IndyCar Driver Power Rankings after 2019 Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach

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SONOMA, CA – SEPTEMBER 15: Alexander Rossi, driver of the #27 Andretti Autosport Honda (Photo by Jonathan Moore/Getty Images) /

How do the IndyCar Driver Power Rankings look following Alexander Rossi’s dominant Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach victory?

Andretti Autosport’s Alexander Rossi earned his first victory of the 17-race 2019 IndyCar season by dominating the season’s fourth race, the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, on the streets of Long Beach, California.

Rossi’s dominant victory in the 85-lap race around the 11-turn, 1.968-mile (3.167-kilometer) temporary street circuit on the streets of Long Beach, California made him the fourth different driver to win one of the season’s first four races.

Team Penske’s Josef Newgarden, Harding Steinbrenner Racing rookie Colton Herta and Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing’s Takuma Sato have also been victorious this season. The 2019 season is the third season in the last five seasons to feature four different drivers winning one of the season’s first four races.

How did Rossi’s first victory of the 2019 season affect the IndyCar Driver Power Rankings? Here are the non-formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings following his dominant performance on the streets of Long Beach.

Non-formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings

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

Biggest Movers
Up: Graham Rahal, Simon Pagenaud (+4)
Down: Colton Herta (-7)

Here are the formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings following the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach. To see how the formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings are calculated, click here.