2022 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

Indycar race held in Birmingham, Alabama

2022 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
Race details
4th round of the 2022 IndyCar season

Date	May 1, 2022
Official name	Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
Location	Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama
Course	Permanent road course 2.380 mi / 3.830 km
Distance	90 laps 214.200 mi / 344.700 km
Pole position
Driver	Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing)
Time	01:06.2507
Fastest lap
Driver	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	01:08.1541 (on lap 62 of 90)
Podium
First	Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren SP)
Second	Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third	Rinus VeeKay (Ed Carpenter Racing)

Motor car race

The 2022 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was the fourth round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on May 1, 2022, in Birmingham, Alabama at the Barber Motorsports Park. The race lasted for 90 laps.

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	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
5	Patricio O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
06	Hélio Castroneves W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet
8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Álex Palou W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
11	Tatiana Calderón R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
12	Will Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Kyle Kirkwood R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	David Malukas R	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda
20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport	Honda
27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda
29	Devlin DeFrancesco R	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda
30	Christian Lundgaard R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
51	Takuma Sato W	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda
60	Simon Pagenaud W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda
77	Callum Ilott R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet
SOURCE ^[1]

Practice

Practice 1

Practice 1 took place at 4:00PM ET on April 29, 2022.

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:06.5149
2	10	Álex Palou W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.5657
3	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:06.6657
Source:^[2]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:05.9264
2	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	01:06.0136
3	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	01:06.0434
Source:^[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time				Final grid
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2	Round 2	Round 3
1	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.5477	01:06.2732	01:06.2507	1
2	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	01:06.2448	N/A	01:06.1054	01:06.4003	2
3	10	Álex Palou W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.3877	N/A	01:06.3153	01:06.4415	3
4	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.0289	N/A	01:06.1474	01:06.4967	4
5	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:06.3962	N/A	01:06.1839	01:06.5549	5
6	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	01:06.3855	N/A	01:06.2721	01:06.6410	6
7	2	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.3799	01:06.3348	N/A	7
8	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:06.2000	01:06.3820	N/A	8
9	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:06.5016	N/A	01:06.6339	N/A	9
10	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:06.3396	01:06.7295	N/A	10
11	77	Callum Ilott R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:06.6649	01:07.2000	N/A	11
12	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.7305	01:07.3561	N/A	12
13	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:06.5142	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	30	Christian Lundgaard R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.7462	N/A	N/A	14
15	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	01:06.6511	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	06	Hélio Castroneves W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:06.8138	N/A	N/A	16
17	51	Takuma Sato W	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	01:06.7541	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	18	David Malukas R	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	N/A	01:06.8898	N/A	N/A	18
19	12	Will Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:06.7775	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	29	Devlin DeFrancesco R	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	N/A	01:07.0242	N/A	N/A	20
21	14	Kyle Kirkwood R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:06.8213	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	N/A	01:07.0350	N/A	N/A	22
23	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:07.6869	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	60	Simon Pagenaud W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	N/A	01:07.1052	N/A	N/A	24
25	11	Tatiana Calderón R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:07.9248	N/A	N/A	N/A	25
26	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:09.0075	N/A	N/A	26
Source:^[4]

Notes

Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Top Warmup Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	77	Callum Ilott R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	01:07.0906
2	10	Álex Palou W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:07.1916
3	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:07.2745
Source:^[5]

Race

The race started at 1:05PM ET on May 1, 2022.

Race classification

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	5	Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	90	01:48:39.4368	2	2	27	51
2	10	Álex Palou W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+0.9800	2	3	4	41
3	21	Rinus VeeKay	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	90	+12.4819	2	1	57	39
4	12	Will Power W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+15.2616	2	19		32
5	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+22.8297	2	13		30
6	3	Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+24.0649	2	4		28
7	28	Romain Grosjean	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	+24.5161	3	8		26
8	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	+31.9173	2	9		24
9	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	+33.2497	2	5		22
10	26	Colton Herta	Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	90	+33.5102	3	10		20
11	60	Simon Pagenaud W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	90	+33.7418	2	24		19
12	8	Marcus Ericsson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+34.4738	3	12		18
13	51	Takuma Sato W	Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing	Honda	90	+34.9140	2	17		17
14	2	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+35.6807	3	7	2	17
15	30	Christian Lundgaard R	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	+37.0416	2	14		15
16	7	Felix Rosenqvist	Arrow McLaren SP	Chevrolet	90	+41.6145	2	6		14
17	29	Devlin DeFrancesco R	Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport	Honda	90	+42.4511	2	20		13
18	45	Jack Harvey	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	+1:02.3267	3	15		12
19	20	Conor Daly	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	90	+1:03.2947	3	22		11
20	18	David Malukas R	Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports	Honda	90	+1:03.7435	2	18		10
21	06	Hélio Castroneves W	Meyer Shank Racing	Honda	90	+1:04.5322	3	16		9
22	14	Kyle Kirkwood R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	89	+1 Lap	4	21		8
23	4	Dalton Kellett	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	89	+1 Lap	3	23		7
24	48	Jimmie Johnson	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	89	+1 Lap	3	26		6
25	77	Callum Ilott R	Juncos Hollinger Racing	Chevrolet	88	+2 Laps	3	11		5
26	11	Tatiana Calderón R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	88	+2 Laps	3	25		5
Fastest lap: Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:08.1541 (lap 62)
Source:^[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
2	1	Álex Palou	144
	2	Scott McLaughlin	141
2	3	Josef Newgarden	135
	4	Will Power	134
4	5	Pato O'Ward	114
Source:^[6]

Engine manufacturer standings

	Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Chevrolet	365
	2	Honda	283
Source:^[7]

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

^ "Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama entry list" (PDF). Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). racer.com. April 29, 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 1, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2022.
^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. April 30, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

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Commentators

Hosts	Eddie Cheever Jac Collinsworth Bob Jenkins Jim Lampley Kevin Lee Robin Miller Lindy Thackston Mike Tirico Krista Voda
Lap-by-lap	Rick Allen Omar Amador Leigh Diffey Bob Jenkins Jim Lampley Kevin Lee Paul Page Bill Weber
Color commentators	Jon Beekhuis Townsend Bell Robbie Buhl Helio Castroneves Wally Dallenbach Jr. Derek Daly Dale Earnhardt Jr. James Hinchcliffe Robin Miller Danica Patrick Brian Till Paul Tracy Bobby Unser Dan Wheldon
Pit reporters	Jack Arute Jon Beekhuis Michelle Beisner Calvin Fish Katie Hargitt Anders Krohn Kevin Lee Robin Miller Cameron Steele Bill Stephens Rutledge Wood

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