2019 Honda Indy 200

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]

2019 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Race details
13th round of the 2019 IndyCar season
DateJuly 28, 2019
Official nameHonda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
LocationMid-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 Will Power (Team Penske)
Time01:05.1569
Fastest lap
Driver James Hinchcliffe (Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Time01:07.3644 (on lap 79 of 90)
Podium
First Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second Felix Rosenqvist (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)

Background

Entrants

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

Further information: 2019 IndyCar Series § Contracted teams and drivers
Key Meaning
 R  Rookie
 W  Past winner
No. Driver Team Engine
2 Josef Newgarden  W  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  W  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  W  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 Chevrolet
21 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet
22 Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet
26 Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda
27 Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda
28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda
30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda
31 RC Enerson  R  Carlin Chevrolet
59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet
60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda
88 Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda
98 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
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.0973
2 21 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:06.2455
3 22 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
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 88 Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 01:05.7292
2 22 Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:05.9313
3 12 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
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 88 Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 01:05.7048
2 21 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:05.7625
3 27 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
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Time Final
grid
Round 1 Round 2 Round 3
Group 1 Group 2
1 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 01:05.3775 N/A 01:05.4261 01:05.1569 1
2 27 Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:05.2810 01:05.1898 01:05.5317 2
3 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.3809 01:05.4004 01:05.7885 3
4 22 Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet N/A 01:05.6464 01:05.4207 01:05.8958 4
5 18 Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda N/A 01:05.2702 01:05.5616 01:06.2040 5
6 10 Felix Rosenqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:05.7631 N/A 01:05.3968 01:06.4914 6
7 88 Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda N/A 01:05.4335 01:05.5650 N/A 7
8 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:05.7294 01:05.6999 N/A 8
9 60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 01:05.9107 N/A 01:05.7231 N/A 9
10 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 01:05.7484 N/A 01:05.7328 N/A 10
11 5 James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 01:05.9152 N/A 01:05.7567 N/A 11
12 7 Marcus Ericsson  R  Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 01:05.7286 N/A 01:06.0428 N/A 12
13 21 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 01:05.9377 N/A N/A N/A 13
14 19 Santino Ferrucci  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda N/A 01:05.7588 N/A N/A 14
15 15 Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:05.9745 N/A N/A N/A 15
16 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet N/A 01:05.9981 N/A N/A 16
17 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 01:06.3723 N/A N/A N/A 17
18 20 Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet N/A 01:06.1800 N/A N/A 18
19 98 Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 01:06.4156 N/A N/A N/A 19
20 26 Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda N/A 01:06.2115 N/A N/A 20
21 4 Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 01:06.5488 N/A N/A N/A 21
22 31 RC Enerson  R  Carlin Chevrolet N/A 01:06.3196 N/A N/A 22
23 14 Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet N/A 01:07.0491 N/A N/A 23
Source:[10][11][12][13]
Notes
  • Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

Warm Up

Final Practice

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

Top Practice Speeds
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Lap Time
1 9 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 01:06.6442
2 10 Felix Rosenqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:06.9027
3 88 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
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops		 Grid Laps
Led		 Pts.
1 9 Scott Dixon  W  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 1:45:15.6974 2 8 38 53
2 10 Felix Rosenqvist  R  Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +0.0934 3 6 15 41
3 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +1.2578 3 10 35
4 12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +6.9878 2 1 26 34
5 27 Alexander Rossi  W  Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +10.7949 2 2 30
6 22 Simon Pagenaud  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +11.9029 3 4 28
7 21 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +12.3671 3 13 26
8 88 Colton Herta  R  Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 90 +12.9546 3 7 24
9 15 Graham Rahal  W  Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 +19.9289 3 15 22
10 60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing Honda 90 +20.4762 3 9 20
11 18 Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 90 +20.7715 4 5 19
12 19 Santino Ferrucci  R  Dale Coyne Racing Honda 90 +21.2696 3 14 18
13 20 Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +46.0085 3 18 17
14 2 Josef Newgarden  W  Team Penske Chevrolet 89 Off Course 3 3 11 17
15 98 Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 89 +1 Lap 3 19 15
16 59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet 89 +1 Lap 3 16 14
17 31 RC Enerson  R  Carlin Chevrolet 89 +1 Lap 3 22 13
18 4 Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89 +1 Lap 3 21 12
19 30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 89 +1 Lap 4 17 11
20 14 Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89 +1 Lap 3 23 10
21 26 Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 89 +1 Lap 3 20 9
22 5 James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 87 +3 Laps 5 11 8
23 7 Marcus Ericsson  R  Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 2 Contact 1 12 7
Fastest lap: James Hinchcliffe (Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports) – 01:07.3644 (lap 79)
Source:[15][16]

Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Josef Newgarden 504
2 Alexander Rossi 488
3 Simon Pagenaud 457
4 Scott Dixon 442
5 Will Power 356
Source: [16]
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References
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  4. "Will Power wins record 4th pole at Honda Indy 200". SportsNet. Associated Press. July 26, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  5. "IndyCar Series Mid-Ohio race results: Scott Dixon holds off teammate in epic last-lap battle". Autoweek. July 29, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
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