| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 2nd round of the2018 IndyCar Series season | |
 Phoenix International Raceway (2011-2018) | |
| Date | April 7, 2018 |
| Official name | Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix |
| Location | Phoenix International Raceway |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 1.022 mi / 1.645 km |
| Distance | 250 laps 255.5 mi / 411.25 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Sébastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan) |
| Time | 19.5034 + 19.5251 = 39.0285 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Sébastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan) |
| Time | 20.6270 (on lap 2 of 250) |
| Podium | |
| First |  Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Second |  Robert Wickens (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) |
| Third | Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport) |
The2018 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix was the second round of the2018 IndyCar Series season and the first oval race of the season. It took place on April 7, 2018 atPhoenix International Raceway inAvondale,Arizona. The race was won byJosef Newgarden forTeam Penske, his eighth career win and third on an oval.[1]
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| Pos | No. | Name | Lap 1 Time | Lap 2 Time | Total Time | Avg. Speed (mph) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 19.5034 | 19.5251 | 39.0285 | 188.539 | ||||
| 2 | 22 | Simon PagenaudW | 19.5728 | 19.5368 | 39.1096 | 188.148 | ||||
| 3 | 12 |  Will Power | 19.7129 | 19.6679 | 39.3808 | 186.852 | ||||
| 4 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 19.6845 | 19.7024 | 39.3869 | 186.824 | ||||
| 5 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 19.7807 | 19.8358 | 39.6165 | 185.741 | ||||
| 6 | 6 | Robert WickensR | 19.9323 | 19.7652 | 39.6975 | 185.362 | ||||
| 7 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 19.9128 | 19.8024 | 39.7152 | 185.279 | ||||
| 8 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 19.9739 | 19.8645 | 39.8384 | 184.706 | ||||
| 9 | 14 |  Tony KanaanW | 20.0181 | 19.8443 | 39.8624 | 184.595 | ||||
| 10 | 19 | Pietro FittipaldiR | 19.9545 | 19.9180 | 39.8725 | 184.548 | ||||
| 11 | 10 |  Ed Jones | 19.9185 | 20.0049 | 39.9234 | 184.313 | ||||
| 12 | 15 | Graham Rahal | 20.0189 | 19.9899 | 40.0088 | 183.920 | ||||
| 13 | 30 |  Takuma Sato | 20.1675 | 20.0512 | 40.2187 | 182.960 | ||||
| 14 | 32 | Kyle KaiserR | 20.1490 | 20.0919 | 40.2409 | 182.859 | ||||
| 15 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 20.1656 | 20.2619 | 40.4275 | 182.015 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | Matheus LeistR | 20.3264 | 20.1451 | 40.4715 | 181.817 | ||||
| 17 | 9 |  Scott DixonW | 20.3380 | 20.1364 | 40.4744 | 181.804 | ||||
| 18 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | 20.3036 | 20.2959 | 40.5995 | 181.244 | ||||
| 19 | 88 |  Gabby Chaves | 20.4359 | 20.2336 | 40.6695 | 180.932 | ||||
| 20 | 98 | Marco Andretti | 20.3702 | 20.4647 | 40.8349 | 180.199 | ||||
| 21 | 59 |  Max Chilton | 20.6604 | 20.5720 | 41.2324 | 178.462 | ||||
| 22 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | 20.8841 | 20.5720 | 41.4561 | 177.499 | ||||
| 23 | 26 | Zach VeachR | 20.6702 | 21.2023 | 41.8725 | 175.733 | ||||
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE[permanent dead link] | ||||||||||
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.
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| Previous race: 2018 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | Verizon IndyCar Series 2018 season | Next race: 2018 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| Previous race: 2017 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix | Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix | Next race: None |
