# 2019 Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix

The Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear Corporation was the lone doubleheader event of the 2019 IndyCar Series season, consisting of the 7th and 8th rounds of the championship. The event was held at the Raceway at Belle Isle in Detroit, Michigan. Josef Newgarden won a shortened Race 1, and Scott Dixon won the Sunday race.

## Race 1 – Saturday, June 1
### Results

| Icon | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |

#### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Group | Time |
| 1 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 2 | 1:14.1989 |
| 2 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | 1 | 1:14.8272 |
| 3 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | 2 | 1:14.3995 |
| 4 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | 1 | 1:14.9984 |
| 5 | 88 | Colton Herta R | 2 | 1:14.8811 |
| 6 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | 1 | 1:15.1423 |
| 7 | 31 | Patricio O'Ward R | 2 | 1:15.0772 |
| 8 | 26 | Zach Veach | 1 | 1:15.1487 |
| 9 | 30 | Takuma Sato | 2 | 1:15.3134 |
| 10 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 1 | 1:15.1750 |
| 11 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | 2 | 1:15.3945 |
| 12 | 12 | Will Power W | 1 | 1:15.2111 |
| 13 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | 2 | 1:15.4557 |
| 14 | 20 | Ed Jones | 1 | 1:15.6341 |
| 15 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | 2 | 1:15.4811 |
| 16 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | 1 | 1:15.6691 |
| 17 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 2 | 1:15.5621 |
| 18 | 98 | Marco Andretti | 1 | 1:15.8871 |
| 19 | 59 | Max Chilton | 2 | 1:16.0801 |
| 20 | 4 | Matheus Leist | 1 | 1:15.9628 |
| 21 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | 2 | 1:16.6842 |
| 22 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci | 1 | 1:16.3830 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||

#### Race

Race shortened to 43 laps due to time limit.
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 43 | 1:15:30.5932 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 54 |
| 2 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 43 | +0.8237 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 42 |
| 3 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 43 | +11.4760 | 1 | 9 | | 35 |
| 4 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 43 | +11.8833 | 1 | 4 | | 32 |
| 5 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 43 | +12.2263 | 1 | 6 | | 30 |
| 6 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 43 | +12.5127 | 1 | 13 | | 28 |
| 7 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 43 | +13.1515 | 1 | 11 | | 26 |
| 8 | 26 | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 43 | +14.0022 | 1 | 8 | | 24 |
| 9 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 43 | +15.2409 | 1 | 10 | | 22 |
| 10 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 43 | +16.1462 | 1 | 17 | | 20 |
| 11 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 43 | +16.9309 | 1 | 16 | | 19 |
| 12 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 43 | +17.2807 | 1 | 5 | | 18 |
| 13 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 43 | +17.9085 | 1 | 15 | | 17 |
| 14 | 31 | Patricio O'Ward R | Carlin | Chevrolet | 43 | +24.0822 | 1 | 7 | | 16 |
| 15 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 43 | +25.6122 | 1 | 21 | | 15 |
| 16 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 43 | +26.0652 | 2 | 18 | | 14 |
| 17 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 43 | +26.4759 | 1 | 19 | | 13 |
| 18 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 43 | +33.0561 | 3 | 12 | | 12 |
| 19 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 43 | +43.1639 | 1 | 22 | | 11 |
| 20 | 20 | Ed Jones | Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa | Chevrolet | 42 | +1 lap | 2 | 14 | | 10 |
| 21 | 4 | Matheus Leist | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 30 | Contact | 5 | 20 | | 9 |
| 22 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 23 | Contact | 1 | 3 | | 8 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||||||
Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps. For Detroit only, 1 bonus point was awarded to the fastest qualifier from both groups.

### Championship standings after Race 1

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 303 |
| 1 | 2 | Simon Pagenaud | 278 |
| | 3 | Alexander Rossi | 270 |
| | 4 | Takuma Sato | 238 |
| | 5 | Scott Dixon | 211 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 567 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 541 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.

## Race 2 – Sunday, June 2
### Results

| Icon | Meaning |
| R | Rookie |
| W | Past winner |

#### Qualifying

| Pos | No. | Name | Group | Time |
| 1 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | 2 | 1:14.8607 |
| 2 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | 1 | 1:15.1825 |
| 3 | 26 | Zach Veach | 2 | 1:15.2625 |
| 4 | 88 | Colton Herta R | 1 | 1:15.6478 |
| 5 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | 2 | 1:15.4393 |
| 6 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | 1 | 1:15.8002 |
| 7 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | 2 | 1:15.4958 |
| 8 | 31 | Patricio O'Ward R | 1 | 1:15.9263 |
| 9 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | 2 | 1:15.5909 |
| 10 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | 1 | 1:15.9738 |
| 11 | 12 | Will Power W | 2 | 1:15.6945 |
| 12 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | 1 | 1:16.1279 |
| 13 | 20 | Ed Jones | 2 | 1:15.7118 |
| 14 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | 1 | 1:16.2190 |
| 15 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | 2 | 1:15.7208 |
| 16 | 30 | Takuma Sato | 1 | 1:16.2313 |
| 17 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci | 2 | 1:16.0847 |
| 18 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | 1 | 1:16.5848 |
| 19 | 98 | Marco Andretti | 2 | 1:16.1104 |
| 20 | 59 | Max Chilton | 1 | 1:17.2611 |
| 21 | 4 | Matheus Leist | 2 | 1:16.9552 |
| 22 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | 1 | 1:17.3698 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||

#### Race

| Pos | No. | Driver | Team | Engine | Laps | Time/Retired | Pit Stops | Grid | Laps Led | Pts. |
| 1 | 9 | Scott Dixon W | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 70 | 1:52:18.9365 | 3 | 6 | 44 | 53 |
| 2 | 7 | Marcus Ericsson R | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 70 | +1.9419 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 41 |
| 3 | 12 | Will Power W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 70 | +3.6570 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 36 |
| 4 | 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay W | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 70 | +4.5238 | 4 | 15 | | 32 |
| 5 | 27 | Alexander Rossi | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 70 | +5.1877 | 4 | 2 | | 31 |
| 6 | 98 | Marco Andretti | Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian | Honda | 70 | +6.6330 | 4 | 19 | | 30 |
| 7 | 15 | Graham Rahal W | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 70 | +7.1404 | 3 | 22 | | 26 |
| 8 | 26 | Zach Veach | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 70 | +8.0411 | 4 | 3 | | 24 |
| 9 | 18 | Sébastien Bourdais W | Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan | Honda | 70 | +8.7886 | 5 | 9 | | 22 |
| 10 | 19 | Santino Ferrucci | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 70 | +9.4809 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
| 11 | 31 | Patricio O'Ward R | Carlin | Chevrolet | 70 | +9.8997 | 6 | 8 | | 19 |
| 12 | 88 | Colton Herta R | Harding Steinbrenner Racing | Honda | 70 | +11.8528 | 4 | 4 | | 22 |
| 13 | 30 | Takuma Sato | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 70 | +13.5500 | 5 | 16 | | 17 |
| 14 | 20 | Ed Jones | Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa | Chevrolet | 70 | +14.6489 | 6 | 13 | | 16 |
| 15 | 59 | Max Chilton | Carlin | Chevrolet | 70 | +14.7810 | 6 | 20 | | 15 |
| 16 | 10 | Felix Rosenqvist R | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 64 | Contact | 3 | 7 | | 14 |
| 17 | 22 | Simon Pagenaud W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 58 | +12 laps | 5 | 14 | | 13 |
| 18 | 5 | James Hinchcliffe | Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 52 | Off Course | 4 | 5 | | 12 |
| 19 | 2 | Josef Newgarden W | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 49 | +21 laps | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 20 | 4 | Matheus Leist | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 23 | Mechanical | 4 | 21 | | 10 |
| 21 | 21 | Spencer Pigot | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 13 | Contact | 0 | 10 | | 9 |
| 22 | 14 | Tony Kanaan W | A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 0 | Contact | 0 | 18 | | 8 |
| OFFICIAL BOX SCORE |||||||||||
Notes: Points include 1 point for leading at least 1 lap during a race, an additional 2 points for leading the most race laps. For Detroit only, 1 bonus point was awarded to the fastest qualifier from both groups.

### Championship standings after Race 2

| | Pos | Driver | Points |
| | 1 | Josef Newgarden | 316 |
| 1 | 2 | Alexander Rossi | 301 |
| 1 | 3 | Simon Pagenaud | 291 |
| 1 | 4 | Scott Dixon | 264 |
| 1 | 5 | Takuma Sato | 255 |
| Pos | Manufacturer | Points |
| 1 | Honda | 662 |
| 2 | Chevrolet | 596 |
* Note: Only the top five positions are included.