| Race details | |||||
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8th round of the2024 IndyCar season
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 Layout of theWeatherTech 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 withCurb-Agajanian) | ||||
| Third | Alexander Rossi (Arrow McLaren) | ||||
| Chronology | |||||
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The2024 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the eighth round of the2024 IndyCar season. The race was held on June 23, 2024, inMonterey, California at theWeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.[1] The race contested of 95 laps and was won byÁlex Palou.
| 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 withCurb-Agajanian | Honda | 01:07.7316 |
| 3 | 10 | Álex Palou W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 01:07.7371 |
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| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 1 | 26 | Colton Herta W | Andretti Autosport withCurb-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 |
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| 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 withCurb-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 |
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| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap Time |
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| 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] | |||||
The race started at 3:30 PMPT on June 23, 2024.
| 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] | ||||||||||