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2018 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix
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| Race details |
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| 2nd round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season |
| Phoenix International Raceway (2011-2018) |
| April 7, 2018 |
| Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix |
| Phoenix International Raceway |
| Permanent racing facility1.022 mi / 1.645 km |
| 250 laps255.5 mi / 411.25 km |
| Sébastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan) |
| 19.5034 + 19.5251 = 39.0285 |
| Sébastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan) |
| 20.6270 (on lap 2 of 250) |
| Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
| Robert Wickens (Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) |
| Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport) |
The 2018 Desert Diamond West Valley Phoenix Grand Prix was the second round of the 2018 IndyCar Series season and the first oval race of the season. It took place on April 7, 2018 at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. The race was won by Josef Newgarden for Team Penske, his eighth career win and third on an oval.
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| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| Pos | No. | Name | Lap 1 Time | Lap 2 Time | Total Time | Avg. Speed (mph) |
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| 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | 19.5034 | 19.5251 | 39.0285 | 188.539 | |
| 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | 19.5728 | 19.5368 | 39.1096 | 188.148 | |
| 12 | Will Power | 19.7129 | 19.6679 | 39.3808 | 186.852 | |
| 27 | Alexander Rossi | 19.6845 | 19.7024 | 39.3869 | 186.824 | |
| 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 19.7807 | 19.8358 | 39.6165 | 185.741 | |
| 6 | Robert Wickens R | 19.9323 | 19.7652 | 39.6975 | 185.362 | |
| 1 | Josef Newgarden | 19.9128 | 19.8024 | 39.7152 | 185.279 | |
| 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | 19.9739 | 19.8645 | 39.8384 | 184.706 | |
| 14 | Tony Kanaan W | 20.0181 | 19.8443 | 39.8624 | 184.595 | |
| 19 | Pietro Fittipaldi R | 19.9545 | 19.9180 | 39.8725 | 184.548 | |
| 10 | Ed Jones | 19.9185 | 20.0049 | 39.9234 | 184.313 | |
| 15 | Graham Rahal | 20.0189 | 19.9899 | 40.0088 | 183.920 | |
| 30 | Takuma Sato | 20.1675 | 20.0512 | 40.2187 | 182.960 | |
| 32 | Kyle Kaiser R | 20.1490 | 20.0919 | 40.2409 | 182.859 | |
| 21 | Spencer Pigot | 20.1656 | 20.2619 | 40.4275 | 182.015 | |
| 4 | Matheus Leist R | 20.3264 | 20.1451 | 40.4715 | 181.817 | |
| 9 | Scott Dixon W | 20.3380 | 20.1364 | 40.4744 | 181.804 | |
| 20 | Ed Carpenter | 20.3036 | 20.2959 | 40.5995 | 181.244 | |
| 88 | Gabby Chaves | 20.4359 | 20.2336 | 40.6695 | 180.932 | |
| 98 | Marco Andretti | 20.3702 | 20.4647 | 40.8349 | 180.199 | |
| 59 | Max Chilton | 20.6604 | 20.5720 | 41.2324 | 178.462 | |
| 23 | Charlie Kimball | 20.8841 | 20.5720 | 41.4561 | 177.499 | |
| 26 | Zach Veach R | 20.6702 | 21.2023 | 41.8725 | 175.733 |
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.
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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