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Revision as of 14:17, 7 June 2018
| 2019 IndyCar season | |
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| IndyCar Series | |
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| Races | TBA |
| Start date | March 10 |
| End date | TBA |
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The 2019 IndyCar Series will be the 24th season of the IndyCar Series and the 98th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event will be the 2019 Indianapolis 500.
Series news
- Verizon Communications ended its title sponsorship of the series after the 2018 season.[1] No replacements have been announced.
- On March 21, 2018, NBC Sports announced that it would become the sole television rightsholder under a new three-year contract, replacing the previous split between ABC and NBC Sports' cable network NBCSN (whose involvement in the series dated back to its tenure as Versus, prior to Comcast's acquisition of NBC). Eight races per-season will air on NBC, including the Indianapolis 500 (ending a run of 54 consecutive editions aired by ABC), and supplemental digital content will be offered through NBC Sports' subscription product NBC Sports Gold. As with the previous arrangement, the remaining races will air on NBCSN.[2][3][4]
Technical changes
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Entries
The following teams and drivers are confirmed to compete in the 2019 IndyCar Series season.
| Team | Engine | No. | Driver(s) | Round(s) |
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| A. J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 14 |  Tony Kanaan[5]
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| Andretti Autosport | Honda | 26 |  Zach Veach[6]
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| 27 | Alexander Rossi[7]
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| 28 | Ryan Hunter-Reay[8]
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| Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 5 |  James Hinchcliffe[9]
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| 6 | Robert Wickens[10]
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| Scuderia Corsa with RLL [11] | Honda | TBA | TBA | Indy 500 |
| Team Penske | Chevrolet | 3 | Helio Castroneves[12]
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Driver changes
Schedule
| Rd. | Date | Race Name | Track | City |
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| TBA | March 10 | Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg | R Streets of St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg, Florida |
| TBA | April 14 | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | R Streets of Long Beach | Long Beach, California |
| TBA | May 26 | 103rd Indianapolis 500 Presented by PennGrade Motor Oil | O Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana |
O Oval/Speedway
R Road Course/Street Circuit
Season Summary
Race results
- One (1) championship point is awarded to each driver who leads at least one race lap. Two (2) additional championship points are awarded to the driver who leads most laps during a race.
- At all races except the Indy 500, the number 1 qualifier earns one (1) point. At double header races, the fastest qualifier of each qualifying group earns one championship point.[13]
- Entrant-initiated engine change-outs before the engines reach their required distance run will result in the loss of ten (-10) points.
- NOTE: The distance run will be based on the total distance raced by that entrant with the engine in question, regardless of driver.
- Ties are broken by number of wins, followed by number of 2nds, 3rds, etc., then by number of pole positions, followed by number of times qualified 2nd, etc.
Footnotes
References
- ^ Malsher, David (October 20, 2017). "Verizon to quit as IndyCar title sponsor, remain with Penske". Motorsport.com. Motorsport Network. Retrieved October 20, 2017.
- ^ "The Indy 500 will soon have a new TV network". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ Steinberg, Brian (2018-03-21). "NBC Sports Grabs Indianapolis 500 Rights From ABC After 54 Years". Variety. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "How IndyCar-NBC deal will affect local Indy 500 blackout". Indianapolis Star. Retrieved 2018-03-21.
- ^ "Indy 500 winner Tony Kanaan agrees to multiyear IndyCar deal with AJ Foyt Racing". Autoweek. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ "Zach Veach signs with Andretti Autosport through 2020". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ "Andretti retains Rossi on multi-year deal". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ "Andretti Autosport re-signs Ryan Hunter-Reay, DHL". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ "Schmidt Peterson confirms Wickens to partner Hinchcliffe in IndyCar". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 2018-04-07.
- ^ https://racer.com/2018/06/07/schmidt-building-for-the-long-term-with-wickens/
- ^ https://racer.com/2018/05/31/scuderia-corsa-commits-to-2019-indy-500/
- ^ "Cindric: Helio will get another shot at fourth Indy win with Penske". RACER. 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
- ^ "2017 IndyCar Series rulebook" (pdf). Verizon IndyCar Series. p. 149. Retrieved 4 June 2017.