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IndyCar Driver Power Rankings after 2019 IndyCar Classic

By Asher Fair

SONOMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Colton Herta driver of the #88 Harding Racing Chevrolet during practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series Sonoma Grand Prix at Sonoma Raceway on September 14, 2018 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
SONOMA, CA - SEPTEMBER 14: Colton Herta driver of the #88 Harding Racing Chevrolet during practice for the Verizon IndyCar Series Sonoma Grand Prix at Sonoma Raceway on September 14, 2018 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) /
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SONOMA, CA – SEPTEMBER 14: Josef Newgarden driver of the #1 Team Penske Chevrolet (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images)
SONOMA, CA – SEPTEMBER 14: Josef Newgarden driver of the #1 Team Penske Chevrolet (Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images) /

How did Colton Herta’s maiden IndyCar victory shake up the IndyCar Driver Power Rankings following the IndyCar Classic at Circuit of the Americas?

Harding Steinbrenner Racing rookie Colton Herta became the youngest driver to win a race in IndyCar history by winning the season’s second race, the IndyCar Classic, at Circuit of the Americas.

By winning this 60-lap race around the 20-turn, 3.41-mile (5.488-kilometer) Circuit of the Americas road course in Austin, Texas, which was the first ever IndyCar race at the track, Herta became the second different driver representing a second different team to win a race so far this season.

Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden, who finished behind Herta in second place in the IndyCar Classic, won the season opener, the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, on the streets of St. Petersburg, Florida just over two weeks ago.

How did Herta’s first career IndyCar victory and the rest of the action in the season’s second race affect the IndyCar Driver Power Rankings? Here are the non-formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings following the IndyCar Classic.

Non-formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings

Rank – Driver – Car, Team, Engine – [Last Rank (Trend)]
1st – Josef Newgarden – #2, Team Penske, Chevrolet – [1st (0)]
2nd – Colton Herta – #88, Harding Steinbrenner Racing, Honda – [9th (+7)]
3rd – Alexander Rossi – #27, Andretti Autosport, Honda – [4th (+1)]
4th – Scott Dixon – #9, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda – [2nd (-2)]
5th – Graham Rahal – #15, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda – [11th (+6)]
6th – Ryan Hunter-Reay – #28, Andretti Autosport, Honda – [8th (+2)]
7th – Will Power – #12, Team Penske, Chevrolet – [3rd (-4)]
8th – Marco Andretti – #98, Andretti Herta Autosport, Honda – [12th (+4)]
9th – Felix Rosenqvist – #10, Chip Ganassi Racing, Honda – [5th (-4)]
10th – Sebastien Bourdais – #18, DCR with Vasser-Sullivan, Honda – [10th (0)]
11th – Takuma Sato – #30, Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing, Honda – [16th (+5)]
12th – James Hinchcliffe – #5, Arrow SPM, Honda – [6th (-6)]
13th – Spencer Pigot – #21, Ed Carpenter Racing, Chevrolet – [15th (+2)]
14th – Simon Pagenaud – #22, Team Penske, Chevrolet – [7th (-7)]
15th – Tony Kanaan – #14, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet – [18th (+3)]
16th – Santino Ferrucci – #19, Dale Coyne Racing, Honda – [14th (-2)]
17th – Marcus Ericsson – #7, Arrow SPM, Honda – [17th (0)]
18th – Matheus Leist – #4, A.J. Foyt Enterprises, Chevrolet – [20th (+2)]
19th – Max Chilton – #59, Carlin, Chevrolet – [19th (0)]
20th – Zach Veach – #26, Andretti Autosport, Honda – [13th (-7)]

Biggest Movers
Up: Colton Herta (+7)
Down: Simon Pagenaud, Zach Veach (-7)

Here are the formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings with two races down and 15 races remaining on this year’s schedule. To see how the formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings are calculated, click here.