2022 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America

Indycar race held in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
United States 2022 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America
Race details
8th round of the 2022 IndyCar season
DateJune 12, 2022
Official nameSonsio Grand Prix at Road America
LocationRoad America, Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
CoursePermanent road course
4.014 mi / 6.460 km
Distance55 laps
220.55 mi / 354.94 km
Pole position
DriverUnited States Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
Time01:44.8656
Fastest lap
DriverUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time01:46.6212 (on lap 13 of 55)
Podium
FirstUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
SecondSweden Marcus Ericsson (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdUnited States Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
Motor car race

The 2022 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America was the eighth round of the 2022 IndyCar season. The race was held on June 12, 2022, in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin at Road America. The race consisted of 55 laps and was won by Josef Newgarden.

Entry list

Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Mexico Patricio O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda
7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist  W  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
11 Colombia Tatiana Calderón  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
14 United States Kyle Kirkwood  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
16 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Paretta Autosport Chevrolet
18 United States David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda
20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport Honda
27 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda
29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco  R  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda
30 Denmark Christian Lundgaard  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
45 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
48 United States Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
51 Japan Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda
60 France Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda
77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet
SOURCE [1]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 27 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 01:45.6027
2 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:45.7361
3 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:45.8050
Source:[2]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 01:45.2681
2 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:45.3849
3 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:45.4062
Source:[3]

Qualifying

Qualifying classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 27 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 01:44.8954 N/A 01:45.0733 01:44.8656 1
2 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:44.5552 01:44.5530 01:44.9371 2
3 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:45.1255 01:44.8313 01:45.3822 3
4 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:45.2049 01:44.7887 01:45.4240 4
5 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:44.9268 N/A 01:44.4038 01:45.5388 5
6 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A 01:45.1033 01:44.8704 01:45.6826 6
7 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 01:44.8840 N/A 01:45.1543 N/A 7
8 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist  W  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet N/A 01:45.1494 01:45.2307 N/A 8
9 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:45.5678 01:45.2412 N/A 9
10 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:45.0906 N/A 01:45.2446 N/A 10
11 60 France Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:45.2278 N/A 01:45.2759 N/A 11
12 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 01:45.3906 N/A No Time N/A 12
13 30 Denmark Christian Lundgaard  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:45.4024 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 18 United States David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda N/A 01:45.6017 N/A N/A 14
15 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:45.4227 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda N/A 01:45.6217 N/A N/A 16
17 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:45.5581 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:45.7234 N/A N/A 18
19 51 Japan Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 01:45.7045 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 45 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:45.9420 N/A N/A 20
21 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco  R  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 01:46.0785 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A 01:45.9951 N/A N/A 22
23 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:46.9755 N/A N/A N/A 23
24 14 United States Kyle Kirkwood  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:46.6130 N/A N/A 24
25 11 Colombia Tatiana Calderón  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:47.5661 N/A N/A N/A 25
26 48 United States Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:47.3134 N/A N/A 26
27 16 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Paretta Autosport Chevrolet N/A 01:48.1033 N/A N/A 27
Source:[4]
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Final Practice

Top Final Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:46.2291
2 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:46.5337
3 60 France Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:46.5752
Source:[5]

Race

The race started at 12:55 PM ET on June 12, 2022.

Race classification

Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.
1 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 55 01:53:02.8097 3 2 26 53
2 8 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55 +3.3710 3 4 3 41
3 27 United States Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 55 +5.6348 3 1 16 37
4 28 France Romain Grosjean Andretti Autosport Honda 55 +5.8490 3 6 1 33
5 26 United States Colton Herta Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 55 +8.7657 3 11 30
6 7 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist  W  Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 55 +9.2835 3 7 7 29
7 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet 55 +9.3064 3 8 26
8 15 United States Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 55 +9.3728 3 22 24
9 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55 +9.7102 3 9 22
10 30 Denmark Christian Lundgaard  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 55 +10.0430 3 13 1 21
11 77 United Kingdom Callum Ilott  R  Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 55 +10.6025 3 12 19
12 60 France Simon Pagenaud Meyer Shank Racing Honda 55 +11.7440 3 10 18
13 45 United Kingdom Jack Harvey Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 55 +13.4662 3 20 17
14 20 United States Conor Daly Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 55 +14.7608 3 18 16
15 51 Japan Takuma Sato Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing Honda 55 +15.0849 3 19 1 16
16 18 United States David Malukas  R  Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 55 +16.1401 3 14 14
17 21 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 55 +16.6505 5 17 13
18 29 Canada Devlin DeFrancesco  R  Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport Honda 55 +16.8028 5 21 12
19 12 Australia Will Power  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 55 +17.2091 5 15 11
20 14 United States Kyle Kirkwood  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 55 +18.6841 4 24 10
21 16 Switzerland Simona de Silvestro Paretta Autosport Chevrolet 55 +20.2548 4 27 9
22 06 Brazil Hélio Castroneves Meyer Shank Racing Honda 55 +21.4368 3 16 8
23 4 Canada Dalton Kellett A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 55 +23.3098 4 23 7
24 48 United States Jimmie Johnson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 54 +1 Lap 4 26 6
25 11 Colombia Tatiana Calderón  R  A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 54 +1 Lap 6 25 5
26 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 46 Engine 3 5 5
27 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 36 Accident Damage 3 3 5
Fastest lap: United States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 01:46.6212 (lap 13)
Source:[6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos. Driver Points
1 1 Sweden Marcus Ericsson 293
1 2 Australia Will Power 266
2 3 United States Josef Newgarden 261
1 4 Mexico Pato O'Ward 248
1 5 Spain Álex Palou 246
Source:[6]
Engine manufacturer standings
Pos. Manufacturer Points
Unchanged 1 Chevrolet 678
Unchanged 2 Honda 618
Source:[7]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

  1. ^ "Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America entry list" (PDF). Retrieved June 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. June 10, 2022. Retrieved June 11, 2022.
  3. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  4. ^ "Qualifications - Postings" (PDF). indycar.com. June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  5. ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. June 11, 2022. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.
  7. ^ "Points - Indycar Engine" (PDF). motorsports.nbcsports.com. June 12, 2022. Retrieved June 13, 2022.