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2024 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

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United States 2024 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Race details
8th round of the 2024 IndyCar season
DateJune 23, 2024
Official nameFirestone Grand Prix of Monterey
LocationWeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance95 laps
212.61 mi / 342.163 km
Pole position
DriverSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:07.1465
Fastest lap
DriverSweden Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global)
Time01:08.9728 (on lap 20 of 95)
Podium
FirstSpain Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
SecondUnited States Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian)
ThirdUnited States Alexander Rossi (Arrow McLaren)

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.

Practice

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Practice 1

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

Practice 2

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

Qualifying

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Qualifying classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:07.2651 01:07.2572 01:07.1465 1
2 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A 01:07.3232 01:07.2841 01:07.2204 1
3 60 Sweden 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

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

Race

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

Race classification

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Total Time Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 95 02:04:09.8545 3 1 48 54
2 26 United States Colton Herta  W  Andretti Autosport with

Curb-Agajanian

Honda 95 02:04:11.8325 3 4 8 41
3 6 United States Alexander Rossi Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 95 02:04:14.3681 3 5 10 36
Fastest lap: Sweden Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global) – 01:08.9728 (lap 20)
Source:[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Malukas To Race for Meyer Shank Starting at Laguna Seca". IndyCar.com.
  2. ^ "Practice 1 - Results". indycar.com. June 21, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  3. ^ "Practice 2 - Results". indycar.com. June 22, 2024. Retrieved June 22, 2024.
  4. ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  5. ^ "Warmup - Results". indycar.com. June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  6. ^ "Race - Results - Final". indycar.com. June 23, 2024. Retrieved June 23, 2024.