Event statistics following the 16th race of the 2018 Verizon IndyCar Series season, the Grand Prix of Portland at Portland International Raceway in Oregon.
Takuma Sato – who started 20th – drove through the field to win his third career IndyCar Series race, holding off a hard-charging Ryan Hunter-Reay in an exciting race all-around in the return of IndyCar racing to the Pacific Northwest. Sebastien Bourdais, who won the last IndyCar race in 2007 (as part of the Champ Car World Series), finished third, ahead of Spencer Pigot and points leader Scott Dixon, who rebounded from a first-lap incident which involved five cars.
Race Statistics
Grand Prix of Portland
Portland International Raceway – Portland, Oregon
- Winner (starting position): Takuma Sato (20th)
- Podium: Takuma Sato, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Sebastien Bourdais
- Full Results: Takuma Sato, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Sebastien Bourdais, Spencer Pigot, Scott Dixon, Simon Pagenaud, Charlie Kimball, Alexander Rossi, Pietro Fittipaldi, Josef Newgarden, Tony Kanaan, Carlos Munoz, Gabby Chaves, Matheus Leist, Jordan King, Jack Harvey, Alfonso Celis Jr., Max Chilton, Zach Veach, Santino Ferrucci, Will Power, James Hinchcliffe, Graham Rahal, Ed Jones, Marco Andretti
- Laps Completed: 105
- Race Leaders: 6
- Lead Changes: 9
- Laps Led: Alexander Rossi (32), Takuma Sato (25), Ryan Hunter-Reay (19), Will Power (11), Max Chilton (10), Josef Newgarden (8)
- Pole Position: Will Power (123.292 mph/57.3467 seconds)
- Fastest Race Lap: Carlos Munoz (120.367 mph/58.7403 seconds; Lap 19)
- Hard Charger: Takuma Sato (+19; 20th to 1st)
- Margin of Victory: 0.6084 seconds
- Car Count: 25
- Cars Entered: 25
- Cars Running at Finish: 22 (of 25; or 88 percent of the field)
- Drivers to Finish on Lead Lap: 18
- Cautions: 4 for 18 laps
- Average Speed: 102.971 mph
- Manufacturer Breakdown: Honda (14), Chevrolet (11)
- Winning Manufacturer: Honda
- Time of Race: 2:00:09.7537
- Green Flag/Yellow Flag Laps: 87/18
- Total Passes: 196 (146 for position)
- Weather at Start of Race: 61 degrees Fahrenheit, clear, winds SSW 5 mph
- Weather at End of Race: 75 degrees Fahrenheit, clear, winds N 5 mph
Notes of Interest – Race Recap (Portland International Raceway)
- This marked the 25th IndyCar race at Portland International Raceway and the first for the IndyCar Series. The previous 24 races came under CART or Champ Car World Series sanction.
- This is Takuma Sato’s first victory of the 2018 IndyCar Series season and the third of his career. His most recent victory came in the 2017 Indianapolis 500.
- This is Sato’s first victory on a permanent road course. His first victory in 2013 came in the Long Beach Grand Prix, a temporary street circuit, and he won the 2017 Indianapolis 500 on the two-and-a-half mile oval.
- Sato is the eighth driver to win an IndyCar race this season. Josef Newgarden, Scott Dixon, Alexander Rossi and Will Power each have three victories, while Sebastien Bourdais, Ryan Hunter-Reay and James Hinchcliffe each have one win.
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