2019 IndyCar Series

2019 IndyCar Series
Airbnb IndyCar Series
Season
Races	17
Start date	March 10
End date	September 29
Awards
Drivers' champion	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay
Teams' champion	Chip Ganassi Racing
Manufacturers' Cup	Template:USA Chevrolet
Rookie of the Year	Lance Stroll
Indianapolis 500 winner	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
2016	2020
Road to Indy
Tier 1	2019 Indy Lights

The 2019 Airbnb IndyCar Series season was the 22nd season of the IndyCar Series, and the 106th recognized season of top-level American open wheel racing. After attracting investment from former shareholders and new business partners, the IndyCar name returned to top-level American motorsport following a two-year hiatus.

A number of teams who raced in the IndyCar Series prior to the 2017-18 gap in competition made returns to the championship along with former F1RICS outfit Cassidy Racing. Resuming its technical partnership with Dallara, the DW12 chassis used from 2012 to 2016 was revised ready for 2019. Chevrolet and Honda will also provide engines once again, and will be joined by Mazda who provide a third option.

Teams and drivers

Team	Engine	No.	Driver(s)	Round(s)
Template:USA A. J. Foyt Enterprises [?]	Mazda	14	Template:GBR Max Chilton	1-
		41	Template:USA Collin Pratchett	1-
Template:USA Andretti Autosport [?]	Mazda	26	Felipe Massa	1-
		27	Template:USA Marco Andretti	1-
		28	Template:USA Kyle Kaiser	1-7
			Victor Guerin	8-
Template:USA Andretti Herta Autosport [?]		98	Template:USA Colton Herta	1-
Template:USA Cassidy Racing [?]	Chevrolet	64	Template:USA Ashley Cassidy	1-
		65	Raffaele Marciello	1-
Template:USA Chip Ganassi Racing [?]	Chevrolet	8	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay	1-
		9	Lance Stroll	1-
		10	Carlos Muñoz	1-
		83	Scott Dixon	1-
Template:GBR Christopherson Racing [?]	Honda	55	Template:GBR Jack Christopherson	7
Template:USA Dale Coyne Racing [?]	Honda	18	Template:USA Josef Newgarden	1-
		19	Template:USA J. R. Hildebrand	1, 3
			Template:USA RC Enerson	2, 6, 10, 13, 16-17
			Gabby Chaves	4, 7-9, 14-15
			Jorge Cevallos	5
			Scott Hargrove	11-12
Template:USA Team Menard Dale Coyne Racing [?]		63	Template:USA Sam Hornish Jr.	7
Template:USA Dreyer & Reinbold Racing [?]	Chevrolet	24	Template:USA Sage Karam	7
Template:USA Ed Carpenter Racing [?]	Honda	20	Template:USA Conor Daly	1-3, 5-6, 10-13, 16-17
			Template:USA Ed Carpenter	4, 7-9, 14-15
		21	Template:AUS Ryan Briscoe	1-
Template:USA Galles Racing [?]	Chevrolet	70	Template:USA Al Unser Jr.	7
Template:GBR Grace Autosport [?]	Honda	77	Template:GBR Katherine Legge	7
Template:USA KV Racing Technology [?]	Honda	4	Template:FRA Sébastien Bourdais	1-
		11	Template:SUI Simona de Silvestro	1-
Template:USA Lazier Partners Racing [?]	Mazda	91	Template:USA Buddy Lazier	7
Template:USA DoubleSeven Competition [?]	Mazda	72	Helio Castroneves	7
Template:USA Michael Shank Racing [?]	Chevrolet	35	Template:USA AJ Allmendinger	7
Template:USA Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing [?]	Chevrolet	15	Template:USA Graham Rahal	1-
		16	Esteban Guerrieri	1-
Template:USA Schmidt Peterson Motorsports [?]	Chevrolet	5	Sergio Pérez	1-
		7	Karun Chandhok	1-
Template:USA Sentinel Motorsports [?]	Mazda	34	Template:USA Dave Anderson	7
Template:USA Team Penske [?]	Honda	2	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	1-
		3	Template:AUS Will Power	1-
		12	Template:BEL Thomas De Bock	1-
		22	James Hinchcliffe	1-
Template:USA Underhill Motorsports [?]	Chevrolet	6	Template:GBR Jack Harvey	7

Schedule

The IndyCar Series selected seventeen venues for the 2019 season from a combination of former series favourites and new additions to the calendar.

Rd. Date Race Name Circuit City 1 March 10 Template:USA Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida 2 March 24 Template:USA Books-A-Million Grand Prix of Alabama Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama 3 April 7 Template:USA 43rd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California 4 April 14 Template:USA Qualcomm 500 Auto Club Speedway Fontana, California 5 April 28 Tecate Grand Prix of Monterrey presented by Banamex Parque Fundidora Monterrey, Nuevo León 6 May 11 Template:USA Liquor Locker Grand Prix of Indianapolis Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana 7 May 26 Template:USA 101st Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana 8 June 9 Template:USA Direct Supply Milwaukee 225 presented by Kopp's Frozen Custard Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin 9 June 23 Template:USA Iowa Corn 300 Iowa Speedway Newton, Iowa 10 July 7 Template:USA Smucker's Indy 200 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio 11 July 21 Honda Indy Toronto Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario 12 July 28 Molson Canadian 67 Indy Montreal with Pinty's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec 13 August 18 Template:USA Chevrolet Grand Prix at the Glen Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York 14 August 25 Template:USA Firestone 600 Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas 15 September 8 Template:USA ABC Supply 500 Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania 16 September 22 Template:USA Gallo Family Vineyards Grand Prix of Sonoma Sonoma Raceway Sears Point, California 17 September 29 Template:USA Mazda SKYACTIV Grand Prix of California Laguna Seca Monterey, California

Key Road Course Street Course Oval Course

2019 Season Summary

Race Results

Round	Race	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Most Laps Led	Race Winner			Report
					Driver	Team	Manufacturer
1	St. Petersburg	Template:AUS Will Power	Template:AUS Will Power	Template:AUS Will Power	Carlos Muñoz	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	Report Video
2	Birmingham	Template:USA Graham Rahal	Template:USA Graham Rahal	Lance Stroll	Lance Stroll	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	Report Video
3	Long Beach	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay	Carlos Muñoz	Carlos Muñoz	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	Report Video
4	Fontana	Carlos Muñoz	Lance Stroll	Raffaele Marciello	Raffaele Marciello	Cassidy Racing	Chevrolet	Report
5	Parque Fundidora	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	Template:USA Josef Newgarden	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	Template:USA Ashley Cassidy	Cassidy Racing	Chevrolet	Report
6	Indianapolis GP	Sergio Pérez	Template:AUS Will Power	Scott Dixon	Template:USA Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Chevrolet	Report
7	Indianapolis 500	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	Felipe Massa	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Honda	Report Video
8	Milwaukee	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	Template:USA Graham Rahal	Template:USA Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Chevrolet	Report
9	Iowa	Carlos Muñoz	James Hinchcliffe	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Honda	Report
10	Mid-Ohio	Template:USA Graham Rahal	Carlos Muñoz	Template:USA Graham Rahal	Template:USA Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Chevrolet	Report
11	Toronto	Template:AUS Will Power	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	Report
12	Montreal	Scott Dixon	Carlos Muñoz	Template:BEL Thomas De Bock	Template:AUS Will Power	Team Penske	Honda	Report
13	Watkins Glen	James Hinchcliffe	Template:USA Graham Rahal	Template:USA Graham Rahal	Template:USA Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Chevrolet	Report
14	Texas	Template:USA Ashley Cassidy	Raffaele Marciello	Template:USA Ashley Cassidy	Template:USA Ashley Cassidy	Cassidy Racing	Chevrolet	Report
15	Pocono	Template:USA Ashley Cassidy	Template:USA Ashley Cassidy	Template:BEL Thomas De Bock	Template:BEL Thomas De Bock	Team Penske	Honda	Report
16	Sonoma	Template:AUS Will Power	Template:USA Ashley Cassidy	Carlos Muñoz	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	Report
17	Laguna Seca	Template:AUS Will Power	Scott Dixon	Template:AUS Will Power	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay	Chip Ganassi Racing	Chevrolet	Report

In-season testing

Date	Circuit	Fastest driver	Team	Fastest Lap
March 25	Template:USA Barber Motorsports Park	Jorge del Río	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	1:12.342
July 8	Template:USA Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Jazmin Caldeiro	Chip Ganassi Racing	1:06.234

Standings

Standard Points System

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th	31st	32nd	33rd	Pole	FLAP
Points	50	40	35	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	2	1

Indy 500 and Season Finale Points System

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th	31st	32nd	33rd	Pole	FLAP
Points	100	80	70	64	60	56	52	48	44	40	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	4 *	2 *

• Points for pole position and fastest lap were not awarded for the Indy 500.

Indy 500 Qualifying Points System

Position	Pole	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th	31st	32nd	33rd
Points	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Driver Standings

Pos. Driver Template:USA STP Template:USA ALA Template:USA LBH Template:USA FON FUN Template:USA IGP Template:USA INDY Template:USA MIL Template:USA IOW Template:USA MOH TOR MON Template:USA WGL Template:USA TEX Template:USA POC Template:USA SNM Template:USA LAG Pts QL 500 1 Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay 7 20 7 22 3 4 7 2 23 12 8 1* 21 2 20 2 1 1 593 2 Template:FRA Simon Pagenaud 26 6 23 4 4* 24 1 1* 25 1* 3 26 3 3 5 20 3 2 570 3 Template:AUS Will Power 4* 2 19 19 5 3 5 3 9 4 4 2 1 24 18 7 23 24* 509 4 Carlos Muñoz 1 18 1* 16 11 16 8 13 8 9 5 11 7 22 22 6 2* 3 500 5 Template:USA Graham Rahal 21 3 21 11 10 1 4 7 1* 7 1* 14 12 1* 24 17 14 25 486 6 Template:USA Ashley Cassidy 20 8 18 3 1 11 11 6 17 13 9 3 9 21 1* 5 19 17 468 7 Scott Dixon 6 24 17 26 19 20* 9 11 7 2 2 5 2 23 3 9 7 8 455 8 James Hinchcliffe 5 9 4 18 6 7 16 12 3 6 6 7 10 19 15 8 5 16 452 9 Template:USA Josef Newgarden 3 10 25 8 9 23 2 4 2 16 15 10 24 6 4 18 9 9 443 10 Lance Stroll RY 9 1* 3 2 18 12 12 8 10 8 23 4 8 15 24 3 22 23 433 11 Template:BEL Thomas De Bock R 2 13 9 10 17 13 10 18 11 24 7 17 20* 5 12 1* 11 7 420 12 Felipe Massa R 13 16 14 7 2 6 6 9 20 23 25 19 5 7 17 19 10 15 380 13 Raffaele Marciello R 24 12 2 1* 23 25 19 25 16 10 14 6 13 20 19 23 16 6 345 14 Template:USA Collin Pratchett 14 23 6 6 15 15 26 26 18 11 11 13 25 4 11 10 24 4 340 15 Template:USA Marco Andretti 12 17 16 5 13 18 17 14 5 19 17 21 6 17 16 15 4 11 336 16 Template:FRA Sébastien Bourdais 23 14 22 14 12 10 14 5 6 20 16 8 14 16 14 26 18 20 324 17 Template:USA Colton Herta R 15 7 12 15 20 26 21 27 22 25 21 24 4 13 6 12 12 5 313 18 Esteban Guerrieri R 10 5 8 17 16 2 15 30 13 3 12 18 26 10 25 16 26 19 309 19 Karun Chandhok R 22 15 13 13 22 21 31 17 15 14 22 15 23 12 7 4 6 12 304 20 Sergio Pérez R 18 26 26 20 26 5 18 14 26 5 10 9 18 26 2 21 25 21 283 21 Template:SUI Simona de Silvestro 8 22 10 12 14 8 28 22 4 21 26 22 15 9 13 11 21 26 280 22 Template:AUS Ryan Briscoe 17 4 20 24 8 17 27 29 24 15 13 12 22 18 23 25 15 13 252 23 Template:GBR Max Chilton 19 19 15 25 7 19 25 23 21 18 24 20 17 11 8 24 20 22 227 24 Template:USA Conor Daly 25 11 5 25 22 18 23 19 14 8 14 169 25 Template:USA Ed Carpenter 23 3 10 14 26 26 14 120 26 Template:USA Kyle Kaiser R 11 21 11 21 21 14 23 19 114 27 Gabby Chaves 9 24 20 12 17 9 22 113 28 Victor Guerin R 19 22 20 25 16 25 10 13 17 18 127 29 Template:USA RC Enerson 25 9 19 8 13 10 119 30 Helio Castroneves 13 15 51 31 Template:USA Sage Karam 20 16 42 32 Scott Hargrove R 16 11 33 33 Template:USA Dave Anderson 29 21 23 34 Template:USA J. R. Hildebrand 16 24 19 35 Template:GBR Jack Christopherson 30 31 14 36 Template:GBR Jack Harvey R 22 Wth1 12 37 Template:USA Buddy Lazier 32 28 12 38 Template:GBR Katherine Legge 33 32 11 39 Template:USA Sam Hornish Jr. DNQ1 33 10 40 Jorge Cevallos R 24 6 - Template:USA AJ Allmendinger DNQ 0 - Template:USA Al Unser Jr. DNQ 0

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th-5th place finish Light Blue 6th-10th place finish Blue 11th place finish or below Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Pale blue Withdrawn (WD) Blank Did Not Enter (No text) Excluded (EX) Did not Start (DNS) Did not Arrive (DNA) Event cancelled (C) Injured (INJ) Bold denotes pole position Italics denote fastest lap * denotes most laps led † Classification despite retirement ‡ Race not run to scheduled distance

• ¹ - Sam Hornish Jr. failed to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, but a payment was made to Cassidy Racing to place him in the satellite Underhill Motorsports entry, replacing Jack Harvey.