2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Race details
17th round of the 2019 IndyCar season
	Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
Date	September 22, 2019
Official name	Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Location	WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California
Course	Permanent road course; 2.238 mi / 3.602 km
Distance	90 laps; 201.42 mi / 324.18 km
Pole position
Driver	Colton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
Time	01:10.1405
Fastest lap
Driver	Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time	01:12.2310 (on lap 5 of 90)
Podium
First	Colton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
Second	Will Power (Team Penske)
Third	Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)

Last updated January 02, 2024

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.

Entry list

Key	Meaning
R	Rookie
W	Past winner

No.	Driver	Team	Engine
2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet
4	Matheus Leist	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
5	James Hinchcliffe	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda
7	Marcus Ericsson R	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda
9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
10	Felix Rosenqvist R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda
12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet
14	Tony Kanaan	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet
15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
18	Sébastien Bourdais	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan	Honda
19	Santino Ferrucci R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda
20	Ed Jones	Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa	Chevrolet
21	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet
22	Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Chevrolet
23	Charlie Kimball	Carlin	Chevrolet
25	Conor Daly	Andretti Autosport	Honda
26	Zach Veach	Andretti Autosport	Honda
27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda
28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda
30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda
59	Max Chilton	Carlin	Chevrolet
60	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson	Honda
88	Colton Herta R	Harding Steinbrenner Racing	Honda
98	Marco Andretti	Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian	Honda
Source:^[2]

Practice

Practice 1

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	88	Colton Herta R	Harding Steinbrenner Racing	Honda	01:10.7335
2	10	Felix Rosenqvist R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:10.8054
3	19	Santino Ferrucci R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	01:10.8837
Source:^[3]

Practice 2

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:09.9105
2	10	Felix Rosenqvist R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:09.9305
3	88	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

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time				Final grid
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2	Round 2	Round 3
1	88	Colton Herta R	Harding Steinbrenner Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.2892	01:09.9828	01:10.1405	1
2	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	01:10.3256	N/A	01:10.0845	01:10.1831	2
3	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:10.3097	N/A	01:10.2332	01:10.2105	3
4	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.3081	N/A	01:10.2674	01:10.6719	4
5	5	James Hinchcliffe	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	N/A	01:10.6462	01:10.4387	01:10.8003	5
6	22	Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Chevrolet	01:10.4809	N/A	01:10.6031	01:10.8616	6
7	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	N/A	01:10.4489	01:10.6086	N/A	7
8	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.7920	01:10.6296	N/A	8
9	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:10.5860	N/A	01:10.6919	N/A	9
10	59	Max Chilton	Carlin	Chevrolet	01:10.5276	N/A	01:10.7257	N/A	10
11	7	Marcus Ericsson R	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	N/A	01:10.5296	01:11.1666	N/A	11
12	19	Santino Ferrucci R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.7253	01:12.4137	N/A	12
13	25	Conor Daly	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:10.7787	N/A	N/A	N/A	13
14	10	Felix Rosenqvist R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.5649^{[lower-alpha 1]}	N/A	N/A	14
15	21	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	01:10.8275	N/A	N/A	N/A	15
16	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	N/A	01:10.8393	N/A	N/A	16
17	26	Zach Veach	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:10.8407	N/A	N/A	N/A	17
18	20	Ed Jones	Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa	Chevrolet	N/A	01:10.9806	N/A	N/A	18
19	18	Sébastien Bourdais	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan	Honda	01:11.0095	N/A	N/A	N/A	19
20	23	Charlie Kimball	Carlin	Chevrolet	N/A	01:10.9865	N/A	N/A	20
21	14	Tony Kanaan	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:11.2454	N/A	N/A	N/A	21
22	98	Marco Andretti	Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian	Honda	N/A	01:11.0527	N/A	N/A	22
23	4	Matheus Leist	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	01:11.5180	N/A	N/A	N/A	23
24	60	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson	Honda	N/A	01:11.2710	N/A	N/A	24
Source:^[5]

Notes

Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warmup

Top Practice Speeds
Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Lap Time
1	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:10.0988
2	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	01:10.8926
3	88	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

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Laps	Time/Retired	Pit Stops	Grid	Laps Led	Pts.
1	88	Colton Herta R	Harding Steinbrenner Racing	Honda	90	01:53:56.9845	3	1	83	104
2	12	Will Power	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+0.5878	3	7	6	81
3	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+6.2404	3	2		70
4	22	Simon Pagenaud	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+6.3545	3	6	1	65
5	10	Felix Rosenqvist R	Chip Ganassi Racing	Honda	90	+9.5206	3	14		60
6	27	Alexander Rossi	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	+10.3637	3	3		56
7	18	Sébastien Bourdais	Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan	Honda	90	+10.6831	3	19		52
8	2	Josef Newgarden	Team Penske	Chevrolet	90	+19.0447	3	4		48
9	5	James Hinchcliffe	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	90	+22.8186	3	5		44
10	28	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	+24.7944	3	9		40
11	7	Marcus Ericsson R	Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports	Honda	90	+25.7806	3	11		38
12	15	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	90	+26.6517	3	8		36
13	59	Max Chilton	Carlin	Chevrolet	90	+27.0743	3	10		34
14	98	Marco Andretti	Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian	Honda	90	+54.4314	3	22		32
15	23	Charlie Kimball	Carlin	Chevrolet	90	+56.5862	3	20		30
16	14	Tony Kanaan	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	90	+65.8739	3	21		28
17	4	Matheus Leist	A. J. Foyt Enterprises	Chevrolet	90	+66.5640	3	23		26
18	26	Zach Veach	Andretti Autosport	Honda	90	+67.9267	3	17		24
19	60	Jack Harvey	Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson	Honda	90	+70.7956	5	24		22
20	21	Spencer Pigot	Ed Carpenter Racing	Chevrolet	89	+1 Lap	3	15		20
21	30	Takuma Sato	Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing	Honda	89	+1 Lap	5	16		18
22	25	Conor Daly	Andretti Autosport	Honda	89	+1 Lap	4	13		16
23	20	Ed Jones	Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa	Chevrolet	51	Mechanical	4	18		14
24	19	Santino Ferrucci R	Dale Coyne Racing	Honda	48	Contact	2	12		12
Fastest lap: Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:12.2310 (lap 5)
Source:^[7]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

	Pos.	Driver	Points
	1	Josef Newgarden	641
1	2	Simon Pagenaud	616
1	3	Alexander Rossi	608
	4	Scott Dixon	578
	5	Will Power	550
Source:^[7]

Engine manufacturer standings

	Pos.	Manufacturer	Points
	1	Honda	1436
	2	Chevrolet	1387

Note: Only the top five positions are included.

Footnotes

↑ 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.

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

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[Rosenqvist-5] 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.

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