2019 Elite Racing League season

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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 Icon.png Chevrolet
Flag of Australia svg.png Will Power
Flag of the United States svg.png Josef Newgarden
Flag of Brazil svg.png Helio Castroneves
Flag of Canada svg.png Andrew King
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Kyle Macleod
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Josh Smith
Flag of the United States svg.png David Land
Flag of the United States svg.png Jeff Favignano
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Josh Beardmore
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Max Chilton
Honda Icon.png Honda Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Shane Wray
Flag of France svg.png Sebastien Bourdais
Flag of the United States svg.png Taylor Anderson
Flag of the United States svg.png Alexander Rossi
Flag of the United States svg.png Ryan Hunter-Reay
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Mitch Evans
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lando Norris
Flag of New Zealand svg.png Scott Dixon
Flag of Japan svg.png Takuma Sato
Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png 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 Flag of Spain svg.png Grand Prix of Lanzarote Matagorda Street Circuit 31 March Flag of the United States svg.png Taylor Anderson Flag of the United States svg.png Taylor Anderson Flag of the United States svg.png Taylor Anderson Flag of Japan svg.png Honda
2 Flag of the United States svg.png Sebring Grand Prix Sebring International Raceway 21 April Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Shane Wray Flag of the United States svg.png Jeff Favignano Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Shane Wray Flag of Japan svg.png Honda
3 Flag of the United States svg.png 2019 ERL Indianapolis Oval Race Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Oval) 28 April Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Shane Wray Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Josh Beardmore Flag of Australia svg.png Will Power Flag of the United States svg.png Chevrolet
4 Flag of the United States svg.png Indianapolis Grand Prix Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Road Course) 4 May Flag of the United States svg.png Jeff Favignano Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Josh Smith Flag of the United States svg.png Jeff Favignano Flag of the United States svg.png Chevrolet
5 Flag of the United States svg.png Long Beach Grand Prix Long Beach Street Circuit 18 May Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jordan King Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Shane Wray Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Shane Wray Flag of Japan svg.png Honda
6 Flag of the United States svg.png ERL Chicago Classic Chicagoland Speedway 15 June
7 Flag of the United States svg.png ERL Florida 200 Daytona International Speedway (Oval) 30 June
8 Flag of the United States svg.png Daytona Grand Prix Daytona International Speedway (Road Course) 7 July
9 Flag of the United States svg.png Road America Grand Prix Road America 4 August
10 Flag of the United States svg.png Sonoma Grand Prix Sonoma Raceway 11 August
11 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Brands Hatch Grand Prix Brands Hatch 8 September
12 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png ERL Grand Prix of Great Britain Silverstone Circuit 15 September
Pos. Driver Points
1 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Shane Wray 205
2 Flag of the United States svg.png Jeff Favignano 158
3 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Josh Smith 138
4 Flag of Australia svg.png Will Power 117
7 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Mitch Evans 112
9 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Jordan King 105
5 Flag of the United States svg.png Taylor Anderson 102
11 Flag of Canada svg.png Andrew King 85
12 Flag of the United States svg.png Josef Newgarden 80
6 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Josh Beardmore 78
13 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Max Chilton 76
8 Flag of France svg.png Sebastien Bourdais 75
10 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Kyle Macleod 73
14 Flag of the United States svg.png David Land 68
15 Flag of New Zealand svg.png Scott Dixon 66
16 Flag of the United States svg.png Ryan Hunter-Reay 65
18 Flag of the United Kingdom svg.png Lando Norris 63
17 Flag of the United States svg.png Alexander Rossi 58
19 Flag of Japan svg.png Takuma Sato 46
20 Flag of Brazil svg.png 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
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SEB
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INO
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IND
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LBE
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CHI
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FLR200
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DAY
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RDA
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SON
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BRA
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GBR
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Pts
1 Flag of Japan svg.png Honda 1 1 2 2 1 398
4 2 7 4 2
2 Flag of the United States svg.png Chevrolet 2 3 1 1 5 360
3 4 3 3 6