IndyCar Grand Prix of Portland 2026
August 7–9, 2026 at Portland International Raceway: NTT INDYCAR SERIES race weekend capped by the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland on Sunday, August 9.
- Aug 7–9, 2026
- Portland International Raceway
Portland, OR - paid
Recap
Palou’s sixth 2026 win closes Portland before Markham
Alex Palou won the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland on Sunday, August 9, 2026 — his sixth victory of the season and 25th IndyCar win — finishing about 4.1 seconds ahead of polesitter Felix Rosenqvist, with Will Power third.
Contemporary coverage had Palou leading 60 of 110 laps after an early pit cycle and stretching a large championship cushion into the final stretch of the year. Next on the calendar: the Ontario Honda Dealers Indy at Markham on August 16, then Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, and the Laguna Seca finale.
The short version
The OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland ran August 7–9, 2026 at Portland International Raceway, with race day Sunday, August 9. PIR sits in North Portland’s Delta Park corridor — closer to I-5 logistics than a downtown street circuit. The weekend has concluded; use this page for results context and for planning a future Portland stop.
Background
Portland has been a scenic road-course fixture on the IndyCar calendar for decades — tree-lined runoff, Pacific Northwest weather swings, and a fan base that treats August as race month rather than auto-show month.
Verified details
- Race day: Sunday, August 9, 2026 (concluded).
- Weekend framing: August 7–9, 2026.
- Venue: Portland International Raceway, Portland, OR.
- Official hub: cms.indycar.com schedule / Portland event page.
Planning tips
- For a future Portland weekend: treat Friday–Saturday as practice and qualifying unless your ticket SKU says otherwise.
- Delta Park / PIR traffic stacks on I-5. Arrive early and pick a parking product before you assume rideshare drop-off is painless.
- August often overlaps Monterey Car Week’s opening stretch — choose a coast if you are flying once.
- Next on the 2026 IndyCar calendar after Portland: Markham (August 16), then Washington, D.C., Milwaukee, and Laguna Seca.
Common questions
- When was the 2026 Grand Prix of Portland?
- Race day was Sunday, August 9, 2026 at Portland International Raceway after a Friday–Sunday weekend. The event has concluded.
- Where is Portland International Raceway?
- North Portland’s Delta Park area off I-5 — not a downtown street circuit. Plan parking or transit before race morning on a future visit.
- Who won in 2026?
- Chip Ganassi Racing’s Alex Palou won the OnlyBulls Grand Prix of Portland for his sixth victory of the 2026 season, ahead of Felix Rosenqvist and Will Power.
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