IndyCar Power Rankings after 2019 Honda Indy 200

6 of 7

FORT WORTH, TEXAS – JUNE 08: Josef Newgarden of the United States, driver of the #2 Fitzgerald USA Team Penske Chevrolet, battles Alexander Rossi of the United States, driver of the #27 GESS/Capstone Honda (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk/Getty Images) /

Formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings Analysis

Unsurprisingly, Felix Rosenqvist made the biggest jump up the formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings with his career-high second place finish. His second place finish replaced his 16th place finish in the second race at the Raceway on Belle Isle in the calculation for his average finish in the last five races, lowering that average by 2.80 from 10.60 to 7.80.

At the top, things stayed the same, as none of the top six changed. Josef Newgarden leads the championship standings over Alexander Rossi and has never trailed him this season, but Rossi’s consistency has resulted in him being ranked #1 for several weeks.

However, despite the fact that Rossi has been more consistent than Newgarden, Newgarden had a solid chance to jump to the top in the Honda Indy 200. Newgarden’s 19th place finish in the second race at the Raceway on Belle Isle was set to be replaced by his finish in this race in the calculation for his average finish in the last five races.

This average was set to drop by 3.00 from 5.60 to 2.60. But on the last lap of the race, Newgarden threw away a fourth place finish by making a way too aggressive pass attempt on Ryan Hunter-Reay. As a result, he finished in 14th place and only lowered this average by 1.00 to 4.60.

Non-formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings

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

Biggest Movers
Up: Felix Rosenqvist (+6)
Down: James Hinchcliffe (-5)