Agustín Canapino completed the final of the IndyCar in the circuit Laguna Seca, scene of the eighth date of the season. Alex Palou won for the second time at the Californian track and regained the lead of the championship.
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The start of the competition was neat and Kyle Kirkwood took the lead from Alex Palou. For its part, Canapino got through the game with ease, although he lost to Josef Newgarden and then to Santino Ferrucci to fall to 15th place.. The Reef native remained within range of the AJ Foyt driver, despite the fact that Christian Rasmussen also approached him.
Starting on lap 20, the first pit stops began to take place and Canapino managed to climb to 13th place. The “Titan” made its stop on lap 23, where it placed soft tires, and when the classifier was rearranged, it fell to position 21.
Luca Ghiotto was involved in a bad accident and generated the yellow flag on lap 35. The protagonists opted to enter the pits due to the neutralization and that allowed Canapino to climb to ninth place. When the green flag appeared on lap 42, the Juncos Hollinger Racing driver kept his place, but the speed was interrupted again due to the mistake of Nolan Siegel.
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When the test was relaunched, Canapino tried to account for Kyffin Simpson, but he stepped on the ground and fell to position 13. Before lap 50, he made his second stop and put on the hard compound, returning in 24th position. The man in car number 78 capitalized on Sting Ray Robb’s delay to place 23rd.
The former TC and TC2000 champion began to make a comeback and climbed to 19th place. On lap 72, the “Titan” went to the pits to complete his third stop and apply the soft compound. Five turns later, The Buenos Aires native was in 17th place and with 15 laps to go, he advanced to 14th place after the friction between Scott McLaughlin and Will Power and the incident between Lundgaard and Marcus Armstrong.
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About the closure, Canapino clashed with Simpson and the latter broke a tire, spinning and being hit by Graham Rahal. Due to this situation, the competition was neutralized and the Reef native received a penalty, which dropped him to 19th place.
At the end, The Juncos Holliner Racing driver realized Newgarden and saw the checkered flag in position 18. For his part, Palou won, escorted by Colton Herta and Alexander Rossi.
The ninth date of the IndyCar will be next July 7 at the Mid-Ohio circuit.
Laguna Seca IndyCar Race
1st Alex Palou
2nd Colton Herta +1s978
3rd Alexander Rossi +4s513
4th Romain Grosjean +4s824
5th Kyle Kirkwood +8s676
6th Scott Dixon 9s150
7th Will Power +9s996
8th Duck O’Ward +10s621
9th Santino Ferrucci +11s002
10th Marcus Ericson +11s639
18th Agustín Canapino +23s544
How did Canapino do in Laguna Seca qualifying?
The “Titan” was very close to reaching the second qualifying cut in the Group, but finished seventh, so was 13th in the general table. The Buenos Aires native will start alongside Josef Newgarden.
How did Canapino do in Laguna Seca during 2023?
Canapíno qualified in 13th place and started alongside Graham Rahal on the seventh row. The former TC and TC2000 champion was in a position to reach the podium, but a friction with his teammate Callum Ilott complicated things and he finished in 14th place.
IndyCar championship standings ahead of Laguna Seca
1st Wil Power 236pts
2nd Alex Palou 231pts
3rd Scott Dixon 225pts
4th Duck O’Ward 184pts
5th Scott McLaughlin 179pts
22mo Agustín Canapino 74pts
How did Canapino do in the Warm-Up?
In the pre-race session, Canapino completed 17 laps and clocked 1:08.531 to place third, 121 thousandths behind the 1:08.409 set by Rinus Veekay.
Minute by minute of the IndyCar race at Laguna Seca
19.05: The cars are all lined up on pit road.
19.09: The competition is scheduled for 95 laps and the drivers will have 150 seconds of Push to Pass, with activations of 15 seconds maximum.
19.16: After all the previous ceremony, the drivers get ready to get into the cars. Alex Palou and Kile Kirkwood will start from the front row, Canapino will start from the seventh row alongside Josef Newgarden.
19.26: The cars already make contact with the track on the previous lap for what will be the race.
19:32: THE INDY CAR RACE STARTED IN LAGUNA SECA
Kyle Kirkwood took the lead from Alex Palou in a clean start. Agustín Canapino got through the game well and accounted for Linus Lundqvist.
Lap 2/95: Agustín Canapino lost his place with Santino Ferrucci and is placed 15th. Christian Rasmussen and Marcus Ericcson brushed against each other.
Round 6/95: Rinus Veekay spun and lost ground. The competition does not present great news. Agustín Canapino remains in 15th place.
Lap 10/95: Kyle Kirkwood remains the leader and has almost a second over his guard Alex Palou. Agustín Canapino is one second behind Santino Ferrucci and Christian Rasmussen approaches him
Lap 14/95: The race has an online procedure. Agustín Canapino was able to stretch the difference a little with Chiristian Rasmussen.
Lap 17/95: The three leaders get together and Alexander Rossi presses from fourth place. Agustín Canapino remains 15th and has 120 seconds of Push to Pass
Lap 20/95: Graham Rahal, Will Power, Rinus Veekay and Marcus Ericcson are the first to stop for fresh tires. Ericcson and Power rode the soft compound, while Rahal and VeeKay rode medium.
Lap 21/95: Agustín Canapino gains a place and is 14th after Pietro Fittipaldi and Nolan Siegel go to the pits to make their first stop.
Lap 23/95: Agustín Canapino made his first stop and put on the soft tires. The “Titan” returned in 20th place to the final after a stop of 7s4.
Lap 25/95: Agustín Canapino climbs to position 18 due to the continuity of his rivals’ pit stops. Alex Palou moves to the front, followed by Scott Dixon and Romain Grosjean.
Lap 27/95: After the first round of stops, Agustín Canapino is in 21st place. Christian Lundgaard made a mistake and took a sign on the front wing. Alexander Rossi is the new leader, supported by Kyle Kirkwood and Colton Herta.
Lap 31/95: Agustín Canapino gained one place and is 20th, looking to get closer to Kyffin Simpson.
Lap 35/95: Luca Ghiotto was involved in a very serious accident against the restraints and the yellow flag appeared to neutralize the competition.
Lap 38/95: Massive entry of drivers into the pits to change tires, capitalizing on the neutralization. Agustín Canapino stayed on the track and climbed to 9th place.
Lap 42/95: Green flag. Romain Grosjean overtook Pato O’Ward to be second, while Alex Palou is in front. Nolan Siegel was hit and led to a new neutralization.
Lap 44/95: Agustín Canapino tried to overtake Kyffin Simpson, but touched the ground and lost ground, falling back to 13th place behind Alexander Rossi.
Lap 49/95: Agustín Canapino made his second stop in 7s1 and put on hard compound tires. He returned to the track in 23rd place
Lap 52/95: Sting Ray Robb is delayed and that allows Agustín Canapino to return to 23rd place after falling one position.
Lap 59/95: Agustín Canapino advances to 22nd place and tries to cut Rinus VeeKay, who is in 21st place.
Lap 65/95: Agustín Canapino rises to 19th place. Up ahead, Alex Palou returns to the lead, after defeating Colton Herta.
Lap 69/95: Several drivers go to the pits to complete their last stop and Agustín Canapino climbs to 14th place. Alex Palou is the leader, supported by Romain Grosjean and Josef Newgarden.
Lap 71/95: Alex Palou and Romain Grosjean went to the pits, while Sting Ray Robb ended up in the dirt, but was able to return to the competition.
Lap 72/95: Agustín Canapino completed his third stop and placed soft compound. The man from Reef returned in 20th place to the final.
Lap 75/95: Christian Lundgaard and Marcus Armstrong had a touch and the latter went in the opposite direction to the track. This situation generated a new yellow.
Lap 80/95: Green flag. Scott McLaughlin starred in a touch with Will Power and Christian Lundgaard cut the Corkscrew curve after entering three.
Lap 81/95: After a frictional restart, Agustín Canapino is in 13th place. David Malukas goes to the pits and Scott McLaughlin shows problems with his car.
Lap 82/95: Yellow flag for the broken engine of Jack Harvey’s car.
Lap 86/95: Green flag. Colton Herta launches his attack on Alex Palou, while Romain Grosjean goes after Alexander Rossi. Agustín Canapino continues 14th
Lap 88/95: Agustín Canapino was involved in a collision with Kyffin Simpson, who spun due to a broken tire, crossed and was hit by Graham Rahal. This situation generated a new yellow flag.
Lap 92/95: Green flag. Agustín Canapino accounted for Félix Rosenqvist, but then went to the pits to serve a penalty for the situation with Kyffin Simpson and returned in 19th position.
Lap 95/95 VICTORY OF ALEX PALOU IN LAGUNA SECA
Colton Herta and Alexander Rossi completed the podium. Agustín Canapino caught hold of Josef Newgarden at the close of the competition and took the checkered flag in 18th place.
