IndyCar: Alexander Rossi tops fourth Circuit of the Americas test session

Alexander Rossi topped the speed chart in the fourth and final IndyCar Spring Training test session at Circuit of the Americas of the preseason.

It took until the fourth and final test session of IndyCar Spring Training at Circuit of the Americas, but somebody other than Harding Steinbrenner Racing rookie Colton Herta finally ended up on top of the speed chart in one of these test sessions.

Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi topped the speed chart in this test session. He did so by recording a top lap time of 106.8535 seconds (115.459 miles per hour) around the 20-turn, 3.427-mile (5.515-kilometer) Circuit of the Americas road course in Austin, Texas in his #27 Honda.

Herta, meanwhile, finished right behind Rossi in second place by recording a top lap time of 107.0001 seconds (115.301 miles per hour) in his #88 Honda. The two drivers flipped positions from today’s early session when Herta finished in first and Rossi finished in second.

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Andretti Autosport’s Ryan Hunter-Reay, Chip Ganassi Racing rookie Felix Rosenqvist, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Graham Rahal and Chip Ganassi Racing’s Scott Dixon completed a top six sweep by Honda drivers in this test session. They finished this session in third, fourth, fifth and sixth place in their #28 Honda, #10 Honda, #15 Honda and #9 Honda, respectively.

Team Penske teammates Simon Pagenaud, Josef Newgarden and Will Power were the highest finishing Chevrolet drivers of this test session. They finished in seventh, 10th and 11th place in their #22 Chevrolet, #2 Chevrolet and #12 Chevrolet, respectively.

Schmidt Peterson Motorsports’ James Hinchcliffe and Dale Coyne Racing rookie Santino Ferrucci were the other two drivers who finished this test session in the top 10. They finished it in eighth and ninth place in their #5 Honda and #19 Honda, respectively.

The highest finishing non-Team Penske Chevrolet driver of the test session was Carlin’s RC Enerson, who finished in 14th place in his #23 Chevrolet.

Here are the full results of the fourth and final Spring Training test session at Circuit of the Americas this preseason.

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Engine
1 – Alexander Rossi – #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda
2 – Colton Herta – #88, Harding Steinbrenner Racing, Honda
3 – Ryan Hunter-Reay – #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda
4 – Felix Rosenqvist – #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
5 – Graham Rahal – #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
6 – Scott Dixon – #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda
7 – Simon Pagenaud – #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet
8 – James Hinchcliffe – #5, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
9 – Santino Ferrucci – #19, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
10 – Josef Newgarden – #2, Team Penske, Chevrolet
11 – Will Power – #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet
12 – Takuma Sato – #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda
13 – Marcus Ericsson – #7, Schmidt Peterson Motorsports, Honda
14 – RC Enerson – #23, Carlin, Chevrolet
15 – Marco Andretti – #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda
16 – Matheus Leist – #4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
17 – Jack Harvey – #60, Meyer Shank Racing, Honda
18 – Zach Veach – #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda
19 – Ed Jones – #20, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
20 – Sebastien Bourdais – #18, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda
21 – Max Chilton – #59, Carlin, Chevrolet
22 – Helio Castroneves – #3, Team Penske, Chevrolet
23 – Tony Kanaan – #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet
24 – Spencer Pigot – #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet
25 – Kyle Kaiser – #32, Juncos Racing, Chevrolet

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This year’s IndyCar race at Circuit of the Americas is set to be the inaugural race at the venue. It is scheduled to be the second race of the 17-race 2019 season, and it is scheduled to take place on Sunday, March 24. It is set to be broadcast live on NBC beginning at 1:30 p.m. ET, so be sure not to miss it.