2026 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix
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4th round of the 2026 IndyCar season
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| Date | March 29, 2026 | ||||
| Official name | Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix | ||||
| Location | Barber Motorsports Park, Birmingham, Alabama | ||||
| Course | Permanent road course 2.380 mi / 3.830 km | ||||
| Distance | 90 laps 214.200 mi / 344.700 km | ||||
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The 2026 Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix will be the fourth round of the 2026 IndyCar season. The race will be held on March 29, 2026, in Birmingham, Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park.[1] The race will be contested of 90 laps.
Background
Barber Motorsports Park is an 880-acre (360 ha) racing facility in Birmingham, Alabama. It was built by George W. Barber and includes the 230,000-square-foot (21,000 m2) Barber Vintage Motorsport Museum.[2] It is a 2.3 mi (3.7 km) permanent road course with 17 turns and features 80 feet of elevation change.[3] It has been the site of the IndyCar Series' Grand Prix of Alabama since 2010.[4]
Entry list
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| R | Rookie |
Practice
Practice 1
The first practice session will be held at 2:30 PM CT on March 27, 2026.
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Practice 2
The second practice session will be held at 10:00 AM CT on March 28, 2026.
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Qualifying
Qualifying will be held at 1:30 PM CT on March 28, 2026.
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- Notes
- Bold text indicates fastest time.
Warmup
The Warmup session will be held at 9:05 AM CT on March 29, 2026.
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Race
The race will be held at 12:00 PM CT on March 29, 2026.
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Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References
- ^ "2026 Schedule" (PDF). IndyCar. Retrieved March 14, 2026.
- ^ "Barber Motorsports Museum". Barber Motorsports Park. February 17, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ "Children's of Alabama Indy Grand Prix". IndyCar. Brickyard Trademarks, Inc. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
- ^ Tomberlin, Michael (July 26, 2009). "Indy Car race coming to Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama". The Birmingham News.