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The 2026 Honda Indy 200 was the eleventh round of the 2026 IndyCar season. The race was held on July 5, 2026, in Lexington, Ohio at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.[1][2] The race was contested of 90 laps. Pato O'Ward won the race. Christian Lundgaard finished 2nd, giving Arrow McLaren its first-ever 1-2 finish in IndyCar, and Kyle Kirkwood finished 3rd. Rinus VeeKay and Alex Palou rounded out the top five, and Will Power, Christian Rasmussen, David Malukas, Josef Newgarden, and Nolan Siegel rounded out the top ten.

DateJuly 5, 2026
Official nameHonda Indy 200
CoursePermanent road course
2.258 mi / 3.634 km
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United States 2026 Honda Indy 200
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11th round of the 2026 IndyCar season
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Layout of the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course circuit
DateJuly 5, 2026
Official nameHonda Indy 200
LocationMid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio
CoursePermanent road course
2.258 mi / 3.634 km
Distance90 laps
203.22 mi / 327.05 km
Pole position
DriverDenmark Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren)
Time1:04.8396
Fastest lap
DriverUnited States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske)
Time1:06.5323 (on lap 54 of 90)
Podium
FirstMexico Pato O'Ward (Arrow McLaren)
SecondDenmark Christian Lundgaard (Arrow McLaren)
ThirdUnited States Kyle Kirkwood (Andretti Global)
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Race background

Mid-Ohio's start/finish and pit straight in preparations for the 2012 race, the track where the race was held.

The Honda Indy 200, is held at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio on its 13-turn road course layout. A 2.258-mile (3.63 km) track, it is the longest track on the calendar and is also currently a points-paying race of the NTT IndyCar Series. The event is contested by "Indy Car", that is a formula of professional-level, single-seat, open cockpit, open-wheel, purpose-built race cars.

Entry list

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 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
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Practice

Practice 1

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Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 26 Australia Will Power  W  Andretti Global Honda 1:05.5540
2 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 1:05.6674
3 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:05.7557
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Practice 2

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PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 7 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:05.2158
2 45 United Kingdom Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Chevrolet 1:05.2896
3 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 1:05.3148
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Qualifying

Qualifying was held at 2:30 PM EST on July 4, 2026.

Qualifying classification

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1 7 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:04.8396 1
2 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:04.8649 2
3 26 Australia Will Power  W  Andretti Global Honda 1:04.8778 3
4 12 United States David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 1:04.9083 4
5 21 Denmark Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 1:05.2169 5
6 76 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 1:05.4092 6
7 28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 1:05.0312 7
8 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:05.0447 8
9 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 1:05.0533 9
10 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 1:05.1060 10
11 4 Brazil Caio Collet  R  A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 1:05.1228 11
12 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1:05.4947 12
13 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 1:05.3232 13
14 77 United States Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 1:05.1620 20
15 6 United States Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 1:05.3344 14
16 47 Germany Mick Schumacher  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1:05.2084 15
17 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 1:05.4335 23
18 20 United States Alexander Rossi  W  ECR Chevrolet 1:05.2188 16
19 45 United Kingdom Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 1:05.6035 17
20 8 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:05.2194 18
21 18 France Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 1:05.9843 19
22 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 1:05.2387 21
23 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1:07.7353 22
24 66 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 1:05.2990 24
25 19 Norway Dennis Hauger  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 1:05.9015 25
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Warmup

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PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
1 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing Honda 1:05.8725
2 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 1:06.1740
3 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 1:06.2123
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Race

The race was held at 12:30 PM EST on July 5, 2026.

Race classification

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1 5 Mexico Pato O'Ward  W  Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 1:43:23.5043 3 2 45 53
2 7 Denmark Christian Lundgaard Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 1:43:24.4920 3 1 41 42
3 27 United States Kyle Kirkwood Andretti Global Honda 90 1:43:25.7506 3 10 - 35
4 76 Netherlands Rinus VeeKay Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 1:43:26.2972 3 6 - 32
5 10 Spain Álex Palou  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 1:43:31.0496 3 8 - 30
6 26 Australia Will Power  W  Andretti Global Honda 90 1:43:34.4615 3 3 2 29
7 21 Denmark Christian Rasmussen ECR Chevrolet 90 1:43:39.3450 3 5 - 26
8 12 United States David Malukas Team Penske Chevrolet 90 1:43:40.0147 3 4 - 24
9 2 United States Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 1:43:44.5711 3 9 2 23
10 6 United States Nolan Siegel Arrow McLaren Chevrolet 90 1:43:49.1301 3 14 - 20
11 4 Brazil Caio Collet  R  A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90 1:43:50.1131 3 11 - 19
12 15 United States Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 1:43:54.2957 3 12 - 18
13 60 Sweden Felix Rosenqvist Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 90 1:43:54.8600 3 13 - 17
14 66 New Zealand Marcus Armstrong Meyer Shank Racing with Curb-Agajanian Honda 90 1:43:59.8467 3 24 - 16
15 8 Cayman Islands Kyffin Simpson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 1:44:00.5582 3 18 - 15
16 3 New Zealand Scott McLaughlin  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 1:44:03.3283 3 23 - 14
17 9 New Zealand Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 1:44:06.2785 3 22 - 13
18 45 United Kingdom Louis Foster Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 1:44:14.6688 3 17 - 12
19 14 United States Santino Ferrucci A.J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90 1:44:20.1566 3 21 - 11
20 20 United States Alexander Rossi  W  ECR Chevrolet 90 1:44:23.9364 3 16 - 10
21 28 Sweden Marcus Ericsson Andretti Global Honda 90 1:44:24.5774 3 7 - 9
22 77 United States Sting Ray Robb Juncos Hollinger Racing Chevrolet 90 1:44:28.7150 3 20 - 8
23 18 France Romain Grosjean Dale Coyne Racing Honda 90 1:44:29.9332 3 19 - 7
24 47 Germany Mick Schumacher  R  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 1:44:30.9252 3 15 - 6
25 19 Norway Dennis Hauger  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 89 +1 Lap 3 25 - 5
Fastest lap: United States Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) – 1:06.5323 (Lap 54)
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Championship standings after the race

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

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