2018 Honda Indy 200

2018 Mid-Ohio
Race details
13th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season
Date	July 29, 2018
Official name	Honda Indy 200
Location	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.258 mi / 3.634 km
Distance	90 laps; 203.2 mi / 327.02 km
Pole position
Driver	Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
Time	1:04.6802
Fastest lap
Driver	Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	1:06.7269 (on lap 44 of 90)
Podium
First	Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport)
Second	Robert Wickens (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Third	Will Power (Team Penske)

The 2018 Honda Indy 200 was an IndyCar Series event held on July 29, 2018, at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The race served as the 13th round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season. 2016 Indy 500 champion Alexander Rossi qualified on pole position^[1], and took victory in the 90-lap race.^[2]

Results

Icon	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

Qualifying

Pos	No.	Name	Grp.	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3
1	27	Alexander Rossi	1	1:04.9219	1:05.8750	1:04.6802
2	12	Will Power	2	1:04.9930	1:05.1891	1:04.8939
3	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	1	1:05.3285	1:05.1573	1:04.9896
4	1	Josef Newgarden W	1	1:05.5510	1:06.0341	1:05.1335
5	6	Robert Wickens R	1	1:05.3842	1:06.0450	1:05.1747
6	59	Max Chilton	1	1:05.6344	1:05.9931	1:06.6172
7	15	Graham Rahal W	2	1:05.3844	1:06.1084
8	30	Takuma Sato	2	1:05.3250	1:06.3755
9	9	Scott Dixon W	2	1:05.4750	1:06.4187
10	5	James Hinchcliffe	2	1:05.1649	1:06.5549
11	10	Ed Jones	2	1:05.3408	1:07.0999
12	26	Zach Veach R	1	1:05.3434	1:07.2287
13	98	Marco Andretti	1	1:05.6353
14	88	Conor Daly	2	1:05.7260
15	23	Charlie Kimball W	1	1:05.9471
16	20	Jordan King R	2	1:05.7699
17	22	Simon Pagenaud W	1	1:05.9630
18	21	Spencer Pigot	2	1:05.8133
19	14	Tony Kanaan	1	1:06.0520
20	60	Jack Harvey R	2	1:05.9911
21	4	Matheus Leist R	1	1:06.7354
22	19	Pietro Fittipaldi R	2	1:06.2138
23	32	René Binder R	1	1:06.9555
24	18	Sébastien Bourdais	2	No time
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Source for individual rounds:^[3]

Race

Pos	Grid	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Laps Led	Pts.¹
1	1	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	1:44:15.2137	2	66	54
2	5	6	Robert Wickens R	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	90	+12.8285	3	15	41
3	2	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+14.7086	3	9	36
4	4	1	Josef Newgarden W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+18.0065	3		32
5	9	9	Scott Dixon W	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+18.9382	3		30
6	24	18	Sébastien Bourdais	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan	Honda	90	+19.5312	3		28
7	3	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	+21.4614	3		26
8	17	22	Simon Pagenaud W	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+21.8246	3		24
9	7	15	Graham Rahal W	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	+23.1494	3		22
10	12	26	Zach Veach R	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	+24.3930	3		20
11	13	98	Marco Andretti	Andretti Herta Autosport with Curb-Agajanian	Honda	90	+36.5906	3		19
12	16	20	Jordan King R	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	90	+41.4002	3		18
13	18	21	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	90	+43.3340	3		17
14	10	5	James Hinchcliffe	Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	90	+1:04.0882	3		16
15	11	10	Ed Jones	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+1:07.1156	4		15
16	15	23	Charlie Kimball W	Carlin	Chevrolet	89	+1 lap	3		14
17	8	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	89	+1 lap	3		13
18	19	14	Tony Kanaan	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	89	+1 lap	3		12
19	21	4	Matheus Leist R	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	89	+1 lap	3		11
20	20	60	Jack Harvey R	Meyer Shank Racing with Schmidt Peterson	Honda	89	+1 lap	3		10
21	23	32	René Binder R	Juncos Racing	Chevrolet	89	+1 lap	3		9
22	14	88	Conor Daly	Harding Racing	Chevrolet	88	+2 laps	3		8
23	22	19	Pietro Fittipaldi R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	88	+2 laps	3		7
24	6	59	Max Chilton	Carlin	Chevrolet	88	+2 laps	4		6
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: ¹ 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

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos	Driver	Points
	1	Scott Dixon	494
1	2	Alexander Rossi	448
1	3	Josef Newgarden	434
1	4	Will Power	407
1	5	Ryan Hunter-Reay	399

Manufacturer standings

	Pos	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	1,109
	2	Chevrolet	917

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

^ Malsher, David (July 28, 2018). "Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Rossi earns brilliant one-shot pole". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
^ Malsher, David (July 29, 2018). "Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Rossi's two-stop strategy defeats all rivals". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
^ "Race Report: 2018 Honda Indy 200 • The Apex - Page 2". The Apex. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

External links

Official Pit Stop Data

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[1] Malsher, David (July 28, 2018). "Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Rossi earns brilliant one-shot pole". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[2] Malsher, David (July 29, 2018). "Mid-Ohio IndyCar: Rossi's two-stop strategy defeats all rivals". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[3] "Race Report: 2018 Honda Indy 200 • The Apex - Page 2". The Apex. 2018-07-28. Retrieved 2018-07-31.

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