The 2019 REV Group Grand Prix at Road America was an IndyCar Series event held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The race served as the 10th round of the 2019 IndyCar Series season. Colton Herta became the youngest ever driver to win an IndyCar pole.[1] Alexander Rossi took the lead in the first two corners and proceeded to dominate the race, leading all but one lap and winning by over 28 seconds in the caution-free race. It was Rossi's last win until the 2022 Gallagher Grand Prix[2]
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| 10th round of the 2019 IndyCar season | |
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| Date | June 23, 2019 |
| Official name | REV Group Grand Prix at Road America |
| Location | Road America |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.048 mi / 6.458 km |
| Distance | 55 laps 222.64 mi / 358.304 km |
| Pole position | |
| Driver | Colton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing) |
| Time | 1:42.9920 |
| Fastest lap | |
| Driver | Colton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing) |
| Time | 1:45.0774 (on lap 30 of 55) |
| Podium | |
| First | Alexander Rossi (Andretti Autosport) |
| Second | Will Power (Team Penske) |
| Third | Josef Newgarden (Team Penske) |
Results edit
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Qualifying edit
| Pos | No. | Name | Grp. | Round 1 | Round 2 | Firestone Fast 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 88 |  Colton Herta R
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1 | 1:42.4555 | 1:42.6546 | 1:42.9920 |
| 2 | 27 | Alexander Rossi
|
2 | 1:42.4586 | 1:42.8437 | 1:43.1693 |
| 3 | 12 |  Will Power W
|
2 | 1:42.9432 | 1:43.1357 | 1:43.3749 |
| 4 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W
|
2 | 1:43.1285 | 1:43.0069 | 1:43.6036 |
| 5 | 15 | Graham Rahal
|
1 | 1:43.3877 | 1:43.2373 | 1:43.8076 |
| 6 | 30 |  Takuma Sato
|
1 | 1:43.1804 | 1:43.2292 | 1:43.8790 |
| 7 | 18 |  Sébastien Bourdais
|
1 | 1:43.3078 | 1:43.2989 | |
| 8 | 21 | Spencer Pigot
|
1 | 1:43.2338 | 1:43.3083 | |
| 9 | 5 |  James Hinchcliffe
|
2 | 1:43.4428 | 1:43.3814 | |
| 10 | 98 | Marco Andretti
|
2 | 1:43.4452 | 1:43.3945 | |
| 11 | 20 |  Ed Jones
|
2 | 1:43.2421 | 1:43.5162 | |
| 12 | 9 |  Scott Dixon W
|
2 | 1:43.3634 | NO TIME | |
| 13 | 31 |  Patricio O'Ward R
|
1 | 1:43.6061 | ||
| 14 | 26 | Zach Veach
|
2 | 1:43.4488 | ||
| 15 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay
|
1 | 1:43.6980 | ||
| 16 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud
|
2 | 1:43.4764 | ||
| 17 | 7 |  Marcus Ericsson R
|
1 | 1:43.8913 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R
|
2 | 1:43.5038 | ||
| 19 | 32 |  Jack Harvey
|
1 | 1:44.6179 | ||
| 20 | 4 |  Matheus Leist
|
2 | 1:43.8570 | ||
| 21 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R
|
1 | 1:49.3060 | ||
| 22 | 59 | Max Chilton
|
2 | 1:43.8745 | ||
| 23 | 14 | Tony Kanaan
|
1 | 1:44.4183 | ||
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2019-06-23 at the Wayback Machine | ||||||
Race edit
Notes: 1 Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps, and 1 point for Pole Position.
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
References edit
- ^ Robinson, Mark (June 22, 2019). "Herta Adds Youngest Indy Car Pole Winner to Achievements". IndyCar.com. IndyCar. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ Malsher, David (June 23, 2019). "Road America IndyCar: Rossi dominates, closes on points lead". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved June 23, 2019.