2023 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland
Race details | |
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16th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
![]() Layout of the Portland International Raceway | |
Date | September 3, 2023 |
Official name | BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland |
Location | Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon |
Course | Permanent road course 1.964 mi / 3.161 km |
Distance | 110 laps 216.04 mi / 347.68 km |
Pole position | |
Driver | ![]() |
Time | 00:58.3195 |
Fastest lap | |
Driver | ![]() |
Time | 00:59.3817 (on lap 28 of 110) |
Podium | |
First | ![]() |
Second | ![]() |
Third | ![]() |
The 2023 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland was the penultimate round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 3, 2023, in Portland, Oregon at the Portland International Raceway; and was won for a second time by Álex Palou who qualified fifth and led 69 of 110 laps in his Chip Ganassi Racing number 10 Honda.
Arrow McLaren's Felix Rosenqvist finished second while Palou's veteran teammate Scott Dixon came in third. Graham Rahal qualified on the pole and finished twelfth.
By virtue of his race win, Palou wrapped up the championship before the final race of the season, a feat last accomplished by Sébastien Bourdais when he won the 2007 Champ Car championship in the penultimate race.[1]
Entry list
Key | Meaning |
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R | Rookie |
W | Past winner |
Practice
Practice 1
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 45 | ![]() | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.1776 |
2 | 27 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 00:58.3246 |
3 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.3555 |
Source:[3] |
Practice 2
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.1516 |
2 | 2 | ![]() | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.2695 |
3 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:58.2785 |
Source:[4] |
Qualifying
Qualifying started at 12:30 PM PT on September 2, 2023.
Qualifying classification
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
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Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
1 | 15 | ![]() | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.1612 | N/A | 00:58.3248 | 00:58.3195 | 1 |
2 | 3 | ![]() | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.0525 | 00:58.0777 | 00:58.3525 | 2 |
3 | 26 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 00:58.0843 | N/A | 00:58.2338 | 00:58.4576 | 3 |
4 | 9 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.3701 | 00:58.2653 | 00:58.5803 | 4 |
5 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:57.9651 | 00:58.3232 | 00:58.6492 | 5 |
6 | 5 | ![]() | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.1025 | 00:58.2579 | 00:58.6737 | 6 |
7 | 12 | ![]() | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.1913 | N/A | 00:58.3779 | N/A | 7 |
8 | 77 | ![]() | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 00:58.3075 | N/A | 00:58.4973 | N/A | 8 |
9 | 7 | ![]() | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.4637 | 00:58.5023 | N/A | 9 |
10 | 8 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.5952 | 00:58.5479 | N/A | 10 |
11 | 6 | ![]() | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 00:57.8967 | N/A | 00:59.3053 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 2 | ![]() | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:58.0890 | N/A | No Time | N/A | 12 |
13 | 21 | ![]() | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 00:58.3240 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
14 | 11 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.6652 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
15 | 28 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 00:58.3522 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
16 | 27 | ![]() | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 00:58.6835 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 45 | ![]() | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 00:58.3678 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 30 | ![]() | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.7454 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
19 | 20 | ![]() | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 00:58.6529 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25[a] |
20 | 78 | ![]() | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:58.7753 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
21 | 29 | ![]() | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 00:58.6748 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 20 |
22 | 06 | ![]() | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:58.8006 | N/A | N/A | 21 |
23 | 14 | ![]() | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 00:59.0633 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 22 |
24 | 18 | ![]() | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | N/A | 00:58.9016 | N/A | N/A | 23 |
25 | 51 | ![]() | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 00:59.2642 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 24 |
26 | 55 | ![]() | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 00:59.2175 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
27 | 60 | ![]() | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 00:59.4364 | N/A | N/A | 27[b] |
Source:[7] |
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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1 | 2 | ![]() | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 00:59.4533 |
2 | 77 | ![]() | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 00:59.5342 |
3 | 10 | ![]() | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 00:59.5716 |
Source:[8] |
Race
The race started at 12:30 PM PT on September 3, 2023.
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
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^ = clinched season championship
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
- ^ Ryan Hunter-Reay received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change after the Bommarito 500.[5]
- ^ Tom Blomqvist received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change after qualifying.[6]
References
- ^ Kelly, Paul (September 3, 2023). "Palou Clinches Championship With Decisive Portland Victory". Indycar.com. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland entry list" (PDF). October 28, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 1, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ Dejewski, Kevin (September 1, 2023). "IndyCar announces grid penalty for Hunter-Reay". motorsportweek.com. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "indyCar Announces Portland Grid Penalty". motorsportweek.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 2, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 2, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 3, 2023. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 3, 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 4, 2023.
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