The 2019 IndyCar Classic was the 2nd round of the 2019 IndyCar season. The race was held on March 24, 2019, in Austin, Texas. Will Power qualified on pole position,[1] while rookie Colton Herta took his first career victory becoming the youngest IndyCar race winner of all time.[2]

United States 2019 Austin
Race details
2nd round of the 2019 IndyCar season
DateMarch 24, 2019
Official nameIndyCar Classic
LocationCircuit of the Americas
CoursePermanent racing facility
3.410 mi / 5.488 km
Distance60 laps
204.600 mi / 329.272 km
Pole position
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time1:46.0177
Fastest lap
DriverColton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
Time1:48.8953 (on lap 54 of 60)
Podium
FirstColton Herta (Harding Steinbrenner Racing)
SecondJosef Newgarden (Team Penske)
ThirdRyan Hunter-Reay (Andretti Autosport)

Results edit

Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying edit

Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
1 12   Will Power 2 1:46.4360 1:46.0221 1:46.0177
2 27   Alexander Rossi 2 1:47.4689 1:45.9263 1:46.1761
3 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay 1 1:46.5890 1:46.0057 1:46.3228
4 88   Colton Herta R 1 1:46.7559 1:45.9665 1:46.3594
5 10   Felix Rosenqvist R 1 1:46.2744 1:45.4542 1:46.5680
6 9   Scott Dixon 1 1:46.2076 1:46.3075 1:46.9375
7 2   Josef Newgarden 2 1:46.2993 1:46.3438
8 31   Patricio O'Ward R 1 1:46.8246 1:46.3807
9 26   Zach Veach 2 1:46.5227 1:46.5421
10 15   Graham Rahal 2 1:46.5180 1:46.9676
11 19   Santino Ferrucci R 1 1:46.6126 1:47.3956
12 4   Matheus Leist 2 1:47.4313 1:48.0634
13 59   Max Chilton 1 1:46.8253
14 30   Takuma Sato 2 1:47.7109
15 5   James Hinchcliffe 1 1:46.8670
16 7   Marcus Ericsson R 2 1:48.4259
17 18   Sébastien Bourdais 1 1:47.0702
18 20   Ed Jones 2 1:48.4523
19 21   Spencer Pigot 1 1:48.4895
20 98   Marco Andretti 2 1:48.6521
21 32   Kyle Kaiser R 1 1:48.6343
22 22   Simon Pagenaud 2 1:48.9030
23 60   Jack Harvey 1 1:49.1795
24 14   Tony Kanaan 2 1:50.0743
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2019-05-18 at the Wayback Machine

Race edit

 
Colton Herta wins at Texas
Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit
Stops
Grid Laps
Led
Pts.1
1 88   Colton Herta R Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 60 2:00:02.0587 3 4 15 51
2 2   Josef Newgarden Team Penske Chevrolet 60 +2.7182 3 7 40
3 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay Andretti Autosport Honda 60 +3.2311 3 3 35
4 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 60 +8.0612 3 10 32
5 18   Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 60 +15.4015 3 17 30
6 98   Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 60 +19.8494 3 20 28
7 30   Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 60 +22.1467 3 14 26
8 31   Patricio O'Ward R Carlin Racing Chevrolet 60 +23.2628 3 8 24
9 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 60 +23.5279 3 2 22
10 60   Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Honda 60 +23.9532 3 23 20
11 21   Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 60 +24.3838 3 19 19
12 14   Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 60 +27.0568 3 24 18
13 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 60 +31.0677 3 6 17
14 20   Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet 60 +35.6602 3 18 16
15 7   Marcus Ericsson R Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 60 +36.2308 3 16 15
16 5   James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 60 +36.7699 4 15 14
17 4   Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 60 +39.2619 5 12 13
18 32   Kyle Kaiser R Juncos Racing Chevrolet 60 +46.2357 3 21 12
19 22   Simon Pagenaud Team Penske Chevrolet 60 +55.0378 5 22 11
20 19   Santino Ferrucci R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 60 +1:53.6876 6 11 10
21 59   Max Chilton Carlin Racing Chevrolet 59 +1 Lap 4 13 9
22 26   Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 58 +2 Laps 5 9 8
23 10   Felix Rosenqvist R Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 55 +5 Laps 4 5 7
24 12   Will Power Team Penske Chevrolet 46 Mechanical 2 1 45 10
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE

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

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References edit

  1. ^ Pruett, Marshall (2019-03-23). "Last-lap heroics put Power on COTA pole". RACER. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. ^ Pruett, Marshall (2019-03-24). "Herta takes first career win at COTA". RACER. Retrieved 2019-05-19.


Previous race:
2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg
IndyCar Series
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2019 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
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