2019 Elite Racing League season

All information on this page is not part of canon.

2019 Elite Racing League season
Previous: 2018	Next: 2020

The 2019 Elite Racing League season is the 16th Elite Racing League season, competed over 12 races in 12 rounds. It is a non canon season (Like all Elite Racing League Seasons) Drivers and teams throughout the season will battle for the Drivers and Manufacturer Championships. It will start on the 31st March in Europe in Lanzarote which is in the Canary Islands near Spain. and will end on the 15th September in Great Britain at Silverstone. It will be simulated using Forza Motorsport 7. The defending Drivers Champion is Shane Wray and the Defending Manufacturers Champions are Chevrolet. The series continues its corporate relationship with IndyCar meaning, if they so wished, IndyCar drivers are be able to participate. Michelin remains as the Tyre Supplier.

Drivers and Season Calendar

Drivers Champion	Manufacturers Champion
TBA	TBA

Driver Changes

- Several Drivers changed manufacturer in hope for a performance boost.

Calendar Changes

- The round at Maple Valley wasn't on the calendar due to poor fan attendance in recent races however a 2020 return could still happen according to the race holders.

- The series will return to Chicago as a race at Chicagoland Speedway is planned for the summer.

- Several races changed places on the calendar due to the addition of a race in Lanzarote, this would be the first time the series has visited Mainland Europe.

Drivers and New Points System

The points system was changed this season due to the ERL organizers wanting closer championships, it would also encourage closer and more intense racing they said in a statement.

Manufacturar	Driver
Chevrolet
	Template:AUS Will Power
	Template:USA Josef Newgarden
	Helio Castroneves
	Andrew King
	Template:GBR Kyle Macleod
	Template:GBR Josh Smith
	Template:USA David Land
	Template:USA Jeff Favignano
	Template:GBR Josh Beardmore
	Template:GBR Max Chilton
Honda	Template:GBR Shane Wray
	Template:FRA Sebastien Bourdais
	Template:USA Taylor Anderson
	Template:USA Alexander Rossi
	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay
	Mitch Evans
	Template:GBR Lando Norris
	Scott Dixon
	Takuma Sato
	Template:GBR Jordan King

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	Fastest Lap	Pole position
50	40	35	30	25	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	8	6	4	2	1	2

Standings

Round	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning manufacturer
1	Grand Prix of Lanzarote	Matagorda Street Circuit	31 March	Template:USA Taylor Anderson	Template:USA Taylor Anderson	Template:USA Taylor Anderson	Honda
2	Template:USA Sebring Grand Prix	Sebring International Raceway	21 April	Template:GBR Shane Wray	Template:USA Jeff Favignano	Template:GBR Shane Wray	Honda
3	Template:USA 2019 ERL Indianapolis Oval Race	Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Oval)	28 April	Template:GBR Shane Wray	Template:GBR Josh Beardmore	Template:AUS Will Power	Template:USA Chevrolet
4	Template:USA Indianapolis Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course)	4 May	Template:USA Jeff Favignano	Template:GBR Josh Smith	Template:USA Jeff Favignano	Template:USA Chevrolet
5	Template:USA Long Beach Grand Prix	Long Beach Street Circuit	18 May	Template:GBR Jordan King	Template:GBR Shane Wray	Template:GBR Shane Wray	Honda
6	Template:USA ERL Chicago Classic	Chicagoland Speedway	15 June
7	Template:USA ERL Florida 200	Daytona International Speedway (Oval)	30 June
8	Template:USA Daytona Grand Prix	Daytona International Speedway (Road Course)	7 July
9	Template:USA Road America Grand Prix	Road America	4 August
10	Template:USA Sonoma Grand Prix	Sonoma Raceway	11 August
11	Template:GBR Brands Hatch Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	8 September
12	Template:GBR ERL Grand Prix of Great Britain	Silverstone Circuit	15 September

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Template:GBR Shane Wray	205
2	Template:USA Jeff Favignano	158
3	Template:GBR Josh Smith	138
4	Template:AUS Will Power	117
7	Mitch Evans	112
9	Template:GBR Jordan King	105
5	Template:USA Taylor Anderson	102
11	Andrew King	85
12	Template:USA Josef Newgarden	80
6	Template:GBR Josh Beardmore	78
13	Template:GBR Max Chilton	76
8	Template:FRA Sebastien Bourdais	75
10	Template:GBR Kyle Macleod	73
14	Template:USA David Land	68
15	Scott Dixon	66
16	Template:USA Ryan Hunter-Reay	65
18	Template:GBR Lando Norris	63
17	Template:USA Alexander Rossi	58
19	Takuma Sato	46
20	Helio Castroneves	39

At Long Beach, the pole went to Jordan King who finished 3rd for Honda however since Mitch Evans finished 2nd before Jordan King, the Honda chart shows 2nd place getting pole despite this not being the case in the race.

Pos Driver LAN SEB Template:USA INO Template:USA IND Template:USA LBE Template:USA CHI Template:USA FLR200 Template:USA DAY Template:USA RDA Template:USA SON Template:USA BRA Template:GBR GBR Template:GBR Pts 1 Honda 1 1 2 2 1 398 4 2 7 4 2 2 Template:USA Chevrolet 2 3 1 1 5 360 3 4 3 3 6