2018 Honda Indy 200

2018 Mid-Ohio
Race details
13th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
DateJuly 29, 2018
Official nameHonda Indy 200
LocationMid-Ohio Sports Car Course
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.258 mi / 3.634 km
Distance90 laps
203.2 mi / 327.02 km
Pole position
Driver Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
Time1:04.6802
Fastest lap
Driver Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time1:06.7269 (on lap 44 of 90)
Podium
First Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
Second Robert Wickens (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Third Will Power (Team Penske)

The 2018 Honda Indy 200 was an IndyCar Series event held on July 29, 2018, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The race served as the 13th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. 2016 Indy 500 champion Alexander Rossi qualified on pole position,[1] and took victory in the 90-lap race.[2] This race featured no DNFs.

Results

Icon Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
1 27 Alexander Rossi 1 1:04.9219 1:05.8750 1:04.6802
2 12 Will Power 2 1:04.9930 1:05.1891 1:04.8939
3 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 1:05.3285 1:05.1573 1:04.9896
4 1 Josef Newgarden W 1 1:05.5510 1:06.0341 1:05.1335
5 6 Robert Wickens R 1 1:05.3842 1:06.0450 1:05.1747
6 59 Max Chilton 1 1:05.6344 1:05.9931 1:06.6172
7 15 Graham Rahal W 2 1:05.3844 1:06.1084
8 30 Takuma Sato 2 1:05.3250 1:06.3755
9 9 Scott Dixon W 2 1:05.4750 1:06.4187
10 5 James Hinchcliffe 2 1:05.1649 1:06.5549
11 10 Ed Jones 2 1:05.3408 1:07.0999
12 26 Zach Veach R 1 1:05.3434 1:07.2287
13 98 Marco Andretti 1 1:05.6353
14 88 Conor Daly 2 1:05.7260
15 23 Charlie Kimball W 1 1:05.9471
16 20 Jordan King R 2 1:05.7699
17 22 Simon Pagenaud W 1 1:05.9630
18 21 Spencer Pigot 2 1:05.8133
19 14 Tony Kanaan 1 1:06.0520
20 60 Jack Harvey R 2 1:05.9911
21 4 Matheus Leist R 1 1:06.7354
22 19 Pietro Fittipaldi R 2 1:06.2138
23 32 René Binder R 1 1:06.9555
24 18 Sébastien Bourdais 2 No time
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Source for individual rounds:[3]

Race

Pos Grid No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Laps Led Pts.1
1 1 27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 90 1:44:15.2137 2 66 54
2 5 6 Robert Wickens R Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 90 +12.8285 3 15 41
3 2 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +14.7086 3 9 36
4 4 1 Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +18.0065 3 32
5 9 9 Scott Dixon W Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +18.9382 3 30
6 24 18 Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 90 +19.5312 3 28
7 3 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +21.4614 3 26
8 17 22 Simon Pagenaud W Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +21.8246 3 24
9 7 15 Graham Rahal W Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +23.1494 3 22
10 12 26 Zach Veach R Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +24.3930 3 20
11 13 98 Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 90 +36.5906 3 19
12 16 20 Jordan King R Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +41.4002 3 18
13 18 21 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +43.3340 3 17
14 10 5 James Hinchcliffe Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 90 +1:04.0882 3 16
15 11 10 Ed Jones Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +1:07.1156 4 15
16 15 23 Charlie Kimball W Carlin Chevrolet 89 +1 lap 3 14
17 8 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 89 +1 lap 3 13
18 19 14 Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89 +1 lap 3 12
19 21 4 Matheus Leist R A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89 +1 lap 3 11
20 20 60 Jack Harvey R Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson Honda 89 +1 lap 3 10
21 23 32 René Binder R Juncos Racing Chevrolet 89 +1 lap 3 9
22 14 88 Conor Daly Harding Racing Chevrolet 88 +2 laps 3 8
23 22 19 Pietro Fittipaldi R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 88 +2 laps 3 7
24 6 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 88 +2 laps 4 6
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ Malsher, David (July 28, 2018). "Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Rossi earns brilliant one-shot pole". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. ^ Malsher, David (July 29, 2018). "Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Rossi's two-stop strategy defeats all rivals". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "Race Report: 2018 Honda Indy 200 • The Apex - Page 2". The Apex. July 28, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2018.