2019 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama

The 2019 Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by AmFirst was the 3rd round of the 2019 IndyCar season. The race was held on April 7, 2019, in Birmingham, Alabama. Takuma Sato won the race from the pole position scoring his fourth career IndyCar victory.[1]

United States 2019 Alabama
Race details
3rd round of the 2019 IndyCar season
DateApril 7, 2019
Official nameHonda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Presented by AmFirst
LocationBarber Motorsports Park
CoursePermanent racing facility
2.380 mi / 3.830 km
Distance90 laps
214.200 mi / 344.700 km
Pole position
DriverTakuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
Time1:08.5934
Fastest lap
DriverWill Power (Team Penske)
Time1:10.4818 (on lap 12 of 90)
Podium
FirstTakuma Sato (Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing)
SecondScott Dixon (Chip Ganassi Racing)
ThirdSébastien Bourdais (Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan)

Results

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Key Meaning
R Rookie
W Past winner

Qualifying

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Pos No. Name Grp. Round 1 Round 2 Firestone Fast 6
1 30   Takuma Sato 2 1:08.7171 1:08.6234 1:08.5934
2 15   Graham Rahal 2 1:08.5104 1:08.6996 1:08.6971
3 9   Scott Dixon 2 1:08.4996 1:08.6123 1:08.8081
4 5   James Hinchcliffe 2 1:08.7545 1:08.4074 1:08.8476
5 18   Sébastien Bourdais 1 1:08.5930 1:08.7860 1:09.0189
6 21   Spencer Pigot 1 1:08.3548 1:08.5951 1:09.6074
7 12   Will Power W 2 1:08.5397 1:08.8248
8 27   Alexander Rossi 1 1:08.8013 1:08.8866
9 88   Colton Herta R 1 1:08.3762 1:08.9130
10 19   Santino Ferrucci R 1 1:08.5672 1:09.0213
11 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay W 2 1:08.6872 1:09.0764
12 60   Jack Harvey 1 1:08.8605 1:09.2967
13 98   Marco Andretti 1 1:08.8950
14 22   Simon Pagenaud W 2 1:08.7943
15 4   Matheus Leist 1 1:08.9477
16 2   Josef Newgarden W 2 1:08.8700
17 10   Felix Rosenqvist R 1 1:08.9630
18 31   Patricio O'Ward R 2 1:08.9011
19 14   Tony Kanaan 1 1:09.0327
20 7   Marcus Ericsson R 2 1:08.9226
21 20   Ed Jones 1 1:09.0441
22 59   Max Chilton 2 1:09.0566
23 26   Zach Veach 1 1:09.4478
24 81   Ben Hanley R 2 1:10.4165
OFFICIAL BOX SCORE Archived 2019-09-21 at the Wayback Machine

Race

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Pos No. Driver Team Engine Laps Time/Retired Pit Stops Grid Laps Led Pts.1
1 30   Takuma Sato Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 90 1:55:46.8076 3 1 74 54
2 9   Scott Dixon Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +2.3874 3 3 2 41
3 18   Sébastien Bourdais Dale Coyne Racing with Vasser-Sullivan Honda 90 +2.7933 2 5 8 36
4 2   Josef Newgarden W Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +7.9721 3 16 32
5 27   Alexander Rossi Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +8.8518 3 8 3 31
6 5   James Hinchcliffe Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 90 +9.4356 3 4 2 29
7 7   Marcus Ericsson R Arrow Schmidt Peterson Motorsports Honda 90 +13.7580 3 20 26
8 28   Ryan Hunter-Reay W Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +15.2506 3 11 24
9 22   Simon Pagenaud W Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +22.7848 3 14 22
10 10   Felix Rosenqvist R Chip Ganassi Racing Honda 90 +26.2450 4 17 20
11 12   Will Power W Team Penske Chevrolet 90 +31.8178 4 7 19
12 26   Zach Veach Andretti Autosport Honda 90 +33.9035 4 23 18
13 60   Jack Harvey Meyer Shank Racing with Arrow Schmidt Peterson Honda 90 +34.9655 3 12 17
14 98   Marco Andretti Andretti Herta Autosport w/ Marco Andretti & Curb-Agajanian Honda 90 +39.3119 4 13 16
15 19   Santino Ferrucci R Dale Coyne Racing Honda 90 +40.0094 4 10 15
16 31   Patricio O'Ward R Carlin Racing Chevrolet 90 +40.6728 6 18 14
17 21   Spencer Pigot Ed Carpenter Racing Chevrolet 90 +42.5718 3 6 13
18 14   Tony Kanaan A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89 +1 Lap 5 19 12
19 20   Ed Jones Ed Carpenter Racing Scuderia Corsa Chevrolet 89 +1 Lap 5 21 11
20 4   Matheus Leist A. J. Foyt Enterprises Chevrolet 89 +1 Lap 4 15 10
21 81   Ben Hanley R DragonSpeed Chevrolet 88 +2 Laps 4 24 9
22 59   Max Chilton Carlin Racing Chevrolet 88 +2 Laps 5 22 8
23 15   Graham Rahal Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing Honda 55 Mechanical 2 2 1 8
24 88   Colton Herta R Harding Steinbrenner Racing Honda 51 +39 Laps 2 9 6
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

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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included.

References

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  1. ^ "Barber IndyCar: Sato scores dominant win, beats Dixon, Bourdais". us.motorsport.com. 7 April 2019. Retrieved 2019-09-21.


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