IndyCar Grand Prix of Monterey: Live updates from Laguna Seca as Will Power claims second championship

A day after breaking Mario Andretti's all-time record with a 68th pole position, Will Power clinched his second IndyCar series championship by finishing third. Alex Palou, the 2021 champion, won the Grand Prix of Monterey to close out the season.

Grand Prix of Monterey results

1. Alex Palou

2. Josef Newgarden

3. Will Power

4. Felix Rosenqvist

5. Christian Lundgaard

6. Scott McLaughlin

7. Romain Grosjean

8. Pato O’Ward

9. Marcus Ericsson

10. Alexander Rossi

11. Colton Herta

12. Scott Dixon

13. David Malukas

14. Rinus VeeKay

15. Devlin DeFrancesco

16. Jimmie Johnson

17. Simon Pagenaud

18. Graham Rahal

19. Helio Castroneves

20. Jack Harvey

21. Kyle Kirkwood

22. Simona De Silvestro

23. Takuma Sato

24. Conor Daly

25. Dalton Kellett

26. Callum Ilott

Grand Prix of Monterey starting grid

1. Will Power

2. Callum Ilott

3. Alexander Rossi

4. Romain Grosjean

5. Alex Palou

6. Pato O’Ward

7. David Malukas

8. Scott McLaughlin

9. Felix Rosenqvist

10. Marcus Ericsson

11. Simon Pagenaud

12. Helio Castronves

13. Scott Dixon

14. Rinus VeeKay

15. Conor Daly

16. Christian Lundgaard

17. Kyle Kirkwood

18. Colton Herta

19. Graham Rahal

20. Devlin DeFrancesco

21. Jack Harvey

22. Takuma Sato

23. Jimmie Johnson

24. Dalton Kellett

25. Josef Newgarden

26. Simona De Silvestro

Grand Prix of Monterey weekend schedule

Fans can stream qualifying and the race on Peacock or listen in on Sirius XM or IndyCar Radio. NBC will also broadcast the race live on Sunday.

Saturday, September 10

Qualifying: 5:05 - 6:20 p.m. ET (Peacock, Sirius XM, IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio)

Sunday, September 11

Race: 2:40 - 6 p.m. ET (NBC, Peacock, Sirius XM, IndyCar Live, IndyCar Radio)

Top drivers at the Grand Prix of Monterey

Outside of the five title contenders, there is plenty of stiff competition this weekend and it starts with Andretti Autosports’ Colton Herta. The road racing ace has won each of the two races at Laguna Seca since it returned to the IndyCar calendar in 2019.

Arrow McLaren SP’s Pato O’Ward, another recognized road racing ace, won at Barber Motorsports Park earlier in the season and Alexander Rossi won the second Indianapolis road race in August. The rest of the road courses this year were won by one of the five title contenders.

Grand Prix of Monterey weather forecast

It will be mild (72-76 degrees) with a 25 percent chance of rain for Saturday’s qualifying session. A wet qualifying could result in a mixed up grid, making for even more drama in Sunday’s title decider.