IndyCar Power Rankings: Takuma Sato gets redemption, Simon Pagenaud rises
By Asher Fair
#5 through #1
Last Rank: 5th (-)
Races: 15
Top 10 finishes: 9
Top 5 finishes: 6
Podium finishes: 4
Wins: 1
Average finish: 9.93
Average finish in last five races: 12.00
Most recent finish: 22nd
Points in most recent race: 9
Standings position: 5th
Points: 416
Last Rank: 4th (-)
Races: 15
Top 10 finishes: 12
Top 5 finishes: 10
Podium finishes: 6
Wins: 2
Average finish: 6.60
Average finish in last five races: 9.00
Most recent finish: 13th
Points in most recent race: 17
Standings position: 3rd
Points: 517
Last Rank: 1st (-2)
Races: 15
Top 10 finishes: 10
Top 5 finishes: 10
Podium finishes: 9
Wins: 2
Average finish: 7.40
Average finish in last five races: 5.40
Most recent finish: 20th
Points in most recent race: 10
Standings position: 4th
Points: 493
Last Rank: 2nd (-)
Races: 15
Top 10 finishes: 12
Top 5 finishes: 11
Podium finishes: 7
Wins: 4
Average finish: 5.53
Average finish in last five races: 6.20
Most recent finish: 7th
Points in most recent race: 28
Standings position: 1st
Points: 563
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Last Rank: 3rd (+2)
Races: 15
Top 10 finishes: 13
Top 5 finishes: 6
Podium finishes: 4
Wins: 3
Average finish: 6.67
Average finish in last five races: 3.80
Most recent finish: 5th
Points in most recent race: 30
Standings position: 2nd
Points: 525
Biggest Movers
Up: Santino Ferrucci (+5)
Down: Sebastien Bourdais (-4)
IndyCar action is scheduled to return on Sunday, September 1 with the penultimate race of the 2019 season, the Grand Prix of Portland. NBC is set to broadcast this race live from Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon beginning at 3:00 p.m. ET, and the green flag is set to wave shortly thereafter at 3:30 p.m. ET.
This article was our first IndyCar Driver Power Rankings article utilizing the new power rankings article format, which we detailed here. To see the non-formulated IndyCar Driver Power Rankings and both the formulated and non-formulated IndyCar Team Power Rankings, click here.