2024 Sonsio Grand Prix

2024 Sonsio Grand Prix
Race details
4th round of the 2024 IndyCar season
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DateMay 11, 2024
Official nameSonsio Grand Prix
LocationIndianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, Indiana
CoursePermanent road course
2.439 mi / 3.925 km
Distance85 laps
207.315 mi / 333.641 km
Pole position
Driver Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:09.0004
Fastest lap
Driver Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:11.1111 (on lap 72 of 85)
Podium
First Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Will Power (Team Penske)
Third Christian Lundgaard (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Chronology
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August 2023 2025

The 2024 Sonsio Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 11, 2024, in Speedway, Indiana at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. The race consisted of 85 laps and was won by Álex Palou.

Entry list

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
6 Théo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
7 Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet
8 Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20 Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda
27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda
28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda
30 Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
41 Sting Ray Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
51 Luca Ghiotto  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda
66 Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77 Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
Source:[1][2]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 109.2863
2 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:09.3713
3 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.3930
Source:[3]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.5588
2 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.6899
3 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 109.8565
Source:[4]

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 01:09.0414 01:08.9057 01:09.0004 1
2 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:09.0127 01:08.8388 01:09.0921 2
3 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:08.7890 N/A 01:08.8194 01:09.1636 3
4 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:08.9997 N/A 01:09.0319 01:09.2528 4
5 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:09.0167 N/A 01:08.9928 01:09.3320 5
6 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.1530 01:09.0616 01:09.5270 6
7 7 Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 01:09.0900 N/A 01:09.0801 N/A 7
8 11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:09.0377 01:09.1175 N/A 8
9 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:09.0412 01:09.1491 N/A 9
10 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:08.9912 01:09.2923 N/A 10
11 30 Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:09.1330 N/A 01:09.3698 N/A 11
12 21 Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:08.9462 N/A 01:09.3915 N/A 12
13 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 01:09.1378 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda N/A 01:09.1712 N/A N/A 14
15 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:09.2578 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:09.2637 N/A N/A 16
17 18 Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda 01:09.3524 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 6 Théo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet N/A 01:09.3816 N/A N/A 18
19 8 Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.3385 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 20 Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:09.4190 N/A N/A 20
21 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 01:09.3936 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 51 Luca Ghiotto  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda N/A 01:09.4519 N/A N/A 22
23 77 Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:09.4283 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:09.5391 N/A N/A 24
25 4 Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.5613 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 66 Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:09.6264 N/A N/A 26
27 41 Sting Ray Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:10.0399 N/A N/A N/A 27
Source:[5]

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.8485
2 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:10.2314
3 21 Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:10.3889
Source:[6]

Race

The race started at 3:30 PM ET on May 11, 2024.

Race classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 10 Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 1:45:27.2320 3 1 39 54
2 12 Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +6.6106 3 3 39 40
3 45 Christian Lundgaard Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +8.0900 3 2 35 36
4 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +13.4262 3 6 1 33
5 11 Marcus Armstrong Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +13.8978 3 8 3 31
6 3 Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +14.2746 3 13 2 29
7 26 Colton Herta  W  Andretti Global with Curb-Agajanian Honda 85 +18.8554 3 24 26
8 7 Alexander Rossi  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +20.1638 3 7 1 25
9 15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +22.1556 3 9 2 23
10 60 Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 85 +26.3424 3 10 20
11 27 Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 85 +27.4572 3 14 19
12 77 Romain Grosjean Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 85 +29.3108 3 23 18
13 5 Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +31.2388 3 5 17
14 30 Pietro Fittipaldi Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 85 +31.8872 3 11 2 17
15 4 Kyffin Simpson  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 85 +32.2895 3 25 15
16 28 Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 85 +34.6582 3 21 14
17 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 85 +36.9649 3 4 13
18 18 Jack Harvey Dale Coyne Racing Honda 85 +38.0124 3 17 12
19 6 Théo Pourchaire  R  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 85 +38.0679 3 18 11
20 20 Christian Rasmussen  R  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 85 +39.4219 3 20 10
21 78 Agustín Canapino Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 15 9
22 41 Sting Ray Robb A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 3 27 8
23 66 Tom Blomqvist  R  Meyer Shank Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 26 7
24 8 Linus Lundqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 19 6
25 51 Luca Ghiotto  R  Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 84 +1 Lap 3 22 5
26 21 Rinus VeeKay  W  Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 84 +1 Lap 4 12 5
27 14 Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 55 Mechanical 2 16 5
Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:11.1111 (lap 72)
Source:[7]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ "Sonsio Indy Grand Prix entry list" (PDF). May 6, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  2. ^ "Théo Pourchaire gets the No. 6 IndyCar ride for Arrow McLaren". May 9, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 10, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Warmup results
  6. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. May 13, 2023. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  7. ^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 11, 2024. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  8. ^ https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/2024_Childrens_of_Alabama_Indy_Grand_Prix/O/