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.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 17th round of the 2019 IndyCar season | |
 Layout of the WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca | |
| Date | September 22, 2019 |
| Official name | Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey |
| Location | WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, Monterey, California |
| Course | Permanent road course 2.238 mi / 3.602 km |
| Distance | 90 laps 201.42 mi / 324.18 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver |  Colton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing) |
| Time | 01:10.1405 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver |  Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) |
| Time | 01:12.2310 (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
edit| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
editPractice 1
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap 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
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Lap 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
editQualifying started at 4:35 PM ET on September 21, 2019.
Qualifying classification
edit| 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[a] | 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
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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
edit| Pos | No. | 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 R
|
Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 01:10.8950 |
| Source:[6] | |||||
Race
editThe race started at 3:15 PM ET on September 22, 2019.
Race classification
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "Newgarden Wins Second IndyCar Title, Herta Wins Laguna Seca". Indycar.com. September 22, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ Fair, Asher (September 17, 2019). "IndyCar: 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey entry list". beyondtheflag.com. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Qualifications - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 21, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. September 20, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). indycar.com. September 22, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2023.