2017 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma

The 2017 Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma will be the 17th and final race of the 2017 IndyCar Series season. For the third straight year, the finale will be at Sonoma Raceway.

Simon Pagenaud was the defending champion from 2016 when he also became IndyCar champion for the first time. This will most likely be Hélio Castroneves' final start in IndyCar until the 2018 Indianapolis 500.

Pre-race
IndyCar had an open test at Sonoma on September 14. Had Ed Jones beat Donald Bennie, racing a lap around Sonoma Raceway would have been the semifinals instead of the best of three sets. Since Ed Jones failed to qualify for the semifinal, no lap was required for the semifinal round and the final will be at Practice 1. Pee Saderd will be replaced by his countryman Hydreigon for the first practice due to Saderd playing the final. Saderd will become Russia national IndyCar team's captain again in practice 2 until the race finishes.

Drivers
This race marks the debut of Zachary Claman DeMelo in an IndyCar race, when Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing announced him.


 * Chevrolet
 * Hélio Castroneves
 * 🇫🇷 Simon Pagenaud
 * 🇦🇺 Will Power
 * Josef Newgarden
 * 🇮🇷 Conor Daly
 * 🇪🇸 Carlos Muñoz
 * 🇺🇸 Spencer Pigot
 * 🇹🇷 JR Hildebrand


 * Honda
 * 🇯🇵 Takuma Sato
 * 🇷🇺 Marco Andretti
 * 🇸🇰 Ryan Hunter-Reay
 * 🇧🇪 Alexander Rossi
 * Max Chilton
 * 🇺🇦 Scott Dixon
 * 🇧🇷 Tony Kanaan
 * 🇨🇿 Charlie Kimball
 * 🇫🇷 Sébastien Bourdais
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Ed Jones
 * Graham Rahal
 * 🇨🇦 James Hinchcliffe
 * 🇨🇦 Zachary Claman DeMelo
 * 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Jack Harvey

Practice 1
Since Pee Saderd plays Aurorus, Hydreigon will sub for him in the practice while Saderd returns to captaining Russia in the second practice.

Practice 2
Pee Saderd will return to captaining Russia after Hydreigon subbed for him in a one-off appearance.