2018 Kohler Grand Prix
# 2018 Kohler Grand Prix

The 2018 Kohler Grand Prix was an IndyCar Series event held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The race served as the 10th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. Reigning champion Josef Newgarden qualified on pole position, and took victory in the 55 lap race.

## Results

| Key | Meaning |
| - | - |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |

### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 2 | 1:43.0010 | 1:42.9296 | 1:43.2026 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power W | 1 | 1:43.4455 | 1:43.0745 | 1:43.2508 |
| 3 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 1 | 1:43.0943 | 1:42.9860 | 1:43.3811 |
| 4 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 1 | 1:43.0740 | 1:42.7998 | 1:43.4361 |
| 5 | 6 | Robert Wickens R | 2 | 1:42.9097 | 1:43.0737 | 1:43.7121 |
| 6 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 1 | 1:43.6921 | 1:43.0505 | 1:43.7332 |
| 7 | 30 | Takuma Sato | 2 | 1:43.3077 | 1:43.1108 | |
| 8 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | 2 | 1:43.0993 | 1:43.1769 | |
| 9 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 2 | 1:43.2588 | 1:43.1874 | |
| 10 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 2 | 1:43.4150 | 1:43.1995 | |
| 11 | 26 | Zach Veach R | 1 | 1:43.4578 | 1:43.2265 | |
| 12 | 10 | Ed Jones | 1 | 1:43.6753 | 1:43.3544 | |
| 13 | 20 | Jordan King R | 1 | 1:43.7356 | | |
| 14 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | 2 | 1:43.4153 | | |
| 15 | 98 | Marco Andretti | 1 | 1:43.9843 | | |
| 16 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 2 | 1:43.8591 | | |
| 17 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R | 1 | 1:44.0189 | | |
| 18 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | 2 | 1:44.1165 | | |
| 19 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | 1 | 1:45.1161 | | |
| 20 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | 2 | 1:44.3438 | | |
| 21 | 32 | Alfonso Celis Jr. R | 1 | 1:45.5584 | | |
| 22 | 59 | Max Chilton | 2 | 1:44.3442 | | |
| 23 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | 2 | 1:44.6258 | | |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2018-06-25 at the Wayback Machine |||||||

### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 55 | 1:40:16.4165 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 54 |
| 2 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 55 | +3.3759 | 3 | 3 | | 40 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 55 | +5.4902 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 36 |
| 4 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 55 | +14.8772 | 3 | 7 | | 32 |
| 5 | 6 | Robert Wickens R | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 55 | +23.8993 | 3 | 5 | | 30 |
| 6 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 55 | +32.5513 | 3 | 9 | | 28 |
| 7 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 55 | +42.1868 | 3 | 14 | | 26 |
| 8 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | +42.5336 | 3 | 10 | | 24 |
| 9 | 10 | Ed Jones | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 55 | +46.2118 | 3 | 12 | | 22 |
| 10 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 55 | +47.5359 | 3 | 16 | | 20 |
| 11 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 55 | +48.1468 | 3 | 15 | | 19 |
| 12 | 20 | Jordan King R | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 55 | +53.4242 | 3 | 13 | | 18 |
| 13 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 55 | +1:00.3249 | 3 | 6 | | 17 |
| 14 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 55 | +1:05.2583 | 4 | 18 | | 16 |
| 15 | 4 | Matheus Leist R | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 55 | +1:09.7681 | 3 | 20 | | 15 |
| 16 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 55 | +1:23.4715 | 3 | 4 | | 14 |
| 17 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 55 | +1:24.3709 | 3 | 22 | | 13 |
| 18 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | Carlin | Chevrolet | 55 | +1:43.1557 | 4 | 19 | | 12 |
| 19 | 88 | Gabby Chaves | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | +1 Lap | 5 | 23 | | 11 |
| 20 | 32 | Alfonso Celis Jr. R | Juncos Racing | Chevrolet | 54 | +1 Lap | 3 | 21 | | 10 |
| 21 | 19 | Zachary Claman DeMelo R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 54 | +1 Lap | 4 | 17 | | 9 |
| 22 | 26 | Zach Veach R | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 54 | +1 Lap | 5 | 11 | | 8 |
| 23 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 2 | Mechanical | 1 | 2 | | 7 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||||||

Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - | - |
| | 1 | Scott Dixon | 393 |
| 2 | 2 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 348 |
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Rossi | 348 |
| 1 | 4 | Josef Newgarden | 343 |
| 2 | 5 | Will Power | 328 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 833 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 706 |

* Note: Only the top five positions are included.
