2019 IndyCar Classic

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Flag of the United States.svg 2019 Austin
Race details
2nd round of the 2019 IndyCar season
Austin circuit.svg
DateMarch 24, 2019
Official name IndyCar Classic
Location Circuit of the Americas
CoursePermanent racing facility
3.410 mi / 5.488 km
Distance60 laps
204.600 mi / 329.272 km
Pole position
Driver Will Power  (Team Penske)
Time1:46.0177
Fastest lap
Driver Colton Herta  (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
Time1:48.8953 (on lap 54 of 60)
Podium
First Colton Herta  (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
Second Josef Newgarden  (Team Penske)
Third Ryan Hunter-Reay  (Andretti Autosport)

The 2019 IndyCar Classic was the 2nd round of the 2019 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 24, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Will Power qualified on pole position, [1] while rookie Colton Herta took his first career victory becoming the youngest IndyCar race winner of all time. [2]

Contents

Results

KeyMeaning
RRookie
WPast winner

Qualifying

PosNo.NameGrp.Round 1Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
112 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 21:46.43601:46.02211:46.0177
227 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi 21:47.46891:45.92631:46.1761
328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay 11:46.58901:46.00571:46.3228
488 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta R11:46.75591:45.96651:46.3594
510 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist R11:46.27441:45.45421:46.5680
69 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 11:46.20761:46.30751:46.9375
72 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden 21:46.29931:46.3438
831 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward R11:46.82461:46.3807
926 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach 21:46.52271:46.5421
1015 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal 21:46.51801:46.9676
1119 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci R11:46.61261:47.3956
124 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist 21:47.43131:48.0634
1359 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton 11:46.8253
1430 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 21:47.7109
155 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe 11:46.8670
167 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson R21:48.4259
1718 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais 11:47.0702
1820 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones 21:48.4523
1921 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot 11:48.4895
2098 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 21:48.6521
2132 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kaiser R11:48.6343
2222 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud 21:48.9030
2360 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey 11:49.1795
2414 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 21:50.0743
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2019-05-18 at the Wayback Machine

Race

Colton Herta wins at Texas Colton Herta wins at Texas.jpg
Colton Herta wins at Texas
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLapsTime/RetiredPit
Stops
GridLaps
Led
Pts. 1
188 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta R Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 602:00:02.0587341551
22 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 60+2.71823740
328 Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 60+3.23113335
415 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 60+8.061231032
518 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 60+15.401531730
698 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 60+19.849432028
730 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 60+22.146731426
831 Flag of Mexico.svg Patricio O'Ward R Carlin Racing Chevrolet 60+23.26283824
927 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 60+23.52793222
1060 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Honda 60+23.953232320
1121 Flag of the United States.svg Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 60+24.383831919
1214 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 60+27.056832418
139 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 60+31.06773617
1420 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet 60+35.660231816
157 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson R Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 60+36.230831615
165 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 60+36.769941514
174 Flag of Brazil.svg Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 60+39.261951213
1832 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kaiser R Juncos Racing Chevrolet 60+46.235732112
1922 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 60+55.037852211
2019 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 60+1:53.687661110
2159 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Max Chilton Carlin Racing Chevrolet 59+1 Lap4139
2226 Flag of the United States.svg Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 58+2 Laps598
2310 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist R Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55+5 Laps457
2412 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 46Mechanical214510
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

Notes: 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.

Championship standings after the race

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