The 2013 Shell and Pennzoil Grand Prix of Houston Race 1 was Round 17 of the 2013 IZOD IndyCar Series. The event was held in Houston, Texas, United States on 5 October 2013. Takuma Sato started on pole position and Scott Dixon was the race winner.
THE SHELL AND PENNZOIL GRAND PRIX OF HOUSTON RACE 1 Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Started | Laps | Total Time | Laps Led | Status | Points | Avg. Speed | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 3 | 90 | 01:54:48.3924 | 44 | Running | 53 | 76.002 | 2 |
| 2 | 78 | Simona de Silvestro | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 5 | 90 | 01:54:49.2705 | - | Running | 40 | 75.993 | 2 |
| 3 | 19 | Justin Wilson | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 12 | 90 | 01:54:50.5356 | - | Running | 35 | 76.832 | 2 |
| 4 | 77 | Simon Pagenaud | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 4 | 90 | 01:54:51.9416 | - | Running | 32 | 75.963 | 2 |
| 5 | 67 | Josef Newgarden | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 18 | 90 | 01:54:52.6217 | - | Running | 30 | 76.809 | 2 |
| 6 | 16 | James Jakes | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 9 | 90 | 01:54:53.8538 | - | Running | 28 | 75.942 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 24 | 90 | 01:54:54.4907 | - | Running | 26 | 76.788 | 4 |
| 8 | 7 | Sebastien Bourdais | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 14 | 90 | 01:54:55.2870 | - | Running | 24 | 76.779 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | E.J. Viso | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 8 | 90 | 01:54:56.5797 | - | Running | 22 | 75.912 | 2 |
| 10 | 98 | Luca Filippi | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 7 | 90 | 01:54:57.6976 | - | Running | 20 | 75.9 | 2 |
| 11 | 83 | Charlie Kimball | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 16 | 90 | 01:54:58.3546 | - | Running | 19 | 75.893 | 5 |
| 12 | 12 | Will Power | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 2 | 90 | 01:54:59.0379 | 40 | Running | 20 | 75.885 | 2 |
| 13 | 25 | Marco Andretti | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 10 | 90 | 01:54:59.5355 | - | Running | 17 | 75.88 | 3 |
| 14 | 6 | Sebastian Saavedra | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 19 | 89 | 01:55:00.2707 | - | Running | 16 | 75.871 | 3 |
| 15 | 10 | Dario Franchitti | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 20 | 89 | 01:55:03.6046 | - | Running | 15 | 75.835 | 4 |
| 16 | 18 | Mike Conway | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 11 | 85 | 01:48:28.1469 | - | Contact | 14 | 76.827 | 2 |
| 17 | 14 | Takuma Sato | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 1 | 82 | 01:48:06.1345 | 6 | Handling | 15 | 73.46 | 4 |
| 18 | 3 | Helio Castroneves | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 21 | 80 | 01:55:02.5691 | - | Running | 12 | 68.176 | 3 |
| 19 | 4 | Oriol Servia | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 17 | 63 | 01:18:28.9592 | - | Mechanical | 11 | 78.699 | 1 |
| 20 | 1 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 15 | 57 | 01:13:06.2622 | - | Electrical | 10 | 76.442 | 2 |
| 21 | 11 | Tony Kanaan | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 13 | 34 | 01:55:45.1300 | - | Running | 9 | 28.797 | 1 |
| 22 | 55 | Tristan Vautier | Dallara | Honda | Firestone | 23 | 32 | 01:55:06.5422 | - | Running | 8 | 27.255 | 2 |
| 23 | 20 | Ed Carpenter | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 22 | 30 | 01:55:04.2855 | - | Running | 7 | 25.56 | 3 |
| 24 | 27 | James Hinchcliffe | Dallara | Chevrolet | Firestone | 6 | 1 | 00:02:05.5866 | - | Contact | 6 | 0 | 0 |