2023 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland
The 2023 BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland was the penultimate round of the 2023 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 3, 2023, in Portland, Oregon at the Portland International Raceway; and was won for a second time by Álex Palou who qualified fifth and led 69 of 110 laps in his Chip Ganassi Racing number 10 Honda.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 16th round of the 2023 IndyCar season | |
Layout of the Portland International Raceway | |
| Date | September 3, 2023 |
| Official name | BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland |
| Location | Portland International Raceway, Portland, Oregon |
| Course | Permanent road course 1.964 mi / 3.161 km |
| Distance | 110 laps 216.04 mi / 347.68 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Graham Rahal (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing) |
| Time | 00:58.3195 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Time | 00:59.3817 (on lap 28 of 110) |
| Podium | |
| First | Álex Palou (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Second | Felix Rosenqvist (Arrow McLaren) |
| Third | Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
Arrow McLaren's Felix Rosenqvist finished second while Palou's veteran teammate Scott Dixon came in third. Graham Rahal qualified on the pole and finished twelfth.
By virtue of his race win, Palou wrapped up the championship before the final race of the season, a feat last accomplished by Sébastien Bourdais when he won the 2007 Champ Car championship in the penultimate race.
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