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Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey

Started 23 days, 18 hours, 4 minutes ago


Date & Time
Sun 6th September 2026 11:30am Local
Sun 6th September 2026 6:30pm UTC

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League
IndyCar Series

Season
2026

Round
Round 18

Status
FT

Location
Laguna Seca

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Grand Prix of Monterey is an IndyCar Series race held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California. The event dates back to 1960, and became an American open wheel race in 1983. The race was part of the CART/Champ Car series from 1983 through 2004. After a fifteen-year hiatus, the event returned in 2019 as part of the IndyCar Series, replacing Sonoma.
The event dates back to 1960, and has traditionally been held in the fall (September or October). The event was first held as a USAC Road Racing Championship race, following the success of the SCCA's Pebble Beach Road Races. After USAC's road racing series disbanded in 1962, the race became a non-championship sports car race for three years. The race then joined the Can-Am schedule for 1966–1973. After the demise of Can-Am in 1974, the event shifted to Formula 5000 for two years, then to IMSA for two more years. This race encompasses a separate history from another event at Laguna Seca, the sports car race traditionally held in the spring.

Scott McLaughlin capped off the 2026 NTT INDYCAR SERIES season in dominant fashion by winning the Mission Foods Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca on Sunday, September 6, 2026
He secured Chevrolet's milestone 250th INDYCAR pole position during Saturday's qualifying session with a lap time of 1:09.1363
This stellar performance snapped a 36-race winless drought, marking McLaughlin's first victory since September 2024 at the Milwaukee Mile. It was the 8th victory of his career.


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01			Scott McLaughlin	Team Penske Indycar	01:59:29.6163
02			Kyle Kirkwood	Andretti Autosport Indycar	01:59:30.9902
03			Alexander Rossi	Ed Carpenter Racing	01:59:32.4271
04			Felix Rosenqvist	Meyer Shank Racing	01:59:34.9049
05			David Malukas	Team Penske Indycar	01:59:44.2043
06			Christian Lundgaard	Arrow McLaren SP	01:59:46.1163
07			Marcus Armstrong	Meyer Shank Racing	01:59:51.4288
08			Alex Palou	Chip Ganassi Indycar Racing	01:59:57.6605
09			Marcus Ericsson	Andretti Autosport Indycar	02:00:09.8425
10			Kyffin Simpson	Chip Ganassi Indycar Racing	02:00:10.3839
11			Pato O'Ward	Arrow McLaren SP	02:00:12.6371
12			Santino Ferrucci	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	02:00:13.3631
13			Will Power	Andretti Autosport Indycar	02:00:18.9698
14			Louis Foster	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	02:00:23.0217
15			Josef Newgarden	Team Penske Indycar	02:00:24.7191
16			Rinus VeeKay	Juncos Racing	02:00:25.3464
17			Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Indycar Racing	02:00:27.2406
18			Romain Grosjean	Dale Coyne Racing	02:00:30.3083
19			Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	02:00:34.2846
20			Caio Collet	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	02:00:37.7903
21			Christian Rasmussen	Ed Carpenter Racing	02:00:38.7439
22			Mick Schumacher	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	02:00:40.3876
23			Sting Ray Robb	Juncos Racing	94 Laps
24			Nolan Siegel	Arrow McLaren SP	94 Laps
25			Dennis Hauger	Dale Coyne Racing	DNF

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