2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

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Flag of the United States.svg 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Race details
17th round of the 2019 IndyCar season
Laguna Seca.svg
DateSeptember 22, 2019
Official name Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Location WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California
CoursePermanent road course
2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance90 laps
201.42 mi / 324.18 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
Time01:10.1405
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:12.2310 (on lap 5 of 90)
Podium
First Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
Second Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Third Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)

The 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey was the seventeenth and final round of the 2019 IndyCar season. The race was held on September 22, 2019, in Monterey, California at the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, and marked the return of open-wheel racing to the track for the first time since Champ Car's 2004 race. The race consisted of 90 laps & was won by rookie Colton Herta.

Contents

At the end of the race, Josef Newgarden won his second IndyCar championship in three years, while Felix Rosenqvist narrowly won rookie of the year honors, fending off Colton Herta. [1]

Entry list

KeyMeaning
 R Rookie
 W Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet
4 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson  R  Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
10 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet
14 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet
15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
18 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan Honda
19 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda
20 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet
21 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet
23 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet
25 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Andretti Autosport Honda
26 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda
28 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
30 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet
60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Honda
88 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda
98 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda
Source: [2]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
188 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 01:10.7335
210 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:10.8054
319 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 01:10.8837
Source: [3]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
128 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 01:09.9105
210 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.9305
388 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 01:09.9317
Source: [4]

Qualifying

Qualifying started at 4:35 PM ET on September 21, 2019.

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineTimeFinal
grid
Round 1Round 2Round 3
Group 1Group 2
188 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda N/A01:10.289201:09.982801:10.14051
29 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:10.3256N/A01:10.084501:10.18312
327 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:10.3097N/A01:10.233201:10.21053
42 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 01:10.3081N/A01:10.267401:10.67194
55 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda N/A01:10.646201:10.438701:10.80035
622 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 01:10.4809N/A01:10.603101:10.86166
712 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:10.448901:10.6086N/A7
815 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A01:10.792001:10.6296N/A8
928 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 01:10.5860N/A01:10.6919N/A9
1059 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 01:10.5276N/A01:10.7257N/A10
117 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson  R  Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda N/A01:10.529601:11.1666N/A11
1219 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda N/A01:10.725301:12.4137N/A12
1325 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Andretti Autosport Honda 01:10.7787N/AN/AN/A13
1410 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A01:10.5649 [a] N/AN/A14
1521 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:10.8275N/AN/AN/A15
1630 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda N/A01:10.8393N/AN/A16
1726 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 01:10.8407N/AN/AN/A17
1820 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet N/A01:10.9806N/AN/A18
1918 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan Honda 01:11.0095N/AN/AN/A19
2023 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet N/A01:10.9865N/AN/A20
2114 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:11.2454N/AN/AN/A21
2298 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda N/A01:11.0527N/AN/A22
234 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:11.5180N/AN/AN/A23
2460 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Honda N/A01:11.2710N/AN/A24
Source: [5]
Notes

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
127 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 01:10.0988
228 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 01:10.8926
388 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 01:10.8950
Source: [6]

Race

The race started at 3:15 PM ET on September 22, 2019.

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
188 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 9001:53:56.98453183104
212 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 90+0.587837681
39 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90+6.24043270
422 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 90+6.354536165
510 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90+9.520631460
627 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 90+10.36373356
718 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan Honda 90+10.683131952
82 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 90+19.04473448
95 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 90+22.81863544
1028 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 90+24.79443940
117 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson  R  Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 90+25.780631138
1215 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90+26.65173836
1359 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 90+27.074331034
1498 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 90+54.431432232
1523 Flag of the United States.svg Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet 90+56.586232030
1614 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90+65.873932128
174 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 90+66.564032326
1826 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 90+67.926731724
1960 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Honda 90+70.795652422
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 89+1 Lap31520
2130 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 89+1 Lap51618
2225 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Andretti Autosport Honda 89+1 Lap41316
2320 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet 51Mechanical41814
2419 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 48Contact21212
Fastest lap: Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:12.2310 (lap 5)
Source: [7]

Championship standings after the race

Footnotes

  1. Although Felix Rosenqvist's listed time should have allowed him into the second round of qualifying, his fasted 2 laps for the session were disallowed.

References

  1. "Newgarden Wins Second IndyCar Title, Herta Wins Laguna Seca". Indycar.com. September 22, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  2. Fair, Asher (September 17, 2019). "IndyCar: 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey entry list". beyondtheflag.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  3. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  4. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  5. "Qualifications - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 21, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  6. "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 22, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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