2019 Honda Indy 200

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Flag of the United States.svg 2019 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Race details
13th round of the 2019 IndyCar season
Mid-Ohio.svg
DateJuly 28, 2019
Official name Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Location Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.258 mi / 3.634 km
Distance90 laps
203.22 mi / 327.05 km
Pole position
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time01:05.1569
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe  (Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Time01:07.3644 (on lap 79 of 90)
Podium
First Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay  (Andretti Autosport)

The 2019 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio was an IndyCar Series event held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio. The race served as the 13th round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season. [1] This marked the 35th time that Indy car racing had raced at Mid-Ohio. [2] The event was supported by races from the three Road to Indy ladder series as well as Stadium Super Trucks and the Global MX-5 Cup. [3] Will Power secured his fourth pole at Mid-Ohio, a record for the track. It was also his 57th overall pole in the IndyCar Series. [4] Scott Dixon beat fellow Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Felix Rosenqvist by a margin of .0934, the closest margin of victory at Mid-Ohio. Points leader Josef Newgarden had a last lap spin which dropped him ten positions from a potential fourth place finish [5]

Contents

Background

Entrants

DragonSpeed was originally planning on entering Ben Hanley but pulled out due to visa issues. [6]

KeyMeaning
 R Rookie
 W Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  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  W  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  W  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 Chevrolet
21 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
26 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda
27 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  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
31 Flag of the United States.svg RC Enerson  R  Carlin Chevrolet
59 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet
60 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing 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

Practice

Practice 1

Practice 1 took place at 11:20 AM ET on July 26, 2019. [3]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.0973
221 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:06.2455
322 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.2665
Source: [7]

Practice 2

Practice 2 took place at 3:15 PM ET on July 26, 2019. [3]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
188 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 01:05.7292
222 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:05.9313
312 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 01:05.9935
Source: [8]

Practice 3

Practice 3 took place at 10:30 AM ET on July 27, 2019. [3]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
188 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 01:05.7048
221 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:05.7625
327 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 01:05.8747
Source: [9]

Qualifying

Qualifying took place at 2:35 PM ET on July 27, 2019. [3]

Qualifying classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineTimeFinal
grid
Round 1Round 2Round 3
Group 1Group 2
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 01:05.3775N/A01:05.426101:05.15691
227 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda N/A01:05.281001:05.189801:05.53172
32 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:05.380901:05.400401:05.78853
422 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A01:05.646401:05.420701:05.89584
518 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda N/A01:05.270201:05.561601:06.20405
610 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.7631N/A01:05.396801:06.49146
788 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda N/A01:05.433501:05.5650N/A7
89 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A01:05.729401:05.6999N/A8
960 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:05.9107N/A01:05.7231N/A9
1028 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 01:05.7484N/A01:05.7328N/A10
115 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 01:05.9152N/A01:05.7567N/A11
127 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson  R  Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 01:05.7286N/A01:06.0428N/A12
1321 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:05.9377N/AN/AN/A13
1419 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda N/A01:05.7588N/AN/A14
1515 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:05.9745N/AN/AN/A15
1659 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet N/A01:05.9981N/AN/A16
1730 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:06.3723N/AN/AN/A17
1820 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A01:06.1800N/AN/A18
1998 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.4156N/AN/AN/A19
2026 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda N/A01:06.2115N/AN/A20
214 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:06.5488N/AN/AN/A21
2231 Flag of the United States.svg RC Enerson  R  Carlin Chevrolet N/A01:06.3196N/AN/A22
2314 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A01:07.0491N/AN/A23
Source: [10] [11] [12] [13]
Notes

Warm Up

Final Practice

A Warm Up practice took place at 12:00 PM ET on July 28, 2019. [3]

Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap Time
19 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.6442
210 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.9027
388 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 01:06.9386
Source: [14]

Race

The race started at 4:00 PM ET on July 28, 2019. [3]

Race classification

PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts.
19 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 901:45:15.6974283853
210 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90+0.0934361541
328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 90+1.257831035
412 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 90+6.9878212634
527 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 90+10.79492230
622 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90+11.90293428
721 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90+12.367131326
888 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 90+12.95463724
915 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90+19.928931522
1060 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90+20.47623920
1118 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 90+20.77154519
1219 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 90+21.269631418
1320 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90+46.008531817
142 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 89Off Course331117
1598 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 89+1 Lap31915
1659 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 89+1 Lap31614
1731 Flag of the United States.svg RC Enerson  R  Carlin Chevrolet 89+1 Lap32213
184 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89+1 Lap32112
1930 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 89+1 Lap41711
2014 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89+1 Lap32310
2126 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 89+1 Lap3209
225 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 87+3 Laps5118
237 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson  R  Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 2Contact1127
Fastest lap: Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe (Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) – 01:07.3644 (lap 79)
Source: [15] [16]

Championship standings after the race