2024 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Indycar race held in Monterey, California
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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.
DateJune 23, 2024
Official nameFirestone Grand Prix of Monterey
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.238 mi / 3.602 km
2.238 mi / 3.602 km
| Race details | |||||
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8th round of the 2024 IndyCar season
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 Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | |||||
| Date | June 23, 2024 | ||||
| Official name | Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey | ||||
| Location | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility 2.238 mi / 3.602 km | ||||
| Distance | 95 laps 212.61 mi / 342.163 km | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver |  Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Time | 01:07.1465 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global) | ||||
| Time | 01:08.9728 (on lap 20 of 95) | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) | ||||
| Second |  Colton Herta (Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian) | ||||
| Third | Alexander Rossi (Arrow McLaren) | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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Practice
Practice 1
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 3 |  Scott McLaughlin |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:07.6325 |
| 2 | 26 | Colton Herta W |
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:07.7316 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou W |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.7371 |
| Source:[2] | |||||
Practice 2
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Colton Herta W |
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:08.2300 |
| 2 | 12 |  Will Power |
Team Penske | Chevrolet | 01:08.4261 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou W |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:08.4387 |
| Source:[3] | |||||
Qualifying
Qualifying classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Final grid | |||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | |||||||
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou W |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | N/A | 01:07.2651 | 01:07.2572 | 01:07.1465 | 1 |
| 2 | 27 | Kyle Kirkwood |
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian | Honda | N/A | 01:07.3232 | 01:07.2841 | 01:07.2204 | 1 |
| 3 | 60 | 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
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |  Rinus VeeKay |
Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 01:08.4096 |
| 2 | 9 | Scott Dixon W |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:08.4516 |
| 3 | 78 |  Agustín Canapino |
Juncos Hollinger Racing | Honda | 01:08.5314 |
| Source:[5] | |||||
Race
The race started at 3:30 PM PT on June 23, 2024.
Race classification
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Total Time | Pit Stops |
Grid | Laps Led |
Pts. |
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| 1 | 10 | Álex Palou W |
Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 95 | 02:04:09.8545 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 54 |
| 2 | 26 | Colton Herta W |
Andretti Autosport with | Honda | 95 | 02:04:11.8325 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 41 |
| 3 | 6 | Alexander Rossi |
Arrow McLaren | Chevrolet | 95 | 02:04:14.3681 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 36 |
| Fastest lap: Marcus Ericsson (Andretti Global) – 01:08.9728 (lap 20) | ||||||||||
| Source:[6] | ||||||||||