The 2022 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth and final round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 11, 2022, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. The race consisted of 95 laps and was won by Álex Palou. Will Power claimed his second IndyCar Series championship with his third place finish in this race.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 17th round of the 2022 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | |
| Date | September 11, 2022 |
| 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 |  Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Time | 01:11.6127 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP) |
| Time | 01:13.8486 (on lap 88 of 95) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second |  Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Third | Will Power (Team Penske) |
Entry list
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
editPractice 1
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:11.4103 | |
| 2 | 26 | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:11.8266 | |
| 3 | 28 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:11.8697 | |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Practice 2
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:11.3847 | |
| 2 | 27 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:11.6920 | |
| 3 | 12 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:11.7183 | |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Qualifying
editQualifying classification
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:11.3496 | 01:11.4871 | 01:11.6127 | 1 | |
| 2 | 77 | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:11.9333 | 01:11.6215 | 01:11.6320 | 2 | |
| 3 | 27 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:11.8960 | N/A | 01:11.4238 | 01:11.7698 | 3 | |
| 4 | 28 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:11.5631 | 01:11.4793 | 01:11.7858 | 4 | |
| 5 | 10 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:12.0990 | 01:11.5857 | 01:12.1625 | 11[a] | |
| 6 | 5 | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | 01:11.9993 | N/A | 01:11.5472 | 01:12.4542 | 5 | |
| 7 | 18 | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:11.7507 | N/A | 01:11.6295 | N/A | 6 | |
| 8 | 3 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:11.8474 | N/A | 01:11.6916 | N/A | 7 | |
| 9 | 7 | Arrow McLaren SP | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:11.3471 | 01:11.7285 | N/A | 8 | |
| 10 | 8 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:12.0856 | N/A | 01:12.1359 | N/A | 9 | |
| 11 | 60 | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:11.8874 | N/A | 01:12.2808 | N/A | 10 | |
| 12 | 06 | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:11.6618 | 01:12.8856 | N/A | 12 | |
| 13 | 9 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:12.1722 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 | |
| 14 | 21 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:12.1442 | N/A | N/A | 14 | |
| 15 | 20 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:12.2661 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 | |
| 16 | 30 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:12.2093 | N/A | N/A | 16 | |
| 17 | 14 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:12.4299 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 | |
| 18 | 26 | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:12.2720 | N/A | N/A | 18 | |
| 19 | 15 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:12.5970 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 | |
| 20 | 29 | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:12.2996 | N/A | N/A | 20 | |
| 21 | 45 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:12.8366 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 | |
| 22 | 51 | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:12.4489 | N/A | N/A | 22 | |
| 23 | 48 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:13.4172 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 | |
| 24 | 4 | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:12.8001 | N/A | N/A | 24 | |
| 25 | 2 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | No Time | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 | |
| 26 | 16 | Paretta Autosport | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:13.5181 | N/A | N/A | 26 | |
| Source:[5] | |||||||||
- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:12.9318 | |
| 2 | 3 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:13.4435 | |
| 3 | 27 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 01:13.5703 | |
| Source:[6] | |||||
Race
editThe race started at 3:30 PM ET on September 11, 2022.
Race classification
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
edit- ^ Álex Palou received a six-place grid penalty due to an unapproved engine change.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey entry list" (PDF). August 26, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Palou to receive engine change, will take a grid penalty". motorsport.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. September 10, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
- ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. September 11, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.