# 2019 Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey

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.
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.

## Entry list

| Key | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |
| No. | Driver | Team | Engine |
| 2 | Josef Newgarden | 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 | 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 | 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 Scuderia Corsa | Chevrolet |
| 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet |
| 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet |
| 23 | Charlie Kimball | Carlin | Chevrolet |
| 25 | Conor Daly | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 26 | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda |
| 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda |
| 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet |
| 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson | Honda |
| 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda |
| 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda |
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## Qualifying

Qualifying started at 4:35 PM ET on September 21, 2019.

### Qualifying classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Time | Time | Time | Time | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Group 1 | Group 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Final grid |
| 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 | 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 |
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#### Notes

* Bold text indicates fastest time set in session.

## Race

The race started at 3:15 PM ET on September 22, 2019.

### Race classification

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 90 | 01:53:56.9845 | 3 | 1 | 83 | 104 |
| 2 | 12 | Will Power | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 90 | +0.5878 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 81 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 90 | +6.2404 | 3 | 2 | | 70 |
| 4 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 90 | +6.3545 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 65 |
| 5 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 90 | +9.5206 | 3 | 14 | | 60 |
| 6 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 90 | +10.3637 | 3 | 3 | | 56 |
| 7 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser Sullivan | Honda | 90 | +10.6831 | 3 | 19 | | 52 |
| 8 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 90 | +19.0447 | 3 | 4 | | 48 |
| 9 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 90 | +22.8186 | 3 | 5 | | 44 |
| 10 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 90 | +24.7944 | 3 | 9 | | 40 |
| 11 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 90 | +25.7806 | 3 | 11 | | 38 |
| 12 | 15 | Graham Rahal | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 90 | +26.6517 | 3 | 8 | | 36 |
| 13 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 90 | +27.0743 | 3 | 10 | | 34 |
| 14 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 90 | +54.4314 | 3 | 22 | | 32 |
| 15 | 23 | Charlie Kimball | Carlin | Chevrolet | 90 | +56.5862 | 3 | 20 | | 30 |
| 16 | 14 | Tony Kanaan | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 90 | +65.8739 | 3 | 21 | | 28 |
| 17 | 4 | Matheus Leist | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 90 | +66.5640 | 3 | 23 | | 26 |
| 18 | 26 | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 90 | +67.9267 | 3 | 17 | | 24 |
| 19 | 60 | Jack Harvey | Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson | Honda | 90 | +70.7956 | 5 | 24 | | 22 |
| 20 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 89 | +1 Lap | 3 | 15 | | 20 |
| 21 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 89 | +1 Lap | 5 | 16 | | 18 |
| 22 | 25 | Conor Daly | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 89 | +1 Lap | 4 | 13 | | 16 |
| 23 | 20 | Ed Jones | Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa | Chevrolet | 51 | Mechanical | 4 | 18 | | 14 |
| 24 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci R | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 48 | Contact | 2 | 12 | | 12 |
| Fastest lap: Scott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing) – 01:12.2310 (lap 5) |||||||||||
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## Championship standings after the race

| | Pos. | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 641 |
| 1 | 2 | Simon Pagenaud | 616 |
| 1 | 3 | Alexander Rossi | 608 |
| | 4 | Scott Dixon | 578 |
| | 5 | Will Power | 550 |
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| Pos. | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 1436 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 1387 |
* 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.