2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey
Indycar race held in Monterey, California
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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.
DateSeptember 22, 2019
Official nameFirestone Grand Prix of Monterey
CoursePermanent road course
2.238 mi / 3.602 km
2.238 mi / 3.602 km
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
17th round of the 2019 IndyCar season
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 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
| Key | Meaning |
|---|---|
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
Practice
Practice 1
| 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
| 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
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[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 |
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
| 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
The race started at 3:15 PM ET on September 22, 2019.
Race classification
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
Footnotes
- 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.