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.
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.
Entry list
KeyMeaningRookiePast winner Driver Team Engine2 Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet4 Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet5 James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda7 Marcus Ericsson Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda9 Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda10 Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda12 Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet14 Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet15 Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda18 Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan Honda19 Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing Honda20 Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet21 Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet22 Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet23 Charlie Kimball Carlin Chevrolet25 Conor Daly Andretti Autosport Honda26 Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda27 Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda30 Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda59 Max Chilton Carlin Chevrolet60 Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Honda88 Colton Herta Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda98 Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian HondaSource:
Practice Practice 1 + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 88 Colton Herta Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 01:10.7335 2 10 Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:10.8054 3 19 Santino Ferrucci Dale Coyne Racing Honda 01:10.8837 Source:
Practice 2 + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap Time 1 28 Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 01:09.9105 2 10 Felix Rosenqvist Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 01:09.9305 3 88 Colton Herta Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 01:09.9317 Source:
Qualifying Qualifying started at 4:35 PM ET on September 21, 2019.
Qualifying classification Driver Team Engine Time Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Group 1 Group 2 1 88 Colton Herta 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 Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda N/A 01:10.5296 01:11.1666 N/A 11 12 19 Santino Ferrucci 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 Chip Ganassi Racing Honda N/A 01:10.5649 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: Notes Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.
Warmup + Top Practice Speeds Driver Team Engine Lap 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 Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 01:10.8950 Source:
Race The race started at 3:15 PM ET on September 22, 2019.
Race classification Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired PitStops Grid LapsLed 1 88 Colton Herta 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 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 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 Dale Coyne Racing Honda 48 Contact 2 12 12Fastest lap: Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:12.2310 (lap 5) Source:
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Driver Points1 Josef Newgarden 641 12 Simon Pagenaud 616 13 Alexander Rossi 6084 Scott Dixon 5785 Will Power 550 Source:
Engine manufacturer standings Manufacturer Points 1 Honda 1436 2 Chevrolet 1387
Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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