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
	Will Power
	Josef Newgarden
	Helio Castroneves
	Andrew King
	Kyle Macleod
	Josh Smith
	David Land
	Jeff Favignano
	Josh Beardmore
	Max Chilton
Honda	Shane Wray
	Sebastien Bourdais
	Taylor Anderson
	Alexander Rossi
	Ryan Hunter-Reay
	Mitch Evans
	Lando Norris
	Scott Dixon
	Takuma Sato
	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	Taylor Anderson	Taylor Anderson	Taylor Anderson	Honda
2	Sebring Grand Prix	Sebring International Raceway	21 April	Shane Wray	Jeff Favignano	Shane Wray	Honda
3	2019 ERL Indianapolis Oval Race	Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Oval)	28 April	Shane Wray	Josh Beardmore	Will Power	Chevrolet
4	Indianapolis Grand Prix	Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course)	4 May	Jeff Favignano	Josh Smith	Jeff Favignano	Chevrolet
5	Long Beach Grand Prix	Long Beach Street Circuit	18 May	Jordan King	Shane Wray	Shane Wray	Honda
6	ERL Chicago Classic	Chicagoland Speedway	15 June
7	ERL Florida 200	Daytona International Speedway (Oval)	30 June
8	Daytona Grand Prix	Daytona International Speedway (Road Course)	7 July
9	Road America Grand Prix	Road America	4 August
10	Sonoma Grand Prix	Sonoma Raceway	11 August
11	Brands Hatch Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	8 September
12	ERL Grand Prix of Great Britain	Silverstone Circuit	15 September

Pos.	Driver	Points
1	Shane Wray	154
2	Jeff Favignano	139
3	Josh Smith	113
4	Will Power	109
5	Taylor Anderson	92
6	Josh Beardmore	76
7	Mitch Evans	72
8	Sebastien Bourdais	71
9	Jordan King	70
10	Kyle Macleod	69
11	Andrew King	65
12	Josef Newgarden	63
13	Max Chilton	60
14	David Land	56
15	Scott Dixon	54
16	Ryan Hunter-Reay	51
17	Alexander Rossi	40
18	Lando Norris	33
19	Takuma Sato	32
20	Helio Castroneves	28

Pos Driver LAN SEB INO IND LBE CHI FLR200 DAY RDA SON BRA GBR Pts 1 Chevrolet 2 3 1 1 315 3 4 3 3 2 Honda 1 1 2 2 305 4 2 7 4