2019 Honda Indy 200

2019 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Race details
13th round of the 2019 IndyCar season
Date	July 28, 2019
Official name	Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
Location	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Lexington, Ohio
Course	Permanent racing facility; 2.258 mi / 3.634 km
Distance	90 laps; 203.22 mi / 327.05 km
Pole position
Driver	Will Power (Team Penske)
Time	01:05.1569
Fastest lap
Driver	James Hinchcliffe (Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports)
Time	01:07.3644 (on lap 79 of 90)
Podium
First	Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Second	Felix Rosenqvist (Chip Ganassi Racing)
Third	Ryan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)

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]

Background edit

Entrants edit

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

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 edit

Practice 1 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Qualifying took place at 2:35 PM ET on July 27, 2019.^[3]

Qualifying classification edit

Pos	No.	Driver	Team	Engine	Time				Final grid
					Round 1		Round 2	Round 3
					Group 1	Group 2	Round 2	Round 3
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 edit

Final Practice edit

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 edit

The race started at 4:00 PM ET on July 28, 2019.^[3]

Race classification edit

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 edit

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 edit

^ "Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio". IndyCar.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "Honda Indy 200 this weekend at Mid-Ohio". Galion Inquirer. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Full 2019 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio weekend schedule". Motorsport.com. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ "Will Power wins record 4th pole at Honda Indy 200". SportsNet. Associated Press. July 26, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ "IndyCar Series Mid-Ohio race results: Scott Dixon holds off teammate in epic last-lap battle". Autoweek. July 29, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ "IndyCar: DragonSpeed, Ben Hanley won't compete at Mid-Ohio". Beyond the Flag. July 24, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 26, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 26, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 26, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "Qualifications - Results (Road Course)" (PDF). IndyCar Series. July 27, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "Qualifications - Results (Road Course)" (PDF). IndyCar Series. July 27, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "Qualifications - Results (Road Course)" (PDF). IndyCar Series. July 27, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "Qualifications - Results (Road Course)" (PDF). IndyCar Series. July 27, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 28, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
^ "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). IndyCar Series. July 28, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Race Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

Previous race: 2019 Iowa 300	IndyCar Series 2019 season	Next race: 2019 ABC Supply 500
Previous race: 2018 Honda Indy 200	Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio	Next race: 2020 Honda Indy 200

[1] "Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio". IndyCar.com. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[2] "Honda Indy 200 this weekend at Mid-Ohio". Galion Inquirer. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

[:0-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Full 2019 Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio weekend schedule". Motorsport.com. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

[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.

[6] "IndyCar: DragonSpeed, Ben Hanley won't compete at Mid-Ohio". Beyond the Flag. July 24, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

[7] "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 26, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[8] "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 26, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[9] "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 26, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[10] "Qualifications - Results (Road Course)" (PDF). IndyCar Series. July 27, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[11] "Qualifications - Results (Road Course)" (PDF). IndyCar Series. July 27, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[12] "Qualifications - Results (Road Course)" (PDF). IndyCar Series. July 27, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[13] "Qualifications - Results (Road Course)" (PDF). IndyCar Series. July 27, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[14] "Practice - Results" (PDF). indycar.com. July 28, 2019. Retrieved April 3, 2022.

[:2-15] "Race - Results (11inch) - Final" (PDF). IndyCar Series. July 28, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

[racingreference-16] "Race Results". Racing Reference. Retrieved April 4, 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]