:[5]

Race

The race started at 3:30 PM PT on June 23, 2024.

Race classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Total Time	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	10	Álex Palou  W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	95	02:04:09.8545	3	1	48	54
2	26	Colton Herta  W	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	95	02:04:11.8325	3	4	8	41
3	6	Alexander Rossi	Arrow McLaren	Chevrolet	95	02:04:14.3681	3	5	10	36
Fastest lap: Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global) – 01:08.9728 (lap 20)
Source:[6]