Following the 12th race of the 17-race 2018 IndyCar season, how do the sport’s 10 full-time teams stack up against one another?
Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon earned his third victory of the 17-race 2018 IndyCar season in the season’s 12th race, the Honda Indy Toronto. His third victory of the season is also the team’s third victory of the season, as his teammate, Ed Jones, has not won a race in 2018.
Dixon’s victory in the 85-lap race around the 11-turn, 1.786-mile (2.874-kilometer) temporary street circuit at Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in his #9 Honda made Chip Ganassi Racing just the second team to win more than two races so far this season.
Team Penske, the only with Chevrolet-powered cars that have won any races since the 2016 season, are the only other team that have won more than two races so far this season, and they have won five races.
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As a result of Dixon’s victory, Chip Ganassi Racing are the only team with Honda-powered cars that have won more than two races this season. The other three teams that have earned at least one victory so far this season are Andretti Autosport, Dale Coyne Racing and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports. They have earned two, one and one victory so far in 2018.
Andretti Autosport’s victories were earned by Alexander Rossi and Ryan Hunter-Reay while Dale Coyne Racing’s victory was earned by Sebastien Bourdais and Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ victory was earned by James Hinchcliffe.
How did Chip Ganassi Racing’s third victory of the 2018 season and the rest of the action from the streets of Toronto affect the IndyCar Team Power Rankings? Here are the formulated IndyCar Team Power Rankings and the non-formulated IndyCar Team Power Rankings following the 12th race of the season.
To see how the formulated IndyCar Team Power Rankings are calculated, click here.
NOTE: Despite the fact that Gabby Chaves did not drive the #88 Harding Racing Chevrolet in the Honda Indy Toronto, Harding Racing are still included in both sets of IndyCar Team Power Rankings as a result of the fact that have not Chaves is still technically considered their full-time driver since they have not cut ties with him.
Formulated IndyCar Team Power Rankings
Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
1 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 1 | 0 |
2 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 2 | 0 |
3 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 4 | +1 |
4 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 3 | -1 |
5 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 5 | 0 |
6 | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 6 | 0 |
7 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
8 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 |
9 | Carlin Motorsport | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 |
10 | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Team Penske (+1)
Down: Andretti Autosport (-1)
Non-formulated IndyCar Team Power Rankings
Rank | Team | Manufacturer | Last Rank | Trend |
1 | Team Penske | Chevrolet | 1 | 0 |
2 | Schmidt Peterson Motorsports | Honda | 2 | 0 |
3 | Chip Ganassi Racing | Honda | 4 | +1 |
4 | Andretti Autosport | Honda | 3 | -1 |
5 | Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing | Honda | 5 | 0 |
6 | Dale Coyne Racing | Honda | 6 | 0 |
7 | Ed Carpenter Racing | Chevrolet | 7 | 0 |
8 | A.J. Foyt Enterprises | Chevrolet | 8 | 0 |
9 | Carlin Motorsport | Chevrolet | 9 | 0 |
10 | Harding Racing | Chevrolet | 10 | 0 |
Biggest Movers
Up: Chip Ganassi Racing (+1)
Down: Andretti Autosport (-1)
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The next race on the 2018 IndyCar schedule is the Honda Indy 200, which is scheduled to be broadcast live on CNBC starting at 3:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, July 29. Be sure to tune in to watch the action unfold at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course.