2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

February 2025 USA Alabama Barber_Motorsports_Park.svg April 24 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 4th 2016 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2016 Grand Prix of Indianapolis IndyCar Series Barber Motorsports Park Permanent racing facility 2.38 3.83 90 214.2 344.7 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske 1:06.7262 France Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing 1:08.4533 66 New Zealand Simon Pagenaud Team Penske France Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing USA Josef Newgarden Ed Carpenter Racing USA The 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was the 4th round of the 2016 IndyCar Series. The race was contested over 90 laps at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama. It was the 7th time that the IndyCar Series had raced on the circuit. In qualifying, Simon Pagenaud took pole position with a time of 1:06.7762, beating out his teammate Will Power. Sébastien Bourdais set a new track record during the second round of qualifications with a time of 1:06.6001, but was unable to match that pace in the third round of qualifying, relegating him to a fifth place start. Championship contender Juan Pablo Montoya struggled heavily in qualifying, placing 21st and last.Pagenuad beats Power to pole at Barber David Malsher http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/pagenaud-beats-power-to-pole-at-barber-689782/?s=1&r=82524&em=1 April 23, 2016 July 19, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC. Birmingham, Alabama The race opened with an incident before it even started. As the field came off the final turn to prepare to take the green flag, Carlos Muñoz tipped Mikhail Aleshin into a spin, sending Aleshin and Jack Hawksworth off into the outside grass. All involved escaped major damage, while the rest of the field ran an extra lap under yellow before the start. It would be the only caution flag of the day. Simon Pagenaud held the lead when the race started, with Power slotting in behind him. Further back in the field, Sébastien Bourdais and Scott Dixon made contact in turn five, sending Dixon into a spin and causing front wing damage to Bourdais' car. Both would continue, but their races were both greatly hampered due to the incident.INDYCAR: Pagenaud holds off Rahal at Barber http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/128735-indycar-pagenaud-holds-off-rahal-wins-barber Marshall Pruett April 24, 2016 July 19, 2016 Racer.com Racer Media & Marketing, Inc. Birmingham, Alabama https://web.archive.org/web/20160703105855/http://www.racer.com/indycar/item/128735-indycar-pagenaud-holds-off-rahal-wins-barber July 3, 2016 dead Pagenaud dominated the majority of the race. However, in the closing laps, Pagenaud was held up in lap traffic, allowing Graham Rahal to catch up and set a thrilling duel for the lead. On lap 82, Rahal and Pagenaud made contact entering turn seven, sending Pagenaud off course and handing Rahal the lead. The lead would be short lived, as four laps later, Pagenaud caught back up and attempted to make a pass at the exit of turn six. In the middle of the move, Rahal made contact with back-marker Jack Hawksworth, damaging Rahal's front wing and ending any chance of holding off Pagenaud. Pagenaud would extend his lead and take victory by 13.7 seconds. It was Pagenaud second consecutive victory of the season. Despite his damaged wing, Rahal managed to hang on and finish second. Josef Newgarden finished third. Despite his terrible starting position, Juan Pablo Montoya was able to charge through the field and finish in a respectable fifth place. The highest finishing rookie was Alexander Rossi, who came across the line in 15th, the last car on the lead lap. For the second year in a row, there were no DNFs. Report Key Meaning R Rookie W Past winner Qualifying Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Round 3122 FRA Simon Pagenaud21:06.76301:06.86651:06.7262212 AUS Will Power W21:06.72741:06.77421:06.9421321 USA Josef Newgarden W21:06.76681:06.99001:07.028349 NZL Scott Dixon11:06.88101:06.65221:07.2083511 FRA Sébastien Bourdais11:06.94271:06.60011:07.2965615 USA Graham Rahal11:07.16351:06.81661:07.638873 BRA Hélio Castroneves W11:07.01251:07.012985 CAN James Hinchcliffe21:07.20481:07.0955910 BRA Tony Kanaan21:07.19721:07.17151083 USA Charlie Kimball11:07.19541:07.3020118 GBR Max Chilton R11:07.24081:08.07281219 ITA Luca Filippi21:07.22431:08.3655137 RUS Mikhail Aleshin11:07.24171441 GBR Jack Hawksworth21:07.23601526 COL Carlos Muñoz11:07.24351614 JPN Takuma Sato21:07.23851718 USA Conor Daly R11:07.29741828 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay W21:07.44491927 USA Marco Andretti11:07.65702098 USA Alexander Rossi R21:07.5612212 COL Juan Pablo Montoya21:07.5627OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Source for individual rounds:Race Report: 2016 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama http://www.theapexracing.co/2016/04/race-report-2016-honda-indy-grand-prix-of-alabama/ April 19, 2016 July 19, 2016 theapexracing.co TheApex.racing LLC August 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160821192401/http://www.theapexracing.co/2016/04/race-report-2016-honda-indy-grand-prix-of-alabama/ dead Race results Pos Position No. Car Number Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts. Pointsrace5 1122 FRA Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet901:48:42.3334318454215 USA Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda90 +13.747636641321 USA Josef Newgarden WEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet90 +15.80393335412 AUS Will Power WTeam PenskeChevrolet90 +16.7315323252 COL Juan Pablo MontoyaTeam PenskeChevrolet90 +21.11603213065 CAN James HinchcliffeSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda90 +23.6222382873 BRA Hélio Castroneves WTeam PenskeChevrolet90 +25.53913726810 BRA Tony KanaanChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet90 +27.90073924983 USA Charlie KimballChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet90 +31.872631022109 NZL Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet90 +39.060334201128 USA Ryan Hunter-Reay WAndretti AutosportHonda90 +40.7485318191227 USA Marco AndrettiAndretti AutosportHonda90 +53.3648319181314 JPN Takuma SatoA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda90 +55.2122316171426 COL Carlos MuñozAndretti AutosportHonda90 +1:03.5214315161598 USA Alexander Rossi RAndretti Herta AutosportHonda90 +1:04.8861320151611 FRA Sébastien BourdaisKVSH RacingChevrolet89 +1 Lap5514177 RUS Mikhail AleshinSchmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda89 +1 Lap313131819 ITA Luca FilippiDale Coyne RacingHonda89 +1 Lap312121941 GBR Jack HawksworthA. J. Foyt EnterprisesHonda89 +1 Lap314112018 USA Conor Daly RDale Coyne RacingHonda89 +1 Lap31710218 GBR Max Chilton RChip Ganassi RacingChevrolet89 +1 Lap3119OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Notes race1 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. Source for time gaps:"Pagenaud survives Rahal bump-'n'-run to win at Barber" http://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/pagenaud-survives-rahal-bump-n-run-to-win-at-barber-690084/?s=1&r=82524&em=1 David Malsher April 24, 2016 July 19, 2016 Motorsport.com Motorsport Network, LLC Birmingham, Alabama Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 FRA Simon Pagenaud 188 10px 2 NZL Scott Dixon 140 10px 3 COL Juan Pablo Montoya 136 10px 4 BRA Hélio Castroneves 118 10px 5 BRA Tony Kanaan 106 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References External links Official Pit Stop Data Official Race Broadcast Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 2016 2016 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach 2016 Angie's List Grand Prix of Indianapolis 2015 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama 2017 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Category:Grand Prix of Alabama Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama