2023 Honda Indy 200
# 2023 Honda Indy 200

The 2023 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio presented by the 2023 Accord Hybrid was the ninth round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 2, 2023, in Lexington, Ohio at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course. The race consisted of 80 laps. Álex Palou won the race for Chip Ganassi Racing, his third consecutive win of the season.

## Entry list

| Key | Meaning |
| - | - |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 3 | Scott McLaughlin W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 5 | Patricio O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet |
| 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda |
| 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda |
| 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda |
| 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda |
| 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 60 | Conor Daly | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda |
| 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet |
| Source: ||||

## Qualifying

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Time | Time | Time | Final grid |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group 1 | Group 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| 1 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:05.8599 | 01:05.8576 | 01:06.3096 | 1 |
| 2 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.0306 | 01:05.9336 | 01:06.3528 | 2 |
| 3 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:05.7240 | 01:05.9493 | 01:06.3693 | 3 |
| 4 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:06.0357 | N/A | 01:05.9845 | 01:06.4166 | 4 |
| 5 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.8933 | 01:05.8883 | 01:06.6277 | 5 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:05.7760 | 01:05.9787 | 01:06.9281 | 6 |
| 7 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:05.9838 | 01:06.1121 | N/A | 7 |
| 8 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.2026 | N/A | 01:06.1926 | N/A | 8 |
| 9 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:05.9252 | N/A | 01:06.2289 | N/A | 9 |
| 10 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.1887 | N/A | 01:06.2455 | N/A | 10 |
| 11 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 01:06.2900 | N/A | 01:06.7309 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 01:06.5621 | N/A | 01:06.7596 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:06.6010 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:06.1870 | N/A | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:06.6307 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.2891 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.0095 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.2915 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 01:07.0503 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:06.3487 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 21 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 01:07.0816 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 21 |
| 22 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:06.5157 | N/A | N/A | 22 |
| 23 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 01:07.3960 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 23 |
| 24 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | N/A | 01:06.5834 | N/A | N/A | 24 |
| 25 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 01:11.3655 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 25 |
| 26 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | N/A | 01:07.2807 | N/A | N/A | 26 |
| 27 | 60 | Simon Pagenaud W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | N/A | No Time | N/A | N/A | 27 |
| Source: ||||||||||

**Notes**

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 1:53 PM ET on July 2, 2023.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 80 | 01:37:31.9887 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 53 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 80 | +5.0242 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 41 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 80 | +18.3585 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 36 |
| 4 | 45 | Christian Lundgaard | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 80 | +19.0828 | 2 | 5 | | 32 |
| 5 | 3 | Scott McLaughlin W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 80 | +20.5280 | 2 | 8 | | 30 |
| 6 | 18 | David Malukas | Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports | Honda | 80 | +27.1534 | 2 | 12 | | 28 |
| 7 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 80 | +27.8852 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 8 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 80 | +28.5119 | 3 | 25 | | 24 |
| 9 | 11 | Marcus Armstrong R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 80 | +42.4021 | 2 | 18 | | 22 |
| 10 | 7 | Alexander Rossi W | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 80 | +49.1483 | 3 | 13 | | 20 |
| 11 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 80 | +55.5968 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 21 |
| 12 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 80 | +56.1804 | 2 | 15 | | 18 |
| 13 | 28 | Romain Grosjean | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 80 | +1:00.3705 | 2 | 14 | | 17 |
| 14 | 29 | Devlin DeFrancesco | Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport | Honda | 80 | +1:02.8906 | 2 | 24 | | 16 |
| 15 | 21 | Rinus VeeKay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | +1:03.4295 | 2 | 16 | | 15 |
| 16 | 77 | Callum Ilott | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | +1:03.8682 | 2 | 20 | | 14 |
| 17 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 80 | +1:04.4020 | 2 | 3 | | 13 |
| 18 | 30 | Jack Harvey | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 80 | +1:08.0817 | 2 | 11 | | 12 |
| 19 | 20 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 80 | +1:09.3717 | 2 | 17 | | 11 |
| 20 | 60 | Conor Daly | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 80 | +1:10.1361 | 3 | 27 | | 10 |
| 21 | 06 | Hélio Castroneves W | Meyer Shank Racing | Honda | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | 19 | | 9 |
| 22 | 51 | Sting Ray Robb R | Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing | Honda | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | 22 | | 8 |
| 23 | 78 | Agustín Canapino R | Juncos Hollinger Racing | Chevrolet | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | 21 | | 7 |
| 24 | 14 | Santino Ferrucci | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 79 | +1 Lap | 3 | 26 | | 6 |
| 25 | 6 | Felix Rosenqvist | Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 79 | +1 Lap | 3 | 10 | | 5 |
| 26 | 55 | Benjamin Pedersen R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 79 | +1 Lap | 3 | 23 | | 5 |
| 27 | 8 | Marcus Ericsson | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 5 | Contact | 2 | 9 | | 5 |
| Fastest lap: Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) – 01:07.9419 (lap 63) |||||||||||
| Source: |||||||||||

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Álex Palou | 377 |
| 3 | 2 | Scott Dixon | 267 |
| | 3 | Josef Newgarden | 261 |
| 2 | 4 | Marcus Ericsson | 255 |
| 1 | 5 | Pato O'Ward | 250 |
| Source: ||||
| | Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| | 1 | Honda | 759 |
| | 2 | Chevrolet | 693 |
| Source: ||||

* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## Footnotes

* 1 2 Simon Pagenaud was unable to take part in the race after not being cleared by the medical team following his crash in Practice 2. Conor Daly took his place for the race, starting from the back of the grid (27th).
