2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

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.

2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Race details
17th round of the 2019 IndyCar season
Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca
DateSeptember 22, 2019
Official nameFirestone Grand Prix of Monterey
LocationWeatherTech 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 Colton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
Time01:10.1405
Fastest lap
Driver Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Time01:12.2310 (on lap 5 of 90)
Podium
First Colton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
Second Will Power (Team Penske)
Third Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)

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
Further information: 2019 IndyCar Series § Confirmed entries
Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No.DriverTeamEngine
2 Josef NewgardenTeam PenskeChevrolet
4 Matheus LeistA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
5 James HinchcliffeArrow Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda
7 Marcus Ericsson  R Arrow Schmidt Peterson MotorsportsHonda
9 Scott DixonChip Ganassi RacingHonda
10 Felix Rosenqvist  R Chip Ganassi RacingHonda
12 Will PowerTeam PenskeChevrolet
14 Tony KanaanA. J. Foyt EnterprisesChevrolet
15 Graham RahalRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
18 Sébastien BourdaisDale Coyne Racing with Vasser SullivanHonda
19 Santino Ferrucci  R Dale Coyne RacingHonda
20 Ed JonesEd Carpenter Racing Scuderia CorsaChevrolet
21 Spencer PigotEd Carpenter RacingChevrolet
22 Simon PagenaudTeam PenskeChevrolet
23 Charlie KimballCarlinChevrolet
25 Conor DalyAndretti AutosportHonda
26 Zach VeachAndretti AutosportHonda
27 Alexander RossiAndretti AutosportHonda
28 Ryan Hunter-ReayAndretti AutosportHonda
30 Takuma SatoRahal Letterman Lanigan RacingHonda
59 Max ChiltonCarlinChevrolet
60 Jack HarveyMeyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt PetersonHonda
88 Colton Herta  R Harding Steinbrenner RacingHonda
98 Marco AndrettiAndretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-AgajanianHonda
Source:[2]

Practice

Practice 1
Top Practice Speeds
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap 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
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap 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
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
PosNo.DriverTeamEngineLap 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
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

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. "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 22, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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