2019 IndyCar Classic

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]

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
Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying
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

Race
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
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References
  1. "Last-lap heroics put Power on COTA pole". RACER. 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
  2. "Herta takes first career win at COTA". RACER. 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
Previous race:
2019 Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg		 IndyCar Series
2019 season		 Next race:
2019 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama
Previous race:
None		 IndyCar Classic Next race:
2020 IndyCar Classic
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