2022 IndyCar Series

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2022 IndyCar season
NTT IndyCar Series
Season
Races17
Start dateFebruary 27
End dateSeptember 11
Awards
Drivers' champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power
Manufacturers' Cup Flag of the United States.svg Chevrolet
Rookie of the Year Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard
Indianapolis 500 winner Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson
  2021
2023  
Will Power (2021).jpg
Josef newgarden (29247578257) (cropped).jpg
Will Power (left) won the championship for the second time; Josef Newgarden (right) finished second in points.

The 2022 NTT IndyCar Series was the 111th official championship season of American open wheel racing and the 27th season under IndyCar Series sanction. The showcase event was the 2022 Indianapolis 500. It was the third year under Penske management after they took over in late 2019.

Contents

Will Power, driving for Team Penske, won his second championship, and first since 2014, while Christian Lundgaard, driving for Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, became Rookie of the year. Chevrolet won the engine manufacturer's championship for the first time since 2017.

Background

Álex Palou entered the season as the reigning 2021 IndyCar Series champion. Palou won three races in 2021. Hélio Castroneves was the reigning Indianapolis 500 winner, beginning his first full-time season in IndyCar since 2017.

The 2022 season was planned to be the final season for the 2.2-litre V6 twin-turbocharged engine package that debuted in 2012. A new 2.4-liter V6 twin-turbocharged hybrid engine formula is set to debut in the series. It was originally scheduled for 2023, however, it has been delayed until 2024. [1]

On April 22, 2022, Firestone announced the introduction of a new environmentally friendly tire for select events. The tire is manufactured from rubber harvested from guayule, a plant requiring less water resources than traditional natural rubber sources. The new tire debuted during the annual Pit Stop Challenge before the Indianapolis 500, and was later used as the softer compound "alternate" tire at the Music City Grand Prix. [2]

Confirmed entries

The following teams, entries, and drivers competed in the 2022 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams used a spec Dallara DW12 chassis with universal aero kit and Firestone tires.

TeamEngineNo.Driver(s)Round(s)
A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 4 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett [3] All
11 Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón [4]  R 1, 3–5, 7–9
Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand [5] 2, 6
14 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood [6] [7]  R All
Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian Honda 26 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta [8] [9] [10] All
Andretti Autosport 27 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi [11] All
28 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean [12] All
Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport 29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco [13]  R All
Andretti Herta Autosport with Marco Andretti and Curb-Agajanian 98 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti [14] 6
Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet 5 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward [15] [16] All
6 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya [17] 5–6
7 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist [18] [19] All
Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 1 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan [20] 6
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson [21] All
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon [22] All
10 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou [18] [23] [24] All
48 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson [22] [25] All
Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports Honda 18 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas [26]  R All
Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing 51 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato [27] All
DragonSpeed / Cusick Motorsports [28] Chevrolet 25 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Wilson [28]  R 6
Dreyer & Reinbold Racing Chevrolet 23 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci [29] 6
24 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam [29] 6
Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 20 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly [30] All
21 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay [31] All
33 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter [32] 2, 6, 11–12, 15
Juncos Hollinger Racing [33] Chevrolet 77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott [34]  R 1–6, 8–17
Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci [35] 7
Meyer Shank Racing [N 1] Honda 06 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves [36] All
60 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud [37] All
Paretta Autosport [38] [N 2] Chevrolet 16 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro [38] 8–9, 14, 17
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 15 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal [39] All
30 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard [40]  R All
45 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey [41] All
Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci [42] 2
Team Penske Chevrolet 2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden [43] All
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin [44] All
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power [43] All
R Eligible for Rookie of the Year

Driver changes

Preseason

Midseason changes

Team changes

Preseason

Midseason

  • On April 19, 2022, Paretta Autosport announced that they had formed a technical alliance with Ed Carpenter Racing and committed to run at least three races in 2022 with Simona de Silvestro. [38] The team elected to run the rounds at Road America, Mid-Ohio, and the Nashville street circuit as their initial three race entries.
  • On May 5, 2022, DragonSpeed announced that they would enter the 2022 Indianapolis 500, returning to the series for the first time since 2020. DragonSpeed entered a partnership with Cusick Motorsports and Stefan Wilson drove their No. 25 entry. [28]
  • On July 11, 2022, A. J. Foyt Racing confirmed that its No. 11 entry would not compete at Toronto due to outstanding payments from the entry's primary sponsor. [58] According to The Indianapolis Star , the entry returning to the grid was dependent on the sponsor making financial amends, which did not happen during the rest of the season. [59]

Schedule

This table shows 2022 IndyCar season schedule. [60]

Rd.DateRace nameTrackLocation
1February 27 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg  S  Streets of St. Petersburg St. Petersburg, Florida
2March 20 XPEL 375  O  Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas
3April 10 [61] Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach  S  Streets of Long Beach Long Beach, California
4May 1 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama  R  Barber Motorsports Park Birmingham, Alabama
5May 14 GMR Grand Prix  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
6May 29 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500  O  Indianapolis Motor Speedway
7June 5 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix  S  Belle Isle Street Circuit Detroit, Michigan
8June 12 Sonsio Grand Prix at Road America  R  Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
9July 3 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio  R  Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio
10July 17 Honda Indy Toronto  S  Exhibition Place Toronto, Ontario
11July 23 Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 presented by DoorDash  O  Iowa Speedway [62] Newton, Iowa
12July 24 Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 presented by Google
13July 30 Gallagher Grand Prix [63]  R  Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course Speedway, Indiana
14August 7 Big Machine Music City Grand Prix  S  Nashville Street Circuit Nashville, Tennessee
15August 20 Bommarito Automotive Group 500  O  World Wide Technology Raceway Madison, Illinois
16September 4 Grand Prix of Portland  R  Portland International Raceway Portland, Oregon
17September 11 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey  R  WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca Monterey, California

 O  Oval/Speedway
 R  Road course
 S  Street circuit

Schedule changes

Results

Rd.Race Pole position Fastest lap Most laps ledRace WinnerReport
DriverTeamManufacturer
1 St. Petersburg Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet Report
2 Texas Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
3 Long Beach Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
4 Birmingham Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet Report
5 IMS GMR GP Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Andretti Autosport w/ Curb-Agajanian Honda Report
6 Indianapolis 500 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
7 Detroit Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet Report
8 Road America Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
9 Mid-Ohio Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet Report
10 Toronto Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
11 Iowa 1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
12 Iowa 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Arrow McLaren SP Chevrolet
13 IMS Gallagher GP Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda Report
14 Nashville Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report
15 Gateway Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet Report
16 Portland Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin Team Penske Chevrolet Report
17 Laguna Seca Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou Chip Ganassi Racing Honda Report

Season report

Opening rounds

The 2022 season kicked off in late February with the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Scott McLaughlin won his maiden pole in qualifying and led the field to green, holding off Colton Herta in second and Rinus VeeKay in third, who both got by Will Power at the start. The latter managed to repass the pair when their tires started to fade, before a caution came out as David Malukas hit the wall in turn three. This meant the majority of the field was able to pit. Alexander Rossi and Scott Dixon, who had not done so, now led the race. As strategies played out, McLaughlin was shuffled back to the lead, before managing to defend an overcutting attempt by then-second man Álex Palou, who started tenth but had moved into net second by the first round of stops. This order held on until the finish; McLaughlin converting maiden pole into maiden victory, ahead of Palou and Power. [65]

Next up was the XPEL 375 at Texas Motor Speedway, where Felix Rosenqvist won his second series pole, but was overtaken by McLaughlin after less than a lap at the race start. Behind them, Power got by Takuma Sato for third, before Rossi had to retire his car and brought out a caution. After the restart, rookie Kyle Kirkwood used his fresh tires to climb from 23rd into the top ten and then into the lead as the top runners pitted. McLaughin was back in front once the pitstops had shaken out. Cautions flew again when Sato made contact with teammate Malukas, and then later when Kirkwood hit the wall. The second restart only lasted for a single lap, before a heavy crash saw Helio Castroneves, Graham Rahal and Devlin DeFrancesco retire. After that, it was Power, McLaughlin and Josef Newgarden at the front, with the former running first before having to save fuel and letting the other two by. On the final lap, McLaughlin got stuck behind traffic, which allowed Newgarden to swoop by and take the win by 0.0669 seconds. [66]

It was then time for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, where Herta took pole with a new track record, and took off in front of Newgarden and Palou, remaining untroubled by a caution and a restart early on. Palou was the first of the frontrunners to pit, undercutting the leaders and running first for the next portion of the race. Palou was once again the first to pit a second time, but when Herta pushed on his inlap, he crashed into the wall at turn 9. The stewards delayed the caution, so Newgarden was able to pit before the pitlane closed, but Palou was not able to overtake him with warmed up tires as the caution was then thrown when Simon Pagenaud also went off track. At the restart, Marcus Ericsson spun, allowing Romain Grosjean into third. The latter then overtook Palou, but Newgarden held on to claim the second win in a row and with it also the championship lead. [67]

The Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama was round four of the season, and it began with VeeKay taking pole position and he led ahead of Pato O'Ward, while McLaughlin overtook Palou for third. The field split strategies, with some coming in early and committing to a three-stop, and some staying out to try and run the race with two stops. However, when Callum Ilott beached his car shortly after the two-stoppers had pitted, he brought out a caution, effectively eliminating any advantages of a three-stop strategy. The leading trio stopped a second time, on the same lap, and a quick pitstop brought O'Ward very close to VeeKay, enabling him to take the lead into turn 5. Dixon stopped one lap later and managed to overtake McLaughlin for third, with Palou repeating this effort for second place one lap later. VeeKay was later able to regain third place, but O'Ward could not be stopped. Palou's second place was enough to hand him the championship lead, while Newgarden, who was 14th in the end, dropped to third. [68]

IndyCar then went to Indianapolis Motor Speedway, with the GMR Grand Prix up first, around the road course. Power led from pole on a damp track, getting passed by both Palou and Newgarden into turn 1, and Rosenqvist after running wide later in the lap. Herta and Sato were the first to pit for dry tires on lap 3, and the former was in the lead of the race by the time the caution came out for a spinning Palou. Herta and O'Ward remained first and second all throughout the next two cautions and restarts, before Rosenqvist jumped his teammate after the second round of stops. Those two then came together on the next restart, immediately bringing out the fifth caution. Two more followed, and by then the rain had started to fall again. Some drivers still elected to stay on slicks, but the track became wet very fast. Herta, Pagenaud and Power had pitted for rain tires at the right time, and led the race as Juan Pablo Montoya hit the wall and the race ended under the eighth and last caution. [69]

The Month of May concluded with the 106th Running of the Indianapolis 500. Dixon won his fifth Indy 500 pole, ahead of Palou and VeeKay. The two CGR teammates repeatedly swapped the lead, reducing their fuel consumption. This continued through the first round of pitstops, through VeeKay crashing out of third, and until Ilott also crashed out while the second round of stops was underway. Palou had to stop under yellow and dropped back. This phase propelled Conor Daly and O'Ward to the front behind Dixon. Through the next two rounds of stops O'Ward, Daly and Rosenqvist all led portions of the race, but Dixon always came back to grab the lead again. He looked to have the win secured, before being sent to the back with a speeding penalty when coming in for his final stop. Marcus Ericsson, who ran with the top group all race, passed O'Ward for the lead shortly before a red flag came out when Jimmie Johnson crashed. Ericsson held the lead on the restart and won, ahead of O'Ward and Tony Kanaan. [70]

Mid-season rounds

The season continued with the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix, where Newgarden led from pole and easily pulled away in the first portion of the race. The primary tire clearly was the tire to be on, with the primary runners all moving up in the early stages of the race. Power, Dixon and Palou all passed Newgarden to form the lead trio. Power had a five second lead by the time he pitted on his second set of primaries, and he was able to build the gap even further as the other two chose to pit to the alternate tire. Alexander Rossi, who had started on alternates, had already pitted on lap three, so was free to run primaries to the end. He used this advantage to slice through the field and was in second place by the time Power had to pit to make his mandatory run on the alternate tires. Rossi gained on the leader every lap, but in a grandstand finish, Power managed to hold off Rossi and won by just over a second, Dixon in a rather distant third place. [71]

At the next race, the Sonsio Grand Prix of Road America, Rossi continued his pace from Detroit to set pole position. The top three of him, Newgarden and Palou maintained position at the start, before the latter was hit by Ericsson on an early restart and had to retire. After two further restarts, the lead pair came into the pits, where Newgarden was able to overtake Rossi and come out ahead of him. The group was shuffled back to the front as the off-strategy runners came to pit lane, but by then Newgarden already had a gap of six seconds to Rossi. This continued over two rounds of pitstops and until the late stages of the race, when two cautions for O'Ward and then for Castroneves set up a three-lap shootout for the race win. But Newgarden got a good restart, pulled away from Rossi and secured the win, while Rossi was himself overtaken by Ericsson. Newgarden's third win promoted him to third in the standings, 32 points behind Indy 500 winner Ericsson. [72]

Three weeks later, O'Ward claimed pole for the Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio and was able to keep McLaughlin behind him at the start. Rosenqvist got third from Herta, only for his car breaking down a few laps later. Dixon overtook Herta on the subsequent restart, and when it was time for pitstops, McLaughlin was able to move past O'Ward in pitlane. Palou, who had stopped four laps earlier, used the undercut to come out in second place. O'Ward's car then also had to fight an engine issue, which saw him drop out of contention, making way for VeeKay to become third. McLaughlin and Palou remained the leading duo, while Power, who spun at the start of the race, had risen from 27th to fourth, and then made quick work of VeeKay in third. In the final stages of the race, Palou amped up the pressure on the leader, but McLaughin remained faultless and held the lead to win the race. Power's charge to third helped him to close up to 20 points behind championship leader Ericsson. [73]

Next up was IndyCar's long awaited return to Canada, for the Honda Indy Toronto, where Herta became the first driver to score more than one pole in 2022. He and Dixon held the front row at the start, before an early caution for Sato halted proceedings. Soon after, the leaders came to pit lane: Herta stopped a lap later than Dixon, who came out ahead in net first place. Newgarden in third place was trying to save fuel, holding up Rossi and Rosenqvist behind him. When the latter made a move to pass Rossi, he slid wide in turn 3, hitting the Andretti car that then crashed into the barrier. As drivers hurried into the narrow pitlane, Newgarden had a horribly slow stop, demoting him to eleventh. Up front, Herta could not use the restart nor the two cautions that followed to find a way past Dixon, and was more cautious in the final stages to not let Rosenqvist past him. Dixon took his 52nd win, drawing level with Mario Andretti in second place on the all-time IndyCar winners list. [74]

Then came the third oval track of the year, a double-header starting with Power claiming a double pole position. He led the Hy-VeeDeals.com 250 presented by DoorDash to green ahead of Newgarden. The order at the front remained the same until a yellow was thrown for a spinning Johnson, and Newgarden overtook Power on the restart. He then built a gap to the field, untroubled by cautions, restarts and the strategic decisions of drivers behind him. Ericsson, Herta and O'Ward all managed to slice through the field during different stints, but only Ericsson managed to come close to Newgarden: The two made wheel-to-wheel contact on a restart, but Newgarden defended the attack. In the final stages of the race, when other drivers struggled with their old tires, Newgarden did not seem to have such problems: He pulled an even bigger gap and won over six seconds ahead of O'Ward and Power. This result sent him into second in the standings, now a mere 15 points behind Ericsson. [75]

A day later, the Hy-Vee Salute to Farmers 300 presented by Google saw the same front row as the first race, and it started much the same: Power held the lead at the start, but this time he remained in the lead for slightly longer, with Newgarden passing him on lap 85. The race was caution-free until lap 120, when Kirkwood hit the wall. The leading quartet all pitted, their order remaining the same, before O'Ward in third then set off to try and pass Power. His attempts were fruitless, however, so he had to rely on pitting a lap earlier than Power and making the undercut work, which he did by the two-third mark of the race. Newgarden was in a world of his own once again and looked set to win a second race in as many days, before his right rear suspension suddenly failed on lap 235, sending him hard into the barriers. This meant O'Ward was in prime position to take the win, and he did so faultlessly, gapping Power at the restart and never looking back. McLaughlin was third after overtaking Dixon at the final restart. [76]

Closing rounds

IndyCar returned to Indianapolis to hold the Gallagher Grand Prix in late July. Rosenqvist took pole and led Rossi, while Newgarden jumped from fifth to third at the start, before having to give those back because he breached track limits. Herta then got past the leading duo, before Rossi followed him through to form an Andretti 1-2. In third was rookie Christian Lundgaard. This order remained unchanged until after the first round of pitstops, when Herta suffered a transmission issue that forced him to retire from the lead. This left Rossi in the lead and promoted Power into a podium position. Rossi was attacked by Lundgaard in the latter stages of the race, but remained first. The same happened with Power in third, getting attacked by McLaughlin but managing to defend his podium. Rossi scored his first win in three years, and Lundgaard scored his maiden series podium. Power's podium allowed him to take the championship lead by nine points. [77]

Just a week later, it was time for the Big Machine Music City Grand Prix. The weather was an issue all weekend: McLaughlin scored pole in a qualifying delayed by 90 minutes, and then converted pole into the lead in a race delayed by over 100 minutes. Grosjean was second and Palou pitted from third, shortly before a caution came out, which left him in front when the rest of the runners then also came in. On the restart, the tight section around turn 6 caused a multi-car crash that eliminated O'Ward, Rahal, Dalton Kellett and Simona de Silvestro. More collisions followed, and by the time the next caution was resolved, Palou led from Pagenaud and McLaughlin. Another caution came, at an extremely fortunate time for Dixon: He came through all the chaos left in second place, only behind Newgarden who had to make another stop. A late red flag made Dixon's race less straightforward, but he held on to win the race, beating McLaughlin and Palou. This also promoted Dixon to second in the championship, six points behind Power. [78]

The last oval race of the season was next up. Power took pole for the Bommarito Automotive Group 500 and once again weather played a part: This time, the race start was brought forward and Power led ahead of Ericsson and Newgarden. Teams were trying to stretch out the stints in expectation of a rain-shortened race. Ericsson dropped back after his first stop, allowing McLaughlin and O'Ward through. Shortly after the second round of stops, a caution came out, with some drivers staying out to gamble on the race being stopped. That stoppage only came on lap 217, though, too late to gain anything from this gamble. The race was restarted over two hours later, McLaughlin leading Newgarden and O'Ward. Malukas restarted in fifth and was flying on fresh tires, quickly dispersing fourth and third. Meanwhile, Newgarden had taken the lead from McLaughlin, who was then overtaken by Malukas for second on the last lap of the race. Newgarden's win moved him just three points behind Power in the championship. [79]

Seven drivers were still in championship contention heading into the penultimate round, and McLaughlin took pole for the Grand Prix of Portland. He was untroubled at the start, while Lundgaard got by Power into second. This order remained until the first pitstops, when Power had a strong outlap and Lundgaard a slight delay in pitlane, so the pair changed positions. On the next round of stops, Lundgaard once again lost out, this time to O'Ward. On their last stop, the leading group remained the same order. A caution was then thrown for Johnson crashing out, and O'Ward tried to pass Power on the restart. This attempt failed, he lost momentum and dropped back behind Dixon, who started 16th, was sixth by the restart and used it to climb into third. Power did not try any aggressive moves on McLaughlin, instead being content to finish behind him in second, thereby extending his championship lead. O'Ward's fourth place and Palou's twelfth place eliminated them from championship contention. [80]

The closest championship fight since 2003 concluded at the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. Five drivers were in title contention, and championship leader Power won pole position while his rivals struggled in qualifying. Ilott started second and dropped back at the start, allowing Rossi and O'Ward through. Behind them, Newgarden started 25th and immediately started climbing the ranks. He had started on alternate tires and elected to run long, ending up just behind Power, who had already stopped. Palou, who had pitted on fresh red tires, had the most pace through that stage and soon found himself leading. A caution came out in the second half of the race, bunching the field back up and committing Newgarden to push flatout and then stop once more. He pulled away and ended up second after his final stop, with Power just behind him and Palou in front, who was unstoppable all race and claimed the win and fifth in the standings. Power stayed third, knowing this was enough to secure his second IndyCar championship, while Newgarden's second place secured him the runner-up championship spot. [81]

Points standings

Driver standings

PosDriver STP TXS LBH ALA IGP1 INDY DET ROA MDO TOR IOW IGP2 NSH GAT POR LAG Pts
1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Will Power 3L4L4L4315111L*193153L2L3L116L*2L3L560
2 Flag of the United States.svg Josef Newgarden 161L1L*14L25134L1L*7101L*24L*56L1L82L544
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott Dixon 8L56510211L*3L951L*5481L8312521
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Scott McLaughlin 1L*2L*14620L291971L*92234L2L3L1L*6510
5 Flag of Spain.svg Álex Palou 2L73L2L1892L6L2726613103L*9121L*510
6 Flag of Sweden.svg Marcus Ericsson 93L22124L15L72L658611147L119506
7 Flag of Mexico.svg Pato O'Ward 121551L19L27L52624L11L21L12244L48480
8 Flag of Sweden.svg Felix Rosenqvist 172111166L48106L273L2679L716L104L393
9 Flag of the United States.svg Alexander Rossi 20L278911523L192313181*L 1 425710381
10 Flag of the United States.svg Colton Herta 41223L101L*308515L2L241224L511611381
11 Flag of the United States.svg Graham Rahal 722781614268124L91472310L5L18345
12 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rinus VeeKay 6L10L133L*23333L1617413L419612262014331
13 Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean 5262717319174L211679161613L197328
14 Flag of Denmark.svg Christian Lundgaard  RY 111918159181410L1181026281921L5323
15 Flag of France.svg Simon Pagenaud 1581911289121072323259202317314
16 Flag of the United States.svg David Malukas  R 2611L212012161116912148L13202L1413305
17 Flag of the United States.svg Conor Daly 2118121956L1214132019161717232524267
18 Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio Castroneves 1423L921147252281716211913151719263
19 Flag of Japan.svg Takuma Sato 1020L1713725101315L14252110L15215L1823258
20 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Callum Ilott  R 1916L242583211231412111415219L26L219
21 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmie Johnson 2362024222812L2224162111L52218142416214
22 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jack Harvey 13Wth151813241513201918202010241520209
23 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Devlin DeFrancesco  R 222425L1721201818171817151822121615206
24 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Kirkwood  R 1825L102226172420262215252319171321183
25 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dalton Kellett 2517262327272023222420222125182225133
26 Flag of Brazil.svg Tony Kanaan 36L78
27 Flag of the United States.svg Ed Carpenter 13L19425172275
28 Flag of the United States.svg Santino Ferrucci 9102171
29 Flag of Colombia.svg Tatiana Calderón  R 24162615L23252558
30 Flag of the United States.svg J. R. Hildebrand 14L1253
31 Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Pablo Montoya 241144
32 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Simona de Silvestro 2118262234
33 Flag of the United States.svg Marco Andretti 22L17
34 Flag of the United States.svg Sage Karam 2314
35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stefan Wilson  R 2610
PosDriver STP TXS LBH ALA IGP1 INDY DET ROA MDO TOR IOW IGP2 NSH GAT POR LAG Pts
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd-place finish
Bronze3rd-place finish
GreenTop 5 finish
Light BlueTop 10 finish
Dark BlueOther flagged position
PurpleDid not finish
RedDid not qualify (DNQ)
BrownWithdrew (Wth)
BlackDisqualified (DSQ)
WhiteDid Not Start (DNS)
Race abandoned (C)
BlankDid not participate
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
(1 point; except Indy)
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
LLed race lap
(1 point)
*Led most race laps
(2 points)
1–12Indy 500 "Fast Twelve"
bonus points
cQualifying canceled
(no bonus point)
 RY Rookie of the Year
 R Rookie

Entrant standings

Entrant STP TXS LBH ALA IGP1 INDY DET ROA MDO TOR IOW IGP2 NSH GAT POR LAG Pts
#12 Team Penske 3L4L4L4315111L*193153L2L3L116L*2L3L560
#2 Team Penske 161L1L*14L25134L1L*7101L*24L*56L1L82L544
#9 Chip Ganassi Racing 8L56510211L*3L951L*5481L8312521
#3 Team Penske 1L*2L*14620L291971L*92234L2L3L1L*6510
#10 Chip Ganassi Racing 2L73L2L1892L6L2726613103L*9121L*510
#8 Chip Ganassi Racing 93L22124L15L72L658611147L119506
#5 Arrow McLaren SP 121551L19L27L52624L11L21L12244L48480
#7 Arrow McLaren SP 172111166L48106L273L2679L716L104L393
#27 Andretti Autosport 20L278911523L192313181L425710381
#26 Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian 41223L101L*308515L2L241224L511611381
#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 722781614268124L91472310L5L18345
#21 Ed Carpenter Racing 6L10L133L*23333L1617413L419612262014331
#28 Andretti Autosport 5262717319174L211679161613L197328
#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 111918159181410L1181026281921L5323
#60 Meyer Shank Racing 1581911289121072323259202317314
#18 Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports 2611L212012161116912148L13202L1413305
#20 Ed Carpenter Racing 2118121956L1214132019161717232524267
#06 Meyer Shank Racing 1423L921147252281716211913151719263
#51 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing 1020L1713725101315L14252110L15215L1823258
#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing 139151813241513201918202010241520231
#77 Juncos Hollinger Racing 1916L24258322111231412111415219L26L228
#48 Chip Ganassi Racing 2362024222812L2224162111L52218142416214
#29 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport 222425L1721201818171817151822121615206
#14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 1825L102226172420262215252319171321183
#4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 2517262327272023222420222125182225133
#11 A. J. Foyt Enterprises 2414L162615L12232525111
Entrant STP TXS LBH ALA IGP1 INDY DET ROA MDO TOR IOW IGP2 NSH GAT POR LAG Pts

Manufacturer standings

PosManufacturer STP TXS LBH ALA IGP1 INDY DET ROA MDO TOR IOW IGP2 NSH GAT POR LAG BonusPts
1 Chevrolet 11113211131132111751510
32435346392245322
91PW96PW87W91PW66P76F88PW83W91PW5796PW96PW68P71P91PW96PW91P
2 Honda 23221122215411233321299
45352433526523556
726576P7095W89PW7576P7096PW586275W90W706563
Manufacturer standings results breakdown
Entrant STP TXS LBH ALA IGP1 INDY DET ROA MDO TOR IOW IGP2 NSH GAT POR LAG
Chevrolet
#2 Team Penske161114242103417104122551Ineligible
#3 Team Penske1214262022319719223424314
#4 A. J. Foyt Enterprises251626232622032022421242020212315Ineligible
#5 Arrow McLaren SP1214511922,352523112112224445
#7 Arrow McLaren SP17201116632,31062632579641382
#11 A. J. Foyt Enterprises2413162615293232424Not entered
#12 Team Penske344432123119315323104621
#14 A. J. Foyt Enterprises1824102225214324202522152323417141116
#20 Ed Carpenter Racing21171219525312141320191517154192018
#21 Ed Carpenter Racing61013323226316174134176112241610
#77 Juncos Hollinger Racing19152425822532111221412111413184719
Honda
#06 Meyer Shank Racing142292211463,42521817161919Ineligible [97]
#8 Chip Ganassi Racing932212412,372658611412796
#9 Chip Ganassi Racing856510172,3395154814838
#10 Chip Ganassi Racing273218283626266121034910Inel.
#15 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing7217816112,3268124913721410514
#18 Dale Coyne Racing with HMD Motorsports2611212012132,31116912148131842129
#26 Andretti Autosport with Curb-Agajanian41223101232,3,48515224Ineligible
#27 Andretti Autosport2026892114323182313161442167
#28 Andretti Autosport52522717243,41742016791614Ineligible
#29 Andretti Steinbrenner Autosport2223252172116318181718171441820111411
#30 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing111818159152,31410118102427416173
#45 Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing139151813182,31513191918182094201315
#48 Chip Ganassi Racing236202422212,32223162111522164121912
#51 Dale Coyne Racing with Rick Ware Racing101917137192,31315142521101519451517
#60 Meyer Shank Racing1581911227391210723212484171813
[98] [99] [100] [101] [102] [103] [104] [105] [106] [107] [108] [109] [110] [111] [112] [113] [114]
Superscript indicates entrant engine count

See also

Footnotes

  1. Technical partnership with Andretti Autosport.
  2. Technical partnership with Ed Carpenter Racing.

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